Sue (Susan Jane Stemmler), formerly Koffron 1936 – 2023 On February 12, 2023, Susan Jane Stemmler (Sue), née Koffron, passed away at her Irvine, California, home due to natural causes. Only three months separate her passing from her husband, Robert (Bob). Sue was born in 1936 to Karl Kenneth Koffron and Marjorie Neva Padeski in … Read more
On March 24, 2023, Helen Fitzgerald Murray, 88, a lifelong Town of Hyde Park citizen, passed away quietly with her husband by her side. She was the late Guy T. Fitzgerald and Ocie S. Saunders Fitzgerald’s daughter and was born on July 19, 1934, in the City of Poughkeepsie. Helen was a twirler and Drum … Read more
We share the passing of Klaus Zielke Sr., 85, of St. Joseph, with tears of pleasure and sadness. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at his last job site in Benton Harbor, the Lord welcomed Klaus home to heaven. He wanted to be able to continue working until the very end! Pastor Marlo Fritzke will preside … Read more
On March 13, 2023, Charles I. Spencer Sr., 84, of Laplace, Louisiana, left this world and went to live with his heavenly father. Charles, sometimes known as “Sarge,” was the oldest of six brothers born on March 22, 1938, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Charles enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Fifth Avenue High School when he was 14 years … Read more
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Linda Jean Garand, Ph.D., R.N., of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away. On July 28, 1958, Linda was raised in St. Albans, Vermont, as one of Armand Simeon Garand and Patricia Anne (Cook) Garand’s six children. Peter Allen Garand, her brother, also died before her, along with her parents. … Read more
A native of Manhattan Beach, California, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh, passed away on January 26, 2023. The only child of Claire M. Buckey and the late Thomas J. Cavanagh of Sacramento, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh was born at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California, on September 9, 1982. Lauren attended the Catholic elementary and middle schools at Our … Read more
The family of Shafer, Minnesota resident Larry Richard Schmidt regrets to inform you of his untimely passing on March 4, 2023, while on vacation in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Richard and Muriel, Schmidt of Chisago City, gave birth to Larry on February 12, 1948, and he had just turned 75. Larry graduated from Chisago Lakes High … Read more
On March 20, 2023, Ty Ramond Somers, 48, of Davenport, Iowa, died suddenly at home. A memorial service will be performed later; cremation has already taken place. Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Port Byron handles the family’s funeral arrangements. The son of Shirley Jean Sutton and Willard Everett Somers, Jr., Ty was born on August 22, … Read more
On March 9, 2023, Myrtha Castellvi, 88, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, passed away. She was born to Mirta Aguiar and Fernando Casado in Santiago, Cuba, on November 16, 1934. Loving mother to Robert (Laura) Castellvi, Paul (Alicia) Castellvi, and Margaret (Jay) Bucsa. Grandma of Mathew and Nathan (Morgan) Castellvi, Jay Bucsa, Jeffrey, Jonathan, Justin, Jordan Bucsa, … Read more
William Cary “Bill” Porter, born on May 8, 1953, passed away at home on Friday, March 3, 2023, when he was 69. On June 3, 2023, services will be held at the Olathe, Colorado, Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Houston, TX, residents Dorothy Anne (Woodruff) and Carroll Allen Porter welcomed Bill on May 8, 1953. He … Read more