Obituaries

Obituaries

Richard Sawicki

Richard Sawicki

Feb 13, 2015

Rich was born on October 16th 1950 in Chicago Illinois. Rich was one of four children born to Edward R. Sawicki and Emily T. Sawicki. Rich was the youngest boy and he had two brothers: Edward (Ed) married to Pat & Robert (Bob) married to Mardel and a sister: Annette married to Dave. Rich loved all his nieces, nephews,...

James Costello

James Costello

Feb 10, 2015

James Russell Costello, Jr. peacefully departed this world to enter into eternal life with the Lord at 8:50 am Central Time on February 10, 2015 in Plano, Texas, surrounded by family. Jim, as he preferred, was born in Denver, Colorado on November 10, 1918. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Caroline Ruth Drinkall-Costello. The eldest...

Betty Mcleod

Betty Mcleod

Feb 5, 2015

Memorial services for Betty Jean (Kirby) McLeod, 85, will be held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at West Plano Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will be at the DFW National Cemetery on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 10:30am. Mrs. McLeod passed away February 5, 2015, in Richardson, Texas. Betty was born April 10, 1929, in Sherman, Texas, to the...

Rusty Hutchison

Rusty Hutchison

Feb 5, 2015

Rusty Hutchison was born on March 30, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to parents Jesse Everett Hutchison and Billie Jean Wright Hutchison. He played Coronet in the Richardson High School Band and graduated in 1972. He started the Sigma Nu Chapter at Southern Methodist University was a 1976 graduate. Rusty went to work for Roadway right after college for a...

Barbara June Raun Barton

Barbara June Raun Barton

Feb 5, 2015

Barbara June Raun Barton passed away in Dallas, TX on February 5, 2015 at the age of 82. Born to Thelma and Ernest Raun in Denison, Iowa in June of 1932, Barbara was a proud member of a large pioneer Nebraska family. She graduated from Denison High School in 1950, and was active in most school activities. After high...

Bonnie Bormann

Bonnie Bormann

Jan 29, 2015

Bonnie Jean Bormann 64, passed from this world on January 29, 2015. She was born February 10, 1950, the second of three children to John T. and Madeline (Eggleston) Bailey in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Bonnie graduated from Neshaminy High School and attended Bucks County Community college. She married James C. Bormann on November 22, 1975 in Dallas, Texas. Bonnie is...

Betty Hunt

Betty Hunt

Jan 28, 2015

Betty Aileen Hunt was born February 8, 1928 in St Louis, Missouri. She was the second of two children and the only daughter of Carl Joshua Schmidt and Maude Elizabeth (James) Schmidt. She believed the following character traits are important and strove to uphold them in her life: Put God first, Be a good listener, Never degrade others, Lift...

Thomas Wayne Cogburn

Thomas Wayne Cogburn

Jan 26, 2015

Thomas Wayne Cogburn, age 70, met his Lord and Savior on January 26, 2015. He was born in Gorman, Texas on March 28, 1944 to Charles Thurman and Mary Katherine Cogburn. He graduated from Comanche High School. He retired from Sears as a Sales Manager in 2010. Tom "Tommy Wayne" Cogburn was natural born salesman. From shoes to siding,...

Dick Case

Dick Case

Jan 19, 2015

Dick was born in Muncie, Indiana on August 17, 1946 to Ivan and Eva Case. He graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1964 and enrolled at Indiana State University on a golf scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in education; he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After a short stint as a teacher,...

Janis Hickman

Janis Hickman

Jan 18, 2015

Janis Colleen McGee Hickman was born on February 13, 1956 in Harlan, Iowa as the youngest of three girls to the Reverend John Paul and Vera Coats McGee. As the daughter of a pastor, she grew up in various places in Iowa and Nebraska. She loved music and learned to play the piano from her mother at a young...

Merton Bushong

Merton Bushong

Jan 14, 2015

Merton Bushong age 84 of Lucas, Texas passed away January 14, 2015 in McKinney, Texas. Merton is survived by children Elizabeth (Liz) Bushong, Admiral Paul Bushong and wife Dona, Tom Bushong and wife Jannett, Ben Bushong and wife Vanessa, grandchildren Cassandra Sisti and husband Anthony, Sarah Bushong, Ellyce Bushong, Kyle Bushong, Jacob Bushong and wife Julie, Rachel Bushong, Gabby...

James Berman

James Berman

Jan 13, 2015

James Glen Berman would want to shake your hand right now, crack a joke, and share a smile with you. You would feel the strength in his palms, his solid arms, but at the same time you would feel the kindness of his spirit come over you. You could tell by his eyes that he was really listening to...

Donna Weaver

Donna Weaver

Jan 13, 2015

Madonna "Donna" Weaver was born on October 30, 1929 in Baileyville, Kansas to Bertha Josephine and John Joseph Nolte. She was the youngest of eleven children and graduated from Baileyville High School. She met the love of her life, Raymond Louis Weaver on New Year's Eve in 1951. Knowing they were meant to be together forever, they married on...

Jon Carroll Husted

Jon Carroll Husted

Jan 13, 2015

Jon was born in Atoka, Oklahoma on February 4, 1938 to Decie Ann and William Augustus Husted. He was preceded in death by both his parents and all of his siblings (Joe Solon, Patrick Solon, W.R. Husted, Daniel Husted, Iowana Howard, and Margaret Foley.) He is survived by his loving wife Karin, daughters Michelle Linder and her husband Chad,...

Bill Sayers

Bill Sayers

Jan 12, 2015

Bill had many adventures in his life. Bill was raised in Colorado and he served his country by appointment to the Navy in Annapolis and Vietnam. Bill attended the University of Illinois where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree and in 1985 earned an MBA from Stanton University in Australia. Bill held several positions with Caterpillar Tractor over...

Deacon Bill Flynn

Deacon Bill Flynn

Jan 7, 2015

Deacon Joseph William "Bill" Flynn passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 7, 2015 surrounded by his family. Deacon Bill won his battle with pancreatic cancer as he was welcomed into the arms of the Heavenly Father. He was preceded in death by his parents Michael Denis and Mary Lillian Flynn. Bill was born in Sudbury, Ontario on...

Tom Lukers

Tom Lukers

Jan 6, 2015

Thomas Benjamin Lukers, Ed.D. passed away on January 6, 2015 at Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Richardson, Texas after a brief illness. Tom was born October 9, 1929 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Jesse Lee Lukers and Beulah Long Lukers. Tom graduated from Pensacola High School, attended Florida State University, and earned his Doctorate in Education from the...

Jeffrey Rand

Jeffrey Rand

Dec 30, 2014

Jeffrey Duke Rand passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Paula Rand, his sons, Corey Rand and Nathan Rand, his brother, Russell Rand of Garland, Texas and his sister, Christy Wagner of El Paso, Texas. He is preceded in death by his mother, Emma Dell Wright, his father, Herbert Noyes Rand Jr....

James Merva

James Merva

Dec 29, 2014

James Andrew Merva, 72, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2014 surrounded by his family, at Presbyterian Hospital in Allen, Texas. Jim was born November 19, 1942 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Susan Merva. He was a graduate of Greater Latrobe Senior High School and St. Vincent College. Jim's professional life included positions at Kennametal, Walworth...

Shirley D Szczebak

Shirley D Szczebak

Dec 29, 2014

Shirley D. Szczebak, age 83, died after a multi-year battle with cancer. She remained active until her last few weeks and was able to greet her first great grandchild before passing. Having grown up on a farm in southern Virginia, Shirley completed her RN residency before focusing on raising a family of three children. She could often be found...