Obituaries

Mar 11, 2020

Bernie Bresson, 57, of Plano, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Bernie was born in Covina, California in 1962 to Mary and Verle Bresson. He spent his youth in California where he enjoyed playing ice hockey. Bernie moved with his parents and sister, Ruth, to Europe, where his parents served as missionaries. It was in Germany that...

Mar 9, 2020

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John Gaylon Waldrop was born on October 9, 1936 in Winters, Texas to Mary Ellen (Golden) and Dawson Walker Waldrop.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mell; brother, Joe Waldrop (Thelma); his children's mother, Anita Waldrop, and step-daughters, Delene Foreman and Vicky Kearley.

Mar 5, 2020

Peter Joseph Grudzinski, Jr. was born to Edna and Peter Grudzinski, Sr. on September 15, 1952 in Rockville Centre, New York. He grew up in Bethpage, New York and attended St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. He graduated from Bethpage High School in 1970, St. John’s University in Queens, New York 1974 and earned a Master’s in Secondary Education...

Mar 4, 2020

UPDATE as of March 17, 2020 - The Memorial Service for Zach will NOT be held this Saturday, March 21, 2020 as originally planned.

Please check back periodically for future updates and to view his video.

Zachary Chase Kwasneski was a devoted student and even more devoted son, grandson, nephew, and...

Mar 2, 2020

Kenneth McIlroy was many things to many people: He was a devoted husband and brother, a loving father, and a doting DaDaw who most loved reading books with his grandchildren, riding bikes, and serving others.

He was born in Abilene in 1950 to Mary Nell and Ross McIlroy.  They moved to Austin and he spent his Reagan...

Feb 29, 2020

Wesley (Wes) Ray Connally was born September 1, 1940, in San Antonio, TX, to parents Alvah Roosevelt Connally and Helen Mildred (Johnson) Connally. He passed away February 29, 2020, in Dallas, Texas, after a 32-year battle with heart disease.

Wes was a kind-hearted and caring husband to Bettie, his wife of more than 45 years.

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Feb 29, 2020

Michael Christopher Hollifield was born on a Sunday morning in the rectory of Christ Church Episcopal in Beatrice, Nebraska on April 15, 1945 to Rev. Joseph and Doreen Clinton Hollifield.

The family moved to serve churches in Birmingham, Alabama and Irving, Texas, where he graduated from Irving High School. After enlisting in the US Army in 1968,...

Feb 26, 2020

On Wednesday, February, 26, 2020, Dave Miller, loving husband, Dad, and Papa, departed this earthly life at the age of 70. He was born May 27, 1949 in Dallas, Texas to JW and Lorene Davis Miller. He spent his early years in Dallas and McKinney, until his parents purchased a farm in Collin County near Princeton when he was...

Feb 25, 2020

Janet Marie Phillips Black was born November 2, 1956 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Lawrence and Dixie (Nunn) Phillips.

She was the fourth of nine children and spent her early years in Albuquerque.  Because her dad traveled extensively while working in the oil field her family moved frequently and also lived in Southern California and Midland/Odessa...

Feb 23, 2020

John Daniel Healy was born August 3, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to parents John and Bridget (Mc Donald) Healy.

John Daniel Healy: equal parts Irish, New Yorker, and Texan.

John Daniel, son of Irish immigrants John and Bridget Healy, grew up with his seven siblings in Brooklyn, N.Y. His childhood in New York laid...

Feb 23, 2020

Silvyn Emateen Bethany Ponder was born February 23, 1922 in Northfield, Texas to Jesse and Sarah Bethany. She entered Heaven on her 98th birthday, February 23, 2020. Silvyn was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who had an unwavering faith in God.

Silvyn was a sweet and loving soul who lived a long and mostly happy life,...

Feb 21, 2020

Janet M Bensman was born August 8, 1948 in Celina, Ohio to parents Albert John and Marcella Dorothea (Schmitz) Knapke.

Janet grew up on a farm near Sharpsburg, Ohio with her parents and her sister. After graduating from Fort Recovery High School she went to college at the University of Dayton and graduated with an Associates degree...

Feb 19, 2020

Mary Elizabeth (McFadden) Applewhite passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in Dallas, Texas.  She was born on June 28, 1928 at the Masonic Hospital in El Paso, Texas to Robert Emmett and Pearl (Blackburn) McFadden.

Mary Beth attended high school at the Radford School for Girls in El Paso. Then, she went on to Christian College...

Feb 10, 2020

Bill B. Berry of Allen, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on February 10, 2020 from Congestive Heart Failure.

Bill was born July 28, 1931 in Griffith Indiana, to George W. Berry and Madge Berry. He graduated from Kansas State University and then served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in England. Upon returning to the...

Feb 8, 2020

Osvaldo De Lima was born January 29, 1960 in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil to parents Osvaldo de Moraes and Amelia De Lima.

Osvaldo grew up in the small town of Bauru, Brazil, with his mother and grandmother. From an early age, he was very dedicated and excelled in his studies. He worked hard to provide for his...

Feb 6, 2020

On Thursday February 6, 2020, Eleanor C. Leonard (Ellie), loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many, passed away at age 83.

Ellie was born on May 5, 1936 in Brooklyn New York to Giovanni Schiavo and Anne Maher Schiavo.  She grew up most of her life with her parents and older sister, Giovanna Schiavo (Masterson)...

Feb 6, 2020

Stephen (Steve) Eugene Willits, 74, of Plano, Texas passed away February 6, 2020 in Dallas, Texas of advanced Pancreatic Cancer.

Steve was born on November 8, 1945 in Lawrence Kansas to Harry Lee Willits and Edna Louise Parker Willits.  He went to Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Feb 5, 2020

Bonifacio "Boning" De Guzman was born November 30, 1942 in Philippines to parents Marcial and Aurea (Bellen) De Guzman.  He had 12 brothers and sisters.

Boning met his future wife Lydia and they became childhood sweethearts from the moment he saw her at 6 years old.  They had eight children; five girls and 3 boys.  The two...

Feb 3, 2020

Bobby was born on January 1, 1958 to Vassili and Katharine Nikolaou in Mesopotomus, Greece.  He entered into Heaven on February 3, 2020.

Bobby married Laura Leanne Sears on May 2, 1992.   They enjoyed their home in Plano for 19 years.

Bobby was very proud of his Greek heritage.  He loved his friends and family. ...

Jan 31, 2020

Deanna Yvonne (Vandiver) Wright, beloved Mother, Grandma and Nana, was born October 13, 1939 in Bakersfield, California to Omer and Audrey (Culp) Vandiver. The family moved to Seaside/Monterey in 1942 where Omer drove a truck for a food canning company on Cannery Row. She remembered her childhood there with great fondness, as well as trips to Yosemite National Park....