Obituaries

Dec 25, 2019

Jack Redeker was born on April 14, 1938 in the town of Hominy, Oklahoma to parents William and Frances (Wetzel) Redeker.

One morning when he was six, his parents, tried to get him up out of bed but he couldn’t move. They rushed him to the hospital where they learned he had polio. The doctors told his...

Dec 25, 2019

John (Jack) Richard Knetzger was born May 9, 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Robert L and Evelyn (Sis) (Austin) Knetzger.

Jack’s formative years were spent in Shorewood, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. His family moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 1974, where he graduated from Chaparral High School in 1976. He earned a Journalism degree from the...

Dec 24, 2019

Robert Parish was born December 15, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents David and Masako Parish; and passed from this world December 24, 2019.

Rob's love of people was obvious in all he did.  This along with his sense of humor, generosity, sensitivity and love of life created a strong appeal to all he met.  Rob's...

Dec 24, 2019

Mary Jo Deems was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 12, 1931 and went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2019.

Mary Jo attended high school in Ravenswood, West Virginia where she participated in F.H.A., Glee Club, and the National Honor Society. After completing high school she attended Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia...

Dec 23, 2019

Elke was the first born to Dale and Ellen Rogers coming into this world on August 18th ,1963. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and graduated from Farragut High School in June of 1981. After High School Elke attended the University of Tennessee and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in August of 1986.

Dec 20, 2019

Dan Leon Nicewander was born on June 22, 1941 in Bartlesville Oklahoma to Dorothy Margaret Kloss and Daniel Andrew Nicewander. Dan was first in his class throughout his life from first grade on, graduating Valedictorian in 1959 from Denver City High School and was granted the Denver City High School Rotary Club Scholarship. Dan played baseball and basketball He...

Dec 12, 2019

Charles Douglas Rich, having lived a full, giving and he would say, a blessed life, died peacefully on Thursday, December 12 th , 2019 at the age of 81, after an extended illness.

He was born in Ft. Worth, Texas to Henry Bruce Rich, Sr. and Mattie Naomi (Fanning) Rich on February 7 th , 1938. Over...

Dec 12, 2019

Pamela Rae Cerny was born on February 11, 1968 in Artesia, New Mexico to parents Bob and Mary Lynn Cerny. She graduated from high school in 1986 after studying abroad in Holland for her senior year. Pam earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and her master’s degree from Texas Tech.

Pam had a...

Dec 12, 2019

Maxine Annette Sears, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, was born on March 1, 1935 and passed from this life on December 12, 2019.

At Elder Junior High School, she met her first and only love, Donald Sears. They dated all through their tenure at North Side High School and were married in 1954. They enjoyed 64...

Dec 11, 2019

Cynthia Gayle Clark Stockley was born in McKinney, Texas on November 2, 1960 and passed from this earth on December 11, 2019.  She is survived by her husband, Edward Eric Stockley, and their son, Edward Eric Stockley, Jr., her parents, John and Barbara Clark, her sister, Lori Clark Preston, her husband, Paul, and sons, Noah and Luke, her brother,...

Dec 10, 2019

Leon Reed Pettitt passed away on December 10, 2019. He was the son of Reed Hooper Pettitt (deceased) and Jesse Mae Derreberry Pettitt (deceased), and was preceded in death by siblings James A. Pettitt, John C. Pettitt and Phyllis Pettitt Williams Garland. Survived by wife Martha Joan Patty Pettitt, daughters Julie Mahan (Anthony) of Prosper, Laurie Gough (Richard) of...

Dec 9, 2019

Larry Carl Schroeder was born on August 7, 1948, in Litchfield, Illinois to Carl Henry and Lorraine Henrietta (Weyen) Schroeder. He went to be with our Lord on December 9, 2019, with his wife by his side at the age of 71.

Larry was named after his mother’s Coastguard nickname, “Larry.” He was the oldest of six...

Dec 8, 2019

Gerard (Jerry) William Maloney was born September 7, 1946 in Seaforth, Ontario, to parents William and Marie (Flannery) Maloney.  He passed away December 8, 2019 at the age of 73.

Jerry was the youngest of two brothers and grew up in the greater Toronto, Canada suburb of Kitchener. Like many young Canadians, he had aspirations for a...

Dec 6, 2019

Steven William Anto was born in Leechburg, Pennsylvania to parents Michael and Helen Anto.  He was the oldest of two sons and is preceded in death by his brother Robert Anto (Bobby).

Steve graduated from Leechburg High School where he played varsity football and basketball. After graduation, he gained employment as a glass maker for Pittsburgh Plate...

Dec 2, 2019

Huey T. Mitchell, a retired salesman, wonderful man, and friend to many died, December 2, 2019 with his daughter, Denise Schneider and son-in-law, Brent by his side at Lifecare Center of Plano. He had been a resident there for 3 years.

Huey was born in Itasca, Texas in 1932 to William and Dovie Mitchell. He graduated from...

Nov 28, 2019

Joe D. Savage was born on April 24, 1942 in Danville, Virginia to Joe and Jean (Foard) Savage.  The family moved many times while Joe was growing up including a move to Medellin, Columbia where Joe became fluent in Spanish.  This is also where he learned to play soccer, which became a life-long sport for him as a player,...

Nov 24, 2019

Christopher Lee Jones was born December 23, 1970 in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents Donald Lee and Deborah (O’Neal)Jones.

Chris graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in 1989. He started cooking at a young age and soon became a talented chef and caterer. He owned a successful backflow testing business, but continued to cook for fun.

Nov 23, 2019

Billy Carroll (Bill) Rice was born May 9, 1935 in Waco, Texas to parents Olan and Hazel (Jones) Rice.  He passed away November 23, 2019 at the age of 84.

Bill was the oldest of four children and he honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps.  Bill graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science/Gupton-Jones...

Nov 21, 2019

Norma Jean Gill passed away on November 21, 2019, at the age of 93.  She was born on August 30, 1926, in Massillion, Ohio, to S. Earl and Bernice Ackley.  Norma was the youngest of three children.  After graduating from Massillion High School and Denison University, she attended Ohio State University to pursue her Master’s Degree.  She married Emery...

Nov 20, 2019

Dan Batkiewicz was born August 27, 1967 in Streator, Illinois to Jerry and Louise (Novotney) Batkiewicz. He passed away November 20, 2019 at the age of 52.

Dan grew up mostly in Waco, Texas attending Midway Schools.  He graduated from Methacton High School, Audubon, Pennsylvania in 1985.  He received an Associate’s degree from Rets Electronics Institute.  He...