Tributes to Librarians

Ann “Nancy” Marie Sicard (Coleman), 88, of Palm Harbor, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026. She was born in Boston, MA, grew up in Somerville, MA, raised her family in Arlington, MA, and spent summers in Plum Island, MA and Hampton Beach, NH. After moving to Florida in 1985, she worked at...

Lynn Gage South Barre, VT - Lynn Thompson Gage died on April 15, 2026 at the UVM Medical Center, unexpectedly. She was born July 14, 1939, in Teaneck, New Jersey to Gordon Thompson and Elizabeth McGairy. She attended Dumont High School and was a standout cheerleader. Lynn then attended Montclair...

Carole Jean Shaw Moy passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, in San Ramon, California. She was a few days shy of her 92nd birthday. Carole was born on March 7, 1934, in Puyallup, Washington, to Harold and Helen Shaw. She was the eldest daughter in a family of four children. She is survived...

Beverly J. Balch Hanover, NH - Beverly J. Balch, 92, of Hanover, NH, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026 at Hanover Terrace. Born April 3, 1934, in Lyme, NH to Chester & Marion Jenks. She graduated Hanover High School in 1952, and then married Harvey Balch on April 3, 1954. She went to...

RoseAnne "Rosie" Takio (née Herget), age 77, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2026, surrounded by her family, in Moorestown, New Jersey. Born on April 22, 1948, in Washington Heights in New York City, she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles Herget and Evelyn Lambert-Paine. Rosie was a...

Lucille C. Brown was born on September 1, 1935, in Martin County, North Carolina, to the late Aaron and Dora Brown. She peacefully departed this life on April 15, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of faith, love, and strength. Lucille graduated from E.J. Hayes High School in Williamston, North...

Ruthann Johnson Born: January 1, 1941 in Sterling, IL Died: April 2, 2026 in Houston, TX Ruthann Johnson, maiden name Finley, was born January 1, 1941, and passed away peacefully on April 2, 2026, at the age of 85 after courageously facing cancer. Born in Sterling, Illinois, and raised in Rock...

High Point – Judith “Judy” Bates Jarrell, 82, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, April 17, 2026, at Hospice Home at High Point. Judy was born May 8, 1943, to the late Hall Mason Bates and Agnes Zelander Bates. She is survived by sons, David Andrew Jarrell, Stephen Hall Jarrell and his...

In the early hours of April 17, 2026, Annyce Rhodes, age 79, went from sleeping beside the man she loved for over 65 years to opening her eyes, taking the hand of Jesus and entering the gates of heaven. Annyce Irene Burnam was born on July 24, 1946 in Lubbock, Texas to Wade and Rubye (Arnold)...

Pava Jeanne (Smith) O'Dell, known as Jeanne, passed away on April 7, 2026, in Peoria, Arizona, at the age of 81. Jeanne is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dale O'Dell, her son Tim O'Dell, and daughter-in-law Missie. She is also survived by her granddaughter's, Allisen and Katelin, and her...

RUSSELL (Hodson), Margery Ann "Ann/Annie/Anne" Margery Ann Hodson Russell of Buford, GA, affectionately known as Annie or Anne, passed away on April 15, 2026, at the age of 80. She was deeply loved beyond all reasonable measure and will be missed sorely by all who knew her. Annie was preceded in...

Dora Grace Rivera Forbes passed away at Zachary Manor on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at the age of 76. She was born in Guatemala City. She was a loving wife and mother. From her first marriage she had a beautiful baby boy, Pablo Jose’, who at an early age went to be with the Lord. She graduated as a...

Helena Delatore passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The family is being cared for by Borkoski Funeral Home - Tiltonsville.

Rebecca Elisabeth Hranj, aged 43, of Blaine, MN, died April 15, 2026, after a 2 year long battle with complications from beating pancreatic cancer. Born on April 23, 1983 to Albert Raymond Hranj and Ingeborg "Inge" Elisabeth (Ueckert) VanReenen at Carl Schurts-Kaserne Base in Bremerhaven,...

Jeannette Letitia (Henry) Uibel, 91, of Reamstown, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026. Born in Adamstown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Viola (Unruh) Henry and the devoted wife of Stanley M. Uibel, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. Jeannette was a graduate of East Cocalico...

Emma Jane Beach passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The family is being cared for by Sheetz Funeral Home Inc.

Iolanda Lorincz Iolanda (Anda) Lorincz, 63, passed away April 16, 2026 after a long illness. She was born in Romania and arrived in the US in her 20s, where she worked at Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University for 35 years before retiring. She is the daughter of the late Ruth Palmer and...

Born in Lebanon, Kentucky on December 2, 1931, Margaret Carolyn Lindberg was the daughter of Oscar and Margaret Combs. Margaret's father was a Naval dentist during the latter part of WWII, which gave the family many new cities to move to. One of the many ports was in Beaufort, NC where Margaret...

Melissa “Missy” M. (Harrah) Yates, 59, of Fremont, OH passed away on April 12, 2026 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, OH. She was born on February 1, 1967 in Fremont, OH the daughter of Jerry and Judy (Stout) Harrah. Missy was a 1985 graduate of Clyde High School and received...

Virginia Mae "Ginny" Hasselschwert, age 103, daughter of Evelyn and Fred Ewald, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2026, and welcomed into Heaven. Ginny was born September 29, 1922 and raised in South Toledo, attending Arlington School, Jones Junior High and Libbey High School, class of 1940....

Jerri Rae Sutherlin, 58, of Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away in the early morning hours of April 18, 2026, surrounded by the love of her husband and family. Jerri was born on May 28, 1967, at Nowata Hospital to James Leonard and Geneva June (Twitchell) Little. She grew up in Delaware, Oklahoma,...

Mary Lou Metzger age 77 of New Philadelphia died Saturday, April 18, 2026, while under the care of Crossroads Hospice, while in the care of Park Village Health Care Center at Dover following a brief illness. Born on April 9, 1949, in Union Hospital at Dover Mary Lou was a daughter of the late...

Margaret (Louden) Faye Keillor passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. The family is being cared for by Roberts Family Funeral Home.

Janet L. Hollen nee Gallo aged 88 years, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Ethel and Dominic Gallo, she was known for her love of travel, her impeccable style, and for hosting many a memorable get together. While many remember her as...

Deborah Ann Grysko passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The family is being cared for by Caiola-Stellato Funeral Home - Bayonne.

SPRINGFIELD – Angus MacDonald Crawford Randolph, 79, beloved father, brother and friend, entered into the presence of the Lord on March 30, 2026. Angus was born on Sept. 6, 1946 to Angus and Marjorie McLernon Randolph in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a brother to four sisters, Marjorie...

Roberta Faye Wilson (McLin) passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The family is being cared for by Penwell Funeral Home - Shelby.

Arlene King Brown, of Norton Hill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the age of 88. Her story began on May 8, 1937, when she became the daughter of Marion Zelma Wasson and Woodbridge Little King. She grew up on a farm in Athens with her sister Janice. She attended school in...

Nancy Jean Osborn passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The family is being cared for by Drinkwine Family Mortuary, Inc..

Born in Lebanon, Kentucky on December 2, 1931, Margaret Carolyn Lindberg was the daughter of Oscar and Margaret Combs. Margaret’s father was a Naval dentist during the latter part of WWII, which gave the family many new cities to move to. One of the many ports was in Beaufort, NC where Margaret...

Margaret Jean "Peggy" (Gunn) Stone, 89, died April 18, 2026, in Chickasha, OK. She was born January 4, 1937, in Kilgore, Texas, to Leslie and Ruby Gunn. The family moved to Gilmer, Texas; Corpus Christi, Texas; Oklahoma City; Houston, Texas; Oklahoma City; and Midwest City. During World War II,...

Marcia Sue Corn (Kells) passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The family is being cared for by Penwell Funeral Home - Shelby.

Nada Faye (Ogden) Campeau, 90, of Port Orchard, passed away on March 30 at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma. Nada was born in a farmhouse on Big Bear Ridge in Idaho, to Van and Corrine Ogden, on April 10, 1935. She grew up an only child and spent her early years in Northern Idaho, then...

On the morning of Sunday, April 19, 2026, beloved mother and grandmother Mary Kathryn (Garrison) Bielawa passed peacefully away at the age of 91. Kathryn was born on August 10, 1934, to parents Allen Norton Garrison and Kathryn Glass Garrison. She was born in Lake Wales, Florida, in Lake Wales...

Mary Alice Mello June 10, 1940 - April 12, 2026 Merced, California - Mary Alice Mello, 85, a lifelong resident of Merced, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2026. She was born Mary Alice Cotta on June 10, 1940, in Merced, California, to the late Joseph M. Cotta Sr. and Mary F. Cotta....

Amanda LeAnn Bearden Kirkland, 45, went home to be with Jesus on April 20 after a courageous eight-month battle with metastatic melanoma. Amanda loved the Lord from a young age, and that love was evident in the way she lived, served, and cared for others. Her faith wasn’t just something she spoke...

Robert E. Greenfield, 100, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2026, at Roland Park Place in Baltimore. Bob was born in Chicago, IL on May 29, 1925, to Horace and Elizabeth (Bell) Greenfield. With his parents he moved to various places before settling in the Rochester, NY area. He graduated from...

Dr. William Colvin, artist, educator, administrator, art curator and most of all husband and father was born and raised in Bessemer, Alabama in 1929. He lived near the Sloss Mines, from age 1 to 18. His parents brought into this world seven children. He grew up happily helping with farming to...

Age 90, peacefully entered eternal rest on March 14, surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 35 years, Linda Wiatrowski-Wall in 2020. Richard was the devoted father of Richard Wall, Benjamin Wall, Julie Wall, and Sarah "Indigo" Wiatrowski-Wall. He was the...

July 29, 1954 - October 13, 2025 Deborah Schaeffer passed away suddenly from heart failure on October 13, 2025. The first child of Roy and Olivia Schaeffer, she was born at Saint Francis Hospital in Lynwood California and spent her childhood in Gardena. Following her graduation from Gardena High...

Yvette Scheven passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The family is being cared for by Evergreen Cremation Services.

Jennifer Susan Black 1953-2026 Jennifer Susan Black, passed away on March 30, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jennifer, formerly of Glencoe, Illinois, is survived by her loving partner, Edward Ripp; adored sons: Nathan Besser (Jamie); Henry Besser; and Eli Besser (Aliese); grandmother of Julian...

Johanna Smith Wood, of Washington, DC, transitioned to her eternal home on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the age of 99. Johanna was born on January 14, 1927, to Dr. Thomas and Birdie C. Smith. She was the third of five sisters. Johanna was a graduate of Dunbar High School, received her bachelor's...

Ruth F. Lewis, 96, of Warren, Ohio, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, April 16, 2026, in the home of her daughter Jane, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Warren, Ruth lived a life defined by quiet faithfulness, warm hospitality, and a deep love for the people...

The indomitable Jessie Rodrique, age 66 of Concord, MA, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, in Lincoln, MA, following a brave battle with cancer. Friends and family gathered in her final hours, mirroring the love she had given them over the years they had spent together. Born July 16, 1959,...

Ann (Sheridan) Bordenkecher, 87, of Indianapolis, passed away on April 16, 2026. She was born on December 12, 1938, in Indianapolis to the late George and Mildred (Dichmann) Sheridan. Ann graduated from St. John Academy in 1956 and began work at Link-Belt, where she worked until 1972. She stayed...

On March 29, 2026, Page Dennis Spencer passed away at age 79. He is survived by his wife, Schelle Spencer, and his four sons: Bart Spencer (Cassie Klingler), Chris Spencer (Sarah), Pat Spencer, and Dane Spencer; along with his grandchildren David, Amelia, Finley, and Maddox. Page was born and...

John A. Mraz Born: September 26, 1937 in Joliet, IL Died: April 15, 2026 in Joliet, IL Age 88. At rest April 15, 2026 at Lightways Hospice following a brief illness. Born on September 26, 1937 to Steven and Ann (Gaspich) Mraz in Joliet. John graduated from Joliet Township High School, class of...

Zandra Price passed away at 91 years of age on April 1, 2026, in Decatur, GA. She was born January 22, 1935, as Zandra Jane Lee in Stroudsburg, PA, to her parents Alexander Hartman Lee and Valerie Marie Lee, maiden name Soukup. Her parents chose her name in honor of her father's nickname, Zandy....

John Louis Burgart, 79, died April 12, 2026, at his home in Savage, MN, of anaplastic thyroid cancer. John was a lifelong Iowan until 2016, when he and his wife moved to Minnesota to be near their son and his family. John was born on Valentine’s Day in 1947 to Delores (Gilbert) and Elmer Burgart...