Tributes to Librarians

RSM Sister Paulina Simms passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The family is being cared for by Duggan's Serra Mortuary - Burlingame.

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Kathleen Anne Mattie Troutman, who passed away on February 4, 2026, at the age of 68. Born November 29, 1957, Kathie enriched the lives of many through her lifelong passion for reading, photography and her unwavering commitment to Calvert...

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...

Alice R. Devers passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026. The family is being cared for by Kuhner Associates Funeral Directors Inc..

Marion R. Grobman (Zabel) passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. The family is being cared for by Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home - Sheboygan.

Mary Ellen Elliott, born Mary Ellen Ferguson, passed away peacefully at her residence in Gaylord, Michigan, on April 17, 2026, at the age of 79. Mary was born on February 24, 1947, in Hamtramck, Michigan. She went on to work as a librarian with the Detroit Public Library, where her love of...

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...

John H. Nelson passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026. The family is being cared for by Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home, Inc.

Apr 24, 1936 - Apr 15, 2026 Rachel Ann Bolton passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, at the Crestone, right around the corner from her daughter Jamie. Rachel was born in Topeka, Kansas, the only daughter of Willis Estal and Ora Rachel Cowen Hawk. She spent lots of time in Scranton with her...

Pauline June Luthi passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The family is being cared for by Burns Kish Funeral Homes & Cremations - Hammond.

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...

Alonzi, Anna Marie, age 80, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Born in Calabria, Italy, Anna Marie immigrated to the United States at 8 years old with her parents and 5 brothers and sisters. At a young age, she became a nun with the St. Lucy Filippini order. Years later, she left the convent and remained...

Linda Asmann (neé Volk) of Alderson, WV passed away April 11, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Filippa (Fannie) Patti and Vladimiro (Laddie) Volk, born in the Bronx, NY, January 14, 1947. She was of the Lutheran faith and most recently attended...

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...

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 19, 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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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

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,...

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..

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...

Eula Lee (Eukie) Seymour Williams, age 98, passed away on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, only three months away from turning 99. She was born on July 30th, 1927, in d’Iberville and lived her whole life one street away from where she was born, in her home on family land, surrounded by her...

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...