Tributes to Pharmacists

The family of Dorathea (Buchholz) D'Elia announces her peaceful passing and celebrates her life. Born to the late Herman and Rosel Buchholz on January 19, 1929, Dorathea "Dottie" was the youngest of three children, and was raised and educated in Springfield, MA. During the early years of her...

Gerlaine “Gigi” M. Vissering, 67 of Streator, passed away Tuesday (April 14, 2026) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Per her request there will be no services. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Gigi was born on October 19, 1958, in Streator to Leon and Lillian (Senko)...

Mike Bauman passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The family is being cared for by Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Batul Hamid Al-Ani, on Thursday, April 2, 2026, after a prolonged illness. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her children and grandchildren. Batul was born on March 9, 1942, in Karbala, Iraq, where her...

Larry Myers 05/28/1939 - 04/05/2026 Larry Myers was born on May 28, 1939, in Hebron Nebraska to Jerry and Lucille Myers. Larry, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather. Larry passed away unexpectedly peacefully on April 5, 2026. Larry grew up in Downey, Ca. Larry and Jill went to...

Charles Lacey White, 98 Charles Lacey White died peacefully April 13, 2026, at his daughter house in Lakeside Mt. He will be deeply missed by his three children Marcy Anderson, Mike White, and Maggie Mende: his six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Born and raised in Butte Montana,...

James “Jim” Joseph Kunz passed away peacefully at home on April 13, 2026, surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness. He was born on September 18, 1940, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late Ed and Loretta (Nadolny) Kunz. Jim quickly developed a passion for hockey and baseball that would...

Robert Lee Newman Born: December 11, 1924 in Chicago, IL Died: April 10, 2026 in Ottawa, IL Robert Lee Newman, 101, of Ottawa, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in...

Barbara M. Piggins passed away on Monday April 13, 2026, surrounded by the love of her children. Born in Newfane on March 22, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Liddell) Martin. Barbara is predeceased by her beloved husband Ralph B. Piggins. She was a devoted mother,...

Susan Kay (Dean) Hermann, 68, a lifelong Morgan County resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Grand Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. Born on Friday, November 1, 1957, in Martinsville, Indiana, Susan was the beloved daughter of Franklin Earl Dean and...

John Ed was a Renaissance man full of strength, talent, and love for his family. A striking athlete, he earned first place in the Mr. Tennessee bodybuilding competition. He played varsity football in high school. He enjoyed golf, tennis, and badminton, and was a strong runner, swimmer, and diver....

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of William R. Wimbish Jr., known fondly as "Billy," a beloved member of the Clarksville, VA community, who peacefully departed this world on Thursday, April 9th, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on January 4th, 1950, in South Boston, Virginia,...

Michael Glee Reynolds, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026, at the age of 72 after a four-year battle with lymphoma. He was born on June 20, 1953, in Silver City, New Mexico. He was the sixth of seven children born to Amasa Orvil Reynolds and Betty Jean Miller. The...

Jun 21, 1930 - Apr 12, 2026 Helen Lavon Collum, aged 95 years, was born on June 21, 1930 to Eddie Andrew Jackson Salter and Ruby Josephine (Medlin) Salter at home in East Mountain, Texas. She passed from this life on April 12, 2026. Growing up during the Great Depression life was hard in East...

Waldemar "Wally" Hoppe August 30, 1931 - April 10, 2026 VISITATION Thursday 6-8pm with FUNERAL Friday 10am all at River of Life Church, 52nd & NW Radial Hwy. BURIAL Cedardale Cemetery, Papillion. Kahler-Dolce Mortuary 402-339-3232 | www.kahlerdolcemortuary.com

Julie L. Yackey, 56, of Dover, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from a suspected pulmonary embolism. Born on March 27, 1970, in Dover, she was a daughter of Aletha Parsons Jacobs of Arizona and the late Paul Jacobs. A 1988 graduate of Garaway High School, Julie went on to earn her Bachelor...

Gerald "Jerry" Geist, a resident of Miami, FL, and Beech Mountain, NC, passed away on April 11, 2026. He was born on September 14, 1940, in the Bronx, New York, to parents Molly and Jack Geist. He was predeceased by his devoted sister, Carol Goldstein. Jerry attended college at the University of...

Mr. Jason Charles McKewen passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The family is being cared for by Essex Funeral Home Inc.

Galina Alekseevna Zhdanova, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on 04/07/2026 surrounded by her family. She was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had two children, Dimitri and Snizhana, whom she raised into wonderful and kind human beings. She was born on 05/17/1938 in the...

Kenneth Edward “Kenny” Archer, Jr., age 68, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, entered the gates of heaven surrounded by his family and friends on Friday, April 10, 2026. He was born on October 8, 1957, in Athens, Tennessee. Kenny was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He is...

News story By Mike Sigov Blade staff writer Joseph "Joe" Schradie, a University of Toledo professor emeritus of pharmacognosy who in the 1970s advocated medical use of marijuana, died April 6 in Hillsboro, N.C. He was 92. He died in his sleep at the nursing home Peak Resources Brookshire from...

John E. Fazio passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The family is being cared for by Fairchild Sons Inc. Funeral Chapel.

Michael Robert Harris June 2, 1941—March 22, 2026 Just ten weeks shy of his 85th birthday, Michael Harris passed away on Sunday, March 22nd. Michael grew up in the Bronx, a borough of New York City where he was captured at an early age by National Geographic Magazine, giving him the world and...

Leslie Ann Patrone, 60, passed away on the morning of March 29, 2026. She was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and spent the remainder of her life in Columbus, Ohio with family and friends. She graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1983. She continued on to Youngstown State University...

Karen (Malsan) Ziomek, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully at her home in Manlius, New York on Wednesday March 25, 2026. Born on June 10, 1954 in Utica, NY to parents, Thomas and Carmela Malsan and sister, Cindy, Karen attended Utica Free...

In Loving Memory: Orlene Marie Peresta October 8, 1948 – April 8, 2026 Orlene Marie Peresta (née Prettyman) + Hazen, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend, and pet-mom of Grand Blanc, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026 at the age of 77. A Life Well-Lived Orlene was born on...

Pamela Elaine Duffee, age 70 of Griffin, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Eternal Hope. Pamela was born in Griffin, Georgia on July 7, 1955. Her parents, Elmer Duffee and Doris Lawanda Chambers Duffee, brother, Tracy Duffee, Sr., and sisters-in-law, Susan Duffee and Myra Duffee, all...

Thomas Edward Kehlenbach April 6, 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026, Thomas Edward Kehlenbach, 89, longtime resident of Guilford and, most recently, of Madison, passed away at Yale New Haven Hospital. Beloved husband of 58 years of Brenda (Johnson) Kehlenbach. Tom was born in New Haven, on July 29,...

Mr. Mayes Ware Blackwell, age 82, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2026, at Delmar Gardens in Smyrna under the care of Compassus Hospice Care. Mayes was born on March 21, 1944, to the late Julius and Ellen Blackwell. Mayes retired from East Marietta Drugs and was known by many for...

Charlotte Jean Robinson, age 82, of Bremen, passed away on April 10, 2026, at a local healthcare facility. She was born on May 26, 1943 in Carrollton, the daughter of the late Charles Edward Waldon and Geneva Tarpley Smith. She was a seamstress at Sewell Manufacturing, she retired from Clayton...

David Louis Green, age 76, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026. David was born in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to Morton, Mississippi in early childhood, where he was raised and formed lifelong roots. He graduated from Morton High School in 1967 and soon after proudly answered the call to serve...

Thomas Joseph Cocchi passed peacefully on April 5, 2026, at Baystate Hospital in Springfield, MA. Born, December 30, 1933, in Springfield to Gaetano T. & Carolina (Gilberti) Cocchi, who immigrated from Bologna, Italy, prior to 1915. He lived in the Hungry Hill section, attending Armory St. School...

June Anne Walsh, born on June 23, 1972, in Ireland, passed away on April 7, 2026, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, leaving behind a legacy of service and love that touched all who knew her. June was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend whose life was marked by deep care for others and a...

Jim Faidley passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The family is being cared for by Loving Funeral Home.

Elaine Waldron Page passed away peacefully on April 4, 2026, after several days spent with various family members by her side who loved and adored her. Elaine was born on October 2, 1935, in Ogden, Utah to Stewart G. and Louise Butters Waldron. She was the first of six children and grew up in...

Jean I. (Hamm) Howard, 91, passed away on April 6, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born in Swanville, April 2, 1935, the daughter of Cyrus and Daisy (Arbuckle) Hamm. Jean worked all of her life to stay independent and to support her family. Most recently, she worked at Walgreens in Bucksport....

James Harold Little, a longtime pharmacist who served the Stanly County community with kindness and compassion for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with his loving family by his side. He was 90 when he was called home to heaven to spend eternity with his...

Daniel (Dan) James Layman passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The family is being cared for by Kroeger Funeral Home - Logansport.

Christa Margareta Miller passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The family is being cared for by Lee's Hometown Funeral Home - Clinton.

Thomas Holland passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The family is being cared for by Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Downtown.

Jack Walter Whitley, of Charleston, WV, passed away sweetly and peacefully at his home on Loudon Heights, Saturday, April 4th, 2026, surrounded by his family after a short battle with colon cancer. Born on July 21, 1960, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Dr. Ebb & Shirley Whitley, Jack grew up in...

Monson-Teri M. Thomas, 66, passed away on April 8, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a short period of declining health. Born on September 5, 1959, in Palmer, Massachusetts, to Charles W. and Constance M. (Dow) Madison. Teri was a life long resident of Monson. She was a proud...

Donald Paul Roesner passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The family is being cared for by Smith Family Funeral Homes- Osgood Chapel, St. Johns.

John Hopkins Damiano passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The family is being cared for by Marrocco Memorial Chapel.

Ms. Susan Mills, age 62, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away on April 5, 2026 - Easter Sunday. She was born on January 7, 1964, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late O'Neal Chandler and Mildred Frazee. Susan spent the last 35 years of her life with her husband, Tom, building a life and family...

William T. Devine, age 81, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Madison, Wisconsin to Raymond and Eunice Devine, Bill remained a proud Wisconsinite throughout his life, graduating from Edgewood High School in 1962 and the University of Wisconsin School of...

John J. Davis Jr., age 73, husband of Barbara J. "Bonnie" (Price) Holloway, of Pottstown, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026 in the Phoenixville Hospital. Born on October 3, 1952 in Kingston, PA he was a son of the late Betty Louise (Puterbaugh) Davis Sr. and John J. Davis Sr. John was a...

John G. Frick, age 66, of Oak Park, Illinois, died Thursday, April 2, 2026. He was born in St. Charles, Illinois, on February 22, 1960. Johnny worked as a pharmacist for over forty years, beginning his career after graduating from pharmacy school at the University of Illinois. He was dedicated to...

Bernard Heit passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026. The family is being cared for by Porter Funeral Homes - Kansas City.

No services will be held for Susan Givens, 79, who passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at her home in Arapahoe, Wyoming. Although Susan requested no services, it was her hope that perhaps a kind gesture to a friend would be a nice thing to do in her memory. Susan Virginia Fowler was born...