Tributes to Writers and Authors

James J. Kinney, Jr. Cotuit, MA - James Jewel Kinney Jr, 76, of Santuit-Newtown Road, Cotuit, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2026, at his home following a long battle with prostate cancer. His son, Jesse DeMaria-Kinney and Jesse's wife, Marta were with him. Born in Attleboro, on November...

Alex James Tamsula passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The family is being cared for by Shoemaker Family Services - Blairsville.

Robert M. Foys, age 86, a resident of Chicago, IL, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Bob was born and raised in Pilsen. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and received a doctorate in English Language & Literature from the University of Illinois at...

McDermott, Richard TROY - Richard M. McDermott, 77, passed away on April 15, 2026. Born in Troy, he was the son to the late Richard J. McDermott and Mildred F. Bonesteel McDermott. Richard first worked as a Respiratory Therapist for the Leonard Hospital. He later worked for GE in Schenectady as a...

Suzy Wright passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. The family is being cared for by Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, Inc..

Daniel Taylor Ingram Jr., a dedicated advocate for justice and community empowerment, passed away peacefully on March 16th, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of service, style, intellect, and compassion. He was surrounded by the family he loved. Born in 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee, Daniel received...

Peter McLaughlin passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The family is being cared for by Morris Funeral Home.

Cary Dr. Lane Norton Tracy, longtime Ohio University professor, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, at age 91. He is survived by his wife, Athena Leonudakis Tracy, and his children: Diana Maria Tracy (Raleigh, NC), Andrea Georgina Tracy (Crete, Greece), and Mark Stanley Tracy (Wake Forest,...

November 13, 1948 - January 22, 2026 Marilyn Murray Willison was born on 13 November, 1948 and adopted by Edward and Onie Murray when she was four years old. They provided her a loving and stable family. She often recalled the memory of her first Christmas with her new parents where they had...

Albany, NY-Marylou Kelly Streznewski peacefully shuffled off her mortal coil on April 3, 2026, at the Schuyler Ridge nursing facility in Clifton Park, NY, at the age of 91. She was born to William and Hedwig, (née Krajeski) Kelly on June 13, 1934, in Trenton, NJ. She was awarded a scholarship to...

Joseph Roy Hoffman passed away on April 1, 2026, from complications due to a broken heart. It wasn't the cancer or the pneumonia that took him down in the end, it was his inability to get over losing his wife, best friend, and high school sweetheart almost two years earlier. Donations to...

Annie L. "Gib" Gibson, age 100, of Arlington, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026. Born December 6, 1925, in Henderson, Texas, she was the daughter of Houston Kane Gibson and Pauline Ballenger Gibson. Annie lived a remarkable and multifaceted life. An intellectual at heart, she was a...

VANDEN HEUVEL-- Melinda Fuller. Melinda Fuller vanden Heuvel, who dazzled all she met with her elegance, abundant warmth, and infectious sense of fun, passed away peacefully at her home in Manhattan on April 13, 2026. She was 83. Born in Boston in 1943 to Alvan Tufts Fuller Jr. and Leonore...

Pastor Robert Allen Tucker Sr., who devoted his life to faith, family, and service, passed away on April 18, 2026, after being in hospice care. He was 80 years old. He was born on February 23, 1946, in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of the late Robert M. and Mildred J. (Courtney) Tucker. From an early...

JoAnn Salin, 85, of Middleton, WI, passed away April 15, 2026, at Waunakee Valley Housing Community. Born January 25, 1941, in Madison, WI, she was the daughter of Stanleigh and Eleanor (Frank) Friedman, who preceded her in death. She grew up on Drake Street, just a block from Vilas Park, where...

Our beloved mother, wife, and friend, Raquel Mora Martínez, entered into the eternal arms of her Savior on the afternoon of April 12, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 86 years old. Her vibrant smile, legacy of music, and endless compassion live on in all those who knew and loved her. The...

With family by her side singing the Doxology, Linda Kay Thomas, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed early Friday morning, April 10, 2026, into the arms of the Lord with whom she had walked so closely her whole life. Linda was born June 27, 1947,...

Janice Talada Janice Talada, 79, of Jekyll Island, GA, passed away on April 11, 2026, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Born Jan. 24, 1947, she lived a life full of passion, purpose and love for those around her. An avid tennis player, golfer, card shark and painter, Janice embraced life with...

Kenneth Block July 4, 1928 - April 12, 2026 Dr. Kenneth Block lived a life of kindness, consideration, and humor for 97 years. He was born on the 4th of July, 1928, and his spirit rose from this Earth on April 12, 2026. He was quick with a joke or story, and began each day singing or whistling a...

Ciarra Brianna Rauch- Howcott passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026. The family is being cared for by Logan Funeral Home.

NANCY VENDRELY Mar 22, 2026 Fort Wayne, IN - Nancy Jo Vendrely, 90, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died peacefully in her sleep on March 22, 2026. She was born July 31, 1935 in Erie Shores near Monroe, Michigan, daughter of the late Erving Roy and Dorothy Mae (Hursh) Vendrely, and sister of Ronald "Bud"...

Carl Tiktin, 95, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2026, in Montrose, New York. Carl was born on June 27th,1930, to Nathan Tukachinsky (Tiktin) and Lena Slutsky. His Hebrew name, Kalman Yitzhak (after his maternal grandfather), refers to a person “of strength” and “he who laughs.” He lived his...

Wiliam W. "Bil" Heimbach, Jr. Wiliam W. "Bil" Heimbach, Jr., 81, died of cancer on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at his home in Santa Fe. Bill is survived by the love of his life, wife April Heimbach of Santa Fe. He also is survived by his grandchildren William E. "Liam" Heimbach of Camas, Wash., and...

(December 31, 1954 - April 14, 2026) We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Dean Lloyd Cooke, after a brief illness in Palm Springs, California. He is survived by his husband, Jaimie Hubbard; his sister, Roberta Cooke; five nieces; and an extended family of friends and relatives, all of...

He enjoyed his youth in Council Bluffs, where he was a member of Epworth and St. Mark's Methodist Churches and later graduated from the University of Omaha with a BA in Journalism. He moved to California to pursue his passion for writing. Some of his comedy works were used by Joan Rivers and Jay...

Jeffrey Michael Andrus, 51, of Haddonfield, NJ, passed away April 14 after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Born the oldest son of John and Penny Andrus, he was raised in Mendham, NJ. Always a good student-athlete, Jeff was a member of the Class of 1992 at Mendham High School where...

MIERZEJEWSKI, GENE “MICK” – Of Grand Blanc, age 74, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Henry Ford Macomb. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10am Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 11804 South Saginaw Street, Grand Blanc, Father Joseph Krupp...

John Francis McMullen passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. The family is being cared for by Yorktown Funeral Home - Shrub Oak.

Obituary of Fred Troutman Please share a memory of Fred to include in a keepsake book for family and friends. View Tribute Book Fred W. Troutman, born July 11, 1931, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on April 14, 2026, joining his wife Lucille in Heaven. They were...

Mari C Powers passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. The family is being cared for by Picha Funeral Home - Hillsboro.

Ronald Timothy "Tim" Engle, 61, of Kansas City, MO, passed away February 19, 2026, at home from complications related to a hereditary condition he had lived with for years. An award-winning writer and editor, Tim earned the recognition of peers across the country throughout a career that included...

David (Dave) Derosier passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026. The family is being cared for by Claybar Funeral Home - Orange.

Theresa Wark Huete completed her earthly journey and earned her eternal reward on April 13, 2026, at 6:22 pm. She was the beloved mother of Ann H. Glazner (Mark), Karen H. Zahn (Henry), and John M. Huete (Shelli). Loving grandmother of Jeffrey Lehman, Emily Glazner, Willow Huete, Grant Huete,...

Jerry Reid March 16, 1944 - April 12, 2026 Jerry Meadows Reid, ag 82, of Clifton Forge, Virginia passed from this life to his Heavenly Father, on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Jerry was born March 16, 1944 at the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital in Clifton Forge to the late Roy Barrett Reid and Nancy...

David Gardner of Lexington, Massachusetts, died on April 11, 2026. He was 87 years old. He lived with precision, moved through the world with an appetite for adventure, and he leaves behind people who are better for both. Raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, David served with the United States...

Ryan Eugene Ard, 50, went to be with our Lord and Savior unexpectedly on April 10, 2026. Ryan is preceded in death by his Mom, Rose Marie Ard, Grandma Ramona Vigil, Grandpa Frank Vigil, Great Grandma Frances Perkins, and Grandpa Gilbert Ard. And numerous other relatives. He is survived by his...

Claude (Larry, Parksy, Pa) Larry Parks Sr. passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The family is being cared for by Lakewood Funeral Home - Lake Jackson.

Nicholas “Nick” Gravagne (1949–2026) Nicholas “Nick” Vincent Gravagne of Strawberry, Arizona, passed away on April 13, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on February 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York City, Nick combined a sharp mechanical mind with a lifelong passion for pianos and music. He earned a BA...

Loading Editor Jerry Odom Bellune said he wanted his obituary to read: "Much-feared editor expires." When Jerry Bellune lost his hair, his enemies wondered where he hid his horns. Bellune was born in Greenville, SC, the son of Dr. A.E. Bellune and Marion Elizabeth Odom Bellune. He was a graduate...

Matthew C. McNally, 71, of Lansdale, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026. He was born July 3, 1954, in Allentown, PA, to the late Thomas and Mary Ellen (McGonigle) McNally. He attended Lansdale Catholic High School and obtained his bachelor’s and law degree from Fordham University. He was an...

Mary Hope Mecklin Jenkins Hanover, NH - Mary Jenkins, who died April 7, 2026, was born in Hanover, in the old Mary Hitchcock Hospital on November 8, 1921. She was the daughter of Dartmouth professor, John M. Mecklin and Hope Davis Mecklin. Her younger years were spent skating and skiing (badly);...

Isolde Stein Amherst, MA - Isolde Mara Stein (nee Mulfinger), known to friends as Iso, passed away on February 19, 2026 at age 93. She is survived by her sister Uta Raedler (Helmut), sons Geoffrey (Patricia Poglinco), Alex (Amy Engelhardt), Andrew, and grandson Ian. She is predeceased by her...

Martin F. Wach, AKA: "Dad", "Daddy", "Grandpa Marty Wach", and "Marty the Gardener", 82, of Davis, passed away from natural causes on April 13, 2026. He is survived by his spouse of 59 years, Delia Bowman Wach, and his two daughters: Holly Wach and Heather...

John (John) Siener III passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026. The family is being cared for by First Wisconsin Cremation - Madison.

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend Laura Fetterman Rolie, 78, passed away on April 13th, 2026. Laura was born in Provo, Utah on December 27, 1947 to Jack and Ruth (Allred) Fetterman. Laura was raised in Reseda, California alongside her younger...

Michael passed to our Lord peacefully on April 13, 2026, in Osage Beach Missouri, a day after his sister Jean. He was born on May 5, 1933, in Rochester, New York to Mary and Pat Casella. Michael is preceded in death by his Wife Margaret, Mother Mary “Babe”, Father Pat, Brother Patrick “PJ”,...

Robert Lee Stockman, author, engineer, surveyor, musician, passed away on April 16, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents and an older sister Joanne and brother Richard. His parents were Carl and Edna Stockman, who lived on a farm on the Adrian Pike in Freedom Township, Henry County,...

Myra Bloxom Nagel passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The family is being cared for by Affinity Funeral Service - Richmond Chapel.

Kyleigh Nichole Burgess passed away on March 29, 2026. She was born on June 18, 1996 and grew up in the Grant County area. Kyleigh lived her life with passion and deep love for her family and friends. She was an artist, a writer, and a beloved friend. Kyleigh's fight with cancer never diminished...

JoAnn Oppenheimer Gore, 91, passed away peacefully at home in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, leaving behind a legacy of love, resilience, leadership, and connection. She was the devoted mother of Adrian Hershman Dubow (Ken) and Brent Lon Hershman Z’L (Deborah). Originally from Kansas City, Missouri and...