Canajoharie Senior High School Alumni Obituaries

Josephine Emily Leiterman Toomey was a radiant soul whose warmth kindness and joyful spirit touched everyone blessed to know her. Often described by friends and family as the sweetest person they knew Jo modeled her life after her favorite saint Teresa of Avila embodying humility love prayer and joy...

Born March 29 1933 in Carlisle to the late A.R. and Achie Wilborn Fisher Kay was a graduate of Carlisle High School and the University of Kentucky. A dedicated teacher Kay taught typing shorthand and business at Nicholas County High School and Woodford County High School. She was a lifelong member o...

Robert Emory Bob Towery 87 passed away on Friday December 19 2025 after stoically battling MRSA following a knee replacement procedure. Born in Princeton Kentucky as a child he moved with his family to Tennessee where he lived for many decades. In high school he was voted The Prince of Personality d...

Harry Elder was born in Hays Kansas in 1942 to Willard and Lennie Doris Kirkman Elder. While his father worked as an administrator and his mother a teacher he attended elementary school in many districts surrounding the Smith Center Kansas area. By junior high he knew the only thing he wanted to do ...

Kevin Lowe Martinson 64 of Hiawatha Kansas passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of January 23 2026 at Amberwell Hiawatha. Kevin was born on June 11 1961 in Hiawatha Kansas to Willard and Eleanor Martinson. He was one of four children born to this union. He attended Fairview Elementary...

Norma Joyce Rodvelt 88 of rural Horton Kansas passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at the Atchison Senior Village in Atchison Kansas. She was born on September 6 1937 in Belleville Kansas the daughter of Clifford and Lily Novak Grossner. Norma grew up near Hiawatha Kansas and graduated high school ...

Carol Elaine Slach 95 passed away Friday October 31 2025 at the University of Iowa Downtown Campus in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 1100 A.M. Thursday November 6 2025 at the HendersonBarker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be Thursday from 1000 A.M. until service time at th...

Cecilia Astrid (Midthun) Horner passed away surrounded by family on January 22, 2026, in Ames, IA. She spent her last years as a resident of Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. Cecilia was born on March 27, 1937, in Chicago, IL to Adolph C. Midthun M.D. and Aileen G. (Gilmore) Midthun. They li...

Always curious about how things worked, Dave could take anything apart, put it back together and have it working better than before. David G. Schoeller, age 73, a long-time resident of Ames, IA, passed away at Bethany Life on December 31, 2025.Dave was born on May 2, 1952 to Kenneth and Carol (Locey...

Joyce Lorraine (Johnson) Heggen, age 94 of Ames, passed away in peace, surrounded by her loving family, to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She had awaited this time since she placed her trust in Jesus Christ and was saved on February 10, 1961. Lorraine was baptized as an a...

Clarion Norman Thompson, 89, formerly of Story City, passed away peacefully on the morning of December 8, 2025, at Walnut Ridge in Clive, Iowa. Clarion was born on March 14, 1936, to Silas and Cleopha (Britson) Thompson. He grew up on the family farm south of Roland and graduated from Milford Townsh...

Shirley Ann Kuiper was born to Sam and Allie (Schuiteman) Schut on January 9, 1938 in Sioux Center, IA. She graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1955 and received her teacher’s training at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA.On June 20, 1957 Shirley was united in marriage to Glendon W. Ku...

James Leroy Jim Brunnemer 80 passed away peacefully Sunday December 28 2025 at his home in Nashville. He was born Thursday February 1 1945 in Indianapolis Indiana. He was raised by his adoptive parents Ernest L. and Gladys Jennings Brunnemer. Jims incredible life entailed work as a teacher author ch...

Lorena Elaine WhitakerInlow 70 of Martinsville passed away Thursday December 18 2025 at Meadow Lakes in Mooresville. She was born Sunday January 30 1955 to Loran Whitaker and Viola Noragon Lafoon in Martinsville Indiana. Elaine graduated from Martinsville High School. She went on to attend Lockyear ...

Rodney Clifford Sieber 98 a lifelong farmer of Albion passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 31 2026. Born at home May 23 1927 to Charles F and Grace C Hardendorf Sieber in Jefferson Township Noble County he was the youngest of three siblings. He grew up on the family farm during the Great D...

Norman Eric Siegle 77 of Jacksonville IL passed away peacefully on Saturday night January 31 2026 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Virginia in the presence of his daughter. He graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1966. He then joined the United States Air Force and proudly ser...

Jeffrey Ray Darnell 68 of Ashland Illinois died Sunday November 23 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Virginia. He was born March 29 1957 in Springfield the son of J.R. and Eva Jean Willis Darnell. Jeff married Karen Coy on September 22 1973 and she survives in Ashland. He is al...

Louise Florence Wildt 99 of Virginia Illinois passed away November 19 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation. She was born September 7 1926 in Virginia the daughter of Charles and Doris Schaad Ruppel. She married Robert P. Wildt on April 10 1949 and he preceded her in death on January ...

David Fay Wilson, of Aurora, IL, was unexpectedly lost on January 15, 2026.He was born in Ovid, MI, on February 26, 1937. He attended grade school and high school in Detroit, MI.David attended Brigham Young University and later transferred to Wayne State University, where he met Carol, his beloved w...

Mary Katherine Mueller, 72, of Wheaton, Illinois passed away on December 20, 2025 after a brave battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on October 28, 1953 in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur John and Mary Helene (Barnes) Mueller.Mary had many passions in life, some of...

Judith Ann (Palm) Hayes, age 81, of Prospect Heights, IL, passed away on Saturday morning, December 27, 2025. She was born on March 9, 1944, in Chicago, to the late Harold J. “Bud” Palm and Catherine M. (O’Connor) Palm. She graduated from St. Francis High School in Wheaton.Judy spent 16 years workin...

Carolyn Ann Smith 77 of Springfield formerly of Raymond passed away Sunday November 16 2025. She was born in Hillsboro IL February 8 1948 a daughter of Bernard Aloysius and Eileen Cecilia Durbin Matli. She graduated from Raymond High School with the Class of 1966. Carolyn was a Senior Director with ...

Beverly Sterling Oitker age 89 of Barry IL passed away Thursday January 22 2026 at the Barry Healthcare and Senior Living Center in Barry IL. She was born on August 16 1936 in Tuscola IL to Melvin and Clella Storm Sterling. She married Ronald K. Oitker on September 5 1954 in Barry IL and he preceded...

Marilyn Joyce Fields 90 of Paxton died at 1107 a.m. Saturday January 17 2026 at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living. Funeral services will be held at 1030 a.m. Thursday January 22 2026 at the Paxton Church of Christ 400 Ottawa Rd. Paxton with Pastor Kevin Heiser officiating. Burial will foll...

Robert D. Bob Thompson 91 of Paxton died at 1224 a.m. Saturday January 31 2026 at Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City. Funeral services will be held at 1230 p.m. Saturday February 7 2026 at the Paxton Covenant Church 260 S. Union Paxton with Pastor Keith Reuther officiating. Burial will follow in Glen ...

Danville Donna Jean Seelund 81 formerly of Westville Danville IL and later of Springfield Petersburg IL passed to heaven at 806 PM Thursday January 29 2026 at Springfield Memorial Hospital.She was born November 20 1944 to Jesse Joe Smith and Lillie Pauline Smith in Danville IL. Donna was one of f...

Debra Joan Toliver Baskis fondly known as Debbie passed away on January 28 2026 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago Illinois. Born on September 26 1954 at Mercy Hospital in Urbana Illinois Debbie was the beloved daughter of Wayne and Joan Smith Toliver.On June 6 1992 Debbie married the love of her l...

Janice Lee Niermann 87 of Hoyleton passed away at 223 a.m. on Tuesday December 23 2025 at High Point Senior Living Center in Centralia. She was born on September 3 1938 in Centralia the daughter of Henry and Martha Schrieber Boeker. She married Robert L. Niermann on June 7 1958 in Ferrin and he pass...

Andrew Reudien Bugg age 62 of Huntingburg Indiana and formerly of Macomb Illinois passed away on Saturday January 3 2026 at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville Tennessee. He is survived by one sister Anne Whitney Robert Mathias of Huntingburg Indiana one nephew Corey Mathias of Bowling G...

Virginia "Ginny" Louise Doxstader 97 of Macomb IL passed peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday January 27 2026 at Bickford Senior Living in Macomb IL. The original pretty in pink Ginny was born in Table Grove IL on November 13 1928 to Frank and Irene ne Kirkpatrick Barkley. She attended Ipava High Scho...