Concord High School Alumni Obituaries

David was born on July 24 1947 in Charleston West Virginia to the late Oliver Lee McAllister and Cora Jane VanReenan McAllister. He was a proud graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1966 and continued his education at Morris Harvey College and Concord College. David lived a life rich in cu...

Robert W. Curtius age 82 of Drexel Hill Pa. passed on Saturday January 10th 2026. He was born on May 15th 1943 in Philadelphia Pa to Erma and Albert Curtius. Robert Curtius Bob graduated from John Bartram High School in 1961. After serving in the Marine Corps he started working at the Philadelphia N...

Diane Wilson Godfrey 80 of Rock Hill SC passed away on January 11 2026 at Piedmont Medical Center. Diane was reunited with her mother and father the late Will and Lettie Wilson in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. Diane was born on February 7 1945. Diane spent many years working both as a scho...

Norma B. Vidic Davis age 97 of West Sunbury passed away on December 25 2025 at the family farm after a year long illness. She was born on July 4 1928 to the late Lewis B. and Margaret Wilson Brown. Norma graduated from Concord High School in 1947. She went on to graduate from Butler Business College...

He was born in Concord NH on June 24 1945 the son of Donald H. and Priscilla R. Davis Wheeler while his father was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Don attended Warner schools and graduated from Simonds Free High School in Warner NH in 1963 and joined the US...

New London NH Allyn B Maffee 76 passed away peacefully on December 31 at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon with his daughter at his side after a brief illness. Born August 251949 in Nashua New Hampshire he was the son of the late John Nick Maffee and Olive Maffee of Milford NH. Allyn grew up in Milf...

William E. "Bill" Lyons Sr. 75 a true patriot friend and everyones Pops passed away on July 20 2025 after a courageous battle with ALS. Born on March 25 1950 in Roseville Ohio Bills life was a testament to his selfless nature and gentle spirit. He departed this world at Beckett House in New Concord ...

Susan Jane Clay 48 of Ballengee WV passed away Tuesday November 25 2025 at her home following a brief illness. Susan was born May 11 1977 in Hinton a daughter of James Edward and Diane Burke Adkins of Ballengee WV. Susan was a graduate of Hinton High School and attended Concord College obtaining a b...

G. Jeane Chaffin Altare GilBhrighde or Doctor Jennie 65 passed away on her 65th birthday December 12th 2025 at Bowers House Hospice Beckley WV after a short and aggressive battle with cancer. Jennie was born and raised in Bluefield WV to Myrtle Louise Stewart and Donald Chaffin on December 12th 19...

Layne Hayden McGinnis 63 a longtime resident of Jacksonville Illinois passed away at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on November 3 2025. He was born on October 26 1962 at Ft. Leonard Wood MO to Carroll and Marian J. Deitrick McGinnis. He is survived by his mother Marian Deitrick McDonald...

Sherrol Kay Sherri Gregory 71 of Concord IL passed away November 4 2025 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield Illinois. She was born August 2 1954 the daughter of Ramon N. and Annette Morgan Shaver. On January 1 2000 she married David Gregory and he survives. She is also survived by two children Justi...

Monita May Thorp Lank was born on September 17 1934 to Elda and Harry Thorp. She was a distant relative to the famous athlete Jim Thorpe. Monita had two older brothers Darrel and Don and two younger sisters Wilma and Jenny. Monita met Psych Lank at a gas station when she was 17 years old. They marri...

Aino Korpi (Bigwood) Elliott, 85, peacefully passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at her residence in Deering, N.H.She was born on March 30, 1940, in Deering, N.H. daughter of Betty and Ray Bigwood. She graduated from Hillsboro-Deering High School before attending Keene State College, graduatin...

Pauline Purington-Bond of Thorndike Road in Weare, died at Concord Hospital on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from a brief illness. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she is survived by her husband of 7 years, Bernard Bond of Weare; brother, Eugene Desjardins Jr. (wife Linda) of Ft. Meyer...

Margaret Faye Stredic Mitchell was born to Lloyd Edward Conner and Gussie Lee Stredic on November 17 1952 in Boling Texas. She accepted God in her life as a little girl where she attended Sunday School and other church activities at Shiloh Baptist Church in Boling Texas. As a teenager she moved to A...

Raymond Alvin Six, 87, of West Concord, died Monday, December 29, 2025, at Benedictine Living Madonna Towers, Rochester, Minnesota.Ray was born August 5th, 1938, in Knoxville, Iowa, while his parents Harold Alvin Six and Mary Belle (Wright) Six were visiting his grandparents in Dallas and Melcher, I...

Richard “Dick” Joseph Schneider, 92, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.He was born February 2, 1933, in St. Peter, Minnesota, the son of John “Jack” and Emily (Von Esson) Schneider. He met the love of his life, Shirley Rishavy at Saint Augustine High School. A...

Audrey Faith Smith, 87, of Owatonna, died Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.Audrey was born July 6, 1938, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, the daughter of Jack and Faith (Schleusner) Breitzman. She graduated from high school in Menomonie in 1956.She was united in marriag...

Leroy Raymond Holthus, 74, of Owatonna, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, suddenly at his home due to medical complications.He was born July 20, 1951, in Waseca, to Lloyd and Lois (Krassin) Holthus. The family moved to Owatonna when Leroy was in grade school. Leroy graduated from Owatonna Hi...

LeRoy Omund Ashland, age 84 of Kenyon, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.LeRoy was born June 8, 1941, on the family farm in Cooperstown, Griggs County, ND. He was the youngest of four children of Jens and Myrtle (Lier) Ashland. LeRoy helped on ...

Joan Ruth Keller, age 92, of Owatonna, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. She was born on September 17, 1933, at her home on Rice Lake Road in Owatonna, the daughter of Erick and Ruth (Hass) Eschenbach. Joan spent her entire life in Owatonna, atte...

Arlean June Pritchard, 88, of Owatonna, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Owatonna Hospital.She was born March 20, 1937, in Rural Freeborn County, Minnesota the daughter of William and Martha (Brix) Kendrick. Arlean graduated from Freeborn High School in 1955 before working at Bowag...

Carol Louise Hornstein, age 88, of Owatonna, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on February 16, 1937, in Waldorf, MN, Carol was the daughter of Howard and Orvella (Besser) Cooper. Carol was baptized in April of 1937 and confirmed on May 20, 1951, both at the ...

Wallace (Wally) Francis Caron, 70, of Kenyon, died Thursday, December 25, 2025, at his home due to a farm accident.He was born September 7, 1955, in Faribault, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Helen (Sanborn) Caron. Wally attended school in Kenyon before joining the United States Army and completing his h...

Dawn Marie Lunde, 56, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully Friday, November 21, 2025, in Owatonna, MN, surrounded by family following a year long journey with pancreatic cancer.Dawn was born February 26, 1969, in Minneapolis, MN, to Donald C. and Susan M. (Pfrom Gavin) McDonald.She attended school i...

Eugene “Gene” Otto Zeise, 87, of Owatonna, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his home after a year long battle with cancer.He was born on October 20, 1938, in Owatonna, to Ernest and Amelia (Brockmiller) Zeise. Gene was united in marriage to Judy Baumgartner on March 7, 1959, in Owatonna...

Raymond Siebold, 44, of Owatonna, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 27, 2025.He was born May 15, 1981, in Libertyville, Illinois, to Paul Siebold and Nancy Hogate. Ray moved to Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1984. He attended Owatonna High School and graduated in 2000. He then went on to proud...

Marianne Mauer, 77, of Owatonna, Minnesota died peacefully on Monday, December 22, 2025, at her home surrounded by family.Marianne was born December 3, 1948, in Moorhead, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Joseph and Cecilia (Dow) Stech and graduated from Marian High School in 1967. Marianne was u...

Judith Marie Hansen, age 80, of Owatonna, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born on June 20, 1945, in Albert Lea, she was the daughter of Lemoyne and Doris (Raben) Jensen. Judy attended grade school in Ellendale, graduated from Blooming Prairie High Schoo...

Kenneth Alfred Ess, 98, died peacefully with family around him on Dec. 10 at Whitefish at the Lakes in Cross Lake, Minn.“Kenny” was born the youngest of a brother and two sisters on August 27, 1927, in St. Bonifacius, Minn. Kenny spent his early life hunting and fishing in the area surrounding the T...