Hawthorne High School Alumni Obituaries

Bernadine Bernie Ruth Batenhorst 95 of Cedar Rapids NE passed away Friday January 23 2026 at Boone County Health Center Albion NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1100 a.m. Saturday January 31 2026 at St. Anthonys Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids NE with Rev. Matt Gutowski officiating. Interment wil...

Paul Gregory Lausier February 24 1929 December 16 2025. Paul a devoted husband father grandfather greatgrandfather and decorated U.S. Air Force veteran passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at the age of 96. Born February 24 1929 to Alfred and Lucy Paul lived a life marked by service compassio...

Anthony Pasmonde 100 of Hawthorne passed away at his home on Friday November 21st 2025. Tony was born in Garfield New Jersey to Joseph and Rose Pasmonde during a time in history when the Unites States was known as the Roaring Twenties a decade that saw the use of automobiles telephones films radio e...

With deep love and profound sadness the family of Irene Cornelia Card announces her peaceful passing on August 29 2025 at the age of 87. Born on October 29 1937 in Fairlawn New Jersey to Cornelius and Jessie Dykhuis Irene spent her early years in Prospect Park growing up alongside her beloved siblin...

John W. Weiner of Scotia passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 24 2025 with his family by his side at his home in rural Scotia Nebraska at the age of 70. John William Weiner name at birth Dennis Dale Timmons was born to Jesslyn Jones and Dale Orvil Red Timmons on April 26 1955 at Ord Nebraska...

Lori Ruffin quietly and peacefully entered into eternal rest on Wednesday December 3 2025 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. Lori was born on March 5 1964 to the union of Shirley and Clifford Harrison in Youngstown Ohio. At an early age she united as a member of Third Baptist Church in Y...

King Mrs. Kayla a resident of Trinity AL departed this life on Tuesday January 27 2026. Funeral services will be held on Saturday February 7 2026 at 1100AM from Mt. Hilliard Missionary Baptist Church Town Creek Community 4304 Co. Road 165 Union Springs ALRev. Hawthorne Reed officiant with a burial f...

Funeral services for Mr. Kennon Warren Whaley Sr., age 61, will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland at 2:00pm with visitation from noon to 2:00 pm. Bro. Richie Farrow will officiate, and burial will follow in the Clay County Memory Gardens.Kennon graduated from ...

Suzanne Suzie Hall Barr Kendall age ninety of Winchester Virginia died on January 28 2026 at The Willows at Meadow Branch. Suzie was born April 6 1935 in Winchester VA daughter of Herman Smith Barr and Thelma Richard Barr. She was a former elementary education teacher having graduated from Longwood...

Marion Marnie Hansen Larsen was born to parents Carl Peter and Clara Nielsen Hansen on September 6 1930 in Cedar Falls Iowa. She grew up as the youngest of three children on the family farm on the outskirts of Cedar Falls. Grades one through eight were held in a oneroom school house a mile from the ...

Harold E. Olson 89 of South Range passed away on Monday November 24 2025 at Aspirus St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth. Harold was born in the family home at Helms corner on March 25 1936 to Kenneth and Mildred Wermter Olson. He graduated from Superior East High School with the class of 1954 and then atte...

Janice Elaine Gourley Strong 81 of Mount Vernon peacefully passed away on Thursday January 15 2026 surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with multiple health issues. Janice was born in 1944 in Bellingham Washington to Adrian and Florence Strong. She graduated from BurlingtonEdison High ...

Carolyn Jane Lee a woman whose life was defined by unwavering devotion to her family passed away peacefully surrounded by those she loved. Her passing marked the end of a courageous 25year battle with breast cancera journey she faced with grace strength and a focus on the simple joys of life. Born i...

Lisa passed away on January 13 2026 after a year and a half battle with cancer. Lisa was born of goodly parents Melvin E and Diane Perry Bowman on May 28 1963. They had just moved from Pahrump Nevada to Las Vegas Nevada to a nice house with a pool which is partly why Lisa loved water so much. She wa...

Stephen W. Carroll better known as Steve was born on November 22 1947 in Mount Vernon Illinois passed away peacefully on January 29 2026 in Danville Illinois. He lived a life filled with purpose and dedication with a career as a machinist at Estad where his skills were not just a means of livelihood...

Sylvia Ann Sleva 90 of Westville passed away peacefully on January 30 2026 at Hawthorne Inn in Danville where she had been a resident for the past 5 years.Sylvia was born March 20 1935 at home in Westville to John and Elizabeth Shaffer Sleva. She was the second of 5 children. She attended Saint Mary...

Arlene Anne Landzettel nee Parodi age 82 of Mahwah passed away peacefully with her sister by her side on January 17 2026. Born on February 9 1943 to Renato and Irma nee Troiani Parodi Arlene lived in Hawthorne NJ for many years until moving to Mahwah in 1988. Arlene graduated from Hawthorne High Sch...

Daniel Arthur Pearson 54 beloved father son friend brother passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday January 21 2026 at Yale New Haven Dan was born November 5 1971 at Lawrence amp Memorial Hospital in New London Conn. to the late Jean B. Pearson and Arthur H. Pearson Jr. Dan was a...

Lloyd C. Blackwood, Jr., 78, of Hawthorne passed away and went to his reward on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at UF Health St. Johns Hospital in St. Augustine following a brief illness.Lloyd was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and was a 1965 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, TN. He subsequen...

FREEPORT Ann Marie Leavitt Colbath 81 passed away on October 3 2021 at Hawthorne House Alzheimers Care in Freeport Maine where she had been a patient since November 2016. Ann was born on October 21 1940 in Presque Isle Maine moved to Houlton the same year and grew up there. She graduated with High ...

Freeport Lucille Jordan 90 of Freeport ME passed away peacefully on June 21 2020 at the Hawthorne House nursing home facility. Lucille was born in Portland ME on December 28 1929 at the State Street Hospital. She was the daughter of Milton and Mildred Hale Dill of Freeport. Lucille grew up in Freep...

Bath Meet Gerard Francis Dorian who was born on November 18 1926 in Rumford Maine the son of Joshua and Olive Doucette Dorion. After his mothers passing in 1944 Gerard who suffered from tuberculosis entered the Hebron Sanitorium where he received treatment into the early 1950s and recovered from TB....

FREEPORT Rebecca Eleanor Williams Wright 71 died peacefully on February 9 2020 surrounded by loved ones. Becky was born on September 17 1948 in Bar Harbor Maine to Warren and Harriet Williams. Growing up Becky lived in Monmouth and then Belfast. Becky was involved in numerous organizations while at...

BRUNSWICK John Stead McDonald of 137 McKeen Street Brunswick Maine passed away peacefully February 9 at Hawthorne House in Freeport Maine after a long illness. He was born to Catherine McKenna McDonald and James Thomas McDonald on May 8 1933 in Providence Rhode Island. John attended Rogers High Sch...

FREEPORT Esther Davis OBrien a long time teacher died on July 5 2015 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born May 22 1918 the daughter of Fred and Edith Davis of Freeport. She attended Freeport schools graduating from Freeport High School in 1935 and then graduating from Gorham Normal School in...

She was born March 18 1928 in Haverhill MA to Olive Worthen. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1945. In June of 1948 she married Leo "Bunny" Gousse of Danville ME where they raised their three daughters. Shirley enjoyed music and dancing. She was an avid seamstress including making eac...

HARPSWELL Toni Bryant 78 of Harpswell passed away Thursday December 29 2016 after a brief stay at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born Antoinette L. Baker Feb. 11 1938 in Bath the daughter of Kenneth R. and M. Hilda Henderson Baker. She attended Woolwich schools and graduated from Morse Hi...

Eloise Katharine Skau Smith beloved mom grandmother great grandmother and dear friend passed surrounded by her loving family on August 21 2018. Born on September 7th 1933 in Hartford CT she was the only child of Evald and Charlotte Brucker Skau. Eloise was also fortunate to have her nana Ellen Olsen...

SOUTH PORTLAND Robert E.Bob Durkee 97 of South Portland son of the late G.Adelbert and Jennie Durkee passed away August 18 2016 at the Hawthorne House of Freeport under the special care of HospiceVNA. Bob was born on 700 Acre Island near Islesboro. Maine graduated from Islesboro High School 2nd in ...

Donald W. Hamilton 89 of the town of Halfmoon passed away on Tuesday January 13 2026 at the Delmar Center in the Town of Bethlehem NY. Donald was born in 1936 in Hawthorne New Jersey the son of the late Nicholas Hamilton and Harriet Wagoner. In addition to his parents he is also predeceased by his s...