Independence High School Alumni Obituaries

Mr. Joseph Edward Frickey Jr. age 89 of Des Allemands LA passed away peacefully and went home to be with the Lord on January 7 2026. Relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of his life on Tuesday January 13th at McKneely Funeral Home in Amite LA with visitation from 900 to 1030 a.m. follo...

87 passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at Highlandspring of Ft. Thomas. The daughter of the late Edna Berkshire Hodges and William Howard McCubbin Shirley was born in Walton KY on July 23 1938. A graduate of Boone County High School Shirley went on to work for many years as a registration clerk a...

James (Jim) William Corzatt, 79, passed away on January 6, 2026, after complications from pneumonia. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Agnes Corzatt, and his brothers Richard Corzatt and John Corzatt. Left to cherish his memory is Denyce, his wife of 39 years, his brother Cliff (...

It is with great sadness that the family of Frances J. Nigra announces her death on Tuesday December 30 2025. Frances was a 1945 graduate of Leechburg High School and then attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh. For over 50 years she was employed by P.P.G. Industries in Creighton before retiring ...

April Ann Holley age 51 passed away Sunday January 4 2026 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital from a long illness. April graduated Independence High School in 1992. Shortly after she completed her Associate Degree in Nursing. In 1996 became a mother to her first daughter Hannah Breanne and then to Halee ...

Tammy Louise Workman Lambert 66 of Sophia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday January 11 2026 following a short illness. Born November 15 1959 in Jonben WV she was the daughter of the late Lana Dale Lawson Sears the late Lonnie Dale Workman and Lundy Sears. She was preceded in death by a sister ...

Carla T. Dunnahoo 85 went to meet the Lord on December 16 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation will be held Saturday December 20 2025 at the Wilton Baptist Church from 1000 to 1100 A.M. with funeral services immediately following at 1100 A.M. Burial will be i...

Gloria A. Clark 84 of Portage Indiana reluctantly passed away on Saturday January 10 2026. She was born August 31 1941 in Gary Indiana to the late Edward and Julia Benedict Dawson. Gloria entered the world kicking and screaming and determined from the very beginning to be noticed and heard. The midd...

Rev. Roger Palmer Olson, 94, of Park Rapids, MN passed away on Sat. December 13, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, MN. Roger wrote his own obituary listed below.Roger was born on January 27, 1931 in Whitehall, Wisconsin the son of Palmer C. and Evelyn C (Risberg) Olson. He was raised o...

William Bill Lee Strong age 74 of Independence VA passed away at his home on Wednesday December 17 2025. Coach Strong was born in Bluefield West Virginia to the late Grover Reese Strong and Shirlene Burgess Strong. He is survived by his brother Brad Strong and wife Mary Ann of Bristol TN two nephews...

The family of Wilma Louise Jones Moxley 73 of Independence VA is deeply saddened to share that she passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem Virginia. Louise was born on March 22 1952 in Jefferson NC to Arzie and Gladys Jones. She graduated from Alleghany High School...

Donald "Donnie" Clip Campbell 77 of Grassy Creek Helton Community passed away at home on December 24 2025 surrounded by family. He was born in Grassy Creek on November 21 1948 to Clip and Nell Tester Campbell. He was a graduate of Northwest Ashe High School having attended Virginia Carolina High Sc...

Lt. Col. Jimmey Norman Phipps USAF Ret age 92 of Colorado Springs CO passed away in his home on December 17 2025. Jim was born April 9 1933 at Bridle Creek Grayson County VA to Dewey and Elsie Phipps. He was the second of five children and grew up with strong family values where he developed his str...

Emma Russell at the age of 79 passed away on Christmas Eve at her daughters home in Radford. A lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church she leaves behind a legacy of love and service unto the Lord. The youngest of six children born to Roy and Ora Lee Taylor Emma exemplified the life of a tr...

Harold Dean Dolinger age 86 of Lansing NC the Helton Community passed away on January 8 2026 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson NC. Mr. Dolinger was born on January 28 1939 in Grayson County to Joseph Lee and Thelma Pennington Dolinger. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by all ...

The Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Russell of the Whitetop Community passed away on Wednesday December 24 2025 at the Ballad Health Hospice Home in Bristol TN. Dr. Russell was born on December 29 1949 in Flint Michigan to Clyde G. and Billie Lee Webb Russell. Following his graduation from of Caledonia High Sch...

JACQUELINE DEAN HARMON 81 known as Jackie by many passed away peacefully at her home on December 30 2025 in Springfield Illinois. Jacqueline was born on June 28 1944 in Springfield Illinois to Bernadine NewmanWheatley and was lovingly raised by Clifford Wheatley as his daughter. Jackie was the oldes...

Doranna Lou Koffenberger a lifelong resident of Independence Missouri passed away peacefully on January 12 2026celebrating her 91st birthday on the very day she was called home. Born in 1935 to Fred and Mildred Schneider Doranna was a proud graduate of Van Horn High School. Her faith and her voice w...

Joseph R. Robinson II of Kansas City MO passed away on 192026 at the age of 47. He is remembered for his generosity of heart spirit and time. His memory will be honored every time his loved ones share a meal tell a dad joke or light off a bottle rocket. Joe was born to Agatha Lyon Robinson and the l...

June J. Hatfield was born in Kansas City Missouri on June 26 1943. She was the youngest child of John W Hatfield and Grace Ann Owens Hatfield. Junes oldest sibling Kathaleen was 15 years old when June was born. In between Kathaleen and June were "the boys" Johnny Gene and Virgil. June graduated from...

Debra L. Zelenak 66 of Calumet died Monday December 29 2025 at Independence Health Frick Hospital. Mrs. Zelenak was born September 4 1959 in Jeannette to Lucille Evangeliste Varsafsky and the late Martin Varsafsky. Debra was a graduate of Jeannette High School class of 1977. She was a member of St. ...

G. Michael Flavin age 81 of Spring Hill Fla. formerly of Weymouth and Quincy died peacefully Wednesday December 10 2025 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. Michael was born in Quincy to the late George V. and Florence L. Geiger Flavin. Raised and educated there he was a gradu...

Claire Rita Maliszewski MichalowskiOctober 4, 1935 - December 31, 2025Claire Michalowski passed away peacefully, surrounded by prayers and family, on December 31, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Claire was born in 1935 in South River, New Jersey, the third of four children to Matthew and Wand...

Marie Louise Strehlow Foster 96 of Peoria died peacefully on February 25 2021 with her loving children by her side. She was born June 16 1924 in Peoria IL to Gladys and Paul Valentine Strehlow. Marie graduated from Peoria High School in 1942 and the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1946. She marri...

Norman E. Bungard, 85 of Mount Pleasant died Saturday December 13,2025 at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital. He was born September 18,1940 a son of the late William and Grace Underwood Bungard. He was a member of the Mt. Joy Covenant Church of Mt. Pleasant where he previously served a...

Talia J. Gales, 31 of Connellsville died on Monday December 29, 2025 in Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital. Greensburg. She was born on January 12, 1994 in Mount Pleasant a daughter of Gordon E. and Robin Kozlowski Gales of Connellsville. Talia was a graduate of Connellsville High S...

Lolamae Walden Curry entered this world on Thursday February 22 1934 in East Orange New Jersey born to Henry and Susie Walden. She was the third of four children. From an early age Lolamae demonstrated a caring spirit and a strong sense of purpose that would guide her throughout life. At a young age...

Mary Lee AntoineCox age 83 of Houston Texas passed away peacefully on December 29 2025 in Lake Charles Louisiana. Mary Lee was born on November 25 1942 to Loicy and Matthew Antoine in Washington Louisiana. She attended Washington High School and was a proud member of the Class of 1960. From her firs...

Donna M. Peterson, 83 of Rockland, WI, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Emplify Health, formerly known as Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, WI.Donna was born on April 1, 1942, to Henry and Hulda Langrehr. She was raised in the Bangor area and graduated from Bangor High School with the...

Diane Pivonka age 71 passed away peacefully leaving behind a legacy of compassion independence and lifelong service to others. Diane was born on September 25 1954 in Manitowoc to the late Marvin and Margaret A. Schuh Pivonka. She grew up in Clarks Mills and graduated from Valders High School with th...