Jefferson High School Alumni Obituaries

Wanda was born in Janesville WI the daughter of Alfred and Evelyn Peterson Gordon. She graduated from Jefferson High School and married Frederick Kramer on June 1 1956 at St. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church in Jefferson. The couple enjoyed 68 years of marriage until his death in August of 2024. Wanda live...

Barbara Pauline Gugliucci Hathaway, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on January 12, 2026. Barbara was born on December 11, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Anthony Gugliucci and Pauline Testa Gugliucci. Barbara attended P.S. 181 and Thomas Jefferson High School, graduating in 1955....

Vicky Lynn Barrett passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, surrounded by family, after a long illness. Vicky was born September 26, 1963, to Roger and Patricia (Peterson) Eikland in Fort Atkinson, the fourth of seven kids. She was raised along the Rock River, where she enjoyed fishing with her G...

Catherine Mercer DeGrange Stevens Winchester Cathy 85 was a caring mother grandmother sister and friend. She passed from this world on March 1 2023 at Windber Hospice in Windber Pa. Cathy went to see the lord peacefully while comforted by her loving son and daughterinlaw. Cathy was born to William a...

Anthony Marcano 73 of WilkesBarre PA and formerly of Brooklyn NY passed away Wednesday morning January 7 2026 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Plains PA. Born on August 23 1952 in Queens New York he was the son of the late Celso Antonio and Augustina Perez Marcano. Tony was a graduate of T...

Steven V. OwensKennewick, Washington -Steven (Steve) Vern Owens, 91, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 15, 2025.Steve was born on July 9, 1934, in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, to parents Steven Robert Owens and Eraina (Irene Mar...

Reflection of LifeOn May 12, 1949, a baby boy was born under the parentage of Levell Durham and Blanchie Harris in San Marcos, Texas. They would affectionately name him Travis Levell Durham Junior, after his father. His parents would soon leave San Marcos for Lubbock, Texas where he would spend the ...

William Eugene Fouts known as Bill to loved ones passed away at the age of 91 on January 12 2026 in Houston Texas. He was born in Port Arthur Texas October 29 1934 to Frances and Herbert Fouts. After graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School Bill completed a stint in the army where he was station...

Eileen Brown age 91 of Marengo passed away Tuesday November 4 2025 at DeWolfe Place. She was born on June 21 1934 in London Ohio to the late Jake and Opal Wiles Peterman. Eileen was a 1952 graduate of West Jefferson High school. After graduation she worked at Ranco bred horses and sold real estate p...

Sophia Brenkus Dreslinski age 92 of Kingsville passed away peacefully on Monday November 24 2025 at her daughters home in Orwell. Sophia was born January 1 1933 in Jefferson Ohio the daughter of Simon and Barbara Bieber Brenkus. She was a proud 1951 graduate of Jefferson High School. Sophia was a me...

Brian McConnahea 61 of Delphos passed away at his residence. He was born June 2 1964 in Marysville Ohio to Robert and Mary Wibley McConnahea. They both preceded him in death. On April 20 2013 he married Terri Southard who preceded him in death August 14 2025. He is survived. By his sons Justice McCo...

Selina Garcia 16 of Delphos passed away on Thursday May 8 2025 at her residence. She was born December 14 2008 in Marietta GA to Aaron Garcia Sr. and Natosha DominguezCarrion. Her father survives in Mexico and her mother survives in Illinois. Selina is also survived by her grandparents Greg and Tamm...

Patricia Osburn 84 of Delphos passed away Friday October 3 2025 at Mercy Health St. Ritas Hospital. She was born on February 6 1941 to Jesse Rex and Edna Grace Williams Compton. They both preceded her in death. She married Robert Osburn on July 11 1959. He preceded her in death on September 11 2006....

Joyce May Davis 69 peacefully passed away on Friday April 18 2025 surrounded by her loving family at Van Wert Manor. She was born June 23 1955 in Lima OH to Charles W. and Mary Violet Mox Sellers. They both preceded her in death. Joyce is survived by her daughter Barbie Chris Calvelage of Van Wert O...

Paul Edward Miller age 72 of Delphos Ohio was born on April 14 1953 in Lima Ohio. He went home to be with the Lord on December 24 2025 at 800 p.m. peacefully at home and surrounded by his girls. Paul was born to Rev. Maurice Eugene Gene Miller and Dorothy Bowsher Miller. He was a 1971 graduate of De...

Elizabeth Beth E. Williams age 83 of Delphos passed away peacefully on Sunday October 26 2025 at The Meadows of Delphos with her family by her side. She was born on November 18 1941 to Sylvester and V. Evelyn Best Kraft who both preceded her in death. On May 6 1992 she married E. Patrick Williams wh...

She was born on December 18 1935 the daughter of Karl and Cleo Hinkle Stainfield. Betty graduated from Jefferson High School in 1953 and went on to enjoy a long and fulfilling career as a beautician for 40 years. Betty had a deep love for life and adventure. She especially enjoyed polka dancing and ...

Robert Bob Douglas Carpenter 83 of Newark passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at home following a brief illness. He was born September 9 1942 on the family farm in Dresden Ohio to the late Gerald W. Carpenter and Josephine B. Piatt Carpenter. Bob graduated from Jefferson High School in Dresden Ohi...

Funeral services will be held at 1100 am on Tuesday January 27 2026 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Columbia for Ernestine Ford May 97 of Columbia who passed away Friday January 23 2026 at Myrtles Nursing Center. Interment will be at Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Columbia. Rev. Tommy Broom...

On the afternoon of December 21, 2025, Norma Jean Manns passed away, just a few weeks away from her 90th birthday. She was the daughter of Leon Little and Lola Mae Harris, and was born in Atlanta, Georgia, at Grady Hospital on January 9, 1936.As a young child, Norma moved to Brooklyn, New York, with...

Pastor Ronald Dale Green Sr. a devoted servant of God beloved husband father and respected leader was born on December 9 1964 to the proud parents William and Louise MooreGreen. His mother often reflected on his birth with the words No more but God said one more a testament to the divine purpose tha...

Janet S. Hayden 78 of Lafayette passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday January 17 2026. She was born July 5 1947 in Lafayette Indiana to the late Herbert and Lillian Mills. Janet graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School. On December 30 1967 she married James I. Hayden in Lafayette. Jan...

Lisa C. Grenat Vandeventer 65 of Lafayette passed away after a heroic longfought battle with COPD on January 22 2026 surrounded by her family. She was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and employed at Purdue University for the past 18 years. Lisa loved being outside in the summer plantin...

Joan McCollum Wootan died on January 11 2026 at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf IA on her 97th birthday. She was born on January 11 1929 in Chicago IL to George Erskine and Erma Robertson Erskine. She attended The Avery Coonley School through 8th grade and graduated from Downers Grove High...

Our sweet Angel was born on July 25 2011 in Rockford Illinois. Izamary Ivette Rivera Padilla was the beloved child of Yazmin PadillaSanchez and Raul Rivera. She brought light and laughter to everyone she met. Izamary attended Jefferson High School and had a passion for music an adventurous spirit an...

ROCKFORD James Phillip Arco age 58 of Rockford Illinois passed away on Tuesday September 9 2025. Jim was born on October 31 1966 in Rockford Illinois to Angelo and Catherine Arco. He grew up in Rockford attending Jefferson High School graduating Class of 1984 where he played football and baseball. ...

He was born on January 11 1967 in Louisville GA to Mr. Bobby Davis Sr. and Mrs. Mae Lane Davis. They preceded him in death. Bobby was educated in the Jefferson County School System and he was a 1988 graduate of Louisville High School Louisville GA. Bobby was a member of the Woodlawn Baptist Church. ...

Martha S. Lawrence Mitchell was born on August 4 1940 in Emanuel County Georgia minutes after her twin sister Mary Lawrence who preceded her in death. Martha was the ninth of 13 children of the late Richard Arthur Lawrence Sr. and Leola Palmer Lawrence. She was CoCaptain of the Emanual County High S...

Florence Jewell McGlohn was born on September 19, 1931, to the late James and Beulah Richard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a journey with Alzheimer's disease, Florence entered eternal rest at the home of her daughter in Arizona on October 30, 2025.During her early years, Florence, along with ...