Lebanon High School Alumni Obituaries

Paul A. Rodina, 60, of Shinnston, passed away on October 25, 2025. He was born in Washington state on April 5, 1965, a son to the late Stanley Rodina and MaryJane McGreery Rodina. Paul is survived by his son, Louis Anthony Rodina, his best friend Cindy Shandrick Rodina, brother Joe Rodina (Debbie) o...

Betty Hill passed from this life and entered into the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on January 11 1945 at Kaiser hospital in San Diego California. Betty was 80 years old when the Lord called her home. She was the daughter of John Morton Carrel and Helen Francis Higgenbotham Carrel. She was prece...

Rachel Bradford Horsley 92 of Fayetteville passed away on November 13 2025 surrounded by family and loved ones at home. She was born August 12 1933 in Lincoln County Tennessee to the late Robert Anderson and Elsie Mae Sandlin Bradford. Services are to be held at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home on Monda...

Gregory Greg Alan DeBarr 68 of Kingwood WV passed away at his home on Sunday December 28 2025 following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on June 7 1957 in Fredericksburg VA son of the late Eugene ONeil DeBarr and Archetta Lou Long DeBarr. Greg was a 1975 graduate of Kingwood High School. He w...

Peacefully and surrounded by his family Frederick E. Heimbruch age 85 of New London Wisconsin passed away at home on Sunday December 14 2025 after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 15 1940 in Lebanon Wisconsin to the late Louis and Eleva Feathers Heimbruch and he married Judy Knispel on Octobe...

Mary Lou Carlin West CMSgt Ret. USAF age 75 unexpectedly passed in her sleep in the early morning hours of January 3 2026 in Lyndon Station Wisconsin. Mary was born on November 9 1950 in Reedsburg Wisconsin to Elliot Bud Carlin and Evelyn Peterson Carlin. She graduated from Baraboo High School in 19...

Orion Wicklund 89 passed away on December 17th 2025 in Amery WI. He was born on April 1st 1936 in Ashland WI the fourth of eight children born to Elwood Wicklund Mable Sundberg Wicklund. The family lived in Mason WI until 1941 when they moved to Superior WI where Orions father worked in the shipyar...

Evelyn Leona Jackson Foster was born February 4 1926 in Portsmouth Virginia to Anna Jackson and Vernon Saunders. Her mother passed away while Evelyn was still a small child. As such she was raised by her grandparents Ida and Edward Jackson along with her Aunt Laura. During the Great Depression the f...

WEIKERT James Clement 96 of Lebanon passed away peacefully on Friday December 19 2025 at his home. Born December 1 1929 in Dayton OH. James was the son of Ralph and Hazel nee Garrett Weikert and was a loving and devoted husband father grandfather and brother. James has lived in Lebanon since 1964. H...

Wesseler Joseph Joe Harold 64 of South Lebanon passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 surrounded by family. Born February 7 1961 in Cincinnati OH to Elmer and Clara nee Litfin Wesseler Joe was a 1979 graduate of Lebanon High School. Joe worked for more than 20 years as a machine operator for EBeam ...

Danny Ray Baker 63 of Lebanon passed away on December 21 2025 surrounded by his daughters. Born on January 5 1962 he was a U.S. Army veteran and will be remembered for his love of the outdoors his abundance of homegrown vegetables and his generous heart for everyone he encountered. Growing up as par...

SMITH Tracy Paulette ne Kraus 64 of Morrow passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at the James Cancer Center in Columbus. Born July 24 1961 in Medina OH to Paul Richard and Faye Lilleen ne Schultz Kraus she was a 1979 graduate of Cloverleaf High School. Tracy was a proud alumna of The Ohio State Uni...

Gina Kay Meade daughter of the late Betty Brandt Robertson and the late Duval Duke Robertson was born in Lebanon Pennsylvania. She received her formal education in the Lebanon Public School System and was a 1976 graduate of Lebanon High School. She began her working career with the Federal Governmen...

Melvin Mel A. Grulke went home to heaven on December 21 2025 at Sunset Ridge in Johnson Creek Wisconsin where he lived since February 2024. Mel was born on October 29 1941 at Hustisford Hospital to Ewald and Minnie Kopfer Grulke. Mel was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hustisford on November ...

Mary Alice Newbauer age 85 of Covington passed away Sunday November 16 2025 at the Upper Valley Medical Center Troy. Mary Alice was born in Darke County on March 20 1940 to the late Palmer Edward Evelyn Louise Shuff Newbauer. She was a graduate of Gettysburg High School Class of 1958 two years of c...

Deborah A. Homchosky age 74 of Sharpsville PA passed away on Tuesday December 2 2025 in UPMC Horizon Hospital Farrell PA. Born March 161951 in Wilmington Ohio she was the daughter of the late William and Lois Sandlin Stacy. Deborah graduated for Little Miami High School in S. Lebanon OH and went on ...

Born in Braddock PA to Albert and Dorothy Miller Jedinak Gary was a 1970 graduate of Turtle Creek High School and a 1974 graduate of Slippery Rock University. He taught in Mt. Lebanon School District for 34 years teaching primarily science and math his entire career. He ran the After School Sports P...

Valerie Renee ONeil age 66 of Ravenna Ohio departed this life Sunday December 14 2025 at 802 a.m. at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center following complications from an extended illness. She was born December 2 1959 in Ravenna OH the daughter of Tommy Lee ONeil and An...

Richard J. Altemueller 90 of Washington passed away on January 7 2026. Richard son of the late Frank Altemueller and Anna nee Roetheli was born on October 30 1935 in Washington. He received his education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On April 11 1959 he was united in marriage to Marlene Gross...

Catherine Lynn Yenesel a devoted wife cherished family member and radiant presence to all who knew her passed away on November 30 2025 at the age of 58. Catherine was born on January 12 1967 in Lebanon New Hampshire to Donald and Barbara Fisher. Her early childhood was spent in Boston where her brig...

Carol Ann Vida Wallen died December 29 2025 in Mt. Lebanon PA. Carol was born on May 4 1949 to Joe and Inge Vida at St. Francis Hospital in Macomb IL. She graduated from Macomb Senior High School in 1967 and attended the University of Illinois before graduating from Fairview Hospital School of Nursi...

Julie Elaine deNazarie Lewis beloved wife of James H. Lewis died suddenly on June 21 2025. She was born September 23 1945 in St. Petersburg Florida to the late Jules and Marie Hetherington deNazarie. She grew up in Jacksonville graduated from DuPont High School and earned her RT certification from B...

John Frank Pujia Jr. age 83 of Mt. Lebanon was received into Heaven through the love of Jesus Christ on February 2 2025. Born on September 11 1941 in Connellsville he was the son of the late John Frank Pujia Sr and Rheba nee Tissue. He was the beloved husband of Marcia nee Roscoe Pujia loving father...

Walter J. Baker M.D. of Robinson Township passed peacefully at home on January 10th 2026. His caring and steadfast presence touched so many lives in the Pittsburgh community. He was a devoted family man a proud physician a devout Catholic and an outdoor enthusiast. Walter was born in Crafton PA to S...

Sherri Ellen Phillips Edelen age 57 of Louisville KY formerly of Springfield passed away at 700 p.m. Tuesday December 30 2025 at her home. She was born in Lebanon KY on September 18 1968 to the late Donald William and Florene Coulter Phillips. She was a member of the St. Bartholomew Catholic Church ...

Perry Walter "Butch" Fitzpatrick Jr. age 55 of Lebanon died Monday evening Nov. 17 2025 at VanderbiltWilson Hospital in Lebanon. He was born May 6 1970 in Trenton NJ and was a graduate of Lebanon High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Butch was employed in the dairy and produce department at Targe...

Randall Ray Rollins age 66 formerly of Watertown died Monday morning Jan. 5 2026 at his Lebanon residence. Born Jan. 24 1959 Randy was the son of Ruby Lannom Rollins and the late Ray Thomas Rollins. Randy was a 1977 graduate of Watertown High School and served his country in the US Navy. He was an e...

Mary Frances Lea Baines age 91 of Lebanon passed away Monday Nov. 17 2025 at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon. She was born April 3 1934 daughter of the late Jessie Herbert Lea and Elizabeth Frances Williams Lea. Her formative years were spent in Watertown where she was a 1951 graduate o...

Ms. Janelyn Stewart Knowles age 66 of Lebanon passed away Tuesday December 2 2025 at St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville after a long battle with cancer. Janelyn was born in Lebanon July 13 1959 to the late Charles Daniel Dan Stewart and Bettye Faye Jones Stewart. She graduated in 1977 from Lebano...

Steven Gaither Warren age 74 of Watertown died Friday Dec. 19 2025 at VanderbiltWilson Hospital in Lebanon. Born June 24 1951 he was the son of the late Van Edwin Warren and Ruby Whited Warren and was preceded in death by a brother Mark Reginald Warren and his step father Robert Crawford Davis. Stev...