North Rockland High School Alumni Obituaries

Alden L. Richards, 81, of rural Alpha, died unexpectedly, Monday, October 27, 2025, at his home.A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Hawkeye Community Hall. A service will follow the visitation. Interment will follow the luncheon at Alpha Cemetery.Al...

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...

Larry Dean Cook Sr., age 89 of White Hall passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026 at White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 22, 1936 in White Hall, the son of Floyd and Imogene Sitton Cook. He married Nell Vanderford and later divorced. He later married Carol Westnedge Febru...

Richard VanMeter, 68, of White Hall, Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026. He was born November 20, 1957, in White Hall, the son of Pearl (Jackson) VanMeter and Rollin VanMeter, both of whom preceded him in death.Richard was a devoted father and grandfather who deeply valued his fami...

Jennifer Damm, age 37, and Kendyn Renee Damm, age 8, both of Riverton, Il. passed away Tuesday morning (January 6, 2026) in Springfield, Il.Jennifer was born April 13, 1988 in Springfield, Il. daughter of the late Kenneth Eugene and Traci Kay Bettis Damm.Surviving is her mother Traci of Virden, Il.;...

James B. Jim Maxwell passed away January 4 2026 in Lancaster County PA after many years of living with frontotemporal dementia with his wife and daughter by his side. He moved from Durham NC in 2016 to be near family after his retirement in 2014. The only child of Harold Irvin Maxwell and Lydia Beck...

Jerry Fair 78 of East Alton IL passed away unexpectedly on Friday September 19 2025 following a sudden cardiac event. Jerry graduated from North Vernon High School in 1964 and briefly attended the University of Cincinnati before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He proudly served for four ye...

Alexis D. Gille age 26 of Birnamwood passed away unexpectedly on Saturday January 10 2026. Alexis was born on March 3 1999 in Janesville Wisconsin to Phillip Gille and the late Kelly Truitt. She received her GED from North Central Technical School. Alexis moved to Ohio after school for a while befor...

Jeff Gavel 73 Berlin passed away after a courageous cancer journey on January 9 2026 at home. Born November 8 1952 in Somerset son of Stephen and Emma Gean McGee Gavel. Preceded in death by his parents and brother Jerry. Survived by his wife of 27 years the former Cindy Maust step son Josiah Cook br...

Ida Delores Lewis Taylor was born on June 3 1957 to the late James Lewis Sr. and Bessie Mae Mitchell Lewis of Anthony Florida. Ida received her formal education in the Marion County School System in Citra Florida graduating from North Marion High School class of 1975. She furthered her education at ...

Walter Walt Schearer 83 of Poplar Grove IL passed away at home Friday January 2 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on July 24 1942 in Reading PA the son of Walter and Mary Noone Schearer. He earned his BS from Villanova University and his MS from Marquette University. Walt married the love o...

Joseph J. Shola Sr. 76 of North Andover Massachusetts passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lawrence he was the devoted son of Balbina and Albert Shola. Joe was raised in North Andover and was a proud graduate of North Andover High School Class of 1967. He continued his edu...

Carol Jean Mackay 86 of Salem NH passed away on Saturday December 20 2025 at Bowman Place in Bedford NH surrounded by her loving family. Carol grew up in North Andover MA the daughter of the late Mildred Cormey and Harold Ackroyd. Carol was a proud graduate of North Andover High School Class of 1957...

Dorothy Evelyn Chambers Heller age 97 of Table Grove IL passed away at 915 pm on Sunday March 6 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Canton IL. She was born on April 3 1918 in Farmers Township Fulton County IL the daughter of Oma and Essie France Chambers. She married George W. Heller on Decemb...

Elizabeth Ann Phipps Mercer passed away at North River Health Campus on October 29 2024 in Evansville IN. She was born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 27 1942 daughter of the late Berwyn R. Phipps Sr. and Elizabeth Nance Ozenberger Phipps. She is survived by her children Ara Beth NelsonMercer Theron ...

John Malcolm MacLeod 93 died on December 27 2025 at the Jack Byrne Hospice in Lebanon New Hampshire after suffering a stroke on Christmas morning. His wife of 66 years Nancy Ela MacLeod their three children and spouses and nine grandchildren were able to share with Big John how deeply he was loved a...

91 passed away on December 17 2025. He was a programmer at Boeing and Cessna and later became the first computer teacher at Wichita Area Vocational School. He graduated North High School Class of 1953 and Wichita State University Class of 1958 and was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was a l...

Your life was a blessingYour memory a treasure.You are loved beyond wordsYou are missed beyond measure.On December 22, Gloria Brock Morgan ascended to heaven to join her Heavenly Father and her beloved family members who went before her. Her sudden death followed several years of declining health wh...

Norma Phyllis Berg Nathanson 101 of Bethel CT passed away peacefully on July 30 2024 in Windham Maine. She was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Ada E. Hollins Berg. Born in Boston MA December 23 1922 she was married at Trinity Episcopal Church Boston MA to the late Charles H. Nathanson Sr. They...

David L. Crandell, 91, passed away January 15, 2026. He was a lifelong resident of Akron, graduating from North High School and The University of Akron with a degree in civil en...

Janice passed away peacefully on the morning of December 9 surrounded in love by her niece Christina Knapp and her lifelong friend Judy ParmenterOblocki. Janice grew up in Eastlake Ohio and graduated from North High School. She began her career in the banking industry after which she spent many year...

Louis S. Lou Cestra 93 entered into eternal life on Saturday July 19 2025 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington New Jersey with his loving family by his side. Born and raised in Syracuse New York son of the late Luciano and Susie ne Vano Cestra he lived in the Westerleigh section of Staten Islan...

David Carver 56 of West Mansfield passed away Sunday afternoon October 12 2025 peacefully with family by his side at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. One of six children David was born November 26 1968 in Sandusky to David R. and Susan M. Schlabach Carver. A 1986 graduate of N...

John Loeffler age 86 of Akron Ohio passed away peacefully on January 13 2026 at Summa Hospital. Born on November 17 1939 in Djakowo Yugoslavia. John immigrated to the United States from Germany in January 1952 and built a life rooted in hard work service and family. A proud graduate of North High Sc...

Poland A Memorial prayer service will be held at Davis Becker Funeral Home Chapel at 8536 Market Street in Boardman 44512 on January 9 at 1230 pm for John Jack Repasky 89 who died peacefully at his home in Poland with his wife by his side on December 16 2025. Jack was born May 22 1936 in Campbell ...

Omar Rahjohn Chandler was born on December 3, 1983, in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Dawn Denise Chandler and the late Clifford Raheem Davis Jr. He spent several of his early years growing up in North Plainfield before becoming a longtime resident of Plainfield, New Jersey. Omar was known and loved by ...

Mary Kathleen Kuberry 54 of Tionesta entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday January 3 2026 after a valiant battle with ovarian cancer which she fought with unwavering courage and grace. She was born on June 16 1971 in Pittsburgh to the late Donald L. Shaw and Mary Kathy Kuth Shaw who surv...

Jack Michael Wall 67 of Harborcreek passed away on Wednesday October 29 2025. He was born in Erie on September 10 1958 the son of the late Robert and Barbara Martin Wall. Jack was a 1977 graduate of North East High School. He attended Lipscomb University graduated from the University of Pittsburgh a...

Frank Semelka age 85 of North East died following a brief illness surrounded by his family on Friday November 21 2025 at UPMC Hamot. He was born on May 17 1940 in Scranton PA to the late William and Marie Marciano Semelka. Frank attended North East High School and later served in the United States A...