Waverly High School Alumni Obituaries

Patrick Charles Lonieski 88 of Waverly Pennsylvania passed away on January 10 2026 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. Patrick was born in Queens New York and later moved to Islip New York where he grew up and graduated from Islip High School. Patrick was the beloved husband ...

Nancy Marie DeRiggi Curra passed away peacefully on December 14 2025 at the age of 93 leaving behind a legacy of deep faith devotion to family and quiet service to all who knew her. Born in Dalton Pennsylvania on May 27 1932 she was the daughter of the late Anthonio and Celestra Capalongo DeRiggi im...

Michael John DeGroote age 63 of New Hartford Iowa was born the son of Marion and Hannah Mae Gersema DeGroote on October 31 1962 in Bremer County Waverly Iowa. He received his education and graduated May 17 1981 from Parkersburg High School. Mike made his home on an acreage near New Hartford. He had ...

William Bill Duane Rosenwinkle age 93 of Waukee Iowa formerly of Clarksville Iowa was born the son of Frederick D. and Grace Janice Mennenga Rosenwinkle on June 3 1932 in Clarksville Iowa. Bill received his education and graduated from Clarksville High School in 1950. He was drafted into the United ...

Julianne Julie C. Wright 66 of Sayre PA passed away unexpectedly on January 23 2026 at Robert Packer Hospital. She was born on July 12 1959 in Waverly NY and was a daughter of the late Frank and Wilma Shoemaker Baumgartner. Julie was a graduate of Sayre High School and went on to receive her Bachelo...

A funeral service for Chris L. Buettner will be held on Wednesday December 10 2025 at 1030 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Father Jay Buhman officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Christopher Lee Chris Buettner 63 years of age of Hol...

The Reverend Lloyd Haskett Sr. age 71 of Hampton Virginia passed away peacefully on October 18 2025 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Born June 2 1954 in Surry County he was the fourth of seven children of the late Ernest and Annie Bell Haskett. Raised in the church he developed a lifelong...

Mrs. Alisha Jones of Waverly Virginia entered eternal rest on Tuesday December 2 2025 at VCU Medical Center Richmond Virginia. Alisha grew up in Jamaica Queens New York where she was known for being a very warm and endearing young person with a big heart. She grew up in church under the tutelage of ...

Wallace Nathaniel Bailey Jr. was born on February 9 1955. He was born in Newport News Virginia to Catherine Shirley Robinson and Wallace N. Bailey Sr. He went to TC Irwin and Dunbar Elementary Schools in Newport News Virginia Thorpe Junior High School in Hampton Virginia and Lindsey Junior High in H...

Woodrow Matthew Ricks Jr. was born on December 29 1982 to Woodrow and Yvonne Ricks. He entered eternal rest on Saturday August 23 2025 at 521pm at the young age of 42 years old. He was the baby of the family and always took care is his Mother. Junior went to Sussex Central High School. After High Sc...

On Tuesday July 15 2025 TaShawn Antonio Harris closed his eyes in death at VCU Medical Trauma Center. He graduated from Sussex Central High School in May 2024. He was a Beautiful person and was definitely the apple of our eyes. He enjoyed eating cooking drawing listening to music and riding his bike...

Barbara Jean Voorhees was born on November 30th 1928 in Somerville New Jersey to Lester and Helen Schmidt Voorhees. She enrolled in the Iowa State Teachers College where she met and later married Darrel Porter in 1950. Barbara and Darrel had three children William Shasha and Diane. Barbara taught Hi...

Betty Lou Bergman 86 of rural Hudson passed away at home on Wednesday January 14 2026. She was born October 4 1939 in Hudson daughter of Leo and Alma Engel Waltmann. Betty graduated from Hudson High School in 1957 then earned her B.A. in Home Economics from Wartburg College followed by a Masters Deg...

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 ...

On Wednesday January 21 2026 God called home one of his most prized possessions. Jessie Lee Coleman Munk" as he was so affectionately known was born in Waverly Virginia on May 11 1952. Jessie was the 3rd child born to the late Arthur Coleman and Hattie Coleman Gwaltney. He fought until the very end ...

was born on July 5 1950 to James Tee Sr. and Victoria Rogers Gray in Southampton County Virginia. She was the fourth of eight children five sisters and two brothers. She attended schools in Southampton County where she played the clarinet in the marching band before graduating from Riverview High S...

Otelia Tillie Westbrook Harris passed away at her home on November 12 2025. She was preceded in death by her Husband Allen Powell Harris son Mark Allen Harris parents Romeo J. Westbrook and Marie Williams Westbrook and Sister Elizabeth Beth Prasse. Tillie was born August 20 1935 in Waverly Virginia....

Phillip Carl Coleman was born on October 13 1944 at home in Milford VA and left this life on Earth to be with his Lord on January 6 2026 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg VA. He was the tenth of eleven children and the second youngest. Phillip gave his life to Christ at an early age and ...

Virgil Gordon Neuendorff, of New Waverly, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 1:47 p.m.Mr. Neuendorff was born on May 23, 1935, at home near Bernardo in Colorado County, Texas, to Peter Leander Neuendorff and Emily Bock Neuendorff. He was baptized and confirmed a...

Cleo Ann Eliason age 90 passed away peacefully on January 20 2026 in Green Bay Wisconsin. She was born December 1 1935 in Green Bay to Edwin and Helen Klug Eliason. Cleo was proud to be a lifelong Lutheran. She graduated with High Honors from Green Bay East High School in 1954. She worked as a secre...

Peg was born to Bud Alvin and Shirley Hoyt Duling in Ottawa Ohio. Peg marriedVirgil Studebaker on January 9 1988. Their son Todd Jami Studebaker of WentzvilleMO added four grandchildren to the family Dominic Hannah Studebaker of MoscowMills MO Kris Megan Studebaker of Moscow Mills MO Raiden Caleb Di...

Lee B. Presson Jr. age 77 passed away on January 22 2026 at his home in St. Louis Missouri surrounded by his family. Formerly of East Prairie MO. He was a graduate of East Prairie High School Class of 1966. He was born on May 24 1948 in Cairo Illinois to the late LB. Presson Sr. and Effie Brantley ...

Linda Ann Morrow ne Harris 64 of Wildwood Missouri passed away on January 11 2026 and was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Linda was born on January 7 1962 in Stuttgart Germany. She moved to the United States with her parents and newborn brother Curtis on September ...

Kathryn Kathi Rose Varney 70 of Turner ME went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday April 9 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 30 1954 the 5th child of the late Hartley and Ruth Blackstone James. After graduating from Washburn High School Washburn ME in 1972 K...

NEW HARBOR Cabot Lyford sculptor of New Harbor Maine passed away peacefully on January 21 2016 at the Bodwell Hospice of the Midcoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick Maine after complications of a heart attack and other health issues. He was 90 years old. Mr. Lyford was born in Sayre Pennsylvania...

Estelle Tabasko age 90 of Lewes Delaware passed away Tuesday January 27 2026. Estelle grew up in Conshohocken Pennsylvania the youngest child of the late Anthony and Stella Ratkowski. A 1953 graduate of St. Matthews High School Conshohocken she met the love of her life Robert Tabasko in the Poconos ...

Mr. George Kelly Norris, 77, of Dunn, passed away Wednesday, January 7, at WakeMed of Raleigh. He was born in Harnett County on May 4, 1948, to the late Richard “Bo” and Josephine Messer Norris. He was preceded in death by his wife Nina Norris, ex-wife and mother to his children Vicky Bolton, a brot...

We are saddened to announce the passing of a wellknown and respected member of the community a beloved husband father and friend to many. Mr. Donald Arthur Gehris 78 of WilkesBarre passed into glory the afternoon of Friday December 26th following a brief inpatient stay at the WilkesBarre Department ...

Keith "Wally" Kleve, 69, of Waucoma, died Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Becker & Son Funeral Home in Hawkeye. A Celebration of Life will follow from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Hawkeye Communit...

John "Jack" Gitch, 78, of rural Sumner, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg with Rev. Ronnie Koch officiating. Interment wi...