West High California Alumni Obituaries

William Edward Bill Alderman 88 of Lake Monticello died on Saturday January 10 2026 at his home. He was born on December 17 1937 in Long Beach California a son of the late John Clement and Natalie Carle Alderman. Bills family moved to Virginia when he was a toddler and lived in both Norfolk and Char...

Erwin Leon Avery was born in Brunswick County Virginia on May 17 1941. He was the sixth child of George Stewart Avery and Mary Evelyn Mallory Avery. Erwin was educated in Brunswick County Public Schools and graduated from James Solomon Russell High School in 1958. He attended Virginia State Universi...

Lt. Colonel Ret. Arthur Lee Sewell 84 was the first of eight children born to Little Turner L.T. and Esternola Green Sewell on September 6 1941 in Liberty County Texas. Arthur Lee fought a courageous 18month battle against renal cancer. Arthur Lee transitioned to eternal rest at home with his devote...

Amanda Beth McMichael 58 of Alderson died Wednesday morning December 31 2025 at her home after many years of living with significant physical disability which she met with hope and courage. Born June 8 1967 in Santa Clara California she was the daughter of William Bill McMichael and Karen Lori Bruce...

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campell. Patsy Egnor Adkins was born to Fred Gifford and Pearl Egnor on August 9 1933 and passed away on January 28 2026 at the age of 92. She was born in Bulger West Virginia graduated as Valedictorian at Washington District High School and w...

Jaqueline Jackie Lee Vangilder passed away on June 29 2024 surrounded by family at her home at Franke Tobey Jones Memory Care. She was 93 years old. Jackie was born on November 30 1930 in Sioux City Iowa to Vernon and Marguerite Anderson. She was born into the large extended Kinney family of Nebrask...

Funeral services for Reverend Nathaniel Hayward Jones Sr. age 83 of Henderson will be held Friday December 19 2025 at 1200 p.m. at the Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church 611 Webster Drive MLK Drive Henderson. Burial will follow in the Lakewood Memorial Park 1001 N. Van Buren Street Henderson under...

Lois Evelyn Hilliard Ford beloved mother grandmother sister and friend passed away peacefully Friday January 30 2026 in Denison Texas at the age of 94. Lois was born on April 14 1931 in Denison Texas to William Hilliard and Bobbie Lee Allen Hilliard at the neighborhood hospital Halloway Hospital. Sh...

hydrangeas and lilacs. She worked as a florist for several years as well as a teachers aide and briefly as a park ranger in Virginia. While she always dabbled in arts and crafts she found great joy in encouraging her childrens creativity and supported them wholeheartedly. Donna was a fierce and stro...

Curt Johnson 55 of Anacortes went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 9 2026. He was born on November 11 1970 in Anacortes to parents Iver and Cheryl Johnson. Born with a seizure disorder Curt lived at home with family his whole life facing often limited activities and outing...

Tim passed away December 23rd 2025 peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be held at Eagles Port Angeles on Saturday February 21st 2026 at 100 p.m. Tim was born May 10th 1958 in Port Angeles Washington to Fred Sharon Boots Balser. ...

Billie Frances Mitchell Malone 79 passed away on January 7 2026 in Rowlett Texas with family by her side. Billie was retired and spent her time helping raise her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Billie was born in Fayetteville Arkansas on December 7 1946 and graduated from Fayetteville High Sch...

Jack Howard Mayfield passed away on November 2 2025 at the Banner Wyoming Health Center in Casper Wyoming. Jack was born in Cheyenne Wyoming on April 28 1956 as the third of four children born to Conrad and Marjorie Lawrence Mayfield. As a child his family moved around a lot but lived mostly on the ...

Joanne passed away at N.C. Little Memorial Hospice in Edina on January 30 2026 at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Larson and great grandson Quinn. She is survived and celebrated by her son Craig Barb son Jay Linda and daughter Jennifer Andrew Block grandchildren Kimber...

Catharina Marie Krause age 63 of Mankato passed away on Wednesday Jan. 21 2026 at Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center after putting up a valiant fight against a myriad of health issues in recent years. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 28 2026 at Woodland Hills Funeral Home i...

Beloved husband and father Rodney Ray Gary 60 of Nixa Missouri passed away April 15 2025 on a beach in Aruba. He always said the beach is where he belonged and God apparently agreed. His wife of 21 years Kristy Polete was right by his side. Their journey of love and adventure began when Kristy was h...

Thomas H. Wildschuetz 93 of Independence Missouri passed away Friday January 23 2026. Visitation will be held from 500 p.m. to 700 p.m. on Thursday January 29 2026 at Ebenezer United Church of Christ 206 W. Old Lexington Road Levasy Missouri. A funeral service will follow at the church on Friday Jan...

Patricia Ann Moore was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on December 10, 1938 and passed away on January 12, 2026. Patty Ann was the second of four children, and the only girl, born to Merril Carl Moore and Genevieve Lois (Reese) Moore. She was raised around a large extended family in both Norfolk, Vir...

Ryan Thane Ispisua 57 unexpectedly passed away on December 18 2025. Ryan was born on January 21 1968 in Elko Nevada to Pete Ispisua and Winona Austin. Ryan attended Elko elementary schools and graduated from Elko High School in 1986. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health Safety fro...

Emily was born on the family farm in Washington NC now known as 1838 Carolina AveRt.17 to William Johnston Francis and Ethel Lee Witherington Francis in November of 1935. She attended John Small School and Washington High School graduating in 1954. She excelled at reading bowling tennis basketball p...

Emily was born on the family farm in Washington, NC (now known as 1838 Carolina Ave/Rt.17) to William Johnston Francis & Ethel Lee Witherington Francis in November of 1935. She attended John Small School & Washington High School, graduating in 1954. She excelled at reading, bowling, tennis, ...

Shari Lynn (Meyer) Widener passed away at her home in Tekamah, Nebraska, on January 28, 2026. She was born in Norfolk, on June 2, 1952, to Donald Meyer Sr. and Reta (DeLong) Meyer. The family lived around the O’Neill area for a few years until they moved to Omaha, where she started kindergarten. Aft...

AuburnRickie Nelson Hood 70 of Auburn passed away peacefully on February 27 2024 after battling cancer. After graduating from Edward Little High School class of 1972 Rick drove taxi in LewistonAuburn for many years taking summer breaks to bike hike and live in the Maine woods fishing and hunting sma...

TOPSHAM Betty Getzwillers long journey is over. She passed away March 2nd 2015 in Topsham Maine at the age of 92. She was born Betty Lou Willis on August 11 1922 in Marion Ohio the youngest child of Karl J. and Minnie Marie Preuninger Willis. She was just a baby when her family moved westward event...

BRUNSWICK Toby Sanders Pioneer in Nuclear Medicine passed away on Sunday July 26 after a long and courageous battle with Myeloid Leukemia. She was born in Fitchburg Massachusetts on May 28 1941. Her father was Joseph Silverman and her mother was Beatrice Schonberg. She attended Hope High School in ...

He was born June 18 1936 in Lewiston to parents Edmond and Mercedes Juneau He was educated in the Auburn School System. At the age of 17 he joined the Marines. He fought in the Korean Conflict and in Vietnam. Between the Marines and the Maine National Guards he completed at total of 28 years in the ...

Willard Joe Luttrell 88 passed away peacefully on January 13th 2023 in Damariscotta Maine after a period of declining health. Joe was born on June 15th 1934 in Amoret Missouri to Willard Isom and Zona Irene Elmore Luttrell. He was the fourth child and only boy in his family. His parents divorced whe...

Nancy Jane Cote 86 a longtime resident of Auburn passed away peacefully Sunday June 30 2019 at the Woodlands Senior Center in Lewiston. She had advanced Alzheimers and was cared for by her loving family for several years. She was born in Auburn Maine on January 31 1933 the Daughter of Walter and Edi...

Wayne graduated from Venice High School in 1965 and then went on to work at Hughes Aircraft in that same year as a machinist. He worked his way up to an engineering position working on the Stealth Bomber among other secret projects. 1967 and they raised 2 sons in Culver City CA. While traveling on v...

Edward Leroy Perry lovingfather talented athlete and esteemed educator died peacefully on January 10 at the home of his youngest son Martin Perry in Brunswick Maine where he hadmade his home for the last five years. Edward was born on July 16 1924in Vandergrift Pennsylvania the son of Mabelle Estell...