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EAST MOLINE — Ernest P. Dehner, 92, of East Moline passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at his home. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, East Moline. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. Wednesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Entombment will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, East […]

Leon R. Chapman, 93, of Paradise, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

The body of an elderly Tarentum man who may have been dead for weeks was found on Thursday [December 26, 2013] inside his apartment in a public housing high-rise. Nicholas Cognito, [89], was found inside his locked, third-floor apartment in Rachel Carson Hall, Second Avenue at Wood Street, said Allegheny County Public Housing Authority police […]

John Grier Crawford, 90, a resident of Harrisonburg, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. He was born, on June 22, 1923, in Cooleemee, N.C., and was a son of the late John G. Crawford Sr. and Lola Carter Crawford. John was a graduate of High Point College in High Point, […]

Kenneth Duane “Kenny” Nelson, the youngest of Richard and Malina’s children, was born May 23, 1923 in Frazee, and passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2013 in Detroit Lakes. He is survived by his son Kit (Jackie) Nelson of Vergas and their two children, Kristoff (Kate) of Boston, Mass., and Jessica (Wayne) Wegener of Blaine, […]

Alaska pioneer Sherman C. “Red” Smith Jr., 89, passed away of natural causes at his winter home in Rio Hondo, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2013, with his son, Sherman Clayton “Clay” Smith IV, at his side. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, at the Cooper Landing Cemetery. Red […]

Virgil Stanton Leeman, 92, passed away December 7, 2013. Virgil was born November 7, 1921, in Roberts, Wisconsin. Virgil moved from Wisconsin 17 years ago to build his dream home in Marble. Virgil enlisted in the U.S. Marines January 5, 1942; he was a member of Carlson’s Raiders. He received two Purple Hearts from campaigns […]

Nick Yolla, 91, passed away at his home [December 4, 2013] after a brief illness. He celebrated his 91st birthday surrounded by family and friends. He was born to Generoso Yolla and Elveria Lizza on November 25, 1922 in Osceola Mills, PA. After his mother’s passing his father moved his family to New York. Nick […]

Captain Edward W. Banks (Ret.) born June 12, 1922 in West Bay, Cayman Islands, entered into eternal rest on December 3, 2013 in Richmond, Texas. He is preceded in death by wife of over 50 years, Ruby Banks; parents, Eliza & Samuel Banks; sons, Henry Don Ellis & William John Ellis. Left to cherish his […]

GREENSBORO – Mahlon Day Kenny, 92, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at St. Francis Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends following the service. Mahlon was born August 17, 1921 in Manhattan, NY to the late Eugene and Mildred Kenny. He […]