• MARGARET S. "MAGGIE" WELLS

    MARGARET S. "MAGGIE" WELLS, 102, formerly of the Vilas Home, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at her daughter's home with her loving family by her side, under the care of Hospice of the North Country
  • The glamorous — and sometimes turbulent — childhood of Natalie Cole

    The glamorous — and sometimes turbulent — childhood of Natalie Cole
    The singer was born into musical royalty, to Nat King Cole and Maria Cole, who raised her in the affluent Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. She won multiple Grammys throughout her career, but her life also took a few ugly turns into drug addiction and prostitution. She died Thursday at 65.
  • Ainee Alice (Presley) Salmons

    Ainee Alice (Presley) Salmons, age 99, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Jenkins Care Community in Wellston, Ohio. She was born on December 23, 1916 in Williamsburg, West Virginia to the l
  • Herbert Edgar Spaulding

    Herbert Edgar Spaulding
    AMSTERDAM - Herbert Edgar Spaulding, 86, of Crown Point, N.Y. passed away Jan. 1, 2016 at River Ridge Living Center, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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  • Nedra Delores ‘Dory’ Arney Grimes Ingersoll, 89

    Nedra Delores “Dory” Arney Grimes Ingersoll, 89, of Spearfish, died, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at the David M. Dorsett Heathcare Facility in Spearfish.
  • Mary Kathleen McDermott-Weiser, 92

    Mary Kathleen McDermott-Weiser, 92
    Mary Kathleen McDermott-Weiser, 92, passed away on New Year’s Day in her Spearfish childhood home.
  • Lynn Edward Laumer, 71

    Lynn Edward Laumer, 71, of Spearfish, passed peacefully into Heaven on Jan. 2, 2016, after completing a long battle against cancer.
  • Jerry George Jeffery, 77

    Jerry George Jeffery, 77, of Spearfish, went to our Heavenly Father on Dec. 31, 2015.
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  • Deloras Rachel Heinrich, 93

    Deloras Rachel Heinrich, 93, of Spearfish went home to her Lord on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at her residence at Tuk R Inn Assisted Living where she as resided for the past six years.
  • Gladys-Marie Fry, folklorist of black history, dies at 84

    Gladys-Marie Fry, folklorist of black history, dies at 84
    The Maryland professor wrote books and museum catalogues and was curator for exhibitions nationally.
  • Chester Franklin (Chet) Pifer, Jr.

    Chester Franklin (Chet) Pifer, Jr., 65, of McConnelsville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, following a long illness.
  • William C. "Bill" Cobb

    William C. "Bill" Cobb
    PERU - William C. "Bill" Cobb, 75, of the Clintonville Road, Peru, and more recently of 8 Bushey Blvd. Plattsburgh, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at the Evergreen Valley Nursing Home, Plattsburgh, surrounded by his loving family.
  • Charles Harold Bowman

    Charles Harold Bowman, 99, of 313 Burlington Road, Jackson, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Broward Health North Hospital, Lighthouse Point, Florida. He was born on Augus
  • Raymond Devens

    Raymond Devens
    ALTONA - Mr. Raymond Devens, 83, of Joe Wood Road in Altona, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at the UVM Health Network-CVPH in Plattsburgh with family by his side. 
  • Melanie Ollendieck Luu, 51

    Humboldt -  Melanie Luu, 51, of Humboldt, Iowa passed away to be with her Lord and Savior Dec. 28, 2015 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were Jan. 2 at Oak Hill Church in Humboldt with Pastor Doug Wolter officiating.
  • Roselyn Quam, 82

    DECORAH -  Roselyn M. Quam, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 at Hawkeye Care Center in Cresco, Iowa. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco. Burial will be in Decorah Lutheran Cemetery in the spring. Friends may call on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
  • Lori Darland Heinrichs, 50

    Waterloo -  Lori A. Heinrichs, 50, of Waterloo, Iowa and formerly of Manchester, Iowa died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Bohnenkamp - Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, Iowa, with a funeral service beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo.
  • J. Rodney Stone

    J. Rodney Stone
    Keeseville - J. Rodney Stone, 73, of North AuSable Street, Keeseville, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, under the loving care of his family and Hospice of the North County, following a lengthy battle with illness.He was born in Keeseville, Feb. 28, 1942, the son of the late, Lawrence and Gladys (LeClair) Stone.
  • Obituaries: Jan. 5

    Obituaries for Robert Branigan, Kenneth Howell, Edward Sipes and Helen Stamm are published in the Jan. 5 edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Death Notices: Jan. 5

    The following deaths are reported in the Tuesday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Funerals: Jan. 5

    Funeral services and visitation hours as published in the Tuesday, Jan. 5, edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Timothy 'Tim' Edwin Pendorf

    Timothy 'Tim' Edwin Pendorf
    MADISON, Wisc. — Timothy “Tim” Edwin Pendorf, 57, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. 
  • Olive Virginia LeDene Engelman

    Olive Virginia LeDene Engelman
    ONEONTA — Olive Virginia LeDene Engelman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. 
  • Mary S. Marzeski

    Mary S. Marzeski
    RICHFIELD SPRINGS — Mary “Mur” Stansfield Marzeski, 92, passed away on Friday morning Jan. 1, 2016, in Bassett Medical Center, where she was supported and comforted by family and friends. 
  • Marietta J. (Ferris) Bridger

    Marietta J. (Ferris) Bridger, 66, formerly of Worcester and Fly Creek, passed away Dec. 30, 2015, at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse.
  • Chase Morland

    Chase Morland
    Chase Randall Morland, 22, of Van Buren was born Feb. 23, 1993, in Poteau. He passed away Dec. 29, 2015, in Kay County, Okla. He attended Ramsey Junior High, and was a 2011 graduate of Van Buren High School. Chase attended UAFS, was employed by Gelco Outdoors in Fort Smith and was a field rep for R.A.K.S. Chase was an avid hunter and fisherman; he was always happy outdoors. Another thing Chase loved was playing basketball. God, family and friends are what he lived for.
  • William Gordey

    William Gordey
    GREENWOOD — William “Bill” Gordey, 90, of Greenwood died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was an accountant for Fort Smith Public Schools, a member of Valley View Church of Christ and a Navy veteran of World War II.
  • Jimmy Culbreath

    Jimmy Culbreath
    SPIRO — Jimmy Don Culbreath, 67, of Spiro died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Spiro. He was born May 8, 1948, in Jonesboro.
  • Jerome Neal

    POTEAU — Jerome Neal, 85, of Poteau died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, in Fort Smith. He was the widower of Nancy Neal and Glenda Neal. He attended school in Greenwood and Poteau Junior College and he was an Air Force veteran.
  • David Cole

    CLAREMORE, Okla. — David Neil Cole, 63, of Claremore died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Claremore. He was a heavy equipment operator.
  • Brandy Sparks

    HARTMAN — Brandy Foster Sparks, 41, of Hartman died Sunday, Jan. 3. 2016, in Hartman. She was born Jan. 19, 1974, in Ozark. She was a Baptist.
  • Annette Thompson

    Annette Thompson
    Annette Kathleen Thompson, 68, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born July 17, 1947, in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was an HCT for Kibois and the widow of Kenneth Thompson.
  • Paul Metcalf

    MARBLE CITY — Paul Glen Metcalf, 90, of Marble City died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Norman, Okla. He was a Pentecostal and an Army veteran of World War II.
  • Dale Underwood

    Dale Underwood
    The Rev. Dale Wayne Underwood, 83-year-old Checotah, Okla., resident, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Checotah. He was born Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1932, to Cecil and Edna (Butler) Underwood in Vian. Dale grew up in Vian, where he attended school, graduated from Spiro High School and received his higher education from Northwestern College. He entered the Army on Thursday, Oct. 13, 1949, at 17, serving for 24 years. He married the love of his life, Nancy Welch and they were united in marriage Sund
  • Ruth Rouse

    Ruth Rouse
    Ruth F. Rouse, 85, of Fort Smith entered into rest Jan. 2, 2016. She was born April 25, 1930, in Louisville, Ky. She was a member of Assembly of God in Barling and was a caregiver for the elderly. She was a widow Calvin Rouse and was preceded in death by two sons, Bobby Durham and Mitchell Rouse.
  • Ronald Francis

    Ronald Francis
    Ronald Francis, 73, of Fort Smith passed away Jan. 4, 2016, and went home to be with his lord. He was employed by McCormick Spice Co., for 30 years. For the next 18 years, he and his wife operated and owned N.W. Ar. Hi-Tech, an Anti-Freeze Recycling Company. He retired in 2012.
  • Jimmy Mathews

    Jimmy Carl Mathews, 74, of Fort Smith passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in a local hospital. He formerly worked for Riverside Furniture Co. in Fort Smith in the mill room. He was of the Church of Christ faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Velta Mize Mathews. He was a big supporter of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
  • Jill Byers

    Jill Elizabeth Byers, 44, of Fort Smith, formerly of Hot Springs, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born July 7, 1971, in Fort Smith to the late William and Ella Byers. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. She was an engineer for Baldor, having earned her BS in math from Arkansas Tech and her MS in industrial engineering operation research from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She also taught college math, engineering and industry related courses
  • Beverlyn Hawkins

    Beverlyn Hawkins
    Beverly Hawkins, 84, of Fort Smith passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. She was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Bartlesville, Okla., to the late Walter and Anna Farris. She was a member of Arkoma First Baptist Church and a retired record auditor for Rheem.
  • Theodore Sommer

    PEKIN — Theodore “Ted” Sommer, 95, of Pekin, passed away at 10:22 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 2, 2016) at his home.
  • Robert Odman

    Robert Odman
    BLOOMINGTON — Robert L. Odman, 86, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 2, 2016) in Normal, with his family by his side.
  • Paul Nelson

    Paul Nelson
    NORMAL — Dr. Paul R. Nelson, 96, of Normal died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 2, 2016) at Good Samaritan Home of Quincy.
  • Opal Andreae

    Opal Andreae
    BLOOMINGTON — Opal Irene Andreae, 98, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 3, 2016) at Martin Health Center, Bloomington.
  • Ogarita 'Rita' Rhodes

    Ogarita 'Rita' Rhodes
    BLOOMINGTON — Ogarita “Rita” J. Rhodes, 91, of Bloomington, formerly of Armington, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 31, 2015) at Heritage Health, Normal.
  • Margaret Blanchard

    Margaret Blanchard
    BLOOMINGTON — Margaret M. “Maggie” Blanchard,  58, of Danville, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at 9:05 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 3, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
  • Mable Reum

    Mable Reum
    CARLOCK — Mable Elizabeth Reum, 102, of Carlock, died at 12:45 a.m. Friday (Jan. 1, 2016) at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal.
  • Louise Monferdini

    DWIGHT — M. Louise Monferdini, 90, of Morton, passed away at 12:53 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 3, 2016) at Apostolic Christian Restmor Inc., Morton.
  • Joanne Otto-Rettke

    Joanne Otto-Rettke
    BLOOMINGTON — Joanne C. Otto-Rettke, 86, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:18 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 3, 2016) at her residence.
  • James Ijams

    James Ijams
    BLOOMINGTON — James D. Ijams, 72, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:47 p.m. Friday (Jan. 1, 2016) at Heritage Health, El Paso.
  • James Finnegan

    James Finnegan
    BLOOMINGTON — James R. Finnegan, 82, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:02 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 3, 2016) at his home.