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I’ve posted a lot news releases in my time, but not many cause me to break out in tears… This one does just that. This morning, Thomas MacEntee sent out the FGS news release telling us that our dear friend, Continue reading Sandra Hargreaves Luebking Passes
Dick Winters, the man whose heroics in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division during World War II were chronicled in the HBO series Band of Brothers, has died. He was 92. Up until the fall of 2001, Winters was a little-known Continue reading “Band of Brothers” Dick Winters Passes at 92
Geraldine Hoff Doyle, the inspiration behind the now-iconic Rose the Riveter WWII poster, has died at age 86 in Michigan. The poster of a young woman in a factory uniform and red polka dot head kerchief, her arm flexed to Continue reading Geraldine Hoff Doyle, the Face of Rosie the Riveter, Passes at 86
Thanks to a tweet by Megan Smolenyak, I learned that Agathe Von Trapp, made famous by The Sound of Music, has passed away at the age of 97. According to Miss Von Trapp, the movie missed a lot when it Continue reading Agathe Von Trapp Passes at 97
My friend, Jeff Bockman, just sent me a link to an interesting obituary. Not an old one, but an obit for a guy that just passed away on the 30th of August. This guy sounds like he was an interesting Continue reading An Interesting Obituary
David Wolper, a prolific film and TV producer who brought miniseries The Thorn Birds and most notably Roots to TV, died Tuesday at age 82. (In addition to his TV projects, he produced movies including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Continue reading “Roots” Producer, David Wolper, Dies at Age 82
Terry Thornton, of Fulton, Mississippi, died in the evening of August 9, 2010. He was known among genealogy bloggers for his popular blog and writing on the Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi. I consider his blog to be one Continue reading GeneaBlogger, Terry Thornton, Passes
A snippet from another good article in the May 31, 2010 Deseret News: It’s hard to say where the first obituary came from. The word comes from the Medieval Latin “obitus,” which means a going down, a fall, a ruin, Continue reading Obituaries Can Tell Us a Lot… And Then Some…
I just received word that Harvey Wolf passed away last Monday. My readers will know him as the guy with the big beard that ran, with his wife Barbara, Wolf’s Head Books – and exhibited at the national genealogy conferences Continue reading Harvey Wolf Passes
I just got a note from Kory Meyerink stating that Charles Hall has died. Charles may be best known as the man who authored the “Atlantic Bridge to Germany” series of books. However, he also founded the “Palatines to America” Continue reading Charles Hall Passes
Tributes.com has just posted their 2009 Year in Review, Known for their Celebrity obituaries, as well as those for the lesser-known folks, Tributes does a great job of reminding us of those who’ve passed on. In looking through the many Continue reading Tributes Posts Their “2009 Year in Review”
Richard A. Pence has passed on… Dick was one of those guys who began using computers before most of us knew what a computer was. He also used computers for genealogy, and is considered who of the pioneers in genealogy Continue reading Dick Pence Passes at 77
If you do New York genealogy, you have most likely used Fred Bowman’s books in your research. Possibly best known in genealogical circles for his 3-volume Western, Central & Eastern series of “10,000 Vital Records of New York,” Fred Bowman Continue reading Genealogist Fred Q. Bowman Passes at 93
Mary H. Smallman, 90, formerly of Hermon, NY, died peacefully at Hamilton Continuing Care Center on October 26, 2009. … Mary was well known in Northern New York for her decades of work to preserve the history of the region Continue reading Mary H. Smallman, of Hermon, New York, Passes at Age 90
Daisy E. Reed, 67, died Oct. 22, 2009, at her home in Forest Grove, Oregon. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 31,at the Forest Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1950 Mountain View Lane. A private family committal service Continue reading Daisy E. Reed Passes at Age 67