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BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

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ARIZONA
Guy Richard De Zanet, 85, Chapter 106, died September 16, 2025.
Louis Henry Schrum, 80, Chapter 1093, died September 26, 2025.
Kenneth Russell Symmes, 97, Chapter 1093, died October 8, 2025.

CALIFORNIA
John Ramsey Bilbrey, 77, Chapter 472, died November 28, 2024.
Thomas R. Boyd, 78, at-large, died in 2024.
Frank Thomas Dittle, Jr., 79, Chapter 547, died August 7, 2025.
Henry Iasiello, 79, Chapter 547, died recently.
Oresta A. Johnson, 71, AVVA, Chapter 472, died recently.
William B. Kilborn, 84, Chapter 500, died May 29, 2025.
Herbert J. Monie, 82, at-large, died recently.
Ray Mullin, 70, Chapter 547, died March 6, 2023.

COLORADO
Michael Strauss Karsh, 80, Chapter 1106, died July 12, 2025.
Larry Russell Majors, 80, Chapter 1106, died September 2, 2025.
David Lawrence Shepard, 78, Chapter 1106, died August 28, 2025.

DELAWARE
Lindsey Wilson, Jr., 91, Chapter 83, died November 13, 2025.

FLORIDA
Lorie Ann Augustyn, 67, AVVA, Chapter 594, died September 2, 2025.
James Therman Barlow, 87, Chapter 1059, died August 19, 2025.
Daniel W. Bisbee, 70, at-large Incarcerated Chapter, died recently.
Edward Francis Churchill, 81, Chapter 1046, died July 30, 2025.
Randall H. Cunningham, 83, Chapter 23, died August 27, 2025.
Leonard E. Gaspary, Jr., 77, Chapter 1048, died June 29, 2025.
Arthur E. Gresh, 78, Chapter 23, died August 31, 2025.
David M. Heitman, 77, Chapter 1046, died August 17, 2025.
Fred Richard Heyne, Jr., 81, Chapter 1048, died April 2025.
Arthur Allen Horton, 78, Chapter 1048, died July 10, 2025.
James Francis Johnson, 77, Donor, died September 25, 2025.
Marcus W. Jones, 77, Chapter 566, died July 31, 2025.
Richard B. Kennah, 87, Chapter 1125, died May 8, 2024.
John Joseph Michalek, Jr., 80, Chapter 1036, died November 13, 2025.
Mark C. Nealis, 75, Chapter 1097, died July 25, 2025.
Marvin L. Nixon, 94, Chapter 1059, died October 21, 2025.
Lawrence W. Poucher, 76, Chapter 1048, died January 2023.
Jon Wilson Propst, 77, Chapter 566, died July 12, 2025.
Kenneth Ralph Ruse, 81, Chapter 1048, died June 12, 2024.
George H. Smith, 99, Chapter 1059, died May 29, 2025.
William D. Stacy, 73, Chapter 1048, died October 28, 2024.
Eric K. Tolley, 77, Chapter 195, died December 6, 2025.
David T. Worthman, 81, Chapter 1036, died August 21, 2025.
Peter Wynkoop, 80, Chapter 1046, died December 8, 2025.

GEORGIA
Randolfe Alvin Bandow, 78, Chapter 1030, died August 11, 2025.
Homer Kenneth Jackson, 78, Chapter 1030, died June 18, 2025.
Philip Clayton Jay, III, 78, Chapter 1087, died July 8, 2025.
Ralph Derryberry Oppy, 78, Chapter 443, died June 14, 2025.

INDIANA
Joseph S. Bush, 77, at-large, died November 8, 2025.
John Robert New, Jr., 77, Chapter 71, died August 31.
William Francis Simon, 82, Chapter 1027, died June 19.

IOWA
Dennis Roy Grothaus, 75, Chapter 888, died July 29, 2025.

KENTUCKY
Bobby Nelson Sparks, 76, Chapter 1006, died September 22, 2025.
Michael James Waterman, 79, Chapter 454, died July 19, 2025.

LOUISIANA
John Foster DeRosier, 78, Chapter 1098, died October 2, 2025.

MARYLAND
Edwin Hugh Conaway, 82, at-large, died September 4, 2025.

MASSACHUSETTS
Ronald Cressotti, 76, Chapter 219, died July 16, 2025.
Wayne Alan Johnson, 77, Chapter 207, died July 11, 2025.
John Jacob Lakoma, 78, Chapter 219, died July 22, 2025.

MICHIGAN
Frank D. Blowers, 77, Chapter 154, died November 24, 2024.
Lance Joseph Butler, Sr., 79, Chapter 133, died May 4, 2020.
Lawrence E. Call, 76, Chapter 110, died October 28, 2025.
Richard A. Ciaramitaro, 78, Chapter 528, died July 20, 2025.
Dudley Cogburn, 80, Chapter 110, died July 9, 2025.
Paul W. Dieterle, 79, Chapter 175, died November 7, 2025.
Thomas J. Duff, Jr., 76, Chapter 154, died April 19, 2025.
Peter Hans Gernand, 80, Chapter 154, died September 7, 2025.
Charles D. Holland, 79, Chapter 154, died September 20, 2025.
Kevin Thomas Kelly, 74, Chapter 380, died August 24, 2025.
James Arthur Kruise, 81, Chapter 154, died December 26, 2024.
Michael D. Leatherman, 78, Chapter 313, died September 15, 2025.
Harold Allen Losey, 77, Chapter 310, died October 12, 2025.
Ronald D. Seaman, 75, Chapter 133, died May 11, 2025.
Julia Jean Silver, 75, AVVA, Chapter 284, died December 4, 2025.
Jay Warren Tar, 79, Chapter 259, died May 13, 2025.
Henry R. Van Hovel, 77, Chapter 109, died October 23, 2025.
George M. Warner, 75, Chapter 274, died August 16, 2025.

MINNESOTA
Larry Herbert Brustad, 80, Chapter 235, died June 23, 2025.
Terrence V. Schwanke, 74, Chapter 1110, died July 20, 2025.
Lanny Leroy Witter, 82, Chapter 1110, died July 11, 2025.

MISSISSIPPI
Robert Charles Darden, 76, Chapter 1057, died August 6, 2025.

MISSOURI
Ronald John Enfranca, 82, at-large, died September 15, 2025.

NEVADA
Thomas A. Brenzovich, 82, Chapter 989, died December 7, 2025.
Leon A. Gravelin, 79, Chapter 989, died recently.

NEW JERSEY
William E. Braker, 72, Chapter 955, died October 22, 2018.
Frank J. Caterini, 81, Chapter 955, died November 1, 2023.
James W. Cousins, 76, Chapter 233, died August 1, 2025.
Vincent G. DePrinzio, Sr., 75, Chapter 955, died February 10, 2022.
Robert E. Ford, 78, Chapter 12, died August 13, 2025.
Clifton G. Glenn, 75, Chapter 955, died January 12, 2023.
Joseph P. Kasmedo, 78, at-large, died January 4, 2025.
Arthur Robert Lukshis, 79, Chapter 12, died August 3, 2025.
Norman R. Marlin, Jr., 77, Chapter 955, died May 6, 2023.
Arthur M. Muller, 80, at-large, died April 26, 2025.
George J. Perry, 78, Chapter 233, died November 29, 2025.
Archie J. Pollard, Jr., 80, Chapter 955, died September 19, 2021.
David W. Shuhart, 69, Chapter 955, died November 28, 2022.

NEW MEXICO
George Arthur Baird, 80, Chapter 431, died September 3, 2025.

NEW YORK
Walter W. Barrett, 80, Chapter 77, died recently.
Philip L. Beckerich, III, 78, Chapter 49, died March 9, 2025.
Timothy J. Collins, 79, Chapter 20, died October 8, 2025.
Lane T. Corson, 77, Chapter 20, died November 24, 2025.
Rodney L. Dutton, 78, Chapter 20, died September 15, 2025.
Fray H. Fuller, Sr., 74, Chapter 140, died July 12, 2025.
Russell L. Green, 78, Chapter 20, died June 7, 2025.
Gordon V. Hanson, 82, Chapter 82, died March 27, 2024.
James E. Kruze, 78, Chapter 20, died October 14, 2025.
James F. Lasser, 79, Chapter 49, died September 26, 2025.
Anthony G. Lazazzero, 78, Chapter 77, died November 15, 2025.
William J. Morgan, 80, Chapter 20, died July 29, 2024.
Linda C. Noto, 83, Chapter 803, died recently.
Ronald J. Nowak, 79, Chapter 77, died October 29, 2025.
Dorothy M. Oxendine, 99, AVVA, Chapter 82, died November 9, 2025.
Arnold H. A. Shavuo, Jr., 74, Chapter 140, died July 17, 2025.
Laura Ann Smith, 67, AVVA, Chapter 803, died recently.
Robert F. Spillman, Jr., 78, Chapter 377, died September 15, 2025.
Jack J. Spronz, 81, Chapter 20, died June 6, 2025.
Chris Stohldrier, 81, Chapter 377, died in 2024.

NORTH CAROLINA
Ronald Joe Brookshire, 77, Chapter 980, died September 17, 2025.
Gerald Paul Chandik, 81, at-large, died September 20, 2025.
Charles A. Dowdle, 77, Chapter 994, died August 6, 2025.
Roy Lenial Grubb, 77, Chapter 886, died December 3, 2025.
Jerry Edwin Messer, 77, Chapter 980, died August 15, 2025.

NORTH DAKOTA
Daniel Lawrence Dacar, 76, Chapter 150, died April 14, 2025.

OHIO
Wayne A. Bricker, 77, Chapter 532, died May 19, 2025.
Charles Dean Davis, 80, Chapter 857, died July 19, 2025.
Larry Ray Dawson, 83, Chapter 1095, died October 5, 2025.
Ronald E. Leininger, 77, Chapter 1126, died July 28, 2025.
Robert Lee Marks, 78, Chapter 97, died recently.
Delmar E. Merricle, 76, Chapter 1126, died August 13, 2025.
Marshall Lester Mustain, 85, Chapter 649, died July 3, 2025.
Donald H. Nutter, 84, Chapter 1045, died August 7, 2025.
Dennie Lee Robinson, 75, Chapter 649, died July 2, 2025.
David E. Sanders, 70, Chapter 649, died December 11, 2025.
Stephen L. Santo, 83, Chapter 954, died September 6, 2025.
Judge Arlene Singer, 76, AVVA, Chapter 35, died June 29, 2025.
Aaron G. Stevens, 77, Chapter 954, died October 31, 2025.
Kenneth B. Wehri, 77, Chapter 954, died September 20, 2025.
Danny E. Willet, 75, Chapter 1095, died January 29, 2025.
Lynn Dale Zehnder, 78, Chapter 857, died July 15, 2025.

PENNSYLVANIA
Joseph Patrick Acri, 77, Chapter 542, died November 3, 2025.
C. Robert Adams, 80, Chapter 415, died recently.
Carl A. Anderson, 76, Chapter 266, died August 25, 2025.
Martin E. Conley, 81, Chapter 1032, died June 15, 2025.
Michael J. Houlihan, 79, Chapter 67, died September 12, 2025.
Robert William Klampfer, 74, Chapter 349, died July 28, 2025.
Michael W. Knapp, 75, Chapter 1032, died September 10, 2025.
Gary Lee Stonemetz, 77, Chapter 542, died September 10, 2025.
Robert W. Toomey, Sr., 80, Chapter 590, died August 6, 2025.

RHODE ISLAND
Joseph T. Cavedon, Jr., 77, Chapter 818, died November 6, 2025.
William N. Cilli, 77, Chapter 818, died November 11, 2025.
William Andre Dupuis, 80, Chapter 818, died December 16, 2025.
Roland C. Gauvin, 76, Chapter 818, died November 7, 2025.
Michael Kaprielian, 75, Chapter 273, died August 10, 2025.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Terence Cooper Steer, 77, Chapter 925, died August 20, 2025.

TENNESSEE
Robert A. Andreas, 86, Chapter 1148, died September 4, 2025.
James Howard Cantrell, 83, Chapter 1112, died November 16, 2025.
Gary Seldon Carsey, 69, Chapter 1148, died July 13, 2025.
James Joseph Davolio, 82, Chapter 1089, died January 25, 2025.
Warren R. Eddy, 79, Chapter 1148, died September 16, 2025.
Larry L. Hollandsworth, 80, Chapter 1124, died August 30, 2025.
Charles Knox, Jr., 77, Chapter 1089, died November 26, 2025.
Douglas R. Lowe, Sr., 76, Chapter 1089, died September 22, 2024.
Jeffrey Lee Nicely, 71, Chapter 1148, died March 29, 2025.
Linda Sue Pehm, 75, AVVA, Chapter 240, died July 22, 2025.
Marvin Lee Tuggle, Sr., 91, Chapter 1078, died December 7, 2025.
Paris M. Ward, 68, Chapter 1078, died April 19, 2025.

TEXAS
Charles T. Grant, 74, Chapter 915, died September 6, 2025.
John Robert Kahler, 80, Chapter 343, died September 5, 2025.
Donald Ray Pozzi, 81, Chapter 898, died October 8, 2025.
Robert Marcian Baza Quiene, 78, Chapter 1000, died August 15, 2025.
Bobby D. Wilcox, 82, Chapter 915, died March 10, 2025.

VERMONT
Wesley E. Crider, Jr., 89, Chapter 1, died October 11, 2025.
Edgar S. Crosby, Jr., 77, Chapter 1, died November 19, 2025.
James F. Keith, 77, Chapter 1, died August 30, 2025.

VIRGINIA
Grant S. Buehrig, Sr., 79, Chapter 227, died September 25, 2023.
Milton Pettis Chick, 78, Chapter 78, died February 4, 2025.

WASHINGTON
Dick Dykstra, 73, Chapter 165, died November 22, 2025.
Karen M. Glaze, 79, AVVA, Chapter 423, died September 28, 2025.
James H. Hamblin, 81, Chapter 879, died July 31, 2025.
Robert M. Heinemann, 82, Chapter 879, died November 23, 2025.
Michael L. Remington, 79, Chapter 423, died October 25, 2025.

WEST VIRGINIA
Ronnie Paul Fleming, Sr., 82, at-large, died August 8, 2025.
Alphonso Hancock, 81, Chapter 628, died July 26, 2025.
Lyle R. Miller, 76, Chapter 306, died July 18, 2023.
Tony E. Whitlow, 92, Chapter 628, died November 12, 2025.

WISCONSIN
Diana Louise Artz, 76, AVVA, Chapter 437, died July 16, 2025.
Roger J. Brey, 77, Chapter 351, died July 26, 2025.
Steven M. Buntjer, 79, Chapter 351, died November 26, 2025.
Frederick A. Camacho, 78, Chapter 101, died November 19, 2025.
Richard Ervin Fry, 76, Chapter 409, died November 27, 2025.
Robert George Goodrich, 80, Chapter 1130, died May 9, 2025.
William Frederick Hoyt, Jr., 87, at-large, died July 23, 2025.
Val D. Johnson, 78, Chapter 224, died recently.
James A. Kempf, 79, Chapter 351, died September 5, 2025.
William T. Kingston, Jr., 80, Chapter 409, died July 24, 2025.
Robert J. Murphy, 75, Chapter 409, died August 6, 2025.
Laird W. Salisbury, 79, Chapter 236, died August 15, 2025.
Larry R. Schoon, 73, Chapter 351, died May 31, 2024.
David M. Wyatt, 75, Chapter 767, died July 9, 2025.

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