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I wrote my boyfriend's obituary. And left myself out. - Washington Post
Monday, May 01, 2017No. I loved that man since I was 17. He’d been there for me through awful boyfriends, sick parents, a failed marriage; he had been as integral to my growing up as Keystone Light and Kenny Chesney. And I know he would say the same about me. It’s been a year and a half since I left those four words — his girlfriend Susan Shain — out of a public dedication to the man I loved. I now know that it was foolish, because just as he was everything to me, I was more than enough to him. But I also know it doesn’t matter. We didn’t need a piece of paper to prove our love story — and I don’t need one to remember it either. READ MORE:The surprising weight of the micro-breakupWhen you should (and shouldn’t) stay friends with an exWhen a romance novelist divorces, ‘happily ever after’ becomes impossible to write...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017November 15, 2017. Bill was a dedicated and respected dairy farmer his entire life and was the fifth generation owner of High Hart Farms. As a young man, he was the recipient of the Keystone Farmer Award for outstanding farming, as-well-as many other conservation awards for farming. He was a member of the Susquehanna Car Club, the Ogdensburg Gun Club, Sullivan County Planning Commission, Evergreen Lodge #163 F. & A.M., and an honorary member of the Sullivan County Fair where he formerly served as vice president. He was a former member of the Sullivan County Conservation District, and past president of the Greenwood Cemetery Association. Bill enjoyed hunting with family and friends. He loved people so much; testified to by the countless numbers he called Friend! Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Jennifer H. (Marty) Stabley of Hummelstown, and Julie H. (Kevin) Witmer of Watsontown; two sons, Jeffrey B. (Dedra) Hart of Charlotte, NC, and Jon W. (Stacie) Hart of Muncy; a sister, Mildred Frazier of Muncy Valley; 17 grandchildren, Meredith Stabley, William Stabley, Taylor Hart, Thomas Witmer, Nathan Witmer, David Witmer, Bode Hart, Tiffany Charles, Chelsie Richards, Jordan Fetterman, Adam Fetterman, Luke Fetterman, Elias Lynch, Ethan Lynch, Francesca Muscettola, Isabella Muscettola, and Matteo Muscettola; two great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Kathleen S. Faust of Sunnyvale, CA; Step Daughter, Re...
Monday, February 27, 2017Monday in Sand Springs. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home. Krotzerm Stephen Woodson, 88, retired accountant and Postal System worker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Keystone Hills Baptist Church. Mobley-Groesbeck.Death notice policyDeath notices include basic information about the deceased: the person's name, age, occupation, date of death, place of death, visitation and service information. They are available only to funeral homes. Funeral homes can submit death notices by email to obits@tulsaworld.com, by fax at 918-581-8353 until 8 p.m. daily or by phone at 918-581-8347 from 4 to 8 p.m.Circle of LifeIn an effort to honor those who have donated organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is participating in the Circle of Life campaign sponsored by the Global Organization for Organ Donation (GOOD).If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral director if you would like to have the Circle of Life logo placed in his or her listing.
Monday, January 16, 2017Pauline Reinberg(Photo: Phillips Funeral Homes)KEYSTONE - Pauline Reinberg, 87, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. A Memorial Fund has been established.Pauline was born July 30, 1929 near Clutier to Fred and Emma (Benda) Chizek and graduated from the Traer High School. On August 18, 1953, she was united in marriage to Wallace “Wally” Edwin Reinberg at Dysart. The couple farmed and raised their family near Keystone. Her husband preceded her in death on May 13, 2007.Pauline was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone and enjoyed bowling, playing cards and was an avid Hawkeyes fan. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who truly adored her family.She i...
Monday, January 09, 2017Virginia Shively(Photo: Phillips Funeral Homes)KEYSTONE - Virginia Lee “Ginny” Shively, 85, died January 3, 2017 at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo following an extended illness.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery in Keystone. Visitation will be held at the funeral home in Keystone from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday.Virginia was born October 3, 1931 at Campbellsville, KY to Albert and Lucy (Garnett) Walters. On November 16, 1946 she was united in marriage to William Shively at Campbellsville, KY. He preceded her in death on October 5, 2014.Virginia was employed as a Nurse’s Aide for forty years including Coppock Nursing Home in Vinton, Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Dysart and at Keystone Care Center since it opened. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horn and the Keystone Legion Auxiliary.She is survived by her daughter, Peggy (Jack) Rabe of Blairst...
Monday, January 02, 2017Vail’s 7-year-old gondola – each carrying six skiers – plummeted 125 feet, killing four people in one of the most deadly lift incidents in the United States. In 1985, a bullwheel at Keystone Resort failed, sending waves down the line that threw 60 people off the Teller Lift, two of whom later died from their injuries.In April 2009, a Rhode Island man with no significant medical history died after losing consciousness on a chairlift in Breckenridge. Attempts to revive him at the top of the lift were unsuccessful.In January, a skier pushed a snowboarder off an Aspen Highlands chairlift. Thomas Proesel, who was accused of first-degree assault in the case, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The snowboarder was not seriously hurt.This article passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article: The Guardian's Summary of Julian Assange's Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False.
Monday, December 19, 2016As a career Navy wife, Toni was devoted to her family and created loving homes in over 22 locations. In retirement, Toni and Bill divided their time between their homes in Balsam, North Carolina. and Keystone Heights, Florida. and later, Merritt Island, Florida.Toni is best remembered for her love of and conviction in Jesus Christ. She lived out her faith through her involvement with her family, church family and her many friends, sharing the Good News and providing support to all those God placed in her path.She was a docent at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.; a member of the DAR; a sustaining member of the Junior League of Jacksonville, Florida; a past president of Navy Officer's Wives Club, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida; a Red Cross and Hospice volunteer. Antoinette was a charter member of Fresh Start Fellowship of Keystone Heights and was a member of Hazelwood Presbyterian Church of Waynesville.Toni was an excellent artist, cook and gardener. One family tradition was picking berries from her raspberry patch and making Toni’s famous raspberry jam. Her guidance, spiritual example and love live on.Her beloved sisters, Wilburta (Billie) Trout Holden and Evelyn Trout predeceased her.Her brother, Thomas W. Trout, (Joan), of Keystone Heights, Florida, survives her. She is survived by her three daughters, Antoinette Lynn Pemberton, Patricia D. Socarras Cross (Bill), Dr. Gail D. Buchanan; her seven grandchildren, Antoinette G. Pemberton, Dr. Carmen Socarras Peden (Dr. Marc), Daniel Socarras, Luis W. Socarras (Darla), Lorraine Buchanan Conard (Rodney), James Buchanan (Jonnah) and William C.D. Buchanan; her 11 great-grandchildren, Elena, Marissa and Lilia Antoinette Peden; Luis William Jr., Asher, Ethan and Tanner Socarras;...
Monday, December 12, 2016Judy Junge(Photo: Special to Star Press Union)Judy Marie Junge, 57, of Keystone, died on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Brenda Ehret.Survivors include her children, Tracy (Tazin) Firoz of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Katherine (Brent) Knoke of Durham, North Carolina, and Eric (Charlie) Junge of Cedar Falls, Iowa; grandchildren, Lila, Asher, Nora, and Lily; brothers, Bob Ledvina, Tom Ledvina, Steve Levina; sisters, Pat Maas, Barb Bazal and Helen Ogbourne; and her close friend, Mary Adams.Judy was born April 19, 1959, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Helen (Buresh) Ledvina. She was a free-lance graphic designer for many years before finding a new passion as a massage therapist. Judy also loved painting and spending time with her family.She was preceded in death by her parents.In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.Please share your support and memories with Judy’s...
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I wrote my boyfriend's obituary. And left myself out. - Washington Post
Monday, May 01, 2017No. I loved that man since I was 17. He’d been there for me through awful boyfriends, sick parents, a failed marriage; he had been as integral to my growing up as Keystone Light and Kenny Chesney. And I know he would say the same about me. It’s been a year and a half since I left those four words — his girlfriend Susan Shain — out of a public dedication to the man I loved. I now know that it was foolish, because just as he was everything to me, I was more than enough to him. But I also know it doesn’t matter. We didn’t need a piece of paper to prove our love story — and I don’t need one to remember it either. READ MORE:The surprising weight of the micro-breakupWhen you should (and shouldn’t) stay friends with an exWhen a romance novelist divorces, ‘happily ever after’ becomes impossible to write...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017November 15, 2017. Bill was a dedicated and respected dairy farmer his entire life and was the fifth generation owner of High Hart Farms. As a young man, he was the recipient of the Keystone Farmer Award for outstanding farming, as-well-as many other conservation awards for farming. He was a member of the Susquehanna Car Club, the Ogdensburg Gun Club, Sullivan County Planning Commission, Evergreen Lodge #163 F. & A.M., and an honorary member of the Sullivan County Fair where he formerly served as vice president. He was a former member of the Sullivan County Conservation District, and past president of the Greenwood Cemetery Association. Bill enjoyed hunting with family and friends. He loved people so much; testified to by the countless numbers he called Friend! Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Jennifer H. (Marty) Stabley of Hummelstown, and Julie H. (Kevin) Witmer of Watsontown; two sons, Jeffrey B. (Dedra) Hart of Charlotte, NC, and Jon W. (Stacie) Hart of Muncy; a sister, Mildred Frazier of Muncy Valley; 17 grandchildren, Meredith Stabley, William Stabley, Taylor Hart, Thomas Witmer, Nathan Witmer, David Witmer, Bode Hart, Tiffany Charles, Chelsie Richards, Jordan Fetterman, Adam Fetterman, Luke Fetterman, Elias Lynch, Ethan Lynch, Francesca Muscettola, Isabella Muscettola, and Matteo Muscettola; two great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Kathleen S. Faust of Sunnyvale, CA; Step Daughter, Re...
Monday, February 27, 2017Monday in Sand Springs. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home. Krotzerm Stephen Woodson, 88, retired accountant and Postal System worker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Keystone Hills Baptist Church. Mobley-Groesbeck.Death notice policyDeath notices include basic information about the deceased: the person's name, age, occupation, date of death, place of death, visitation and service information. They are available only to funeral homes. Funeral homes can submit death notices by email to obits@tulsaworld.com, by fax at 918-581-8353 until 8 p.m. daily or by phone at 918-581-8347 from 4 to 8 p.m.Circle of LifeIn an effort to honor those who have donated organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is participating in the Circle of Life campaign sponsored by the Global Organization for Organ Donation (GOOD).If your loved one was a donor, please inform the funeral director if you would like to have the Circle of Life logo placed in his or her listing.
Monday, January 16, 2017Pauline Reinberg(Photo: Phillips Funeral Homes)KEYSTONE - Pauline Reinberg, 87, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone with Rev. B. Andrew Wright officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. A Memorial Fund has been established.Pauline was born July 30, 1929 near Clutier to Fred and Emma (Benda) Chizek and graduated from the Traer High School. On August 18, 1953, she was united in marriage to Wallace “Wally” Edwin Reinberg at Dysart. The couple farmed and raised their family near Keystone. Her husband preceded her in death on May 13, 2007.Pauline was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone and enjoyed bowling, playing cards and was an avid Hawkeyes fan. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who truly adored her family.She i...
Monday, January 09, 2017Virginia Shively(Photo: Phillips Funeral Homes)KEYSTONE - Virginia Lee “Ginny” Shively, 85, died January 3, 2017 at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo following an extended illness.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery in Keystone. Visitation will be held at the funeral home in Keystone from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday.Virginia was born October 3, 1931 at Campbellsville, KY to Albert and Lucy (Garnett) Walters. On November 16, 1946 she was united in marriage to William Shively at Campbellsville, KY. He preceded her in death on October 5, 2014.Virginia was employed as a Nurse’s Aide for forty years including Coppock Nursing Home in Vinton, Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Dysart and at Keystone Care Center since it opened. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horn and the Keystone Legion Auxiliary.She is survived by her daughter, Peggy (Jack) Rabe of Blairst...
Monday, January 02, 2017Vail’s 7-year-old gondola – each carrying six skiers – plummeted 125 feet, killing four people in one of the most deadly lift incidents in the United States. In 1985, a bullwheel at Keystone Resort failed, sending waves down the line that threw 60 people off the Teller Lift, two of whom later died from their injuries.In April 2009, a Rhode Island man with no significant medical history died after losing consciousness on a chairlift in Breckenridge. Attempts to revive him at the top of the lift were unsuccessful.In January, a skier pushed a snowboarder off an Aspen Highlands chairlift. Thomas Proesel, who was accused of first-degree assault in the case, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The snowboarder was not seriously hurt.This article passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article: The Guardian's Summary of Julian Assange's Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False.
Monday, December 19, 2016As a career Navy wife, Toni was devoted to her family and created loving homes in over 22 locations. In retirement, Toni and Bill divided their time between their homes in Balsam, North Carolina. and Keystone Heights, Florida. and later, Merritt Island, Florida.Toni is best remembered for her love of and conviction in Jesus Christ. She lived out her faith through her involvement with her family, church family and her many friends, sharing the Good News and providing support to all those God placed in her path.She was a docent at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.; a member of the DAR; a sustaining member of the Junior League of Jacksonville, Florida; a past president of Navy Officer's Wives Club, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida; a Red Cross and Hospice volunteer. Antoinette was a charter member of Fresh Start Fellowship of Keystone Heights and was a member of Hazelwood Presbyterian Church of Waynesville.Toni was an excellent artist, cook and gardener. One family tradition was picking berries from her raspberry patch and making Toni’s famous raspberry jam. Her guidance, spiritual example and love live on.Her beloved sisters, Wilburta (Billie) Trout Holden and Evelyn Trout predeceased her.Her brother, Thomas W. Trout, (Joan), of Keystone Heights, Florida, survives her. She is survived by her three daughters, Antoinette Lynn Pemberton, Patricia D. Socarras Cross (Bill), Dr. Gail D. Buchanan; her seven grandchildren, Antoinette G. Pemberton, Dr. Carmen Socarras Peden (Dr. Marc), Daniel Socarras, Luis W. Socarras (Darla), Lorraine Buchanan Conard (Rodney), James Buchanan (Jonnah) and William C.D. Buchanan; her 11 great-grandchildren, Elena, Marissa and Lilia Antoinette Peden; Luis William Jr., Asher, Ethan and Tanner Socarras;...
Monday, December 12, 2016Judy Junge(Photo: Special to Star Press Union)Judy Marie Junge, 57, of Keystone, died on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Brenda Ehret.Survivors include her children, Tracy (Tazin) Firoz of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Katherine (Brent) Knoke of Durham, North Carolina, and Eric (Charlie) Junge of Cedar Falls, Iowa; grandchildren, Lila, Asher, Nora, and Lily; brothers, Bob Ledvina, Tom Ledvina, Steve Levina; sisters, Pat Maas, Barb Bazal and Helen Ogbourne; and her close friend, Mary Adams.Judy was born April 19, 1959, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Helen (Buresh) Ledvina. She was a free-lance graphic designer for many years before finding a new passion as a massage therapist. Judy also loved painting and spending time with her family.She was preceded in death by her parents.In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.Please share your support and memories with Judy’s...
