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In some final notes regarding the year past for County (and if you haven’t read it already, see the Sentinel’s Dec. 31 extensive Year in Review coverage), and after our recent ...
I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank the many readers over the years who pointed out my mistakes and oversights that led to a correction or amplification. Thank you — you performed a public ...
British artist Chris Barker's annual homage to stars we've lost is calling it a day with its 10th and final poster.
Paul Ronald Linger, 94, a U.S. Air Force veteran and longtime West Virginia Wesleyan College master electrician and Upshur County jailer who loved rock collecting, hunting and fishing, died December ...
Wilma Raye Money, age 86, of Caryville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026. She was born February 22, 1939, ...
Ruth F. (Lavenburg) Fehlinger, 94, of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Friday December 19, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest. She was the loving wife of the late Pharon Fehlinger. Born ...
Ruth Earl, a resident of the Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, turned 109 on Friday, Jan. 2. Earl was born January 2, 1917, in New York City, during the ...
On December 17, 2025, Ruth Dirkse passed away at the age of 97. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Lamont Dirkse. Born in Holland, Michigan to Clarence and Marie DeGraaf, Ruth ...
Ruth Mary Hoffman, age 102, passed away early Sunday morning, December 21, 2025. She was a lifetime resident of Emmet County. Ruth was born on August 4, 1923 along with a twin brother, Bruce, to ...
Ruth Sieverson Schmunk, 101, of Springfield, Oregon, passed away on December 12, 2025, after a long and fulfilling life. Born January 19, 1924, in Onaka, South Dakota to Alfred Sieverson and Lillie ...
MENA, AR — Mrs. Ruth Francis Weaver Laws, 86, passed away December 18, 2025, in Mena, Arkansas, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born November 6, 1939, in Davidson County, North Carolina, to ...
Joanne Ruth McCreey Telkamp passed away peacefully at home December 14, 2025 at the age of 96, holding the hands of her children. Born in Ohio, after graduating from Business School, she relocated for ...