Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Dallas County

Scholder, Laurence T.

Scholder, Laurence T.

May 31, 2017

Laurence (Larry) Ted Scholder 11/23/1942 - 5/31/2017 Born 11/23/1942 in Brooklyn, NY to Arthur and Kate Scholder. Passed away on 5/31/2017 from complications of lung cancer. Larry grew up in New York and attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) where he met and married his wife Carole. He graduated in 1965 with a BFA and pursued graduate...

Hutson, Travonna 'Joanie'

Hutson, Travonna 'Joanie'

May 29, 2017

Travonna Joan Hutson, (Joanie), 63, went peacefully to be with Jesus on May 29, 2017, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born September 8, 1953 in Tulia Texas, to Jerald and Elwanda Hutson. She is preceded in death by her father, Jerald Hutson. She is survived by her mother, Elwanda, brothers Dale...

Johnson, Harry Martin

Johnson, Harry Martin

May 27, 2017

Harry M. Johnson of Plano, Texas died peaceably on May 27, 2017. He was born on April 29th, 1924 and spent his early years in the Pittsburgh area. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in September 1941 and served in the South Pacific during World War II. He was wounded on Vella La Vella and spent six years recuperating in...

Delisle, Marita K.

Delisle, Marita K.

May 25, 2017

In Memory of Marita Katherine DeLisle… Marita K. DeLisle, 75, of Plano TX, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at her home, comforted by her devoted family and beloved pets after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Watertown NY in 1942 to the late Clellon and Kathleen Bancroft. After graduating from Franklin High School in...

Cox, Carol Imogene 'Jean'

Cox, Carol Imogene 'Jean'

May 25, 2017

Jean was born on December 18, 1931 in Hope, AR to Clyde J. and Otis (Gleghorn) Arnold. Jean graduated Hope High School in 1950. After marrying in 1954 at the First Baptist Church, Jean moved from Hope to Waco, TX to join her husband William J. 'Bill' Cox, Jr. Over the course of the next several years Bill and Jean...

Sykora, Frances 'Fran'

Sykora, Frances 'Fran'

May 24, 2017

Fran Sykora was born on September 17, 1934 and went Home to be with her Lord on May 24, 2017. She was born in Giddings, Texas to Walter and Mathilda (Schulze) Mutschink. She loved her Lord, her family and her church. She married James D. Sykora, April 3, 1958, and celebrated 59 years of marriage. She had two children, Sharon...

Kobolt, Margaret C.

Kobolt, Margaret C.

May 22, 2017

Margaret Carolyn Kobolt's life journey began on a summer day in 1931 in a small farming community near Panama, Iowa. It was there that her parents, Louis and Mathilda Kobolt, welcomed her. Her siblings Ferd, Helen, Alvin, Robert, Rita, and Patty also welcomed their new sister. While living on that farm, she attended the Catholic schools in Panama. After finishing...

Mcleod, Michael M.

Mcleod, Michael M.

May 22, 2017

Michael Murdoch McLeod of Richardson, Texas passed away on May 22, 2017 at the age of 50 years old. He was born on September 17, 1966 in San Francisco to late Murdoch McLeod and Mary Sue Wyatt McLeod. Michael spent most of his childhood in Northern California and, in 1979, he moved to the Dallas area with his mother, Mary...

Lummus, John A.

Lummus, John A.

May 20, 2017

John Alan Lummus, 69, passed away on May 20, 2017 in Dallas. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Gwen Lummus, daughter Heather Adams, grandchildren Blake Savoia and Macie Savioa, sister and brother-in-law Lolana and Foye Thompson, and many other relatives and friends. A native of Harlingen TX and graduate of Harlingen High School, Alan attended the University...

Karlich, Jerald J.

Karlich, Jerald J.

May 18, 2017

Jerald James Karlich, known to family and friends as JJ or Jerry, died Thursday May 18, 2017, at the age of 68. While well-known by many for his jokes and generally positive attitude, his long-time depression prompted him to use a self-inflicted gun wound to escape the pain. His death occurred in Bedford, TX, where he had been a resident...

Lombardi, Patricia Lynn

Lombardi, Patricia Lynn

May 17, 2017

Patricia Lynn Lombardi, beloved, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to many passed away peacefully May 17, 2017 due to complications from breast cancer. Patricia (48) was born October 31, 1968. She received an MA in Counseling Psychology and provided enormous support to many as a Crisis therapist. Patricia was predeceased by her father, William Lombardi. She is survived by her...

Stephenson, Mary Ellen 'Sunny' Boggs

Stephenson, Mary Ellen 'Sunny' Boggs

May 13, 2017

Mary Ellen (Sunny) Boggs Stephenson, 83, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born December 11, 1933 to Orville and Marie Boggs, Mary Ellen grew up in Minneapolis attending Academy of the Holy Angels where she received her nickname of "Sunny." She graduated from University of Minnesota where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. She earned a...

Lange, Diane 'Mimi'

Lange, Diane 'Mimi'

May 12, 2017

Diane Marie "Mimi" Lange, of Plano, Texas, died May 12th 2017 at the age of 84 years. She was born February 7th 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois. Her parents were Oscar Carl Olson and Margaret Olson. Diane graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago and Valparaiso University in Indiana with a B.A. degree in 1955. She met Donald Edward...

Renteria, Robert

Renteria, Robert

May 11, 2017

Robert Renteria, of Plano, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2017 at the age of 57 years. He was born on September 4, 1959 in Zapotlanejo, Mexico to Javier and Zenaida Renteria. Robert lived with his family in Glendale, California before moving to Houston, Texas where he met his wife, Lauralee. As a child, Robert enjoyed the outdoors, playing baseball,...

Bartlett, Bettye A.

Bartlett, Bettye A.

May 11, 2017

Bettye Ann Halstead Bartlett, age 90, died on Thursday, May 11, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. At the time of her death, she was at home, with family at her bedside. She was gathered into the arms of Jesus and many other family members and friends awaiting her arrival in heaven. Ann was beloved by all who knew...

Phillips, Gail Mary

Phillips, Gail Mary

May 8, 2017

Gail Mary Phillips was born to Delores and Arthur Conlan on August 8, 1945 in Remer, MN where she was raised on a beautiful resort her parents owned and then moved onto bigger and better things after graduation when she moved to Chicago, IL. She was introduced to the city life which she so much LOVED She lived and worked...

Spielmaker, James Michael

Spielmaker, James Michael

May 8, 2017

James Michael Spielmaker, age 53, of The Colony, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 8, 2017. Born on January 25, 1964 in Grand Rapids Michigan. Jim is survived by his Wife Sherrie Spielmaker, Step-Daughter Stephanie Carr, Step- Daughter Kelsey Curry and Step-son Lane Curry, Grandson Kyland, his sisters Sherry Spielmaker Klud, Patricia Perry,...

Isaacs, Wilma Faye

Isaacs, Wilma Faye

May 8, 2017

Wilma Faye (Kirk) Isaacs, 79, of Plano, Texas went to be with the Lord on May 8th, 2017. She was born on May 11, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Granvil and Mae Kirk. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Walter Isaacs. Wilma loved her family and friends like none other, she always looked...

Sommerfield, Jack B.

Sommerfield, Jack B.

May 8, 2017

Died in Dallas, Texas on Monday, May 8 2017 at 4:44am after a short but courageous battle with leukemia. He was born on February 13, 1932 in Houston, Texas at the Harrisburg Clinic. The only child of Arthur Abraham Sommerfield and Lois Burnett Sommerfield, he grew up in Hillsboro, Texas and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1949. He then...

Diaz, Olga

Diaz, Olga

May 7, 2017

Olga Diaz, age 31, of Plano, Texas passed away on May 07, 2017 at home. She was born on February 24, 1986 in Santiago Maravatio, Guanajuato, Mexico to Primitivo Diaz and Elvia Murillo. After graduating from Plano Senior High School in 2005, she attended and received an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Collin Creek College in 2008. She continued...

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