Obituaries

Jan 17, 2023

Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website. Arrangements under the direction of: Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home 1820 N. Beltline Road Irving, Texas 75061 (972) 607-4400

Jan 16, 2023

Doris Ferguson died peacefully in her sleep on January 16, 2023 after suffering for several years from dementia. Doris was born on January 23, 1935 in Carbondale, IL. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands Pamela Gaines (Jim) and Melissa Cortiaus (Bill), granddaughter Lauryn Cortiaus, grandson Austin Cortiaus, and sister Lois Watson. Doris was preceded in death of...

Jan 16, 2023

Born in Flushing, N.Y. to Denise and Jean Mayeur, on July 17, 1963, Jean-Paul (J.P.) spent his early childhood in the U.S. and France, attending primary school in France before moving to Richardson, Texas in 1973. He graduated from Berkner High School and went on to earn his A.A. from Richland College. Jean-Paul's early work history underwent many incarnations. He...

Jan 15, 2023

Roderick Roy MacElwain passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2023, following a heroic battle with cancer that defied all odds. Roderick impacted the lives of virtually every person he encountered, often profoundly. He was a giant of a man who truly led a singular, exceptional life.

Roderick was born on October 17,...

Jan 15, 2023

Stephen Martz of Carrollton, TX, passed away on January 15, 2023. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

(214) 306-6700...

Jan 15, 2023

Ruben Joseph Alfaro, our beloved father left this worldly earth on January 15, 2023. He was born April 10, 1935 in Weslaco, Texas to Manuel Alfaro and Dolores Rios. The family migrated to Saginaw, Michigan. In 1953, he married Janie Garcia and they moved to Lansing, Michigan to start their family. Ruben is survived by his son, Ted (Annette); daughters,...

Jan 14, 2023

Josephine Balderas was born in Dallas, TX on March 24, 1984. She was one of seven children and a graduate from The School of Science and Engineering Magnet in Dallas, Texas and The University of Texas at Arlington. She was always caring and giving, even near the end of life...

Jan 14, 2023

Jerry Threadgill Jr. of Gainesville,Texas passed away on January 14, 2023 at the age of 71. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service & Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

Jan 14, 2023

Bob and his twin sister, Beverly, were born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 21, 1936, to Charles Edward and Lillie Belle (Tidball) Wade. Their mom being a devout Catholic, ensured that the children were raised in the Catholic faith and were very involved in the neighborhood church. Bobby (as his family called him) was an altar boy and participated in...

Jan 14, 2023

Kezzia Mae Thomas died peacefully while in hospice care in Dallas, TX, on Saturday, Jan. 14th, 2023. Kezzia was born in Minco, OK, on January 21st, 1930. She was the only child of Ted and Hester Studebaker. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ellen McIlroy, of Hurst, TX, and a son, David Seright, and his wife Bang Seright, of...

Jan 14, 2023

Donna Marie Norton Droby left this Earth a better place for having been on it for 78 years. She was born December 12, 1944, and passed away January 14, 2023, after a brief illness. Donna was a teacher in the Dallas Independent School District for 35 years, teaching Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, English as a Second Language and acting as a reading...

Jan 13, 2023

Andy Tuxhorn of Parker, TX, passed away on January 13, 2023. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

(214) 306-6700...

Jan 13, 2023

Husband, father, and businessman passed away January 13, 2023, at the age of 87. Bob was born in Washington, DC in 1935 to parents Nellie V and Robert W Pearson. He was raised in nearby Maryland and attended the University of Maryland, graduating at the top of his class with a BS in business. At the University...

Jan 12, 2023

Patrick Calvin Cosgrove, 96, of Dallas, Texas passed away on January 12th, 2023. Born on January 16th, 1926, in Great Bend, Kansas, Patrick spent his early youth in Georgia, before moving to Dallas and joining the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He dutifully served his country during World War II and earned a Purple Heart for his valor....

Jan 11, 2023

William Wallace "Buddy" Burch passed away January 11, 2023 in Richardson, Texas. Born May 14, 1946 in Dallas, Texas. He resided in Richardson, Texas and worked in various roles in the field of sales management, later transitioning to a role in the Plano Independent School District as a monitor in transportation for special needs children until retiring in 2021. Buddy...

Jan 11, 2023

Rixi Montanio of Richardson, TX passed away on January 11, 2023 at the age of 78. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

Jan 11, 2023

Terry Girardot of Richardson, TX, passed away on January 11, 2023. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

(214) 306-6700...

Jan 11, 2023

Nancy Laird Bankston, 96, passed away in Plano, Texas on January 11, 2023. Nancy was an avid golfer, sailor, passionate vegetable and flower gardener, wife, wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend. Nancy was born in Sandusky, Ohio on May 5, 1926, to Cecil and Thelma Laird. She was the middle child of their three children. She loved working at her father's...

Jan 10, 2023

Kevin Earl Carson, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023.

Born on June 19th, 1956 in Dumas, TX. He lived in Irving, TX for majority of his life.

Kevin is survived by his daughter Kim Carson and son-in-law Tom Trieu and their children...

Jan 9, 2023

Jerry Johns Jr. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away on January 9, 2023 at the age of 53. Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service & Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas,Texas 75252...