Obituaries
Vivian Lee Potts
Mar 17, 2022
Vivian Lee Potts, aged 78, professional violinist and loving wife and mother passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022. Vivian was born October 22, 1943, to William Robert and Florence Vivian Hewett in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Fort Worth in early childhood where she remained the rest of her life. She graduated from Paschal High School and TCU. She...
Jacqueline Mcginnis Melcher
Mar 17, 2022
Jacqueline McGinnis Melcher died peacefully at home March 17, 2022. Jackie was born in San Francisco, California on October 15, 1937, to her parents William Noble McGinnis and Abelina Buys McGinnis, and she was raised in Portland Oregon. She attended Lindenwood College and graduated from Southern Methodist University where she met the man she would love for the rest of...
Kathryn Barros Fialho
Mar 16, 2022
Kathryn Barros Fialho, 85, archivist and historian for St. Patrick Cathedral, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.Mrs. Fialho was born September 23, 1936, in Breckenridge, Texas, daughter of the late Nicholas Demetrius and Kathryn Dora Thompson Barros. She graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1955 and attended Hardin-Simmons University, majoring in biology. In 1960, she graduated...
Sarah Ann Whiting Tate
Mar 14, 2022
Sarah Ann Whiting Tate passed away peacefully on March 14, 2022, at the age of 84. Sarah was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Dr. Walter B. and Dorothy Henderson Whiting. She was a long-time resident of Wichita Falls and spent her later years in Fort Worth.An excellent student with a love of learning, Sarah attended the University of Texas...
Josephine Cecelia Strittmatter Cox
Mar 14, 2022
Josephine Cox passed away March 14, 2022.Josephine, known as Roy to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, was born December 10, 1925 in Pilot Point, Texas to John and Ursula Strittmatter. She was a graduate of Mount Carmel Academy and TCY. She married Lonnie Cox and they enjoyed 61 years together. Josephine retired from General Dynamics after 20 years of service....
Mary Ann Pibil Gardner
Mar 5, 2022
Mary Ann Gardner, 90, of Fort Worth, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, March 5, 2022 with her family by her side.Mary Ann was born in Uniontown, Alabama, the daughter of Theodore and Lenora Pibil. She was a graduate of Parrish High School in Selma and earned degrees from Stephen’s College and Auburn University. She was a...
Philip Moroneso
Mar 5, 2022
Philip Moroneso, 76, died at his home on March 5, 2022, surrounded by his wife and immediate family.Philip was born April 15, 1945, in Brooklyn, NY, to John Mario and Rose Covello Moroneso. On April 4, 1974, Philip and Anne were married in Los Angeles, California and moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1976. Shortly after moving to Fort Worth,...
Catherine Schroeder Grace
Mar 4, 2022
Catherine Schroeder Grace passed into the loving hands of God on March 4, 2022.Catherine was born March 22, 1932, in Fort Worth, Texas to Otto Eugene Schroeder and Margaret Mary Wight. Catherine graduated from Our Lady of Victory Catholic School and attended Texas Woman’s University. She worked in the administration department of the Fort Worth ISD for many years. Catherine...
Doris Schmidt
Mar 1, 2022
DeDe Schmidt died Tuesday, March 1, 2022 peacefully at her home in Richland Hills, TX with her family by her side.DeDe was born on April 19, 1932 in Alexandria, LA, the 5th of 6 children born to Roscoe and Clemmie Grant. She attended high school in Lecompte, LA and worked in medical records for St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.She met a...
Fr. Thomas J. Kennedy
Feb 28, 2022
ARLINGTON — “He was open to helping anybody. Despite his own sufferings, he was always there to serve God and help those in need.”That’s how St. Joseph parishioner John Fincher and other North Texas Catholics will remember Father Thomas J. Kennedy, who died February 28 in an Arlington hospital. He was 68.A visitation and Rosary is set for Monday, March...
Pamela Plume Orga
Feb 28, 2022
Pamela Plume Orga, born October 17, 1955, succumbed to COVID virus complications on February 28, 2022 at the age of 66.Pam was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She brought life and laughter to all she knew with a beautiful smile, keen sense of humor, and the ability to make one feel as if they were the most...
Patrick Speak
Feb 26, 2022
John Patrick Speak was born July 14, 1998 in Tampa, Florida. He left this world to be healed in the next, and to be with our Lord and Savior, on February 26, 2022 at the age of 23. Patrick persisted through a six-month-long battle with cancer with remarkable courage, his ever-present dry wit, and philosophical good nature. Patrick’s childhood love...
Mark A. Pope
Feb 25, 2022
Mark A. Pope, 62, passed away February 25, 2022. He was the son of Vernon and Grace Pope and grew up in Bedford, Texas. He graduated from L. D. Bell High School in 1977 and UT Arlington and Embry-Riddle University. He was a pilot in the US Air Force and later for Southwest Airlines. Preceded in death by his parents,...
Charlotte Ingram
Feb 23, 2022
Charlotte was born in Cairo, IL on March 10, 1935 and graduated high school in 1953 in Dyersburg, TN. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Memphis and her Master’s degree at the University of North Texas. Charlotte’s passion and joy was teaching and she made a positive impact on countless children during her 20-year career...
Teresa Ann Govednik Lancy
Feb 22, 2022
It is with great love and deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Teresa (Terry) Ann Lancy. She was called home to our Heavenly Father on February 22, 2022. Terry was a loving mother, sister and friend to many. She served her community for 47 years as a nurse with Harris HEB/Texas Health Resources. She was a member of...
Kay Watson Haddaway
Feb 21, 2022
Kay Watson Haddaway was born March 10, 1948, in Fort Worth, Texas, and died in Santa Fe on Feb. 21, 2022. Her academic and career accomplishments were many but what she was most proud of was being a ferocious advocate for those whom society ignored or mistreated. As she often stated: “I believe in the gospel of showing up.”One place...
Robert Edward Miller
Feb 19, 2022
Robert completed his earthly journey four days after his 94th birthday. He was born in Vinland, Kansas to Edward and Lottie Embrey Miller. He grew up in Belton, Missouri where his love for building things, especially airplanes, began. Robert graduated in 1946 from Belton High School, an Eagle Scout and valedictorian of his class. While in the Army in Alaska,...
Charles Marion Rothermel
Feb 19, 2022
Charles Marion Rothermel Sr., 94, passed away February 19, 2022.Affectionately known as Charlie, he was kind, sweet, and caring. Dedicated to his family, he set the example for living and for teaching his children. Well done, Dad!! He loved his family, his church, and golf. Charlie had 2 best friends: Jesus, and Betty, his wife of 66 years.Retiring as a...
David Porter Wood
Feb 17, 2022
David P. Wood was a much-lauded and loved, and somewhat feared, figure in Lake Highlands for 47 years: teacher, tennis coach, and education advocate. The sign over his classroom door not only foreshadowed his AP English syllabus but also set an ominous tone: “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.” His students lovingly referred to him as “Dark Lord” and...
James W. Ewing
Feb 16, 2022
James W. Ewing, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. Jim was born October 5, 1928, in Fort Worth to Lona and Forest Ewing. He graduated from Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, where he was a Cadet Captain, and he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. Jim had many successful...
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