In Memoriam: August-October 2022
January 23, 2023
A tribute to members we have lost.
Death Claims Paid Out: August–October 2022
GBU extends its sincerest sympathies to the bereaved families of its deceased members.
| District | Deceased Member | Last Known Location | Date of Death |
| 999 | AGNES L REPKO | LATROBE, PA | 05-16-2022 |
| 999 | ALENE HALLORAN | BRADDOCK, PA | 08-07-2022 |
| 3000 | ALEXANDER A LENGYEL | LORAIN, OH | 05-25-2019 |
| 3000 | ALFRED HAYNAL | LIBBY, MT | 04-29-2022 |
| 1000 | ALLAN C WEGENER | BAY CITY, MI | 07-27-2022 |
| 999 | ALMEDA B THORNTON | ALLISON PARK, PA | 06-01-2022 |
| 999 | AMELIA GARRETT | PLYMOUTH, MI | 07-27-2022 |
| 999 | ANDREW D KILDOW | UNKNOWN | 06-11-2022 |
| 999 | ANN M BACHUR | JOLIET, IL | 08-08-2022 |
| 999 | ANNA M SCHEIBER | LESUEUR, MN | 04-29-2022 |
| 999 | ARDEN D BOYER | WOOSTER, OH | 07-22-2022 |
| 1000 | ARLINE H GRUNEWALD | MACOMB, MI | 06-15-2022 |
| 999 | AUDREY A POLLOCK | GROVE CITY, PA | 08-04-2022 |
| 999 | AUDREY J SKERGAN | GREENSBURG, PA | 02-14-2022 |
| 146 | BARBARA A KINLEY | JOHNSTOWN, PA | 04-07-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA L SILER | TOLEDO, OH | 07-30-2022 |
| 510 | BARBARA L THOMAS | GRAND RAPIDS, OH | 05-13-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA P STONER | HOWARDS GROVE, WI | 09-15-2022 |
| 3000 | BARBARA SILYE | MACOMB, MI | 10-20-2021 |
| 999 | BERNARD G MALLINDER | FREEDOM, PA | 08-06-2022 |
| 4000 | BERNARD HERCEG | ENDICOTT, NY | 08-04-2022 |
| 810 | BERTI WITT | BRUNSWICK, OH | 10-23-2022 |
| 999 | BETTY J BAILEY | ARNOLD, PA | 03-27-2022 |
| 684 | BETTY J GOOD | PITTSBURGH, PA | 09-12-2022 |
| 999 | BEVERLY A MC CURRY | CLAIRTON, PA | 07-22-2022 |
| 361 | BEVERLY A PHILLIPS | TALLMADGE, OH | 06-15-2022 |
| 1100 | BEVERLY P WALKER HURST | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | 05-10-2018 |
| 999 | BEVERLY S JACOPIAN | OZARK, MO | 06-13-2022 |
| 999 | BRIAN J ANDERSON | SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI | 01-16-2022 |
| 1000 | CARL P DOERR | OAK PARK, IL | 09-13-2022 |
| 999 | CHARLES BAKEWELL | MONONGAHELA, PA | 06-24-2022 |
| 810 | CHARLES T NOVY | BROOKLYN HTS, OH | 12-08-2012 |
| 999 | CHARLOTTE STOSE | TOLEDO, OH | 08-24-2022 |
| 999 | CHESTER E MC GUIRE | CABOT, PA | 07-23-2022 |
| 999 | CHRISTINE LONGPRE | DAYTON, OH | 07-16-2022 |
| 999 | COLLEEN A DOUGLASS | ALTOONA, PA | 09-10-2022 |
| 84 | CRAIG A ULRICH | CONESTOGA, PA | 07-30-2022 |
| 999 | CRAIG BECKER | SAVANNA, IL | 06-19-2022 |
| 810 | DAVID S HORVATH | N ROYALTON, OH | 04-12-2022 |
| 2000 | DAVID T BARNHART | LATROBE, PA | 08-28-2022 |
| 999 | DENNIS H BISH | NEW BETHLEHEM, PA | 04-08-2022 |
| 999 | DEXTER H SCHAUBS | OSHKOSH, WI | 08-15-2022 |
| 999 | DONALD GOTTFRIED | ROCKWOOD, TN | 08-23-2022 |
| 999 | DONALD L PISCIA | OGLESBY, IL | 06-01-2022 |
| 999 | DONALD V CARUSO | TRAFFORD, PA | 07-06-2022 |
| 684 | DOROTHA A STINGLE | SMITHFIELD, OH | 09-22-2022 |
| 999 | DOROTHY A TARTAGLIONE | PITTSBURGH, PA | 07-21-2022 |
| 2000 | DOROTHY A TRENK | CALIFORNIA, PA | 05-30-2022 |
| 3000 | DOROTHY M DEBRASON | PITCAIRN, PA | 07-22-2022 |
| 999 | DOROTHY T BOYLE | GIBSONIA, PA | 12-19-2021 |
| 4000 | DOROTHY WALEK | PARSIPPANY, NJ | 07-27-2022 |
| 1000 | DOUGLAS R BRENNER | SEBEWAING, MI | 06-30-2022 |
| 699 | EDITH L SALINAS | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | 06-07-2022 |
| 2000 | EDMUND P LIKAR | HOUSTON, PA | 11-10-2021 |
| 2000 | EDWARD BENKO | VANCOUVER, WA | 10-11-2016 |
| 999 | EDWARD RICHMOND | OTTO, NC | 08-30-2022 |
| 999 | ELEANOR F SHEA | MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | 08-27-2022 |
| 999 | ELEANORA R POSTOL | PITTSBURGH, PA | 07-20-2022 |
| 810 | ELISABETH HAFFNER | UNKNOWN | 07-20-2022 |
| 1000 | ELIZABETH A MUSSON | FRASER, MI | 05-02-2022 |
| 3000 | ELIZABETH D PUSKAS | HIGHLAND PARK, NJ | 07-17-2022 |
| 1000 | ERIC E HOLZ | LANSING, MI | 07-22-2020 |
| 999 | ETHEL J HESS | UNIONTOWN, PA | 07-19-2022 |
| 999 | ETHEL K DEARFIELD | PITTSBURGH, PA | 08-16-2022 |
| 2000 | ETHEL W DAVIS | JACKSONVILLE, FL | 03-24-2022 |
| 3000 | EUGENE S TITKO | CORNING, OH | 09-05-2022 |
| 707 | FANNY A HAWKINS | BENTON HARBOR, MI | 09-06-2022 |
| 999 | FERN B MEISNER | WEYERHAEUSER, WI | 07-23-2022 |
| 146 | FRANK D GORCHESKY | JOHNSTOWN, PA | 04-20-2022 |
| 3000 | FRANK J HALAS | MCKEESPORT, PA | 06-02-2022 |
| 1000 | FREDERICK GALSTERER | CARO, MI | 01-18-2022 |
| 1000 | GAIL M MELDRUM | RILEY, MI | 08-06-2022 |
| 2000 | GENE R MATAKO | LOUISVILLE, OH | 08-07-2022 |
| 999 | GEORGE A BARTHOLOMEW | LEAVITTSBURG, OH | 06-28-2022 |
| 684 | GEORGE F MC COMB | PITTSBURGH, PA | 06-21-2022 |
| 2000 | GEORGE HUNT | WILKES BARRE, PA | 07-12-2009 |
| 810 | GEORGE KOCH | BRUNSWICK, OH | 08-16-2022 |
| 3000 | GEORGE S TOTH JR | BARBERTON, OH | 070-4-2022 |
| 999 | GERALD H PFEIFFER | HARTFORD, WI | 08-08-2022 |
| 999 | GLEN PHILLIPS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | 09-09-2021 |
| 999 | GLORIA M NICASSIO | HARRISON CITY, PA | 06-18-2022 |
| 999 | GRACE L BEACHLY | UNIONTOWN, PA | 07-03-2022 |
| 999 | GWENDOLYN L BROW | BROWNSTOWN TWP, MI | 06-19-2022 |
| 999 | HAROLD H BEACHY | MCMURRAY, PA | 08-18-2022 |
| 999 | HARRY E LAUGHERY | MURRYSVILLE, PA | 07-28-2022 |
| 999 | HARRY E MEHALLICK | SPRINGBORO, OH | 04-18-2022 |
| 999 | HARRY R OVERDORF | LOGANTON, PA | 08-04-2022 |
| 999 | HARTWIN H KIETZER | TRUMAN, MN | 07-13-2022 |
| 817 | HEINZ K FREY | CHALFONT, PA | 09-22-2022 |
| 999 | HELEN J SA LOUTOS | BARABOO, WI | 06-20-2022 |
| 999 | HELEN M KEARNS | NEW CASTLE, PA | 08-13-2022 |
| 510 | HELEN T BIHN | MAUMEE, OH | 07-06-2021 |
| 999 | HENRY C MOORE | STEVENSVILLE, MI | 04-19-2022 |
| 999 | HENRY L RAGSDALE | MANSFIELD, OH | 08-19-2022 |
| 999 | HILDA B SHICK | DAYTON, PA | 09-29-2022 |
| 646 | HILDEGARD KRULL | CORAOPOLIS, PA | 05-24-2022 |
| 999 | HOBART J WINGARD | QUEEN CREEK, AZ | 07-11-2022 |
| 3000 | IRENE B KOVACS | MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 05-30-2021 |
| 999 | IRENE V FLETCHER | ERIE, PA | 11-28-2021 |
| 510 | JACK T BLOOM | TOLEDO, OH | 02-15-2022 |
| 361 | JACQUELINE J SCHNITZLER | KENT, OH | 07-10-2022 |
| 999 | JAMES B FRIZZELL | MEADVILLE, PA | 09-20-2022 |
| 1000 | JAMES C HEADMAN | WYANDOTTE, MI | 07-21-2022 |
| 999 | JAMES D KITZE | FLAT ROCK, MI | 05-21-2022 |
| 999 | JAMES E BYERS JR | AFTON, NY | 08-23-2022 |
| 4000 | JAMES M OBERDORF | W LEECHBURG, PA | 08-09-2022 |
| 1000 | JAMES R PUSHMAN | SYLMAR, CA | 06-05-2022 |
| 999 | JAMES T CHLAN | WEBSTER, MN | 03-30-2022 |
| 510 | JAMES W, EBTH | TEMPERANCE, MI | 06-02-2022 |
| 999 | JANE C DAVANTI | JEANETTE, PA | 09-01-2022 |
| 999 | JANE M GOSPODAREK | TWO RIVERS, WI | 01-03-2022 |
| 999 | JANICE L BONAPARTE | PITTSBURGH, PA | 06-30-2022 |
| 999 | JEAN M BRIDGES | WESTON, WI | 05-04-2022 |
| 4000 | JEANINE FHALADA | ALTHA, FL | 03-24-2017 |
| 999 | JEANNE L ROSS-BOWERMAN | ADRIAN, MI | 07-16-2022 |
| 1000 | JEANNETTE ELSIE | ELGIN, ND | 08-22-2022 |
| 999 | JEFFREY W TAYLOR | PITTSBURGH, PA | 08-25-2022 |
| 999 | JEROME J RADER | CLINTONVILLE, WI | 08-17-2022 |
| 999 | JOAN P KUHN | TAVARES, FL | 08-11-2022 |
| 2000 | JOHN A HRIVNAK | NANTICOKE, PA | 09-15-2022 |
| 4000 | RONALD L KELECH | JOHNSON CITY, NY | 11-27-2021 |
| 999 | ROSE W GAUSMAN | SAINT MARYS, PA | 11-12-2021 |
| 999 | ROSEMARIE A BUTZ | BLOOMSBURG, PA | 04-09-2022 |
| 1000 | ROY W SOMMERFELD | ALPENA, MI | 09-12-2022 |
| 999 | RUSSELL W LEONE | ROCKWOOD, MI | 12-10-2021 |
| 2000 | RUTH KOVACH | HUDSON, OH | 05-07-2015 |
| 510 | RUTH L PENDREY | CURTICE, OH | 05-18-2022 |
| 684 | SALLY B LUTCH | CANONSBURG, PA | 07-21-2022 |
| 999 | SHARON L CLARK | LIMA, OH | 06-14-2022 |
| 999 | SHERRY B HORNER | LATROBE, PA | 07-27-2022 |
| 999 | SHIRLEY A JONES | PITTSBURGH, PA | 04-02-2022 |
| 999 | SIGNE E BURKART | NEW HOLSTEIN, WI | 09-29-2022 |
| 999 | STEPHEN YUHAS | WINDBER, PA | 06-01-2022 |
| 2000 | STEVE E DANEK | ST PETERSBURG, FL | 05-15-2022 |
| 510 | SUSAN M FAHLE | PERRYSBURG, OH | 08-07-2022 |
| 999 | TEDDY L ECKHART | LEHIGHTON, PA | 07-12-2022 |
| 999 | TERRY R MC WHORTER | RAY, OH | 08-12-2022 |
| 510 | THERESE R GHESQUIERE-TRAME | ST PETERSBURG, FL | 01-21-2022 |
| 999 | THOMAS J ONEILL | MONROEVILLE, PA | 08-15-2022 |
| 999 | THOMAS M SCHOCK | LEHIGHTON, PA | 05-18-2022 |
| 2000 | THOMAS PUMPHREY | BARBERTON, OH | 06-08-2022 |
| 4000 | TIMOTHY M BURFIELD | UNKNOWN | 06-14-2022 |
| 999 | VINCENT A MISCOVICH | UNIONTOWN, PA | 07-07-2022 |
| 999 | VIOLA KAMINSKI | GREEN BAY, WI | 08-01-2022 |
| 3000 | VIRGINIA B CICHY | BELLA VISTA, AR | 07-29-2022 |
| 999 | VIRGINIA M PUTZER | OSHKOSH, WI | 07-15-2022 |
| 3000 | WILLIAM A NICHOLAS | CONWAY, SC | 08-12-2022 |
| 999 | WILLIAM P KING JR | SOUTHFIELD, MI | 06-16-2022 |
| 1000 | WILLIAM R EICK | HARBOR BCH, MI | 08-10-2022 |
| 999 | WILLIAM R SCHLIST | CLINTON, NY | 01-13-2022 |
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