In Memoriam: March 2022
April 28, 2022
A tribute to members we have lost.
Death Claims Paid Out: March 2022
GBU extends its sincerest sympathies to the bereaved families of its deceased members.
| District | Deceased Member | Last Known Location | Date of Death |
| 3000 | ANTAL, ARTHUR E | UNKNOWN | 11-23-2013 |
| 999 | ASHER, MARY A | LIVONIA, MI | 01-06-2022 |
| 2000 | BALLA, DOROTHY M | EASTLAKE, OH | 02-06-2022 |
| 684 | BATES, PATRICIA E | PITTSBURGH, PA | 12-30-2021 |
| 999 | BAYE, MICHAEL J | APPLETON, WI | 07-14-2021 |
| 999 | BELL, KAREN M | EAU CLAIRE, WI | 07-04-2021 |
| 3000 | BENEDEK, ELIZABETH | ROCKVILLE, MD | 12-14-2021 |
| 999 | BLASCO, GRACE R | PITTSBURGH, PA | 11-09-2017 |
| 999 | BOYER, CHARLOTTE | CONNELLSVILLE, PA | 11-16-2021 |
| 291 | BRUMMERT, LUCINDA K | SOUTH FORK, PA | 12-30-2021 |
| 684 | BURKHARD, MARY J | CORAOPOLIS, PA | 02-20-2022 |
| 999 | CANGE, DOLORES M | BELLEVILLE, IL | 12-05-2019 |
| 999 | CHARLES, BEATRICE M | WEST BEND, WI | 11-16-2021 |
| 999 | CHRISTIANSON, MARGOT E | APPLETON, WI | 02-05-2022 |
| 999 | CLEWELL, JAMES E | POTTS GROVE, PA | 01-07-2022 |
| 999 | CUTLER, ROBERT G | NAMPA, ID | 11-11-2021 |
| 999 | DANIELS, MAGGIE L | EAST PEORIA, IL | 01-27-2022 |
| 999 | FAETH, MILDRED M | PITTSBURGH, PA | 12-07-2004 |
| 999 | FAZEKAS, WILLIAM S | MC KEESPORT, PA | 01-01-2022 |
| 999 | FEDOR, JOHN | UNIONTOWN, PA | 05-01-2013 |
| 999 | FELDMEIER, ARNOLD F | FENTON, MO | 12-10-2021 |
| 999 | FIELDS, DOROTHY L | GAINSVILLE, GA | 01-03-2022 |
| 999 | GAREY, LEO E | FINDLAY, OH | 12-17-2020 |
| 1000 | GEER, DANIEL R | STERLING HTS, MI | 01-01-2021 |
| 3000 | GOLINI, MAXINE V | LORAIN, OH | 01-26-2020 |
| 999 | GOLTZ, RUTH J | ADA, MN | 03-31-2021 |
| 2000 | GRLICKY, GEORGE F | PARMA, OH | 01-20-2021 |
| 510 | GROSS, FRIEDA | WALBRIDGE, OH | 01-25-2022 |
| 818 | HARDEN, MOBOYA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | 01-23-2022 |
| 999 | HAUFF, LEONHARD | TEMECULA, CA | 07-16-2021 |
| 999 | HAXER, JOANN S | TROY, MI | 02-26-2022 |
| 815 | HENTRICK, THOMAS J | HUBER HEIGHTS, OH | 12-26-2021 |
| 4000 | HMUROVIC, ALBERT | HIGHLAND, IN | 09-24-2021 |
| 999 | HOGUE, GERALDINE M | MARSHFIELD, WI | 03-17-2022 |
| 2000 | HORNACK, FRANK M | ENDICOTT, NY | 01-09-2022 |
| 1000 | JANETZKE, MIRIAM | BRANSON, MO | 02-10-2022 |
| 999 | JARVIS, CINDY | NEW CASTLE, PA | 01-17-2022 |
| 999 | JESSBERGER, ROBERT | PORT CLINTON, OH | 01-27-2022 |
| 4000 | JOHANNES JR, FRANK | PALMERTON, PA | 08-19-2021 |
| 999 | JORGENSEN, JOAN F | JANESVILLE, WI | 01-29-2022 |
| 999 | KAMINSKI, ROBERT A | NEW KENSINGTON, PA | 01-24-2022 |
| 999 | KELLEY, JEAN C | DANVILLE, PA | 02-06-2022 |
| 707 | KLEIN, ARLENE M | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 02-05-2022 |
| 298 | KLEIN, ERNST | OREFIELD, PA | 04-11-2009 |
| 999 | KLOTZ, RONALD E | RISING SON, OH | 12-28-2021 |
| 999 | KNUDSON, LORENZ W | MILLBURY, OH | 11-15-2021 |
| 3000 | KOETH, WILLIAM J | PISCATAWAY, NJ | 12-06-2021 |
| 146 | KOLESAR, RODNEY L | SEWARD, PA | 01-15-2022 |
| 3000 | KORAN, DOROTHY M | YOUNGSTOWN, OH | 02-20-2022 |
| 999 | KREISER, MABEL E | BUCKLEY, MI | 06-03-2020 |
| 2000 | KRIVAK, MILDRED | SHARPSVILLE, PA | 02-17-2020 |
| 146 | KRUPA, DAVID P | NANTY GLO, PA | 12-21-2021 |
| 2000 | KUBIK, LUDMILA | MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 02-06-2017 |
| 510 | KUHLMAN, PAUL W | OREGON, OH | 02-04-2022 |
| 819 | LANDMANN, HENRY L | RIO, WI | 02-14-2022 |
| 999 | LASER, KERRY L | TURTLE CREEK, PA | 05-07-2018 |
| 999 | LAUTERBACH, WALLACE W | DOUSMAN, WI | 01-26-2022 |
| 999 | LEMKE, PAUL C | WHITELAW, WI | 01-07-2022 |
| 45 | LOCKARD SR, RICHARD L | ALTOONA, PA | 01-14-2022 |
| 999 | LUCHKIW, MARY A | PETROLIA, PA | 01-08-2022 |
| 999 | MAGERKO, G BERNARD | FAIRCHANCE, PA | 12-24-2021 |
| 999 | MANSER, SHARRON L | RHINELANDER, WI | 12-15-2021 |
| 3000 | MATE, DUANE F | FAIRFIELD, CT | 02-02-2022 |
| 999 | MC CAGUE, LEONA E | EXPORT, PA | 03-28-2018 |
| 3000 | MESZLENYI, LASZLO | BROOKPARK, OH | 01-20-2022 |
| 146 | MONBORNE, SHIRLEY M | MACON, GA | 12-20-2021 |
| 146 | MONTAG, JOAN D | JOHNSTOWN, PA | 02-04-2022 |
| 999 | MOTTA, RAYMOND E | JOLIET, IL | 12-05-2021 |
| 999 | MOURER, BARRY L | MOON TOWNSHIP, PA | 12-11-2021 |
| 510 | NAGY, EDITH E | TOLEDO, OH | 01-24-2022 |
| 1100 | NIGHTINGALE, NORMAN W | BLUFFTON, SC | 12-31-2021 |
| 999 | OLEHEISER, NANCY C | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | 12-01-2021 |
| 3000 | PAPP, NANCY E | LORAIN, OH | 11-12-2021 |
| 999 | PATTON, KEVIN S | GREENSBURG, PA | 12-17-2021 |
| 999 | PAVLECHKO, ARLENE J | SUNBURY, OH | 01-22-2022 |
| 999 | PEDERSEN, FRED N | ALEXANDRIA, MN | 01-20-2022 |
| 999 | PELLEGRINO, CAROL J | EBENSBURG, PA | 08-02-2018 |
| 999 | PERTNER, GEORGIA | GIBSONBURG, OH | 01-20-2022 |
| 684 | PETERS, JOHANNA M | PITTSBURGH, PA | 01-15-2022 |
| 4000 | PIECKA, MARY | NEW KENSINGTON, PA | 06-14-2015 |
| 4000 | PIETRZAK, ANNA | GREENWICH, CT | 08-21-2021 |
| 1100 | REESE, CHARLES F | WEST CHESTER, PA | 12-13-2021 |
| 1000 | REIMER, ALVIN J | SAGINAW, MI | 11-15-2021 |
| 1000 | REINHARDT, CLYDE M | BAY CITY, MI | 03-04-2011 |
| 45 | RICE, THOMAS G | ALTOONA, PA | 01-28-2022 |
| 510 | RINGENBACH, ANGELINE M | TOLEDO, OH | 01-17-2022 |
| 999 | RODEHEAVER JR, DONALD E | MC HENRY, MD | 01-18-2022 |
| 999 | ROMAH JR, ALEXANDER N | PITTSBURGH, PA | 01-01-2022 |
| 4000 | ROSLYN, CAROL A | NORTH BERGEN, NJ | 09-19-2021 |
| 999 | ROVENOLT, CAROL K | WATSONTOWN, PA | 01-03-2022 |
| 819 | RUCKSTADTER, KATHARINE | WAUWATOSA, WI | 12-27-2021 |
| 1000 | RUHLIG, GLENN G | HOUGHTON LAKE, MI | 01-06-2022 |
| 1000 | RUTKOSKE, TIMOTHY D | ROMULUS, MI | 11-25-2021 |
| 4000 | SANTO, LORRAINE D | VENETIA, PA | 02-08-2022 |
| 999 | SAUNDERS, VIRGINIA M | BELLE VERNON, PA | 01-29-2022 |
| 999 | SCHAUMBERG, ELAINE C | SEYMOUR, WI | 01-23-2022 |
| 999 | SCHRIMPF, GEORGE J | WILMINGTON, DE | 12-20-2021 |
| 510 | SCHUMAKER, NORMAN W | BRADENTON, FL | 02-14-2022 |
| 999 | SHADLEY, REBECCA G | TECUMSEH, MI | 01-21-2022 |
| 999 | SHEARER, DAVID W | MIFFLINBURG, PA | 10-13-2019 |
| 999 | SHIRK, JEAN L | SELINSGROVE, PA | 12-04-2021 |
| 999 | SISLEY, KATHERYN L | COAL CENTER, PA | 01-05-2022 |
| 999 | SMALLWOOD, JOAN E | DUNDAS, IL | 12-24-2021 |
| 810 | SOWIK, WILLIAM J | LAKEWOOD, OH | 12-22-2021 |
| 510 | SPENCER, ELEANOR J | TOLEDO, OH | 11-07-2021 |
| 999 | STEINER, JOANNE M | WEST MIFFLIN, PA | 02-17-2022 |
| 999 | STERLING, WANDA E | PITTSBURGH, PA | 07-28-2021 |
| 999 | STITZER, MARY A | MONTOURSVILLE, PA | 10-11-2021 |
| 171 | STOCKLINE, PATRICIA L | ALIQUIPPA, PA | 12-19-2021 |
| 999 | STRAUGHN, WILLIAM P | CARNEGIE, PA | 11-26-2021 |
| 999 | STRONG, JIMMIE | YPSILANTI, MI | 03-04-2022 |
| 3000 | SZEP, LOUIS | LIGONIER, PA | 02-03-2022 |
| 999 | TAYLOR, MARY A | MONMOUTH, IL | 08-31-2021 |
| 999 | TIMMERMANN, STANLEY G | BREESE, IL | 12-20-2021 |
| 999 | VANDE LOO, JOANN | DE PERE, WI | 12-05-2021 |
| 819 | VISAUER, ROBERT B | PER DU SAC, WI | 01-29-2022 |
| 171 | WHITE, SHIRLEY J | PITTSBURGH, PA | 12-02-2017 |
| 2000 | WILLIAMSON, JOHN E | DAVIDSVILLE, PA | 11-08-2021 |
| 810 | WOWRIES, HILDE G | WOOSTER, OH | 04-06-2018 |
| 999 | YANDOLI, JOHN | MERRICK, NY | 03-01-2022 |
| 999 | YOUNT, MARGARET J | WORTHINGTON, PA | 02-08-2022 |
| 3000 | ZEHER, EDWARD J | PITTSBURGH, PA | 02-27-2022 |
| 999 | ZINKHAM, RICHARD E | SANDSTON, VA | 12-01-2021 |
| 999 | ZINN, LORETTA P | STEUBENVILLE, OH | 03-08-2022 |
Each year, we set aside time to deep clean and organize our homes. But when was the last time you set aside time to organize your finances? We sat down with GBU Life Home Office agents Leah Teahl and Dominic Nicciai to learn about the benefits of an annual financial review and how you can get started.
Every child can name a teacher who made a difference: the one who stayed late to help, offered encouragement at just the right moment or made learning feel exciting. Recognizing a teacher’s dedication doesn’t require grand gestures, but it does call for intention. Thoughtful appreciation gifts, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week or year-end celebrations, offer a tangible way to express heartfelt gratitude.

Board Election GBU Financial Life’s national bylaws allow adult insured members (as defined in Article VI, Section 1 of the bylaws) the right to vote for the organization’s Board of Directors. Ballots will be mailed at the beginning of August 2026 to all eligible members. Eligible members may vote by paper ballot via mail or electronic ballot online once they receive their ballot. Cumulative voting or voting by proxy is not permitted.







