In Memoriam: November-December 2022
January 25, 2023
A tribute to members we have lost.
Death Claims Paid Out: November–December 2022
GBU extends its sincerest sympathies to the bereaved families of its deceased members.
| District | Deceased Member | Last Known Location | Date of Death |
| 999 | ALFRED C ERDMAN | JANESVILLE, WI | 10-10-2022 |
| 999 | ALVIN M FILIPEK | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 09-17-2022 |
| 684 | ANITA N POTOCAR | BALLSTON LAKE, NY | 10-17-2022 |
| 999 | ANTHONY P ROWSICK | PITTSBURGH, PA | 08-13-2022 |
| 999 | ARAMINTA L ADAMS | VIROQUA, WI | 09-19-2022 |
| 999 | ARNOLD W HOSIER | NESQUEHONING, PA | 09-16-2022 |
| 999 | ARTHUR D TOMLINSON | MIDLAND, MI | 09-04-2022 |
| 999 | AUDREY A POLLOCK | UNKNOWN | 08-04-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA LEONARDIS | WINDBER, PA | 10-09-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA A HANICK | PITTSBURGH, PA | 12-12-2021 |
| 1000 | BARBARA A KLOMP | CLINTON TWP, MI | 10-09-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA LEONARDIS | WINDBER, PA | 10-09-2022 |
| 999 | BARBARA S MORANELLI | GLASSPORT, PA | 11-11-2022 |
| 291 | BARRY MOTCHENBAUGH | SAINT MICHAEL, PA | 10-12-2022 |
| 999 | BETTY N HARP | IRWIN, PA | 07-15-2022 |
| 999 | CAROL L HAEN | APPLETON, WI | 05-30-2022 |
| 45 | COLLEEN A DOUGLASS | ALTOONA, PA | 09-10-2022 |
| 999 | CYRIL LEGROS | PATTON, PA | 10-19-2022 |
| 999 | DAVID G BENNETT SR | HORSEHEADS, NY | 10-02-2022 |
| 684 | DAVID R MAYER | PITTSBURGH, PA | 08-26-2022 |
| 999 | DEAN M ALLISON | BEDFORD, IN | 08-23-2022 |
| 999 | DEAN M GETTEMY | DEARBORN, MI | 05-10-2022 |
| 999 | DELORES L WADE | MAPLE GROVE, MN | 09-24-2022 |
| 818 | DOLORES M BUSH | MCDONALD, PA | 04-10-2022 |
| 999 | DOLORES MELUM | IOLA, WI | 08-16-2022 |
| 999 | DONALD F ROPER | BRECKSVILLE, OH | 07-19-2022 |
| 999 | DONALD R EICKERT | CHILTON, WI | 07-31-2022 |
| 810 | DOROTHEA RAUSER | N ROYALTON, OH | 08-27-2022 |
| 999 | DOROTHY J ROOS | WARREN, OH | 11-06-2022 |
| 999 | EDWARD D FISHER | LEHIGHTON, PA | 10-28-2022 |
| 999 | EDWARD MEINHEIT | OSWEGO, IL | 08-26-2022 |
| 819 | EGON F HEIN | GREENFIELD, WI | 10-13-2022 |
| 999 | ELSIE J MUSCHAR | CARLISLE, PA | 10-23-2022 |
| 999 | GERALD D ERICKSON | N MANKATO, MN | 08-05-2022 |
| 1000 | GERTRUD A OPPERMANN | ST CLAIR SHORES, MI | 07-17-2022 |
| 999 | GLADYS B MUSKA | CHESWICK, PA | 07-27-2022 |
| 999 | GLORIA J MULLAN | NEW KENSINGTON, PA | 10-29-2022 |
| 999 | GORDON G CAMERON | OSHKOSH, WI | 10-10-2022 |
| 999 | HARRY R BRUCH JR | UNKNOWN | 11-14-2022 |
| 999 | HARRY W STIESS | UNKNOWN | 09-29-2022 |
| 999 | HOWARD A GUTHRIE | ERIE, PA | 10-10-2022 |
| 999 | IDA H MERSCH | JOLIET, IL | 07-27-2022 |
| 999 | IONE B WYSS | JANESVILLE, WI | 07-11-2022 |
| 684 | JAMES A KEHL | SEWICKLEY, PA | 08-20-2022 |
| 999 | JAMES T CHLAN | WEBSTER, MN | 03-30-2022 |
| 999 | JANE C DAVANTI | JEANETTE, PA | 09-01-2022 |
| 510 | JANET M MILLINGER | GRAYTOWN, OH | 08-20-2022 |
| 999 | JEAN CAGNA | CARNEGIE, PA | 08-26-2022 |
| 999 | JEAN M BRIDGES | WESTON, WI | 05-04-2022 |
| 999 | JOSEPH H PERO | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 11-09-2022 |
| 999 | JOYCE S BREMSETH | PRESTON, MN | 08-10-2022 |
| 536 | JUDITH A SMALLWOOD | LAFAYETTE, IN | 09-19-2022 |
| 999 | JUDY A ANNEL | CREST HILL, IL | 08-22-2022 |
| 999 | KAREN SCHULTZ | MADISON, WI | 10-19-2022 |
| 999 | LINDA G CAMPBELL | JEROME, MI | 10-10-2022 |
| 999 | LOIS EBERMAN | FINLEYVILLE, PA | 08-16-2022 |
| 146 | LOIS D KARAN | EVINGTON, VA | 09-22-2022 |
| 999 | LOIS EBERMAN | FINLEYVILLE, PA | 08-16-2022 |
| 999 | LOUISE A MC CUNE | BUTLER, PA | 10-17-2022 |
| 999 | MADLYN A BITTNER | MALONE, WI | 09-30-2022 |
| 146 | MAE SCHLOSSER | BENSALEM, PA | 04-25-2021 |
| 999 | MARCELLA M VATNDAL | UNKNOWN | 11-26-2019 |
| 810 | MARGA SCHETTERER | CLEVELAND, OH | 07-26-2022 |
| 999 | MARGARET A HILLEBRECHT | UNKNOWN, | 09-21-2011 |
| 999 | MARIAN A CHEREK | HATLEY, WI | 07-23-2022 |
| 999 | MARIAN A CHEREK | HATLEY, WI | 07-23-2022 |
| 510 | MARIAN T MARQUETTE | PERRYSBURG, OH | 10-23-2022 |
| 999 | MARILYN M BERGER | LEIPSIC, OH | 10-14-2022 |
| 1000 | MARION R ROCKENSUESS | TROY, MI | 08-20-2021 |
| 1000 | MARION R ROCKENSUESS | TROY, MI | 08-20-2021 |
| 999 | MARJORIE P JOHNSTON | UNKNOWN | 09-21-2021 |
| 999 | MARK W FLORINO | TAYLOR, MI | 10-31-2022 |
| 2000 | MARTIN A ZAZIK | AKRON, OH | 07-10-2022 |
| 2000 | MARTIN A ZAZIK | AKRON, OH | 07-10-2022 |
| 999 | MARY KETZLER | MONDOVI, WI | 07-06-2022 |
| 999 | MARY A MERKATORIS | UNKNOWN, | 02-13-2022 |
| 999 | MARY KETZLER | MONDOVI, WI | 07-06-2022 |
| 999 | MARY L JAMES | SOUTH LYON, MI | 11-16-2022 |
| 999 | MARY L STOLZE | BETTENDORF, IA | 10-12-2022 |
| 999 | MAZEL BOOKER | KNOXVILLE, TN | 10-04-2022 |
| 999 | MICHAEL E HAUCK | PETERSBURG, MI | 06-06-2022 |
| 999 | NANCY A SHUSKO | SLICKVILLE, PA | 06-27-2022 |
| 999 | NANCY A WASIELEWSKI | ERIE, PA | 10-05-2022 |
| 999 | OLGA REOTT | IRWIN, PA | 10-25-2022 |
| 999 | PATRICIA A BLICKLEY | TAMAQUA, PA | 08-13-2022 |
| 510 | ROBERT E DAMSCHRODER | OREGON, OH | 09-12-2022 |
| 999 | ROBERT H PAGE | MIFFLINBURG, PA | 07-16-2022 |
| 999 | ROBERT M DE WITT | LINCOLN, NE | 07-19-2022 |
| 999 | ROBERT R GELLETTA | TAYLOR, MI | 06-28-2022 |
| 684 | ROBERTA S LOWERS | UNKNOWN | 10-07-2022 |
| 817 | RONALD L CHRISTMAN | PHOENIXVILLE, PA | 06-14-2022 |
| 684 | RUTH A DONOVAN | SOUTH PARK, PA | 10-13-2022 |
| 999 | RUTH I BEIDLEMAN | LEIGHTON, PA | 05-31-2022 |
| 999 | SANDRA K SPENCER | GREEN BAY, WI | 12-09-2022 |
| 510 | SHELIA A ROLLHEISER | OAK HARBOR, OH | 10-27-2022 |
| 999 | SHIRLEY A BUZANOWSKI | ERIE, PA | 08-02-2022 |
| 999 | SHIRLEY E TRAINER | LEHIGHTON, PA | 04-29-2022 |
| 999 | SHIRLEY M FRAEDERICH | PEWAUKEE, WI | 10-05-2022 |
| 999 | TEDDY L ECKHART | LEHIGHTON, PA | 07-12-2022 |
| 999 | THOMAS M DUNN | KARNS CITY, PA | 08-01-2022 |
| 999 | THOMAS R GOETZ | STURGEON BAY, WI | 05-31-2021 |
| 361 | TIMOTHY J MONESKEY | AKRON, OH | 10-11-2022 |
| 999 | VICTORIA A NEWTON | UNKNOWN | 11-08-2022 |
| 999 | VIOLET M CHECK | LEISENRING, PA | 09-12-2022 |
| 999 | WILLIAM C VAUBEL | APPLE CREEK, OH | 11-05-2022 |
| 999 | WILLIAM R ATKINSON | UNKNOWN, | 10-28-2022 |
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