Obituaries

Janice Kay Rhind, 79, of Fairfield Glade, peacefully passed on Feb. 9, 2026 at Wyndridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born in 1946 in Detroit, MI. Jan graduated from Henry Ford High School in 1964. She married her high school sweetheart, Chris Rhind, later that same year. They recently celebrated 61...

Duncan Fraser, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. He was born April 9, 1941, to the late Stanley and Dorothy (nee Schrader) Fraser. Devoted husband of Sandra "Sandy" (nee Austin) Fraser. Loving father of Tammy (Karlton) Ross. Dear grandfather to Allison (Benjamin) Hayden and Nicholas Ross....

Marilyn passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 30, 2025 surrounded by the love of her family. Marilyn was born on May 3, 1938 in Appleton, WI. She married the love of her life, James (Jim) Mercer and together they called many places home while they built a beautiful family. They retired to Fairfield Glade, where...

Gregg R. Kleinwachter, age 75, of Crossville, passed away on Nov. 1, 2025, at University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Gregg was born on April 27, 1950, in Warrenville, IL, son of the late Eric Kleinwachter and Muriel (Burlage) Kleinwachter.
Mr. Kleinwachter served in the United States Army from 1971-74 and worked as...

Erla Jane Rush "GG" Wideman of Venice, FL passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, 2025, surrounded by her family and with well wishes from her friends.
Erla was born on May 20, 1932, to James and Erla Rush of Jersey City, NJ. She graduated from Dickinson HS and attended the New Jersey State Teachers College. On March...

Barbara Jane Paounoff Hartley Myrberg Hartley Spohn, died July 14, 2025. She was born in Westfield, MA on July 22, 1945 to Victor and Adella (Trasko) Paounoff. She attended Bucknell University, received her BSE from Westfield State College, and MBA from Western New England College. She leaves her husband of 25...

Jim passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, and was surrounded by loved ones in his final moments. Jim grew up in Iowa and left to pursue a degree in finance from Oklahoma University. He served as president of his fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, and it was there that his strong work ethic, leadership, and devotion to...

Leonard Knight Stark, 93, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025. He was born March 21, 1932, in Detroit, MI, the son of William Knight Stark and Florence Pearl (Proctor) Stark. Raised on the family farm, Leonard developed a strong work ethic and self-reliance early in life. He worked his way through college by...

Ed DeVries, 83, of Crossville, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2025 with his family by his side.
He was born on Jan. 30, 1942, in Holland, MI, where he was raised and later received his PHD in psychology from Michigan State University, and became a licensed psychologist. Ed dedicated his life to helping others...

Ruth Martha Lazur, 87, loving wife and mother passed away on March 2, 2025, in Gold Canyon, AZ, surrounded by her family. She was a resident in Fairfield Glade for 30 years after moving from Rochester Hills, MI.
She was born in Kaleva, MI on May 25, 1937, to Martin and Toini Sandell where she grew up on a small farm...

William Hans Lee (Bill), 98 of Ocala FL, passed away March 8, 2025. He was born July 2, 1926 in Eau Claire WI, the son of Anton & Ella Lee.
Bill attended Eau Claire High School and graduated in 1943. He was awarded the Eagle Scout Award in 1943. Bill enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1944 and served as Private...