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Bruce Edward Taecker

Bruce Edward Taecker

Aug 21, 2022

Bruce E. Taecker, 71, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away August 21, 2022 at their home with his wife Wendy at his side. Bruce was born in Watertown, South Dakota on August 30, 1950 to Harold and Patronella (Nell) Taecker. He attended Watertown High School and graduated in 1969. Bruce married Dawn Rae Donaldson and they moved to Rapid City,...

Doris DeSousa

Doris DeSousa

Aug 21, 2022

Doris Marion Burnett DeSousa of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away August 21, 2022, in Mountain Home. She was born on December 21, 1924, in Long Island, New York to Marguerite (Flory) and James Henry Burnett. She graduated from Roanoke College. She was married to Stuart Byron DeSousa Jr. on June 2, 1945 in Long Island, NY. They moved to Hazel...

Kathy LaRue Peveto

Kathy LaRue Peveto

Aug 20, 2022

Kathy LaRue Peveto of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away August 20, 2022, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas at the age of 61. Kathy was born on January 4, 1961, in Mifflinburg, PA the daughter of Albert and Donna Duke Ogden. She married Kenneth Peveto on September 10, 2010 in Bull Shoals, AR. Kathy was proud of being a truck driver and...

Evelyn Emily Jackson

Evelyn Emily Jackson

Aug 19, 2022

Evelyn Emily Jackson, 85, passed away on August 19, 2022 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, following an illness with dementia. Evelyn Jackson was born on January 27, 1937 in Lively Grove, Illinois, to Michael and Emily Wesneski. Evelyn went to Saint Charles Catholic School in DuBois, Illinois. Evelyn married Wayne Jackson on November 27, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois. The couple had...

Rose "Marie" Newman

Rose "Marie" Newman

Aug 16, 2022

Rose "Marie" Newman of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away August 16, 2022, at the age of 81. She was born on September 7, 1940, in Windom, Minnesota the daughter of George Leonard and Gladys Hazel Jeffrey Mulligan. Marie received her Bachelor's degree in secondary education and worked as a licensed practical nurse. She spent the majority of her life in...

William "Bill" Jones Jr.

William "Bill" Jones Jr.

Aug 15, 2022

William "Bill" Jones, Jr., 81, passed away on August 15, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bill was born on September 30, 1940 in Washington, DC, to William Jones, Sr. and Dorothy Wolford Jones. Bill married Patsy Jones on September 22, 1959 in Clintwood, Virginia. The couple had three children, Dorothy, William and Elisha. He retired from Cherry Electric as a...

Sylvia Wood

Sylvia Wood

Aug 15, 2022

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral and Cremation Services - Mountain Home, for Sylvia Louise Wood, 80, of Theodosia, Missouri. Sylvia died August 15, 2022 at her Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Richard Allen Lane

Richard Allen Lane

Aug 14, 2022

Richard Allen Lane of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away August 14, 2022, in Lakeview, AR at the age of 68. He was born June 14, 1954, in South Bend, IN, the son of Donald and Loretta Lane. He married Penny Harter on May 13, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa. Richard was a commercial plumber by trade. He lived in Mountain...

Donald Wayne Hofmann

Donald Wayne Hofmann

Aug 13, 2022

Donald Wayne Hofmann, 95, passed away on August 13, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Don was born on June 15, 1927 in Fontanelle, Iowa, to Albert and Catherine Cox Hofmann. He was a United States Navy veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Don married Treva Sue on July 29, 1981 in Waukegan, Illinois. Don is survived by his wife, Treva...

Marjorie May White

Marjorie May White

Aug 11, 2022

Marjorie "Marge" May White of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, passed away August 11, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 88. She was born May 16,1934, in Linden, New Jersey, the daughter of Alphonse Levi and Mary Amynthe Robin Lyons. She married Jimmy Jerry White on November 29, 1959. She loved having the family at her house, she would...

Judith Diana Smith Bergum

Judith Diana Smith Bergum

Aug 11, 2022

Judith Smith Bergum, 84, passed away on August 11, 2022, in Lakeview, Arkansas. She was born May 25, 1938 in Chicago, IL to George E. and Helen Johnson Smith. She married Glenn R. Bergum on September 12, 1959 in Glen Ellyn, IL. Judith loved people and her greatest joy was spending time with her customers at Creative Gift Studio in...

Peggy Lenard

Peggy Lenard

Aug 11, 2022

Peggy J Lenard of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away August 11, 2022, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 86. She was born March 1, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Clyde and Golda Clark Bechtel. She married Gerry Lenard on September 12, 1970 in Des Moines, Iowa. Peggy was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Lakeview, Arkansas....

Donna Lee Trimble

Donna Lee Trimble

Aug 10, 2022

Donna Lee Trimble, 93, passed away on August 10, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born on January 15, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, to Robert and Anna Belle Holland. Donna married Marvin Trimble on June 16, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan. The couple had 3 children, Robert, Barbara, and Mark. She was school bus driver for Utica Community Schools. Donna...

Gary Ray Gosnell

Gary Ray Gosnell

Aug 10, 2022

Gary Ray Gosnell, 60, passed away on August 10, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Gary was born on November 21, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio, to Bruce and Barbara Pease Gosnell. He graduated from Stevens Highschool in 1979 and attended college at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Gary was very skilled and talented in the trade of construction, in...

Linda S Loden

Linda S Loden

Aug 8, 2022

Linda S. Loden of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away on August 8, 2022, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on February 2, 1943 in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Earl and Sarah Bush Stubblefield. She married Larry Loden on December 16, 1962, and they spent 59 wonderful years together. After moving to Mountain Home in 1975, Linda became a member...

Roderick Donald Fraser

Roderick Donald Fraser

Aug 8, 2022

Roderick Fraser, 86, passed away on August 8, 2022, in Cotter, Arkansas. Rod was born on December 28, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, to Alexander Fraser and Mary Dubbs. Rod graduated from Chicago Christian High School in 1954 and went on to earn a degree in industrial design from the University of Illinois. Rod met Alice in 1951, whom he later...

Richard Lynn Wortendyke

Richard Lynn Wortendyke

Aug 8, 2022

Richard Lynn Wortendyke, 74, passed away in the comfort of his home on August 8, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Rick was born on June 26, 1948 in Altadena, California, to Paul and Ellen Wortendyke. Rick graduated from Arcadia High School in 1966. Rick proudly served in the United States Army stationed in Europe from 1968 until 1974 and was...

Helen Dolores Bopp

Helen Dolores Bopp

Aug 7, 2022

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Helen “Dolores” Bopp, 92, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Dolores died August 7th, 2022, at Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Pamela Sue Swift

Pamela Sue Swift

Aug 7, 2022

Pamela Swift, 64, passed away on August 7, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Pamela was born on November 19, 1957 in Paw Paw, Michigan to David Clayton and Joyce O'Neill Clayton. Pamela resided in Arkansas since 1984 since moving from Michigan. Pamela married Joe Swift, Jr. on August 3, 1986 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Pamela enjoyed bingo, Bravo television, painting,...

Anthony John Quattrochi Jr.

Anthony John Quattrochi Jr.

Aug 6, 2022

Anthony John Quattrochi, Jr. of Lakeview, AR, passed away August 6, 2022, in Yellville, AR at the age of 79. He was born October 30, 1942, in Chicago, IL, the son of Anthony John and Stephanie A. Panzica Quattrochi, Sr. He enjoyed watching TV and gardening. Anthony is survived by his former wife, Mia Quattrochi; three daughters, Melissa Jean (Eddie)...