Nadine Enid Kazuko Oka passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 27, 2020. She lost a fierce battle with an aggressive form of cancer–five weeks after diagnosis. Nadine was born in Carmel, CA on February 4, 1959 to the late Giro “Jiggs” Oka and the late Miyoko “Miyo” Oka (nee Yokota). She leaves behind many loved ones including; her...
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Scottie B. Herring, age 74, passed away December 24, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family after a long illness. Scottie was born in Matthew, Alabama on October 3, 1946 to the late Janie Mae Herring and James Velton Herring. The family moved to Columbus when he was around a year old. He started working at a grocery store...
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Christina Ann Donnolo passed away peacefully at her home in Alpharetta, Georgia on December 23, 2020. She was in the company of her son and daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters. Chris is survived by her brother, Paul George Johnson and his wife Priscilla Johnson of Cool, California, her son Mark Anthony Donnolo, his wife Blythe Agee Donnolo, and their daughters Isabel...
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David Ashby Baum, age 62, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on December 15, 2020. David was born December 1, 1958 in Danville, Virginia to Carolyn (Edwards) and E. Ashby Baum. He graduated from Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Virginia, and received a BS in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1981. While at UVA he met the love of...
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Long time Columbus resident and Danbury CT native, Donald Nahley, 90, passed peacefully in his sleep on December 25, 2020. Don served in the U.S. Air Force where he worked on the newspaper, Eglin Eagle and later, the base radio station VOHF where his broadcasting career began. His career continued in Columbus in 1958 at WRBL Radio and eventually moved...
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Mr. George “Harvey” Hundley, age 74, of Fayetteville, passed away December 17, 2020. Mr. Hundley was born in North Charleston, SC on December 22, 1945 to the late George and Wilhelmina Hundley. He grew up in the Charleston area alongside his brother Teddy. As a young man, Mr. Hundley served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Hundley was a...
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Bernard (Bernie) Michael Ferencik, age 77, passed away December 16, 2020, with his loving children by his side. Bernie was the first of four children and grew up in Youngstown Ohio. He attended The University of Youngstown before serving a tour of duty in Vietnam from 1967-68. In 1971 he married Margaret (Peggy) Austin and they moved to Honolulu, HI...
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Elaine M. Bialke, 93, a longtime resident of Park Rapids, MN, passed away after a short illness on December 13, 2020, in Peachtree City, GA. A third generation descendent of Norwegian immigrants, Elaine was born to Edward and Josephine Johnson on January 28, 1927, on the family farm near Hoople, ND. After graduating from high school, she attended business college...
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Clara Fay Parker, age 88, passed away on December 18, 2020. Better known as Fay, Clara was born in Columbus, GA, on January 3, 1932, to the late Frank and Lucille Peltier. She grew up alongside two sisters, Beatrice and Betty. She graduated from Jordan Vocational High School in Columbus and, in November of 1951, was wed to Navy sailor...
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On Saturday, November 7, 2020 our loving mother, Adeline (Rosefort) Theodore Abel passed away at the age of 73. Adeline was born on November 10, 1946, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti to Karinsky and Flavie Rosefort. Adeline Theodore Abel, affectionately known as “Ma”, is now our angel. In her late twenties, Ma left Haiti and made her way to Brooklyn, New York....
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