OBITUARIES

Blanca “Nana” Zoretic

Blanca H. Zoretic, who was known as “Nana” by her grandkids, departed her loving family on March 3, 2021 after a long battle with metastatic cancer. She was 65 years old.

It would be wrong to say that Blanca lost her battle because she never stopped fighting. She was a warrior! No matter how sick she...

Karl B. Rieger of Dunwoody, GA, affectionately known as “The Chairman of the Board” after THE Frank Sinatra, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022, with family and friends by his side playing and singing My Way.

He was born on October 31, 1961, in Freeport, IL to JoAnn (Eberle) and Thomas Benedict Rieger. Karl was the youngest son and...

Jeanette Carr Durand, 95, played her last hand of Bridge on November 1, 2022. She will be laid to rest on Friday, December 2, 2022 at the Marietta National Cemetery beside her husband, Paul.

Jeanette was born in Weirsdale, Florida to Jimmy and Mary Jane Carr.

In 1948, Jeanette met and married Paul Durand. They had two children, Chris and...

Joseph V. Eagle, Sr., 86, passed away on November 15, 2021. He was born in Salisbury, NC on March 26, 1935. Joe was educated in Salisbury City Schools and graduated from Boyden High School in 1953. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, Sherry Fink Eagle. They were married for 66 years. Also surviving are Joe, Jr (Jennifer) and...

January 22, 1937 – September 29, 2020

Anna Taylor Brewer, 83, of Atlanta, GA, and formerly of Moultrie, GA, died Tuesday September 29, 2020, in Sandy Springs, GA, at the home of daughter, Eva Walston. Graveside rites at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie will be announced at a later time.

Anna T. Brewer was born on January 22, 1937 in Doerun,...

Robert “Bob” Gerald Hess, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia passed away peacefully on November 1, 2022 after a short illness at the age of 94. Bob, formerly of Plymouth, Michigan, was born in Laona, Wisconsin on May 22, 1928 to Frank and Florence (nee Medenwaldt) Hess.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Phyllis (nee Herigstad) Hess,...

Stephen Hornsby Owens, age 68, of Marietta, Georgia, died October 2nd, 2021 at Kennestone Hospital from Covid-19 pneumonia. Stephen was born on April 28th, 1953 in Schenectady, New York. He attended Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York, earned a Bachelor’s degree of Music from Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam New York, and pursued graduate studies at...

Ronald Stanley Szymonik, residing in Sandy Springs, GA, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2022.

Ron was born in Chicago, IL on July 7, 1941, to first generation Polish-Americans. He attended Gordon Tech High School and remained in Chicago to begin his career at Chicago Title Insurance Company, where he worked for 30+ years before retiring in 1995. Ron...

Ruth Palmer Whitlock of Snellville, Georgia was born on February 13, 1943 to Jimmie and Catherine Palmer in Albany, Georgia. She passed away at home surrounded by family on October 11, 2022 following treatment for ovarian cancer. She is preceded in death by her dearly loved husband George Whitlock, her beloved daughter Sharon Sunder, and her parents.

She leaves behind...