OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Atlanta, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Bruce Henry Schlund

Bruce Henry Schlund

Bruce Schlund, age 71 of Atlanta, passed away October 13, 2021 peacefully at his home with his loving wife of 38 years by his side. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hamilton Jay and Jean Carol Schlund. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Schlund; brothers Wayne, Chris (Fran) and Jamey, his aunt Shirley Jones, several nieces, nephews,...

Helen Haywood Houlihan Brown

Helen Haywood Houlihan Brown

Helen Haywood Houlihan Brown born in Lyndon, Ky. on December 21, 1918 passed away at the age of 101 ½ years while being cared for at The Atria on Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Helen was much loved by many generations of friends and family and was always full of energy with incredible health and strength,...

Frederick Leo Mohr

Frederick Leo Mohr

Frederick Leo Mohr died December 5, 2022. Loving husband of Velma for 64 years, Fred was the youngest child of Marie Brockman Mohr and Edward L. Mohr.

Fred was born on October 3, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH. The family moved to Bellevue, KY across the Ohio river where Fred attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and lettered in four sports at...

Cheryl Linda Reiss

Cheryl Linda Reiss

Cheryl Linda Aaronson Reiss, age 79, of Alpharetta, GA passed away at home November 30, 2021. She was born in Brooklyn NY on May 17, 1942 to Jacob Aaronson and Irma Berlin Aaronson. Cheryl grew up in Silver Spring MD with her sister Wendy and brother Sidney. She had several lifetime best friends some from as long ago as kindergarten....

David Joe Bishop

David Joe Bishop

David “Joe” Bishop, age 75, of Roswell, GA, died February 6, 2022, with his longtime wife, Connie Rohe Bishop, by his side.

He is also survived by mother-in-law Jeanne Holford, father-in-law Chuck Rohe, sister-in-law Cathy Rohe, nieces Caroline Rohe and Katherine Rohe Corwin (Travis) and extended family Kit and Jack Simmons. He was preceded in death by parents Helen...

Ruth Osborne Read

Ruth Osborne Read

Ruth Osborne Read died on Friday, June 10, 2022, surrounded by family at her home in Atlanta. She was 91.

Ruth was born April 18, 1931, to Henry Pitchford Osborne and Ruth Glazner Osborne. She grew up in Atlanta, New Orleans, and North Georgia, enjoying summers at the Dillard House and with cousins in Canon, at her Bowers family homestead....

Richard "Rick" Berry

Richard "Rick" Berry

Rick Berry, 67, founding co-owner of Goodness Grows plant nursery in Lexington, Georgia, died Friday, November 12th, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. at home. He founded the nursery with his late partner, Marcus “Marc” Richardson, 43 years ago.

He passed peacefully at home and is survived by his husband, Kurt Wolfe; his beloved attack dog, Kaydee; siblings Cathy Crawford, Coy Berry...

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