SATURDAY, June 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Your family medical history may reveal some important details about your health, making it vital information to share with your medical provider. It’s helpful to gather what you can before your next visit with your primary care physician. “Knowing your family history can...
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Nancy A. Jonas, age 91, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 with her loving family by her side. Nancy was born in Ripon, Wisconsin on August 22, 1931, the daughter of William and Lucille (Briske) Ninneman. She graduated from the Ripon High School, then furthered her...
QUESTION: Can you recommend some good organizations or websites for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? I’ve been doing some volunteer work since I retired last year, but most of the jobs I’ve tried haven’t been fun or satisfying. ANSWER: For many retirees, finding a volunteer opportunity that meets their interests, utilizes...
An example of an heirloom. (SWNS) By Steve Richmond via SWNS The tradition of handing down family heirlooms is dying off as less than half of adults plan to pass on something of sentimental value, according to research. A study of 2,000 people found 43% don’t think they have anything...
Jennifer Coolidge is too “immature” to have had children. The 61-year-old actress admitted her friends have encouraged her to adopt but she thinks she’d have made a better stepmother, and she’s theorised as to whether having a family of her own would have made her “grow up”. She told the...
When Abraham Lincoln was asked about his youth by John L. Scripps in 1859, Lincoln used a line from Gray’s Elergy: “The short and simple annals of the poor.” This phrase could have easily summed up the life of his step-mother Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln. Sarah came from a well-respected,...
Mary Ellen Boesch, age 76, of Ripon passed away at her beloved home on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2023. Mary Ellen Mullin was born on October 28, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Marjorie Mullin. She spent her childhood years in Marshfield, WI, graduating from Columbus High School...
Joshua Adam Arden Joshua Adam Arden, 43, of Oak Hill, passed away at home on May 15, 2023. Joshua was born on Oct. 13, 1979, at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, son of Dallas Arden and Julie Riddle. Joshua was a civilian contractor, supporting military operations throughout the world,...
Don Butcher Don Allen Butcher, 43, of Owensboro, formerly of Paintsville, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel. Burial followed at Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville. Arrangements are under the direction of the Jones-Preston...
Roger Akers Roger Dale Akers, 75, of Richmond, died Monday, April 3, 2023, at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was born in Pikeville, Oct. 25, 1947, to the late Fred and Zetta Akers, moved to Winchester in 1980, and finally to Richmond five years ago to be close to his...