Obituaries
Susan Varghese Rashid
Susan Varghese Rashid was born in Kerala, India. She studied and trained to be a nurse at Vellore Christian Medical College, and later moved to Saudi Arabia to work as a nurse for Aramco, which is where she met her husband as well as many lifelong friends. Susan and her husband moved to Rochester, NY in 1970, settling in Pittsford, NY, where they raised their three children.
Cecilia Doughty
Cecilia Doughty passed away peacefully at Kent General hospital in Dover on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Cecilia was born May 18, 1943, in Bronx, New York to the late John and Margaret (nee Casey) McKenna. She worked most of her life as a School Teacher, having graduated from Mercy College, Tarrytown, New York with a master's in education.
Willie Lee Contello
Willie Lee Contello, 79, of Houston, Texas entered into eternal rest April 22, 2022 from complications due to Congestive Heart Failure. Willie, born June 21, 1942, was one of six children born to Joe Contello and Katie Accurso Contello in Bryan, Texas. The Contello family moved to the Heights area of Houston in 1948 when Willie was 5.
Dantin Charles Hart
Dantin Charles Hart, 51, was born April 6th, 1971 in Streator, Illinois, to Sheila and David Hart. He died unexpectedly on April 17th, 2022 in Evanston, Wyoming. Dantin was a loving son, brother, father, uncle, and friend. He enjoyed working on computers, cooking, camping, and playing games with his friends.
Ruth Yates
Ruth Yates passed away on 11 April 2022 after a long illness. She joined Aramco as a secretary in the early 70s and left in the 90s. Ruth mainly worked in Community Services for Fouad Saleh and Ali Al-Baluchi. Ruth retired to the Costa del Sol but eventually returned to the UK due to ill health.
Nancy W. Cool Grimm
Nancy W. Cool Grimm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Cool (Ruth Hamilton Mann) who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother Patrick Owen Cool and wife Norma Blackburn Cool of Melbourne, Florida, and their daughter Twyla Cool Velie.
William F. Holmes
Dr. William “Bill” F. Holmes, Captain, USNR (RET) , 81, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2022 at White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA. He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann “MA” (nee Simmons) Holmes.
Sarah Ione Poteet Sadler
In loving memory of Sarah Ione Poteet Sadler, 83, of Schertz, Texas who passed away on April 3, 2022. Sarah was born on November 2, 1938 in her family's home in Madisonville, Texas. She was the youngest of six children born to Joseph Dean and Sarah Bessie Seay Poteet.
Theodore Seim
Theodore “Ted” Seim passed away peacefully April 2, 2021 in Kalispell, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tela and survived by his family and friends.
Edward E. Flynn
On March 31, 2022, Edward E. Flynn, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 75. He was born in Cortland, NY on July 29, 1946, to Lois (Shaw) and Robert C. Flynn. On February 12, 1972, in Oxford, NY Ed married his wife, Sally (Race).
Susan Theresa Brunasso
Susan Theresa Brunasso (neé Hotchkiss), aged 77, passed away on March 26, 2022 at her home in Brea, CA. She was the adoring wife of Mario Brunasso and they shared almost 58 years of true love and happiness, raising a family and traveling the world together.
Florence Mary Groeschel Strang
Florence Mary Groeschel Strang, 91, died peacefully at her home at Eddy Beechwood, Troy, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, on October 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William and Maude Oke Groeschel, and the beloved wife of the late Roger P. Strang.