Obituaries

Elva Jetta (Sween) Whiting passed away at her home after a brief non-COVID illness on October 8, 2020 in San Jose, California. A celebration of her life is being held on November 13, 2020. Elva was born February 2, 1931 in Seattle, Washington to Severin and Mary (Turner) Sween.

Susan Mary Goff, 74, died October 8 at her home in Mobile, Alabama. A Virtual Memorial Gathering will be held on November 15, 2020.

Born on November 1, 1978, at Florida Hospital, Brent Matthew Rainey went to be with his Lord on March 20, 2020.

Matthew Alan Trombly, born on April 4th, 1984, passed away on October 6th, 2020 as a result of sudden cardiac arrest.  He was the loving husband of Maggie Morris Trombly, the devoted father of their beautiful children, Grace Trombly and Max Trombly, the proud son of Philip and Denise Trombly, and the caring brother of Jessica Trombly and Andrew Trombly.

James (Jim) Howard Barber passed away peacefully and in the company of loved ones on May 25, 2020. He was 85 years old. Jim was a deeply caring husband, father and grandfather with a personable warmth and humor that touched everyone he met, young and old alike.

Thad Barrow died at the age of 87 on September 30, 2020, in Winter Garden, Florida.   He was born in Manassas, Georgia, on Christmas day 1932 to Ted and Levy Barrow. 

Yvonne Avis Faaland, age 83, Calabasas, California, died Sunday, April 19th, 2020 at Belmont Village Senior Living in Calabasas, California. Yvonne was born October 15th, 1936 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Julian and Alice (Ness) Rodahl, and baptized in the Christian faith.

Raphael Rosa, 48 of Perth Amboy, passed peacefully on October 8, 2020, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Born September 1, 1939, in Columbus, Ohio, to Anson and Margaret Loomis and passed away suddenly on August 5, 2020, in Vail, Arizona. Anson was just shy of his 81st birthday.

Joel S. Williams, age 46, of Sterling, VA, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Center in Leesburg, VA.