OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Lawrenceville and Stone Mountain, Georgia and the Surrounding Areas

Dorothy "Dottie" Ann Lauer

Dorothy "Dottie" Ann Lauer

Aug 26, 2020

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Dorothy “Dottie” Ann Lauer, 79, of Loganville, Georgia, died peacefully surrounded by her family. She died at the hour of Divine Mercy after her grandchildren led the praying of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Dorothy’s life was one of joyful service and she was most proud...

James Seamus Cronin

James Seamus Cronin

Aug 26, 2020

Funeral Services for James Cronin will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM. It was Mr. Cronin’s wishes that he be cremated and sent back to Ireland. These services will be recorded and streamed live. In the event the service is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire service will be uploaded and...

Vanukumar Ambalal Patel

Vanukumar Ambalal Patel

Aug 24, 2020

Vanukumar Ambalal Patel, 96, of Bidaj, India passed away peacefully on August 24, 2020 in Atlanta, GA.

Due to Covid-19, no visitation will be received by the family.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on August 25th, 2020 at Wages and Sons Funeral Home.

Vanukumar was born in Bidaj to Ambalal...

Donald Emery Malcom

Donald Emery Malcom

Aug 23, 2020

Mr. Donald Emery Malcom, age 84, of Snellville, GA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday August 23, 2020. Don was born in Coles County, Illinois on November 27, 1935 to Emery and Elsie Malcom. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ruth Ann Acord Malcom, and his two children Donna Malcom and James Malcom (Amy)...

Gerald Andrew Brock

Gerald Andrew Brock

Aug 21, 2020

Gerald Andrew Brock of Snellville, GA passed away on August 21, 2020.

Gerald was born January 27, 1935, the second child of Mildred and Roscoe Brock. He survived polio when he was six years old and went on to be the valedictorian of his class. He proved to be dependable and hard working. He was a wonderful...

Elizabeth Joan (Reeves) Kalle

Elizabeth Joan (Reeves) Kalle

Aug 21, 2020

On Friday August 21, 2020 Elizabeth Joan (Reeves) Kalle passed away peacefully after a long struggle with multiple health issues. Joan was born June 4, 1934 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her father Albert Reeves and her mother Myra Davis Reeves. She grew up in the Decatur andTucker area and graduated from...

Elizabeth Joan Kalle

Elizabeth Joan Kalle

Aug 21, 2020

Kalle, Joan On Friday August 21, 2020 Elizabeth Joan (Reeves) Kalle passed away peacefully after a long struggle with multiple health issues. Joan was born June 4, 1934 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her father Albert Reeves and her mother Myra Davis Reeves. She grew up in the Decatur and Tucker area...

Darryl Scott Burtch

Darryl Scott Burtch

Aug 19, 2020

Darryl “Scott” Burtch, age 62, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia surrounded by love and his family after a 4-1/2 year courageous battle with cancer. Scott is survived by his wife, Leslie and his daughters, Dana Welch, Sarah Burtch, and Amanda Burtch of Georgia; his son-in-law Aaron Welch and granddaughters Sophia and Olivia Welch of...

Luke Kalarickal

Luke Kalarickal

Aug 18, 2020

Luke Luke Kalarickal died unexpectedly in Santa Monica, California on August 17, 2020 at the age of 45.

Luke is survived by his parents, Cyriac and Alice of Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA; wife, Lenka; siblings, Philip, Hormis, John and Mary.

Luke was born on May 3, 1975 in Kerala, INDIA to Luke and Alice Kalarickal. He...

Terrence Edwin Roof

Terrence Edwin Roof

Aug 18, 2020

Terrence “Terry” Edwin Roof, age 75, of Buford passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Terry was an avid golfer and cofounder of EIMB; an educational Scholarship Fund. He was the CEO of Peachtree Packaging and retired in 2009.

Terry was proceeded in death by his son, Todd Roof. He is survived by his wife of 57...

Rose Nease Chance

Rose Nease Chance

Aug 17, 2020

Rose Nease Chance, aka GG (and GGG) left us to be with the Lord and a host of angels that went before her. At age 92, she passed away peacefully at the home of her son Charles Oglesby, surrounded by family on August 17, 2020. If the skies look brighter at night, it isn’t the stars….it is the “bling”...

John Robert Lauricella

John Robert Lauricella

Aug 17, 2020

Mr. John Robert Lauricella, born Dec. 18, 1939, in San Francisco, Calif., where he graduated from Lowell High School before earning his BA and JD at the University of Arizona, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and served as a Signal Corps Officer in the Armed Services before returning to San Francisco, where he practiced law. Upon...

Aaron Lynn Walton

Aaron Lynn Walton

Aug 16, 2020

Service to be announced at a later date.

Charles Vinton Kevitt Ohrenschall

Charles Vinton Kevitt Ohrenschall

Aug 16, 2020

Charles V.K. Ohrenschall was born on November 9, 1939 to Robert and Dorothy Ohrenschall in Baltimore, Maryland, but he grew up in Sacremento, California. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy as an enlisted man and studied Avionics. Seeing his intelligence the Navy sent him to prep school and then to the University of Missouri through the...

Bonnie Belle Leaman

Bonnie Belle Leaman

Aug 16, 2020

Bonnie Huddleson Leaman was born March 19th, 1940. She died peacefully on August 16th, 2020, with many of those dear to her, Family and Friends, by her side. Preceding her in death was her beloved daughter Kimberly Leaman Snyder. She is survived by her brother George Huddleson, son David Emery Leaman, her daughters Monica Jeanne Leaman, Theresa Zita-Marie Leaman,...

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