Departures - 2026
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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of
Dale C. Barnum (Missoula, Montana), who passed away on April 14, 2026, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends.
You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Dale C Barnum or send a beautiful flower arrangement to
the funeral service. As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love
and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Dale may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the
darkness, a beacon of hope in the night. A funeral service was held on Thursday, April 23rd 2026 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church (1475 Eaton St,
Missoula, MT 59801). A reception was held on Thursday, April 23rd 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM at the same location. A burial was held on Thursday, April 23rd 2026 from 1:30 PM to
2:00 PM at the Western Montana State Veteran's Cemetery (1911 Tower St, Missoula, MT 59804).
Kenneth William Craw, Jr., died peacefully on April 9, 2026, at the age of 86, surrounded by family at his Timber Ridge at Talus home in
Issaquah, Washington. The son of Kenneth William Craw and Beulah Gaylord Craw, he was born on January 16, 1940, in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated from West Lafayette High
School with the Class of 1958 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Indiana University in 1962, where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Thereafter, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force and began a 21-year career as a weather officer in the Air Weather Service, which included
graduate studies in meteorology at Saint Louis University and a master's degree in computer science from Texas A&M University. Field assignments included Little Rock AFB, Arkansas;
Howard AFB in the Panama Canal Zone; Global Weather Central at Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Headquarters Air Weather Service and the 7th Weather Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois; and a one-year
tour at Osan AFB, South Korea. As a weather officer through the Vietnam War and much of the Cold War, he supported American and allied aviators and soldiers in executing defense and
humanitarian missions around the world. Later, as a computer systems administrator, he built and maintained pioneering computer systems for Air Weather Service operations. In 1983,
he retired honorably as a major from the Air Force. While raising his son in O'Fallon, Illinois, Ken volunteered with the Boy Scouts and the O'Fallon schools' parent-teacher association
and coached several youth sports teams. As an adjunct professor of computer science at McKendree College in Lebanon, Illinois, Ken helped create the school's first computer science
degree curriculum. He finished his professional career in the private sector as a contract information technology program manager, serving various government and private-sector clients
across the country. In retirement, he served as a substitute math and science teacher at O'Fallon Township High School and enjoyed time with Joan, his wife of 61 years. They frequently
road-tripped around the country in their RV, lovingly called "The Silver Bullet," and often visited their Lake of the Ozarks condo, "The Craw's Nest." They also traveled extensively in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Ken's final years were spent in Issaquah, near his son and his son's family. Ken was preceded in death by his mother, Beulah; his father, Ken;
and his sister, Pauletta. He is survived by his wife, Joan; his son, Kenneth W. Craw III ("Chip"); his grandchildren, Linsey and Gavin Craw; his daughter-in-law, Lori Craw; and his
nieces, Cynthia Johnson and Kristin Sidney. A ceremony, at which Kenneth will receive full military honors, will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. at Tahoma National
Cemetery in Kent, Washington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ken's honor to Shriners Children's (shrinerschildrens.org), Texas A&M Foundation
(txamfoundation.com), or the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Sophia Dee Withrow Treser, 87, of Belleville, IL, born November 27, 1938, in Abilene, TX, passed away peacefully in her sleep
on March 9, 2026, surrounded by her family. Sophia was a loving homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents,
Doc and Ruth Withrow; her sister, Nadine Thomasson; her brother, Bo Peck Withrow, and son-in-law, Dennis Snider. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years,
Charles G. Treser, six children, Lila (Craig) Moersch, Rebecca Snider, Jerry Mark Self, Lisa McCameron, David Self, and Joseph (Tracy) Self, 13 grandchildren,
and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be given to the Turkey Hill Grange, Belleville, IL. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Friends may visit from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2026, at George Renner Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, March 16,
2026, at George Renner Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, TX, at a later date.
Lifelong Waukesha resident
Walter E. “Wally” Hahn, died on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the age of 94 years. He was born on
September 4, 1931 to Henry E. and Etta L. (nee: Fischer) Hahn. Wally graduated from Waukesha High School in 1949 and then went on to attend Purdue University for 1 year
before entering into the United States Air Force. Wally was stationed in Hokkaido, Japan where he proudly served as a Weather Observer during the Korean War from 1951
until 1955. After returning to Waukesha, Wally met Patricia Ann Dana, and they were married on August 10, 1957. He was a 1958 graduate of Carroll College and later worked
as a claims adjuster for Kemper Insurance Company & Home Insurance. Wally was a lifetime member of Soat Vergenz Post 721 VFW; D.J. Martin Post #8- American Legion; Fraternal
Order of Eagles, Aerie #453 and Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club. Wally is loved and will be sadly missed by his wife of 68 years, Patricia Ann (nee: Dana) Hahn, and their son,
Robert (Helen Kimpel) Hahn and daughters, Kathleen Hahn and Mary Rohde. He is further survived by 3 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Frederick Hahn, Sr., and son-in-law, John Rohde. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Randle-Dable
Brisk Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave. Waukesha from 5:00 PM until the funeral service at 7:30 PM. Interment with full Military Honors will be held on Saturday, Jan.10, 2026
at St. Joseph Cemetery, S22 W22890 E. Broadway, Waukesha, WI 53186. Please meet at the cemetery chapel at 10 AM. The family would like to thank the team at Allay Hospice,
for their special care shown to Walter and the Hahn family. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Walter "Wally" E. Hahn, please visit our
flower store.