Obituaries

Edward S. Dorian, Sr.

8 March 1924 - 20 April 2016

Edward S. Dorian, Sr. of Purchase, NY, founder and former chairman of Dorian Drake International, died on April 20, 2016 following a long battle with cancer. He was 92. Born on March 8, 1924 in Orange, NJ, he was the second son of Armenian immigrants who fled Turkey to escape persecution in the early 1900's.

Clifton C. Garvin, Jr.

17 April 2016

Clifton C. “Cliff” Garvin Jr., retired board chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Corporation (now Exxon Mobil Corp.), whose dedicated service and philanthropy set an example at Virginia Tech, died on April 17. He was 94.

Kenneth (Ken) Stoffer

17 April 2016

Kenneth (Ken) Stoffer passed away at age 94 on April 17, 2016 in Lebanon, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife Angel Stoffer and daughter Catherine Stoffer (Athanas).

Nazeer Ul Islam Zubairi

14 March 1945 - 13 April 2016

Mr. Zubairi, Aramco ID 72738, passed away in early hours of April 13, 2016 in Karachi Pakistan. He was born on March 14, 1945 in Hyderabad Dakan, India; came to Karachi and completed his education in Bachelor of Arts from Karachi University.

Sterling Charles Rigby

10 June 1934 - 10 April 2016

Sterling was born June 10, 1934 in Nephi Utah to Thorval Eugene and Opal Mcarthur Rigby. Sterling spent most of childhood in Orem, Utah. During his time at Brigham Young University he served as a Missionary in the North California Mission for the LDS Church and served in the U.S. Army in France.

Richard Hastings-James

4 October 1943 - 8 April 2016

Richard Hastings-James (72) died peacefully of lung cancer on April 8, 2016 in Houston, TX. He was born October 4, 1943 in Plymouth, Devon, England to Dr. Richard Hastings-James and Dorothy Davey.

 

Kenneth Jay Graham

10 December 1945 - 4 April 2016

Kenneth Jay Graham passed away at age 70 on April 4, 2016 after a long and valiant struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Dr. Connie Stone; a brother, Dennis Graham; and five nieces and a nephew.

Robert F. Stanley

4 April 2016

Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Stanley, 84, of Falmouth died April 4 at Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility. Col. Stanley was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Redlands, California, the second of six children born to Arthur and Miriam (Short) Stanley.

Santo A. Oliveri

20 July 1925 - 3 April 2016

Santo A. Oliveri was born on July 20, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York to his parents, Rocco and Vita Oliveri. Santo grew up in the Brooklyn, New York area and married his wife of 68 years in Brooklyn, New York.

Reba Mae Hannay

2 April 2016

Reba Mae Hannay was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2016 in Long Beach, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin W. Hannay, Jr.; brother, Ashel T. Wagar, Jr.; sisters, Marie Wagar and Blanche Evans.

Margaret "Meg" Esther (Hvizdak) Northway

13 April 1925 - 1 April 2016

Margaret "Meg" Esther (Hvizdak) Northway, age 90, went home to her heavenly father on April 1st , 2016.

William Paul Chretien

26 April 1947 - 28 March 2016

William P. "Bill" Chretien, age 68, of St. Augustine, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2016, at the McGraw Center in Jacksonville.