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Obituaries
One of the best legal minds in Jefferson County recently died.
The first thing a person who’d never met Bill McKenna had to notice was the 200-watt smile and the Irish twinkle in his eyes.
The late Joe Pratte’s daughters say they are more focused on the happy memories they have of their father than the sadness of his passing.
Mary Jane Kiepe headed up a club no one ever really wants to be admitted to: America’s Gold Star Mothers, the organization for those who have lost a child during military service.
Gerald “Jerry” O’Connor, Fox High School’s winningest football coach and a respected retired Fox C-6 School District administrator, has died. He was 87.
One of Fox High School’s most treasured teachers has died.
