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Halvor Christian Kielland, 78

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Halvor Christian Heyerdahl Kielland, 78, passed away Thursday March 6, 2025, with his loving family at his bedside. He had been battling MDS for ten years and recovering from a bone marrow transplant in October 2024. His kind and stoic nature always shone through. Born June 12, 1946, to Aggie Margaretha Heyerdahl and Knut Kielland in Oslo, Norway.  Halvor adored his two sisters, Aggie Kielland Blom (Fredrik) and Brit Knutsdatter Kielland, who died tragically in 1954. Growing up surrounded by family instilled a deep sense of belonging and a love for his family’s Norwegian heritage.

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Mark Bennett Brown

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Passed away peacefully after a long illness on the morning of April 28, 2025. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Mark was the beloved son of Dr. Richard Bennett Brown and Mary McLeman Brown. A devoted husband, father, brother, and friend, Mark brought warmth, humor, and kindness into the lives of all who knew him. Mark was an extraordinary father who poured unconditional love into his children each and every day. To him, family was everything—he often said that his greatest joy came from the time he spent with his wife and children.

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Donna Engler Howard, 67

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Donna Engler Howard was born on January 11, 1958, in Austin, TX and died on April 18, 2025, in Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT, at age 67, after a courageous ten-year battle with ovarian cancer. Donna was raised by her parents Franklyn Raymond and Bessie Wynn Engler in Corpus Christi, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Donna was a good student and from an early stage was attracted to the arts, she played piano, was a keen dancer, and played violin in the school orchestra. She graduated from Bethel Park High School in 1976, where she was a member of the drill team, the Bethettes. Donna then moved back to her beloved Longhorn State and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

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In Loving Memory of Dana D. Anthony

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1946 – 2025

Dana D. Anthony, a spirited creative, beloved mother, and tireless advocate, passed away peacefully surrounded by love and comfort after a courageous journey marked by resilience and grace. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946, Dana’s life was anything but ordinary. From a young age, she followed in the footsteps of her broadcasting father, eventually making her mark as a voice actor and producer. She lent her voice to the airwaves, worked with well-known actors, and produced media that touched countless lives. Dana fearlessly took on new chapters as a skydiver in her 20s, and later in life as an interior designer of luxury homes — always driven by imagination, boldness, and a love of beauty.

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Ellen Blance, 93

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Ellen Blance, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the age of 93. Ellen was the embodiment of positivity, and the center of her close-knit family. She was born on June 26, 1931 in Whitburn, a small coastal village in the Northeast of England. Like others of her generation in World War II England, as a young child she was evacuated to a family faraway in the countryside – an experience that helped shape her resilient and indomitable spirit. A passionate teacher, Ellen and Ian, her husband and soulmate of 73 years, and young sons Andrew and Carl, left London in the 1970s for New York City.