Obituaries
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Carolyn Elizabeth Tonic-Robinson
Apr 26, 2025
Carolyn Elizabeth Tonic was born on April 16, 1942, in Passaic, NJ, to Charles and Helen Tonic. She was raised in Bloomfield, NJ, where she received her formal education alongside her five brothers: Charles Jr., Donald, Roger, Kenneth, and Norman Tonic.
Her first knowledge of self came by way of a singing group named The Flextones, a 1960s-style “girl group” co-...
Dorothy Jean Johnson
Apr 13, 2025
Dorothy Jean Johnson was born to Johnnie Mae Brown and Hampton Brown on April 29, 1945, in Longview, Texas. After graduating high school, she married Matthew Johnson 1st, and together they raised four children: Sons: Matthew 2nd, Matthew 3rd, Matthew 4th, and daughter Tina, they were blessed with 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
In 1980, the family relocated to Los Angeles,...
Lawrence Edsel Gilmer
Apr 12, 2025
Born February 9, 1935, in Tyler, MO to Fredrick Douglas Gilmer and Jennie Calico Davis. He was the thirteenth child born of this union. Lawrence graduated from Hayti Central High School in Missouri in 1954. In June Lawerence enlisted in the United States Air Force. There he went to MIT for Computer Automated Radar Systems. Lawrence graduated in 1960 and...
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