Gary Jon Pasquinzo, age 71, of Mena, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009. He was born February 17, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan and was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Janice Pasquinzo, his parents, the late Jon and Edna (Zadvorney) Pasquinzo, and one brother Keith Pasquinzo. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, June 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Mena with Father Norbert Rappold officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Calvary Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends was Sunday, May 31, 2009 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and a Holy Rosary was said immediately following visitation from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeralhome.
Dorothy Mae Blanton, age 88 of Mena died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Mena Regional Heath System.She was born on August 8, 1920 to Marion Franklin and Mollie Elizabeth Mourton Philpot in Cherry Hill, Arkansas. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church in Mena with Brother Bill Bowen and Brother David McCord officiating. Interment will follow in the Cherry Hill Cemetery.Visitation was Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 6-8 P.M. at the Hall Funeral Service Chapel. Arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Service.
Leona G. “Lee” Schroeder, age 84, of Mena, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 in Mena. She was born February 23, 1925 in Chicago, IL, to the late William Madzieark and the late Florence Goethels Madzieark.
She was united in marriage to Clifford Schroeder. Mrs. Schroeder was sent for cremation under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.
Alice Mae Armstrong, age 91, of Mena, passed away Monday, June 1, 2009 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Beasley-Wood Chapel with Bother Donnie Edwards officiating. Mrs. Armstrong will be taken to Kansas City, Kansas for interment in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Visitation will be general.
Donna Green, age 75, of Mena, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Mena. She was born May 22, 1934 in Madison, Minnesota to the late Nicholas Henry Grengs and the late Johanna Braun Grengs. She was united in marriage to Myron Green. She was a waitress by profession and was of the Presbyterian faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Beasley-Wood Chapel with Reverend J.Q. Williams and the Reverend Lamar Austin officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.
For more information on these obituaries see the Thursday, June 4th edition of The Mena Star
