In Memoriam

In recent weeks, two members of our extended family have passed away.

Eleanor J. Williams, mother of Ed Williams, died on March 24 at 9:00 a.m.  Ed is the husband of Fieg cousin Sue Williams. 


Grave-side services, conducted by Colonial Funeral Home, were held at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Oh., and Eleanor was laid to rest beside her husband, the late Edward A. Williams, who died in 1987.  Eleanor Williams was born on April 1, 1920.

It is fitting that Ed's mother should be laid to rest in this particular cemetery, as it is the site of the mausoleum of President James A. Garfield, which was co-created by Ed's great-grandfather,  Joseph Carabelli, who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1870.

Mrs. Williams had been in a great deal of pain and Sue writes in an e-mail, "She was really suffering (and) could barely talk above a whisper." 


In a brief e-mail, FFN roving reporter Greg Fieg said that Donald A. Roman died on Feb. 22, 2017.  Don was the brother of the late Bob Roman, husband to Dorothy Fieg Roman.   A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Don Roman, for whom Bob and Dorothy's middle son is named, was 97 years old and worked up until he was 93!  He was born on Aug. 8, 1919, and served as an Air Raid Warden during World War II.

Our condolences to the families.