Local Obituaries for Families in Acworth, GA, Cobb County and Surrounding Areas.
Joyce Grinam
Jan 3, 2022
Grinam, Joyce Madge
Sunrise: July 15, 1940
Sunset: January 3, 2022
Joyce Grinam 81, of Acworth Georgia passed away after a brief hospitalization.
Joyce was born on July 15, 1940, in Trelawny Jamaica.
Although she was a trained cosmetologist and had excelled in this field she gave it up...
Loy Mcdonald
Jan 2, 2022
Loy Willie McDonald, of Kingston, GA, died January 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the Faith Baptist Church in Kingston, at 12:00 PM.
Kenneth Flatmoe
Dec 28, 2021
Kenneth Flatmoe 85, formerly of Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully at his home in Cartersville, GA on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021.
Ken was born in Lemmon, SD to Kristoffer and Petra (Kornstad) Flatmoe on April 4, 1936. The youngest of six children, he grew up on the family farm near Meadow and attended the Coal Springs school...
Mykai Mallay
Dec 28, 2021
Mykai Mallay born on March Air Force Base, CA in 1993 was the youngest child of Darlene Williams and Trevor Mallay. He called Acworth his true home because of his family and friends, once he moved to Georgia at the age of 8 years old. He was able to grow into a young adult of high intelligence with the...
Kenneth Flatmoe
Dec 28, 2021
Kenneth Flatmoe 85, formerly of Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully at his home in Cartersville, GA on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021.
Ken was born in Lemmon, SD to Kristoffer and Petra (Kornstad) Flatmoe on April 4, 1936. The youngest of six children, he grew up on the family farm near Meadow and attended the Coal...
Mike Sommers
Dec 27, 2021
Mike Sommers from Dallas, GA, at 44 years of age passed away from pancreatic cancer on December 27, 2021, at 3:00 AM. Mike was proudest of his loving relationship with his wife Shauna whom were childhood sweethearts that reconnected later in life and were married for 15 years. He loved Christmas and he loved his Pugs: Patty (his little...
Mike Sommers
Dec 27, 2021
Mike Sommers from Dallas, GA, at 44 years of age passed away from pancreatic cancer on December 27, 2021, at 3:00 AM. Mike was proudest of his loving relationship with his wife Shauna whom were childhood sweethearts that reconnected later in life and were married for 15 years. He loved Christmas and he loved his Pugs: Patty...
Lou Ann Blose
Dec 27, 2021
Lou Ann, after declining in health for several years, passed away early on December 27, 2021 in Marietta, Georgia. She was born in Springfield, Ohio February 4, 1938.
Lou Ann moved from Ohio to Georgia in 2012. Lou Ann was a long time teacher in the Graham School District, Saint Paris, Ohio. Never married, she remembered many...
Lou Ann Blose
Dec 27, 2021
Lou Ann, after declining in health for several years, passed away early on December 27, 2021 in Marietta, Georgia. She was born in Springfield, Ohio February 4, 1938.
Lou Ann moved from Ohio to Georgia in 2012. Lou Ann was a long time teacher in the Graham School District, Saint Paris, Ohio. Never married, she...
Edward Shanahan
Dec 27, 2021
Edward Joseph Shanahan, Jr., died peacefully on December 27, 2021, in Roswell, Georgia, with his family by his side. A celebration of his life will be held in the Spring of 2022. Burial will be held privately with his family at Arlington National Cemetery.
Ed was born on June 7, 1936, in San Francisco, California to Edward...
Carlos Smith
Dec 24, 2021
Carlos Raymond Smith passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021, in Kennesaw, Georgia. He was 92.
Carlos (known as “Ray” to many in his family) was born on September 30, 1929, near Martin, Tennessee, to Coleman Clois and Annie (Black) Smith. He is survived by his children, Jackie...
Ronald Zukowski
Dec 19, 2021
Ronald R. “Zeke” Zukowski, 72, of Atlanta, GA, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Douglasville, GA.
Mr. Zukowski was born in Atlanta in 1949, the son of the late Raymond F. and Clara Zukowski. He retired after a retail career with B. Dalton, later Barnes and Noble, as a senior bookseller and software...
Gerald Dennard
Dec 19, 2021
Gerald Dennard, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on December 19, 2021, at the age of 85 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Gerald was born on October 25, 1936, in Swanee County, Fl. He served in the United States Navy and relocated to Atlanta from Jacksonville, Fl while working with the railroad at Railway Express...
Marty Arnold
Dec 19, 2021
Marty Marion Arnold, 72, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday December 19th, 2021. Born in Key West, Florida to Ralph and Isel Arnold, he shared a special bond with his brother Ralph (Lungie) from childhood throughout their time together. He was a graduate of the University of South Florida where he earned his teaching degree. He had...
Albert Sharp
Dec 19, 2021
Albert Joseph Sharp, age 80, of Acworth, GA, passed away Sunday Dec.19,2021. Born July 17, 1941 in Brooklyn New York, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Lillian (Maskrey) Sharp. He graduated Lafayette High school in 1959, served four years in the Air Force as Military Police. He worked for Sheet Metal Workers Local #40 in...
Albert Sharp
Dec 19, 2021
Albert Joseph Sharp, age 80, of Acworth, GA, passed away Sunday Dec.19,2021. Born July 17, 1941 in Brooklyn New York, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Lillian (Maskrey) Sharp. He graduated Lafayette High school in 1959, served four years in the Air Force as Military Police. He worked for Sheet Metal Workers Local #40 in...
Clifford Daniel Hill
Dec 16, 2021
Clifford Daniel Hill, 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Acworth, GA on Thursday, December 16, 2021.
Dan was born on February 18, 1928, in Atlanta, GA to Lola Louise Harris from Powder Springs, GA. He was the middle child of three boys and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in...
Bernard "Bernie" Olszeski
Dec 14, 2021
Bernard John “Bernie” Olszeski, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held at his son’s namesake restaurant, Bernie’s, located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The date to be announced.
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Albert Johnson
Dec 12, 2021
Albert Lee Johnson, age 83, of Cartersville, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021.
Born February 14, 1938, in Meigs, Georgia, he was the son of the late Roscoe Johnson and Balma Lee Holton Johnson. Mr. Johnson grew up in the...
Richard Peck
Dec 7, 2021
Richard Allen Peck, 87, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully in the company of his family on December 7th, 2021 after a recent illness.
Our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle were born on November 7th, 1934 in Irvington, New Jersey. He was the son of William Allen and Helen (Zakowsky) Peck....
