Memorials

2025

Barbara Brown
- By Allison and Justin Nodes
  - Clipston, Amy: Second chance at Sunshine Inn
  - Martin, Alexa: How to sell a romance
  - Sussman, Elissa: Totally and completely fine
  - Sutanto, Jesse Q.: Worth fighting for
Joby LaFuria
- By The Martin Badders Family
  - Coronado, Kris: Lighthouse ladies
- By Paul & Kathy Ditrich
  - Nolte, Katherin: The dog who made it better
Irene M. McCullough
- By Tony and Kelly Montefiori
  - Cider Mill Press: Bread: the Ultimate Cookbook

No memorials in August

Donna Fuller
- By Paul Jordan & Cheryl Buscemi
  - Tallamy, Douglas W.: How can I help?
Thomas Jackson Hammill
- By Guh-guh Hammill
  - Antony, Steve: Rainbowsaurus
  - DiCamillo, Kate: Orris & timble: lost and found
  - Fairbank, Sorche: Good luck, ice cream truck!
Joby LaFuria
- By Carol and Cliff Carey
  - Millington, Allie: When you find a hope
  - Sook, Kim Hyun: Banned book club

In Honor Of

Elementary School Students
- By Betsy (Elizabeth) Sceiford
  - Cousins, Lucy: Maisy goes on a bike ride

Kathleen “Kay” Bagley
- By Neighbors from Vineyard Park Sub Division
  - Hooper, Elise: Library of lost dollhouses
Andrew Bowser
- By Mary Lou Wittman
  - Bryant, Thema: Matters of the heart
  - Carver, Courtney: Gentle
Joby LaFuria
- By Ginger Shultz
  - Perez, Ashley Hope: Banned Together
- By The Martin Badders Family
  - Neal, Christopher Silas: We Leap Together
- By Tia Book Cellar
  - Mendez, Yamile Saied: Grandmas are magic
John Zipp
- By Cheryl Buscemi & Sons
  - Bruna, Dick: Miffy & the artists
  - Rogers, Lisa: Joan Mitchell paints a symphony

Kathleen “Kay” Bagley
- By Neighbors from Vineyard Park Sub Division
- Hooper, Elise: Library of lost dollhouses
Andrew Bowser
- By Mary Lou Wittman
  - Bryant, Thema: Matters of the heart
  - Carver, Courtney: Gentle
Joby LaFuria
- By Ginger Shultz
  - Perez, Ashley Hope: Banned Together
- By The Martin Badders Family
  - Neal, Christopher Silas: We Leap Together
- By Tia Book Cellar
  - Mendez, Yamile Saied: Grandmas are magic
John Zipp
- By Cheryl Buscemi & Sons
  - Bruna, Dick: Miffy & the artists
  - Rogers, Lisa: Joan Mitchell paints a symphony

Dagny & Finn Ballard
- By John & Cheryl Ballard
  - Hawk, Sasa: Unlock the dark
Donna Fuller
- By Kathleen Agostinelli
  - Hedlund, Jody: Saved by the matchmaker

Shirley Bemiss
- By North East Investment Club
  - Mayer, Holly A.: Women waging war in the American Revolution
Betty Eades Kimmy
- By Mary Lou Wittman
  - Jenoff, Pam: Last twilight in Paris
Linda A. Ostrander
- By Neighbors from Vineyard Park Sub Division
  - Beaton, M.C. : Death of a smuggler

Dagny and Finn Ballard
- By John and Cheryl Ballard
  - Ibañez, Isabel: Where the library hides
  - James, Cassandra: Capitana
  - Liang, Ann: I am not Jessica Chen
  - Williams, Kalela: Tangleroot
Terrance “Terry” Gardner Sr.
- By Neighbors from Vineyard Park Sub Division
  - Carle, Eric: I love grandpa
  - Jones, Susan: Grandpa’s promise
Thomas Jackson Hammill
- By Guh-guh Hammill
  - Jackson, Tom: Animal
Agnes Huntley
- By Esther Northrup, Fred Northrup, Jim Northrup, Sandy Schoenfelt
  - Brennan, Allison: North of nowhere
  - O’Donnell, Paraig: The naming of the birds
  - Wilkerson, Charmaine: Good dirt
Frank E. Reno
- By Jim & Leslee Gorzynski
  - Moyes, Jojo: We all live here
  - Pearl, Matthew: Save our souls
Brian J. Skalos
- By Karen & Wayne Harington
  - Hamilton, Nigel: Lincoln vs Davis

Agnes Huntley
- By Diane Huntley
  - Allegri, Adriana : Sunflower house
Brian Skalos
- By Karen & Wayne Harrington
  - Rishøi, Ingvild H.: Brightly shining

Phylis Couillard
- By Dilbert Couillard & Carol Tucker
  - Balson, Ronald H.: A place to hide
  - Griffin, Patience: Once upon a cabin
  - Moore, Graham: The wealth of shadows
  - Van Halen, Alex: Brothers
Agnes Huntley
- By Class of 1959
  - Gould, Leslie: By evening’s light
- By Diane Huntley
  - Brown, Carolyn: The sawmill book club
Brian Skalos
- By Karen & Wayne Harrington
  - King, Charles: Every valley
  - Kimmerer, Robin Wall: The serviceberry: abundance and reciprocity in the natural world

To view past memorials check out the Books ‘n Banter archive here

Memorials and Endowments to McCord Memorial Library are a lasting tribute to honor a family member or friend.
**If your employer makes matching donations, be sure to note that on the application.
Memorial brochures are available at the library, by calling (814) 725-4057, or by printing and turning in the form below
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