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2023 Memorial Book Recognitions

The individuals listed below have given tribute to a family member or friend.

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January - March 2023

Donation Type Honoree Name Donor Name Book Title
Nellie Woleslagle Bentleyville Senior Center Spare
In Memory of Jackie Yuhas Jim Fazzoni and Dorothy Fazzoni Lessons in Chemistry
In Memory of Pat Sames Karen Pepper Butterfly Child
In Memory of Francis L. 'Fuzzy' Lobodinsky Owen and Loretta Moore Looking for Jane
In Memory of Patricia Sames Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dennis (Sheryl) Clouds Over California
In Memory of Patricia Sames Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dennis (Sheryl) Four Eyes
In Memory of Patricia Sames Jacob and Sharon Miller The Penderwicks in Spring
In Memory of Patricia Sames Jacob and Sharon Miller The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
In Memory of Michael Kozloff Aunt Janet Kozloff, Sandra Kozloff, Shane Kozloff, Karen Greek Killing Moon
In Memory of Michael Kozloff Aunt Janet Kozloff, Sandra Kozloff, Shane Kozloff, Karen Greek Zero Days
In Memory of Michael Kozloff Aunt Janet Kozloff, Sandra Kozloff, Shane Kozloff, Karen Greek Camera Girl
In Memory of Michael Kozloff Dorazio Auto Service, Inc. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomrrow
In Memory of Virginia Vasko Holly Dranzo I Will Find You
In Memory of "Great Grandma" Pat Sames Great Grandchildren: Abby, Nate, Amelia, Emmett, Finnegan, Theo and Alba Watson How to Talk Like a Bear
In Memory of "Great Grandma" Pat Sames Great Grandchildren: Abby, Nate, Amelia, Emmett, Finnegan, Theo and Alba Watson The World's Longest Sock
In Memory of "Great Grandma" Pat Sames Great Grandchildren: Abby, Nate, Amelia, Emmett, Finnegan, Theo and Alba Watson Waiting on Mr. Sloth
In Memory of "Great Grandma" Pat Sames Great Grandchildren: Abby, Nate, Amelia, Emmett, Finnegan, Theo and Alba Watson Trucker Kid
In Memory of "Great Grandma" Pat Sames Great Grandchildren: Abby, Nate, Amelia, Emmett, Finnegan, Theo and Alba Watson Mel Fell
In Memory of Nellie Woleslagle Pat Smith 1 book is pending
In Memory of Patricia Sames Judith and Janet McCarty Jacky Gets the Last Laugh
In Memory of Jerry Mordensky Neighbors on Lincoln (Margie D'Antonio) Unnatural History
In Memory of Jerry Mordensky Neighbors on Lincoln (Margie D'Antonio)
In Memory of Thomas and Mary Smith Carson circa 1769 Regina Carson Stottlemyer Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
In Memory of Rev. Larry Wiltrout Kathy Malarkey The Book Woman's Daughter
Honor-Grant $500.00 Lori and Randy Patterson N. David and Janet M. Campbell Family Foundation Awaiting decision how to disburse
In Memory of Kay L. Stepp Bentleyville Area Historical Society Welcome to Beach Town
In Memory of Kay L. Stepp Bentleyville Area Historical Society Cassandra on Reverse
In Memory of Kay L. Stepp Bentleyville Area Historical Society The Last House on the Street
In Memory of Kay L. Stepp Bentleyville Area Historical Society Must Love Flowers
In Memory of Dr. Sandra Jones Gordon Jim Fazzoni and Dorothy Fazzoni Maybe Now
In Memory of Virginia Cole Vasko Mrs. Jean Alsko Extraordinary Women in History
In Memory of Donald Grim Sandra Grim Dark Angel
In Memory of Donald Grim James and Maura Puchany, Jr. Bad Influence
In Memory of Donald Grim James and Maura Puchany, Jr. Identity
In Memory of Donald Grim Beth and Steven Dempe Never Never
Worthy Opponents
In Memory of Madaline Segedi Owen and Loretta Moore Things I Wish I Told My Mother
General Donation N/A Katelyn McCauley general donation
In Memory of Alberta Perkins Bentleyville United Methodist Church 2 books pending
In Memory of Alberta Perkins Bentleyville United Methodist Church

April 2023 to June 2023

Donation Type Honoree Name Donor Name Book Title
In Memory of Linda Schultz The Wahl Family Code 6 by James Grippando
In Memory of Linda Schultz The Wahl Family Code 6 by James Grippando
In Memory of Linda Schultz The Wahl Family The September House
In Memory of Linda T. Schultz Karen Pepper The Immortalists
Memorial $500.00 Linda T. Schultz Sara Greenlee n/a
In Memory of Linda T. Schultz Beallsville Card Club and Card Buddies Yellowface
In Memory of Linda T. Schultz Beallsville Card Club and Card Buddies One Italian Summer
In Memory of Linda T. Schultz Beallsville Card Club and Card Buddies The Celebrants
In Memory of Linda T. Schultz Beallsville Card Club and Card Buddies Good Night, Irene
In Memory of Linda K. Schultz Beallsville Card Club and Card Buddies The House of Eve
In Memory of Evelyn and Bill McCarty Dwana Guntrum Salty Beginnings by D.L. Barmes
In Memory of Delores Duvall Andrea and Marty Barkey The Covenant of Water
In Memory of Kay Martin Susan Lilley All the is Hidden
In Memory of Kay Martin Susan Lilley The Happiness Plan
General Donation n/a Tim and Rose Jansante n/a
General Donation n/a Tim and Rose Jansante n/a
General Donation n/a Tim and Rose Jansante n/a
General Donation n/a Tim and Rose Jansante n/a
Annual Fund n/a Jean H. Dormo Annual Fund
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Yvonne and Neal Baker Stick and Stone Best Friends Forever
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Yvonne and Neal Baker Rocket Says Speak Up
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Karen Pepper Stick and Stone Explore and More
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Kathy Franks Your School Is the Best!
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Kathy Franks When You Can Swim
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Carol Kennedy and Barb Benedetti Once Upon a Book
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Carol Kennedy and Barb Benedetti The Night Tent
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Lynn Pompei What Happened to You?
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Hope and Tom Zgorlinski E.R. Nurses
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Hope and Tom Zgorlinski We Are Branches
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Patti Redrup Agnes and Clarabelle Celebrate
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Marian and Joseph Lese Dirty Thirty
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Deb Bostich The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Deb Bostich Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Rita Smiddle Dog Man Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Marlene Oreski The Rachel Incident
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Friends of the Library, Coffee and Crayons and Book Club The Madwoman of Paris
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Friends of the Library, Coffee and Crayons and Book Club The Lie Maker
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Friends of the Library, Coffee and Crayons and Book Club Smalls Worlds
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Friends of the Library, Coffee and Crayons and Book Club Take My Hand
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Bentleyville Historical Society The Connelly's of County Down by Tracey Lange
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Bentleyville Historical Society Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
In Memory of Geraldine Roble TOPS PA 1681 Bentleyville Hello Stranger by Katharine Center
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Geraldine A. Ott Save What's Left by Elezabeth Castellano
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Glenn and Susan Hurley The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
In Memory of Geraldine Roble John and Kathleen Peters Rhino's at Recess (Magic Treehouse)
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Andrea Remish Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Jeanne and Todd Manz North of Nowhere
In Memory of Geraldine Roble Jeanne and Todd Manz Circle of Death by James Patterson
General Donation n/a Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Dolores #1675 n/a
In Memory of John Dovshek Ellsworth Class of 1958 The Armor of Light by Ken Folliet
In Memory of John Dovshek Ellsworth Class of 1958 The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
In Memory of John Dovshek Ellsworth Class of 1958 Inside Threat by Matthew Quirk
In Memory of John Dovshek Ellsworth Class of 1958 The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
Honor Jackie Yohe Caroline Coughenour The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt
In Memory of Co-Founder of National Pike Umpires Jerry Maley Southwest Umpire Association (Rich Chaney) Chumps to Champs
In Memory of Co-Founder of National Pike Umpires Keith Dunker Southwest Umpire Association (Rich Chaney) Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski
In Memory of Janet C. Kurpieski Kandrink Michele Petrusky Flower Gardening or Flowers
In Memory of Barry Baltich Bernard Kubitza I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake

July 2023 - September 2023

Donation Type Honoree Name Donor Name Book Title
Memorial Michelle Ezarik Joanne (Selvoski) Johnson The House of Lincoln
Book donation n/a The 2023-24 Washington County Dairy Promotions Team and Dairy Princess Tales of the Dairy Godmother
Memorial Michelle Ezarik Yolanda Callery Lang Tom Lake A Novel, by Ann Patchett
Memorial Michelle Ezarik Yolanda Callery Lang None of this is True
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner Winter's No Time to Sleep
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner The Maple Festival
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner Looking for Winston
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner Forget-Me-Not Lake
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner The Emerald Berries
Memorial Patricia Sames Judy Waggoner A New Friend
General Donation Estate of Phyliis J. Santee Rita Milchovich n/a
General Donation Thomas B.Kirby n/a n/a
Memorial Peter Vuljanic Mr. and Mrs. Don Proto Jackie-Public, Private and Secret by
J. Randy Taraborrelli
Memorial Lou Moore Benworth Senior Center The Ball at Versailles by D. Steel
Memorial Ray Charles Adams II Cousins: Betty Bellicini and Nancy Carroll The Ball in the Air by Michael Bamberger
Memorial Ray Charles Adams II Cousins: Betty Bellicini and Nancy Carroll 3 books pending (whatever you feel choosing)
Memorial Ray Charles Adams II Cousins: Betty Bellicini and Nancy Carroll
Memorial Ray Charles Adams II Cousins: Betty Bellicini and Nancy Carroll
General Donation n/a Eileen Buckingham n/a
Memorial David Conn Mon Valley Cloggers I Found a Kitty
Memorial David Conn Ed and Shirley Egnosak Return of the Underwear Dragon
Memorial David Conn Chuck and Dorothy Clayton What Was World War I
Memorial David Conn Janet Conn Rabbit and Bear A Bite in the Night
Memorial David Conn Clara Detts, Don Detts and Holly Detts Dranzo A Smart Smart School
Memorial David Conn Clara Detts, Don Detts and Holly Detts Dranzo Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

October 2023 - December 2023

Donation Type Honoree Name Donor Name Book Title
Memorial Aldene Nicholls Lonnie and Doris Nicholls Canary Girls by Jennifer Chaverini
Memorial Aldene Nicholls Lonnie and Doris Nicholls An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo
Memorial Aldene Nicholls Lonnie and Doris Nicholls My Magnolia Summer by Victoria Benton Frank
Memorial Aldene Nicholls Lonnie and Doris Nicholls The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
Memorial Jim Nickeson The Warchol, Miller and Cash Families Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Memorial Jim Nickeson The Warchol, Miller and Cash Families The Watchmakers Hand
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco Just Once by Karen Kingsbury
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco Absolution by Alice McDermott
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
Memorial Dorothy Jane (Graham) Forte Allegra Forte and Juan Beccerra Blanco The Talk of Coyote Canyon by Brenda Novak
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mike and Melanie Simko Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mike and Melanie Simko Weyward by Emilia Hart
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's To Free the Captives by Tracey Smith
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's I Wish for You by David Wax
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Memorial Dorothy Jane Forte The Motley Crew, Tatnall's, Infantino's, Wyatt's, Willow's and Giulivo's The Sun and The Star by Rick Riordan
General Donation n/a Susan Lilley n/a
Memorial Thomas and Mary Seach Kubitza Bernard Kubitza Bear's Big Dreaming by Michael Rosen
Memorial Joseph Richard and Geri Kubitza Bernard Kubitza Invisible Generals by Doug Melville
Memorial Charles Ronald Seach Bernard Kubitza Against All Odds by Alex Kershaw
Memorial John and Shirley Kubitza Kadash Bernard Kubitza The Final Witness by Paul Landis
Memorial John Thomas Kubitza Bernard Kubitza Knight Owl
Memorial Robert and Marie Kubitza Bernard Kubitza Happy Place by Emily Henry
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Liptak The Corsican Shadow by Clive Cussler
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Liptak Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Liptak Broken Trust by Robert B. Parker
Memorial Dorothy Forte Mr. and Mrs. H. Michael Liptak The Wager by David Grann
Memorial Dorothy Forte Jane and Chad Guaetta Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson
Memorial Dorothy Forte Jane and Chad Guaetta There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh
Memorial Dorothy Forte Jane and Chad Guaetta Again and Again by Jonathan Evison
Memorial Dorothy Forte Jane and Chad Guaetta Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell
Memorial Dorothy Forte Betty Hrutkay The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
Memorial Dorothy Forte Steve and Sheila Palonis Among the Bros by Max Marshall
Memorial Dorothy Forte Carol Kabay Animals Have Jobs by Nadia Ali
Memorial Michelle Ezarik Grace Angotti The Exchange by John Grisham
Memorial Dorothy Forte Dale and Victoria DiMarzio Romantic Comedy A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
General Donation n/a Pomona Grange Family Activities Association n/a
Memorial Ray Charles Adams, Jr. Bill Bogan and Renee Cross Sophie Mouse The Whispering Woods
Memorial Ray Charles Adams, Jr. Bill Bogan and Renee Cross Sophie Mouse The Missing Tooth Fairy
Memorial Ray Charles Adams, Jr. Bill Bogan and Renee Cross Sophie Mouse The Ladybug Party
Memorial Ray Charles Adams, Jr. Bill Bogan and Renee Cross Sophie Mouse Under the Weather
Memorial Craig Cornell Gerry Ott The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
General Donation n/a Bentleyville Area Knights of Columbus Council 5826 n/a