
Chelise Locher
With 10 days left until Chelise’s Daddy was to arrive in the country from his tour in Iraq, we were ready and counting down the

With 10 days left until Chelise’s Daddy was to arrive in the country from his tour in Iraq, we were ready and counting down the

This photo was taken about 12 hours before Hanna’s death on August 12, 2008. Our family was camped for the evening in preparation for a

No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but life is about choices and sometimes they aren’t necessarily yours. Vanessa was just 19 when

Answering the door at 2 a.m. cannot be a good thing, I was thinking as I looked out the window to see the police standing

Annie loved life so much. She enjoyed it with her sisters and friends; she was best friends with her whole class. She got along with

Claire, The birth of you and your twin sister was the greatest moment of our lives. For seven years we prayed for your arrival. We

Porscha Marie Dzierzon was born on December 26, 1992. She was our Christmas gift. What a joy she brought to our lives. Porscha was truly

On June 25, 2014, we were packing up so we could close on the sale of our home the following Sunday. We had to be out

Kaitlyn was everyone’s favorite friend, favorite cousin and favorite daughter. She had a special gift for making those around her feel loved, valued and accepted.

Xander was so alive and so active in the world that looking at his picture is just devastating. We know that he is an eternal

We live in a small town, and when the sheriff’s number came up on my phone, I didn’t think much of it. But when they

It was May 13, 2007 and the day started out by Karen calling me and waking me up to say, “Happy Mother’s Day.” I got ready and