Mildred L. (Millie) Rahn, (age 72), of Belmont, Massachusetts, passed away due to cancer on April 9, 2024 in West Friendship, Maryland.
In Memoriam
Robert "Bob" Klymasz died peacefully at the age of 87 at the Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg.
Teresa Pyott (nee Mingle) was born April 30, 1929 and died peacefully on February 26, 2024.
Folkwise hosts a Burns Night Celebration for Joy Fraser to take place on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 pm ET.
Retired Professor of Folk Studies William Lynwood Montell died on December 21.
Joy Fraser died on December 17, 2023 in St John’s.
Gillian Bennett, scholar of contemporary legends, belief, ghost lore, and editor of Folklore from 1994-2002, died on December 13.
Gwen Meister, Folklorist and Director of Nebraska Folklife, died October 16, 2023.
Former New Mexico state folklorist, DJ, musician, and radio host, Claude Stephenson, died from natural causes on August 29, 2023.
Ronald L. Baker died June 1 in Indianapolis at the age of 85.