Obituary

Standardbred racehorse owner Helen M. Edler, 93, of Plattekill, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019.

Standardbred breeder/owner Clyde Ralph Stevens, 80, passed away at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO on Friday, October 11.

Norma Cole, 58, of Blissfield, Mich. and formerly of Eaton Rapids, passed away on October 4, 2019 after a long illness.

Trot Insider has learned that longtime Standardbred horseman Michael Schaefer passed away on Saturday September 28, three days after his 74th birthday.

Antoinette (Toni) M. Nigito passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22.

Jane Ann Thomson Bell, 79, passed away in Middletown, DE on Saturday, September 21, 2019 with her family by her side.

Mary ‘Ramona’ Hubbard of Harrington, Delaware passed away peacefully at her daughter's home on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the age of 89.

Standardbred horseman Carl Keyes Jr., of Battle Creek, MI, passed away at the age of 90 on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Trot Insider has been informed that longtime Standardbred breeder/owner Walter Parkinson Sr. of Lucan, Ont. passed away at University Hospital on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the age of 69.

Longtime horse owner Dale Debnam passed away on Thursday (Sept. 19) after a valiantly-fought battle with cancer.

Alexander Reginald ‘Sarge’ Botterill passed away peacefully in his 90th year at Milton Hospital on August 15, 2019. Alex was predeceased by his wife and best friend Shirley in 2009.

Ramona Smith, 83, of Auburn, Maine, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2019 after a brief illness.