Marty Ozinga III Martin “Marty” Ozinga III, chairman of the board of Ozinga, died April 26. He was 71. Ozinga, a fourth-generation family business best known for its red… Read More
Obituary Notices
W.A. “Peanut” Hollinger, a much-storied entrepreneur from Paducah, Ky., and Eustis, Fla., who had been involved in almost every aspect of the river business at one time or… Read More
Richard “Dick” Lambert, long-time champion of the inland waterways, died March 20 at his home in Burnsville, Minn., after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 85. Read More
Capt. Harold A. Schultz, 80, of Paducah, Ky., died February 19 of Covid-19 and related pneumonia. Schultz was a fixture on the inland waterways, having started as a… Read More
Clifford Crain. Clifford H. “Skip” Crain, Cranberry Township, Pa., the last of the renowned Crain brothers, died January 26 at 80 years of age. He was a… Read More
Bill Bergeron died February 2 at age 73. The New Orleans maritime community, family and friends of William T. “Bill” Bergeron are celebrating his life, while also mourning… Read More
Thomas Johnson Druitt, 66, former director of human resources for B&H Towing, died at his home in Lone Oak, Ky., on January 19. A native of Decatur, Ga., he… Read More
Russell Plaisance Capt. Russell “Bosco” Paul Plaisance, 72, founder of LA Carriers LLC, a native of Cut Off, La. and resident of Larose, La., passed away November 27. After spending… Read More
Robert E. Lee Robert E. (Bob) Lee, 91, former president of River Transportation Company, died January 10 at Bayley Place Mt. St. Joseph on the Ohio. … Read More
Donald Reusch The Rev. Donald Reusch, 64, chaplain associate for the Seamen’s Church Institute, died January 26. He served with SCI since 2017 and was known for his… Read More
