We extend our sincere sympathy to John Paul Jaramillo, professor of English, and Justin Knoedler, assistant baseball coach, on the recent passing of their fathers.

John Relles Jaramillo, father of John Paul Jaramillo, passed away on Saturday, April 15. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 28, at Our Lady of the Meadows Church, Pueblo, Colorado. Inurnment: Imperial Memorial Gardens. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a 30-year kidney transplant survivor.

John B. Knoedler, 61, of Springfield, father of Justin Knoedler, died Sunday, April 16, at St. John’s Hospital. Visitation: 4-7 pm, Wednesday, April 19, at St. Agnes Church. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 20, at St. Agnes Church. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Springfield Southwest Baseball Association or the Prairie Heart Foundation.