Relationship: Partner – Page 21 – Disability Day of Mourning

Kathleen White-Grangruth

No Photo Name: Kathleen A. White-Grangruth.
Died: April 17, 2018.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Burns; smoke inhalation.
Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Dementia, schizophrenia, mobility impaired (wheelchair user after hip injury).

Details:
Kathleen’s husband had been charged with assaulting her three times over twelve years. Tired of caring for her and having had a fight with her, he killed her by dousing her in gasoline and setting her on fire.

She was a retired Army nurse who spent her career at at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii.

Case status:
Delano Grangruth (Husband), pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, arson of an occupied dwelling and arson of real personal property; sentenced to 60 to 130 years in prison.

Source:
To ensure his wife would die, a Norfolk man disconnected the phone and smoke detector. Then he set her on fire.
Man admitted pouring gasoline on his disabled wife and burning her alive, Norfolk police say
Delano Grangruth Virginia husband sets Kathleen White-Grangruth on fire after huge fight
Man tells police he set his disabled wife ablaze in Virginia
Elderly woman found dead inside her Norfolk home, husband charged with murder
Husband charged with murder after wife found dead in Norfolk house fire
Husband charged with murder, arson after wife dies in Norfolk house fire
Norfolk man charged with killing his wife after her body was found in house fire
Kathleen White-Grangruth’s Obituary on The Virginian Pilot
‘I’m not a monster’: Man charged in wife’s death speaks from jail
Police: Man admitted pouring gasoline on disabled wife, burning her alive
Man Admits To Pouring Gasoline On Disabled Wife And Burning Her Alive, Police Say
Man set disabled wife on fire in drunken rage: Cop | Canoe
Man pleads guilty to first-degree murder, arson in wife’s April 2018 death
Man sentenced to 60 years for murdering wife, setting her on fire

John Nichols

Name: John W. Nichols.
Died: April 14, 2018.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Millmont, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Chronic heart disease.

Details:
John’s wife, a retired nurse and responsible for dispensing her husband’s medication, is accused of poisoning him with heart medication, causing his heart to fail and killing him. She had allegedly been draining their bank account and borrowing against his life-insurance policy.

John was a carpenter who liked fishing, hunting, and the outdoors.

Case Status:
Myrle E. Miller (Wife), charged with first-degree murder, felony insurance fraud theft, and perjury.

Sources:
Union County woman accused of ‘coldness of heart’ during homicide trial for death of husband
Witness admits to impersonating homicide victim at accused killer’s request
Prosecution rests in trial of Pa. woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband
History of Pa. woman accused of killing husband prompts pre-trial measures
Trial for Pa. woman accused of poisoning her husband delayed indefinitely
Jury selection set for Union County woman accused of killing husband
UPDATE Grand jury led to homicide charges against 76-year-old Winfield woman
Union County woman accused of poisoning husband has preliminary hearing Monday
Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Poisoning Her Husband
Remembering the life of John Nichols 1940 – 2018

Destiny Rollar

Photo of Destiny Rollar. She has pale skin and hair dyed auburn. She is wearing big glasses, a black strappy dress, and a gold heart necklace. Name: Destiny Rollar.
Died: April 11, 2018.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Lower Township, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Milroy’s disease.

Details:
Destiny’s boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of shooting her to death.

She was a manager and hairstylist at a salon, and the mother of twin girls.

Case status:
Charles A. Bland (Boyfriend), charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and hindering his own apprehension.

Source:
Lower Township woman killed was a ‘sweet,’ ‘outgoing’ mother of twins
Hair stylist allegedly murdered by boyfriend was devoted mom of twin girls
Obituary of Destiny Rollar | DeMarco-Luisi Funeral Home
Villas Man Charged in Murder Of 22-year-old Mother of 2
Man awaiting extradition in shooting death of mother of 2

David Parton

Portrait photo of David Parton, an elderly gentleman wearing a suit with a rose pinned to his lapel. He is mostly bald, fair skinned with a fringe of white hair, wears square glasses, and looks at the camera with a neutral expression. Name: David Arthur Parton.
Died: April 1, 2018.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Canton, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease.

Details:
David’s wife had allegedly been abusing him for some time before he died from a severe beating.

Case status:
Betty Sue Parton (Wife), charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and elder abuse.

Source:
Ball Ground woman charged with murder in death of disabled husband
Woman Charged With Killing Disabled Husband In Cherokee County
Bond Denied For Woman Accused Of Killing Disabled Husband
74-year-old woman indicted, accused of killing disabled husband
76-year-old woman faces grand jury indictment in murder of disabled husband
Obituary for David Parton – CANTON, GA

Susao Okuda

No Photo Name: Susao Okuda.
Died: March 16, 2018.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
Disability: Mobility impaired due to stroke.

Details:
Mr. Okuda’s wife went to a neighbor and asked them to call the police. The police, who found Mr. Okuda strangled in his home, questioned his wife. Police say she admitted that she had “become tired” because she had to care for him, so she killed him.

Case status:
Sachiko Okuda (Wife), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
65-year-old woman arrested over death of bedridden husband
Chiba: Woman, 65, accused of killing disabled husband

Motomu Nomaguchi

No Photo Name: Motomu Nomaguchi.
Died: February 25, 2018.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedbound.

Details:
Mr. Nomaguchi was strangled to death by his wife, who then killed herself.

Case status:
Yuriko Nomaguchi (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Kanagawa: Elderly man, wife found dead in residence in apparent murder-suicide

Kenny Khan

No Photo Name: Koong Boon “Kenny” Khan.
Died: February 22, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, sepsis.
Location: Liverpool, England, UK.
Disability: Lewy Body Dementia, osteoarthritis, emphysema and liver disease.

Details:
Kenny lived in a filthy house, starving and neglected by his wife, until he died of bronchopneumonia secondary to sepsis from infected pressure sores.

Case status:
Lorraine Khan (Wife), pleaded guilty to willful neglect, sentenced to 16 months suspended for 18 months and 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

Source:
Inside disgusting rat-infested flat where wife let husband rot to death
Dementia sufferer found dead with rotting flesh after wife’s neglect

Daniel Stuart

Name: Daniel Stuart.
Died: February 16, 2018.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Keego Harbor, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Daniel Stuart and his two children, 27-year-old Steven and 24-year-old Bethany, were shot by his wife in a murder-suicide.

Daniel worked with computers, processing data for a research center that focused on improving critical care. His son shared his father’s skill with computers, and his daughter was employed in art and graphic design. Years previously, the family had been expelled from their church after an argument over whether they should send their children to college.

Case status:
Lauren Stuart (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Mich. Model Fatally Shoots Her Husband and Adult Children Before Turning the Gun on Herself
Woman kills family after shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses: friend
UMich employee was killed in Keego Harbor triple murder-suicide
Mich. Model Fatally Shoots Her Husband and Adult Children Before Turning the Gun on Herself
Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses break silence on shunning: ‘My mother treats me like I’m dead’
Did shunning from Jehovah’s Witnesses drive mom to murder-suicide?

Akie Imai

No Photo Name: Akie Imai.
Died: February 7, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan.
Disability: Stroke, causing hemiparesis and speech impediment.

Details:
Police found Akie dead in her apartment. They also found a letter addressed to police from Akie’s husband, which said that he had killed his wife.

Case status:
Tokuji Imai (Husband), sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Source:
85-year-old man who strangled sick wife to ‘put her out of her misery’ gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Tochigi: Man, 85, admits to strangling bedridden wife to death
85-year-old husband says he strangled sick wife to ‘put her out of her misery’

Barbara Wilmes

Name: Barbara J. Wilmes.
Died: February 3, 2018.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Barbara was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Barbara was a paralegal, a private pilot, a skilled gardener, and a mother and grandmother.

Case status:
Phillip Wilmes (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Find a Grave: Barbara J Korpal Wilmes
Husband-wife deaths on Myrtle Road ruled murder-suicide
Support available for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Neighbors say senior couple found dead suffered from dementia
Friends and family remember elderly couple found dead in St. Joseph County