The NFGS extends our sincerest sympathy to:

 Bonnie (#4127) and Edgar (#4128) Hess, family and friends, of Carlsbad, NM on the passing of their daughter Lisa D.Perea, 57, of Tijeras, NM, on July 1, 2024.Jim Milum (#5811), family and friends, on the passing of his wife Norma K. (#5842), 70, of Harpster, OH, on July16, 2024. Norma was currently serving on the NFGS Board of Directors. She will be sorely missed 

 Barbara Elder (#6087), family and friends, on the passing of her mother early in May. They reside in Napa, California. 

Family and friends, on the passing of John Friedrich (#1077), 81, of Queens, NY, who passed away October 27, 2023.Sharon Wingrove (#6178), family and friends, on the passing of her sister Sandra“Sandy”Mitchell Lane, 70, of Wil-liamstown, WV, on February 23, 2024 

Jim (5811) and Norma (5842) Milum, family and friends, on the passing of Jim's mother, Rosella "Rosie" F. Milum, 92, Upper Sandusky, OH, on January 7, 2024.

 Melody (membership#28) of Fowlerville, Michigan passed away on October 16, 2023 at the age of 70 years old. Melody was a loyal member of the NFGS from the very beginning. True to the traits of her June birth month, Melody was very humble and empathetic. At the NFGS Conventions, she was always warmly welcoming of new members as well as longtime attendees. And, Melody was our NFGS auctioneer for many years. Melody and her husband, Gordon, owned and operated an active farm for many years. She will be missed by family and friends.  

 
Jon Saffell, 84, of Glen Dale, WV passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling, WV. He had suffered from failing health and Parkinson’s for the last several years. Jon graduated from Moundsville High School in 1957 and attended West Liberty State College while working at Fostoria Glass Company where he was employed for 29 years. After Fostoria closed in 1986, Jon was self-employed doing Design Prototypes. In 1994, he began working as a product designer/sculptor with the Fenton Art Glass Company until retirement in 2004. Jon was a gifted sculptor, exhibiting and winning awards at numerous art shows. There are very few artists that can design for glass production. Fenton collectors worldwide continue to collect and appreciate Jon’s contributions to handcrafted American glass. There were many steps taken to complete a mould design beginning with a clay scale model. A Design Committee then approved this clay model and a rubber mould was made from the clay model. Lastly, a resin cast was made and the resin cast was duplicated into cast iron. Jon Saffell created the NFGS mouse,which has been produced almost yearly in a vast number of colors and painted in a myriad of designs. The NFGS membership has been honored to own one of Jon’s designs