IBEW Local 295

04/21/2026

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Blake Andrew Kiessling

November 8, 1989 – April 15, 2026

Blake Andrew Kiessling, 36, of Hot Springs, AR, formerly of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on April 15, 2026. He was born on November 8, 1989 in Fort Wayne. He graduated from Snider High School in 2008 and Indiana University Bloomington in 2013. Blake worked as a journeyman electrician for the IBEW 295 in Buffalo NY. He loved skateboarding, played baseball, basketball, PAL football, and golf as a child. He was a diver in High School and lettered his Freshman year. Blake spent every summer at the pool which he thoroughly enjoyed. He loved to hike, camp, and travel especially with his Mom. Blake will be remembered for being a brilliant young man with the kindest heart.
Blake is survived by his loving mother, Tracey Stano; his father, Dennis Stano; Tracey's fiancé, Aaron Knupp; sister, Keirstin Stano; girlfriend, Cayla Rackley, who he absolutely adored; aunt, Angela Tillman, Laurie Kiessling, and Shelly Kiessling; uncle, Tony Kiessling and Rick Kiessling; cousins, Jordan Tillman, Jamey Tillman, David Mitchell, Damian Mitchell Garcia, Megan Griffis, Jasmine Jones, Justin Kiessling, Austin Kiessling, Brian Fugate, Zachary Kiessling, Jacob Kiessling, Jonah Kiessling, Luke Kiessling, Alisha Ayon Kiessling, Noah Kiessling, and Caleb Kiessling.
He was preceded in death by cousin, Nicholas Wade Huyck; and grandparents, Marvin and Janet Kiessling and Robert and Barbara Stano.
Funeral Services will be on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7pm at Fairhaven Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 5pm until the time of service.

Visitation & Service

April 25th

FairHaven Funeral Home and Cremation Services
6557 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46825

Visitation 5:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)
Service 7:00 pm (Eastern time)

04/14/2026

Rayburn "Wayne" Burris, Jr.

Celebrate the life of Rayburn Burris, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home.

04/13/2026

Please call Local Union 446 at (318) 323-3350 if you are interested in a Groundman call. The call is working 6/10's and the scale is $23.25 with no per diem.

04/13/2026

Please call the hall (501) 562-2244 or e-mail Sabra if you would like to register for the 4/25 class on the 2026 National Electrical Code.

04/07/2026

Union meeting is tonight at 7 pm. Come early for Ribs and all the fixins...

03/23/2026

02/06/2026

New Challenge Coins
$10.50

12/10/2025

Robert Earle Bell Sr.
August 24, 1943 – December 8, 2025

Robert "Bob" Earle Bell Sr. peacefully left his earthly home in Saline County on Monday, December 8,2025 at age 82 to his eternal rest. He joined his two daughters, Amy and Anna, along with his parents, RD and Billy Alyce Bell, special friends, JD and Harriett Griggs, and many family and friends that went before him.

He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Karen L Bell, daughter Kimberly Wright (Dan), and Robert (Rob) E Bell Jr (Mimi), bonus kids Amy Casey (Ron), and Danny Cotton (Vanessa). Grandchildren Jake ( Chelsey), Austin, Brennan, Kayden, Emily, Brianna, Oshi, Bellamy, Blair, Eli, Presley, Hadley and great grandchildren, Ben, Everett, Elizabeth, Emma, Edmond and his brother, Woody Bell of Sarasota, Florida.

Bob served 4 years at the Beale Air Force Base in California. He was an “Arkie” at heart and told the story many times of loading his family and heading back to Arkansas where he lived his entire life. He loved deer hunting, fishing, golfing, a medium rare steak, and a cold beer.

Anyone who knows Bobby knows he loved his dogs. Scruffy, Jordan, and Bliss brought him much pleasure in providing treats and then teasing them because each is really plump. His birds, especially Slick the Mockingbird, brought him much happiness in the last year and he looked forward to feeding mealworms. We must not leave out his stories of the raccoon visits at night when they arrived for their dinner. Bobby was excited for their arrival each night to see their interaction with one another and expressed concern if they were late or absent.

He loved with all of his heart and soul. He was generous to a fault and took special pride in seeing that none of his loves went without. His love was always present. He is lovingly remembered as “B” and the beer bandit to his adopted daughter as he referred to Timber, our neighbor. To Paula, his special sis, and JL, his stories continue to live on after his fishing buddies left for their final resting place. Let’s not forget the golfing stories with his buddies, Darrell and Jackie, while living in Stuttgart, AR.

Bob was such a colorful story teller and always added his touch to embellish the tale. He loved telling stories of his years as a master electrician, where he was very proud of his work at the Veterans Hospitals Little Rock and North Little Rock, AR his work at various locations including the nuclear power plant in Russellville as well as then International Paper Mill in Pine Bluff, Ar. He was a proud member of the IBEW 295 and continued to carry his card even after retiring many years ago.

The family requests in lieu of flowers that contributions be given to the Humane Society of Pulaski County or to the charity of your choice.

A special thanks to the nurses with UAMS Ward 4 A for their care and compassion for our Bobby and Dad and to all the specialists for their diligence to provide answers to our many questions.

Visitation will be held December 12, 2025 at 12 p.m. at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home in North Little Rock, AR. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. with burial at 2 p.m. at Rest Hills Memorial Park.

12/03/2025

On this day in 1891, the was born. Here's to another 134 years of fighting the good fight for working people.