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Police say missing southern Indiana postal worker (RCA) found dead in her vehicle

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Police in Jefferson County, Indiana, say a missing postal worker has been found dead. This is according to a post made Monday morning on the Jefferson County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. Police say a search began Saturday night for 31-year-old Hanover resident Teelah Kappeler after she did not return from … Read more

Body of missing Snohomish rural carrier found

The body of missing Snohomish man Henry Groenveld was found on January 30th around 10 a.m. in the lower Snohomish River at Dagmar’s Landing in Everett, WA. A citizen saw the body floating in the river and called police. Although the name hasn’t officially been released as Henry, his daughter Liz Dickson, who is the … Read more

Tennessee RCA killed in accident

A Cookeville woman lost her life in a single vehicle accident early Saturday afternoon. Deborah M. Spriggs, 58, of Cookeville, was declared dead at the scene. According to a report filed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Spriggs was traveling southbound on Hwy. 96 in a 2002 Nissan Altima around 12:15 p.m. Saturday when she exited … Read more

Valparaiso, IN Rural Carrier Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

A 65 year old Valparaiso man was killed as the result of a two-vehicle crash this afternoon at U.S. 30 and County Road 575 East in Porter County’s Washington Township.  The Porter County Sheriff’s Office reports officers responded to the scene at 2:56pm. An initial investigation shows a vehicle driven by Lee Witters was heading … Read more

Kirk A. Vannausdle, rural carrier, killed in accident on the route

Kirk Alan Vannausdle, age 60, of Elliott, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Kirk was born December 1, 1956 in Red Oak, Iowa the son of Harry and Marilyn (Mellott) Vannausdle. He graduated from Red Oak Community High School in 1975 and attended Iowa … Read more

In memoriam – Humphrey NE RCA Ron Fulsaas (Red)

Humphrey, NE. 68642, 68641, 68643, 68629 (cluster) lost one of our RCA’s night before last to a heart attack after being in the hospital for a week with some sort of bad internal infection. His name was Ron Fulsaas we called him “Red”. He was only working for usps for about 8 months. He was … Read more

Habersham coroner identifies wreck victim as rural mail carrier

CLARKESVILLE — A rural postal carrier on her delivery route was the victim of a falling tree in Habersham County Monday afternoon. Zekeiah “Nikki” Cole Hunt, 36, of Mt. Airy, a U.S. Mail carrier for the Clarkesville Post Office, died instantly when a large oak tree fell on the passenger compartment of her Honda Pilot … Read more

USPS mail carrier (RCA) dies in one-vehicle crash in Athens County, Ohio

ATHENS — A 58-year-old postal worker died as a result of a one-vehicle crash Saturday morning according to the Athens division of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. At 11:50 a.m. Saturday, William W. McManis, 58, from Millfield, was traveling eastbound in United State Postal Service vehicle on Angell Road. McManis failed to negotiate a curve … Read more

SC RCA killed on the route Sunday August 13th, 2017

Eun Bu “Euni” Kim, 60, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Bluffton. Euni is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Chong Se, her son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Megan, her two grand-daughters, Sophie and Sarah, and her two canine companions, Hana and Azura. She enjoyed over a decade of service at … Read more

Postal worker killed in Sunday crash

This was a rural carrier from Cleburne TX A Sunday head-on collision near the intersection of Texas 174 and Highland Road near Rio Vista resulted in the death of one driver. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and Rio Vista firefighters responded to the scene at about 8:06 a.m. The driver of a Dodge pickup, … Read more

Texas rural carrier dies in accident on the route.

Another sad day. We have lost another rural carrier on the job. Dawn Marie Price died in an accident on her route on September 19th, 2016.  She left behind a husband and 5 children. Please consider donating to help with funeral expenses if you can.  Sending thoughts of love and peace to this family and coworkers. … Read more

Texas RCA drowns after Jeep slides into creek

Livingston, TX: A sad day for the local post office.  Mail carrier Dake Goodwin dies on the job.     If anyone would like to send condolences, you can do so in care of the Livingston, Texas Post office: Dake Goodwin family c/o Livingston TX Post office Livingston Tx 77351