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Roy F. Barth, 84, our beloved father, a Green Bay resident, passed away peacefully Dec. 27, 2004, in an area nursing home. He was born Nov. 14, 1920, in the Denmark area, to the late Edward and Lena (Snortum) Barth. Roy was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the 4th Marine Raider […]

George Nelson Finley, 83, Lane, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at North Point Skilled Nursing Center, Paola. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lane United Methodist Church. He was born Nov. 21, 1921 to Paul and Nellie (Kelsey) Finley at Mount Ayr, Iowa. He graduated from Ellston, Iowa High School in 1939. During […]

George M. Rounds, Jr., 84, died on Saturday, December 25, [2004] at The Bridge in Lawrenceville, Ga., where he had lived the last three years. Born in Detroit, Mich., he was raised in nearby Birmingham. He had lived in Westfield for many years before relocating to Chestertown, Md., where he resided from 1992 to 2001. […]

Charles Fredrick Brown, 82, of Paradise Valley, passed away December 21, 2004. Arrangements by Messinger Indian School Mortuary.

Walter W. Keskitalo, age 83, of Plymouth, passed away on December 16, 2004. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 61 years, Marcella; their children, Robert (Candy), Duane (Vicki), and Kay Belille (Kevin); grandchildren, Megan, Michael, Katrina and Danielle; sisters, Vivian Fraki and Elsie Hepola; brother, Verner (Lempi); nieces, nephews, many relatives and […]

Anthony J. Dellumo [December 15, 2004], WWII veteran, beloved husband of Irene L., nee Zima for 53 years; loving father of Diane M. (Wally) Zook; dear brother of the late Madeline Taube; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday, 9:30 a.m. from Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL to Our Lady […]

In the thick jungles of the South Pacific, Edward “Eddie” Youhas, a messenger for the Marine Raiders, dodged bullets and evaded enemies to deliver commands to troops during World War II. “Eddie was the direct line we had,” said Archie Rackerby, a platoon commander for the elite ground forces group, considered the predecessor to many […]

Rex Hooten, 85, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at Spring Hill Health and Rehab Center, Brooksville. He was born in Alexander City, Ala., and moved to Florida 59 years ago. He was a retired electrician, a World War II U.S. Marine veteran, a member of Boulevard Christian Church, Miami, and the IBEW, and […]

McErlean, John C. Sr., 81, of Crystal River, died Friday [Dec. 3, 2004] at home under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. He was born in Philadelphia. He moved to Dunnellon in 1979 from Norristown, Pa., then recently moved to Crystal River. He was a retired engineer for Bell Telephone Co. […]

WASHINGTON — Elmer R. Portscheller, 84, of 1200 E. Partridge, Unit 14B, Metamora, died at 10:40 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at his home. He was formerly of 110 E. Holland, living there for more than 20 years. Private funeral services will be held at Resurrection Cemetery and Mausoleum in Peoria. The Rev. John Verrier […]