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Doc Goodall Keys, decorated war hero and a well-known local woodworker, died Monday night [February 2, 2004] at Community North Hospital. The 78-year-old Indianapolis resident started Doc G. Keys & Son Construction in 1952. During World War II, Keys served as a United States Marine Corps Raider, a highly specialized unit of the United States […]

Waldo Emerson Drudge died on January 30th, 2004 in Houston, Texas after a long illness. He was 79 years old. Waldo was born on June 20th, 1924 on a farm in Milford Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. He was the son of Wilber Sherman Drudge and Elsie Mae (Guy) Drudge. Waldo joined the U.S. Marine Corps […]

WEST SPARTA: Russell “Russ” Mayes, on January 30, 2004 at age 80. USMC veteran. Husband of Marguerite Mayes; father of Gail Wint of NC, James (Mary) Mayes of York, Russell Mayes, Jr. of CA, John (Teresa) Mayes of NV; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Calling hours Monday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Hindle Funeral Home, 271 […]

George C. Muir, 85, of Hammond, IN passed away Friday, January 23, 2004 at The Community Hospital, Munster, IN. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy R.; two children, Craig C. (Cristine) Muir of Lafayette, IN and Kathie (Steve) Rollins of San Diego, CA; three grandsons, Scott, Todd and Matt Muir; one […]

Joseph James McClurkin, Sr., age 81 years, on Jan. 16, 2004, survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Martha Jane (nee McCarty), his children Kathleen Flynn, JoAnn Else and Joseph J. (Geraldine) McClurkin, Jr., grandfather of 6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. McClurkin served in the U.S. […]

Harry “Clair” Fleeger Jr., 80, of Kissimmee, FL, died Monday, January 5, 2004, while a resident of the Good Samaritan Nursing Facility. His wife of 57 years, Jeanne Fleeger, survives. Born in Butler on April 6, 1923, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Ruth Johnson-Miller. A former resident of Sweet Valley […]

Frank F. Mueller, 84, of Charlotte, died Tuesday, August 3, 2004 in the VA Hospital in Salisbury, NC. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Mueller at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with Father Joseph Sobierajski SJ officiating. Parking is adjacent to the church in ‘The […]

Clarence J. “Bud” Tebeau Jr. of Bell died Saturday [January 3, 2004] at Shands at AGH in Gainesville. He was 80. Mr. Tebeau was born in St. Louis and moved to Bell from St. Petersburg in 1993. He was a retired milkman with Borden Dairy Co. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World […]

Michael Edward Blotter Jr., 88, of Palm Springs, died Jan. 2, 2004, in Palm Springs from complications of a stroke. He was born Aug. 1, 1915, to Michael Edward Sr. and Mary Louise Hosbeck Blotter in Garwood, N.J. He worked with his family building the Blotter Electric Companies in Palm Springs. He served in the […]

John Dragon, age 78. Loving companion of Mildred Vesely; beloved father of Betsy Ricci, John, Donna Ballou, Gerald and James; dear grandfather of 16; great-grandfather of 12; brother of the late Mildred Azzano and Eli Dragon. U.S. Marine Corps W.W. II Veteran. Monday, Dec. 29, 2003. Divine Liturgy Saturday, Jan. 3, St. Gregory Church (2035 […]