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Funeral services were held at a later date for Kenneth J. Braun, 76, of Hamburg, who died Friday, June 21, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Gaudy Braun; sons, Thomas (Karen), Kenneth R. (Julie), Michael and Donald (Maryanne) Braun; daughters, Karen Braun, Mary (Paul) McGoldrick and Janet Little; brothers, Raymond (Rose) and […]

Fallbrook, CA – Lt. Col. Richard Edward Sullivan (Sully) died peacefully at Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility in Fallbrook, CA on June 16, 2002 after a long illness. Born November 5, 1916 in Rockville, SC he was raised in Charlotte, NC and graduated from Sharon High School in Charlotte. He enlisted in the USMC in February […]

George C. Schmidt, 82, of Virginia Beach, died June 16, 2002, at a Virginia Beach hospital. Born May 29, 1920, in Galveston, Texas, to the late George Carl and Willie Schmidt, Col. Schmidt served in the United States Marine Corps for 35 years and retired in 1973. He was a member of Baylake United Methodist […]

Stanley L. Zedekar died of heart failure Thursday [May 30, 2002] in his Port Angeles home at age 78. He was born in Grundy Center, Iowa, to Laura and Laura Bernice (Robins) Zedekar. Serving in the Marine Corps, he was with Carlson’s [Raiders] and Coast Watch in the South Pacific during World War II and […]

William M. “Bill” Robinson, age 76, passed away May 30, 2002. Born February 11, 1926 in Indianola, OK to William Meek Robinson and Viola Sanders Robinson. Served in U.S. Marines Raider Battalion WWII. Retired Partner Elder Paint & Wallpaper. Survived by: wife, Betty; sons, E. O’Neil Robinson, Norman, OK and David L. Culbertson, Houston, TX; […]

Frederic F. Van de Water Jr., a reporter and editor for The Associated Press for 23 years, died Saturday [May 11, 2002] after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 83. Mr. Van de Water was a long time resident of Chesterfield County. Mr. Van de Water was born November 30, 1918 in New […]

Eldon Harvey Maney, 82, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2002, in Odessa. He was born March 3, 1920 to Harvey and Elsie Maney in Carterville, Missouri. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jack Watkins officiating. Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Eldon served in […]

Jack E. Hultman, 82, of Pahoa, Hawai‘I, died May 7, 2002. Born in Petaluma, Calif. A retired commercial fisherman. Survived by wife, Diane; sons, Jack, Lloyd, Joseph and Simon; daughters, Patricia Amey, Elizabeth Salfen, Esther Forbes, Rebecca Hultman, Sharon Beauchan and Cameo Mead; sister, Anna Walters; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. […]

SHREVEPORT, LA — Weldon “Odell” Stautzenberger went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 5, 2002 while residing at the Veterans Administration hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mr. Stautzenberger was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar A. Stautzenberger and Myrtle Greebon Stautzenberger and also his sister, Eunice Stautzenberger Stahl. Mr. Odell Stautzenberger […]

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Howard “Buck” Stidham, who fought on Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Iwo Jima during World War II, died Sunday [April 28, 2002] after a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 83. Col. Stidham was a member of the Marine Raiders, elite commandos who volunteered to operate behind enemy lines. In August, 1942, […]