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DOVER — Robert E. Russ, 81, formerly of 3 Hawthorne St., Dover, died Sunday, July 22, 2001, at St. Ann Home, after a period of failing health. Born Jan. 6, 1920 in Rollinsford, he was the son of Alfred and Marion (Johnson) Russ. A veteran, he served in the United States Marine Corps during World […]

Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John H. Carson, 77, died July 7, 2001 at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, N.C. He retired from the Marine Corps after 30 years of service. He served in World War II, during which he was awarded the Silver Star, and in Korea and Vietnam. For two years, he taught […]

Howard Eugene Dirickson, age 78, died on July 5, 2001 from congestive heart failure in Solomons, Maryland. Chief Dirickson was a native of Littlefield, Texas. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941, when he was 17 years old. His first duty assignment was Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital. In 1942, he was assigned to the […]

A service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2001, in Willamette National Cemetery for Charles Curtis Coffindaffer, who died July 2 at age 82. Mr. Coffindaffer was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Brooks. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Asia and the Pacific. He was an investigator […]

WHITE PIGEON – Wilbur “Bud” E. Allison, 82, of White Pigeon, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis. He was born on Dec. 13, 1918, in Bedford, the son of Earl D. and Maude M. (Gray) Allison. On July 17, 1944, in Marshall, he married Bonnie Jeanne Cole, who preceded […]

DODGE, Wis. – Roman E. Kujak, 78, of Dodge, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Center in Arcadia, Wis. He was born Nov. 16, 1922, in Pine Creek, Wis., the son of Stanley and Anna (Wantoch) Kujak. He married Anna M. Eichman Sept. 23, 1947, at Sacred Heart Church in Pine Creek. […]

Ford W. Meredith, 76, of Bee Spring died at 7 a.m. June 22, 2001, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was a retired heavy equipment operator for Tennessee Valley Authority, a World War II Marine veteran, a retired civil service employee at Fort Knox, and a member of Local 181 […]

Catholic rites will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2001, at St. Philip the Apostle Church for Thomas Paul “Skip” Daly, Jr., 83, who died June 9, 2001. Rev. Msgr. Ronald Sweet, Rev. Msgr. Ralph Belluomini and Fr. Roy Burkhart will concelebrate. Burial will be held at San Carlos Cemetery, Monterey, CA. […]

Glenn “Trapper” W. Johnson, 80, of Kingston, Ill., died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in DeKalb. Born April 27, 1921, near Tuscola, he was the son of Otis and Emma (Trueblood) Johnson. He resided in the home of Fred and Emma Meyer in Marengo for many years. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1942 and […]

Milton A. Hopkins (Milt) passed away Friday, June 1, 2001, at the Veterans Hospital, Boise, following a long battle with a series of ailments. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Sunrise Christian Church, Ontario, Ore. Graveside service to follow at New Plymouth, Idaho. Milton was born Nov. 15, 1922, […]