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SPRUCE PINE – Robert Carl Gray, 78, of 323 Carters Ridge Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in Gainesville, Fla., following a heart attack after minor surgery. Born Sept. 3, 1922, in Hazard, Ky., he was a son of Robert Ernest and Lennie Combs Gray. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 […]

Joseph V. Marchitelli, 83, of Tamarac, FL passed away February 17, 2001. A resident of Tamarac since 1981, moving here from Astoria, NY. Pre-deceased by his wife, Madeline. Survived by his daughters, Joanne Messina and Rosemarie (Mark) Leitner; granddaughter, Robin Marie Leitner; great-grandson, Mark Joseph all of Jackson Heights, NY; brothers, Anthony, Michael, Henry and […]

Louis Anthony Cocita, 77, died Feb. 15, 2001, at his residence. A native of Cleveland, he was born Aug. 22, 1923, to Peter and Dominica (Mancusso) Cocita and had lived in Reno for the past 12 years, coming from San Diego. Cocita was a mail carrier. He served for four years in the Marines and […]

Nicholas Bezak [February 8, 2001], WW II Marine Raider, beloved husband of the late Marie, nee Smuk; loving father of Nicholas (Patricia), Rosemarie (Robert) Halstead and Gregory (Elizabeth); cherished grandfather of Steven (Kari), Nicole, Alexander and Larisa; dear brother of Sophie Burke; brother-in-law of Nadine Smuk. Visitation Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m. at Modell Funeral […]

Hart, Joseph A., 77, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of New Port Richey, died Tuesday [February 6, 2001] at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Bombay, N.Y., came to New Port Richey in 1957 from Glen Bernie, Md., and in 1997 moved to Tarpon Springs. He worked as a heating and cooling […]

Harold Hacker, 80, of New Point, Ind., died Thursday [February 1, 2001]. He was a retired New York Central Railroad employee, a Marine veteran of World War II and a member of the Marine Raiders Special Forces Unit. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, Ind. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and […]

A memorial service for Kenneth K. Kunkle was held Saturday, January 27 [2001], at 11 a.m. at the Roller Funeral Home Chapel in Mountain Home. Corporal Kunkle and 20 other Marines died [August 17, 1942] nine months after the United States entered World War II, when the 2nd Marine Raiders launched an attack on Makin […]

Robert Joseph Popelka entered into rest, San Jose, California, January 26, 2001. Cherished husband of Dorothy K. Popelka. Devoted father of Robert J. Popelka, Jr., Robin A. Popelka, John C. Popelka and James V. Popelka and his wife Nilda. Four grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Beloved brother of Joann, Karen and Dorothy. Beloved brother of John Paul. […]

George Yazvac Jr., 85, of Mount Airy, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at his home. Born Aug. 15, 1915 in Clarksburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late George Sr. and Theresa Yurecek Yazvac. He was the husband of M. Grace Langrill Yazvac of Mount Airy. He had been a machinist with Rubberset in […]

Frederick Houlton Galvin, 80, of Cone Road, East Hampton, beloved husband of Agnes T. (Cummings) Galvin, died Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. Born in East Hampton, April 7, 1920, son of the late Maurice E. and Mary E. (Nichols) Galvin, he had lived in East Hampton his entire life. He was a […]