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Albin F. Gabriel, 81, of Warrenville, who was awarded the Purple Heart when he served in the Marines during World War II, died of pneumonia Thursday [May 27, 1999] in Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield. Mr. Gabriel was born and raised in Chicago, said his daughter Donna Seiberlich. He served in the Pacific fleet during the […]

Funeral for Arthur J. “Sonny” Melzer, 79, will be at 1 p.m. today at Holy Cross Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow at the cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A lifetime Spokane resident, Mr. Melzer died Sunday [May 16, 1999]. He graduated from Rogers High School and joined the Marine Corps. He […]

At the family request, no service is planned for William Patrick Henry, of Sequim. Mr. Henry died May 15, 1999. He was 82. He was born Oct. 31, 1916, in Auboca, Neb., to William and Margaret Ryan Henry. Mr. Henry served in the U.S. Marines, “Carlson Raiders,” in World War II and the Korean War. […]

Winford “Bill” Harris, 74, of Seminole, died May 10 [1999]. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole.

George Mathauer, age 81, of Fairfield, passed away in Mercy Hospital-Fairfield, Saturday, May 1, 1999. He was the owner/operator of Mathauer & Associates for the last 53 years. Survived by his wife Helen (Pater) Mathauer of Fairfield; two sons, Stephen Mathauer of Fairfield and Richard Mathauer of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Family and […]

Mario L. Saatelli, of Farmingdale, died on April 21, 1999. Husband of the late Helen. Father of Thomas and James (Rosalba). Grandpa of Jennifer and Jessica. Also survived by two sisters and one brother. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial […]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Robert Warren “Rube” Tarrant, Sr., age 76 of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Wednesday, April 7, 1999 in Stoughton. He was born June 1, 1922 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Lyle Henry and Elizabeth Fox Tarrant. He graduated from Beloit High School, Class of 1940. Rube married Virginia J. Tamulis on […]

Edward H. Ramagoz, a process server for Jefferson Parish, died Thursday [April 1, 1999] of pulmonary fibrosis at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 76. Mr. Ramagoz was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 26 years. He graduated from Holy Cross High School. He was a former executive of Falstaff Brewing […]

John W. Antonelli of Westwood, a highly decorated World War II veteran, died Friday [March 26, 1999]. He was 81. Born in Lawrence, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1940. He was commissioned a Marine second lieutenant. He reported for duty with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, later designated the […]

SAN ANTONIO – (AP) – Funeral arrangements are pending for retired 4th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Blair “Bruzzie” Reeves. He died Tuesday [March 23, 1999] at age 74. Reeves, an ex-Marine wounded in 1945 on Okinawa, was paralyzed from the waist down and used a wheelchair. He recently had suffered from several medical problems, […]