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Paul C. Rosencrans, 73, of Rice Lake, died July 21 [1996] at his home. Funeral services will be this Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Jarocki Funeral Home in Rice Lake, with Rev. Burley McDonald officiating. Private interment with full military rites will be on Thursday in Wayside Cemetery in Barron. Mr. Rosencrans was born […]

Dennis Robert Fitzpatrick, 71, Phoenix, died July 18 [1996]. He had been a machinist for Nelson Engineering, retiring in 1990. Previously, he had worked for Indiana Gear Works. A Purple Heart recipient, he served in the Navy and was attached to the Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. Memorial contributions may […]

Wesley H. Meyer, 72, of Richmond, died Monday, July 8, 1996 at his home. He was born July 16, 1923 in San Antonio. He attended school in San Antonio and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in December 1941. He served in Carlson’s Raider Battalion and then the 5th Marine Division. After World War II he […]

Melvin F. Koehler of Bourbon, passed away Thursday, June 27, 1996 at the age of 72 years. Mel as he was known by family and friends was born October 29, 1923 to the late Fredric and Louise (Lobby) Koehler at Chicago, Illinois. For three years he served his country in the Marine Corps and was […]

WEST RUTLAND – John J. Krysztofik, 74, died suddenly Monday morning [June 24, 1996] in West Rutland. He was born in West Rutland, Sept. 4, 1921, son of Boleson and Stephania (Stanuliewicz) Krysztofik. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and was a member of the U.S. Marine Raider Association, Sixth […]

Sandy Aiello, 78, of Roscoe, died Saturday, June 22, 1996, in the Veterans Hospital, Highland Drive, Pittsburgh. Born July 2, 1917, in Monessen, he was the son of the late Luige and Marietta Garofalo Aiello. Mr. Aiello was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Roscoe; the Monessen American Legion Post; Charleroi Elks and […]

Frank Lesko, age 79, of Bethel Park, on June 13, 1996; beloved husband of Violet Lesko, father of Randall, Richard, Rachael Giuliani, and Andre Bellis; also survived by three grandchildren; brother of the late John Lesko and the late Mary Cimmaroli. Mr. Lesko was a member of the Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company, the Marine […]

Brooks Cecil Cely, 78, of 104 Muirfield Drive, died May 20, 1996, at his home. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and retired from the Corps as a Sergeant Major after 27 years. During his tenure he served on the USS Arkansas and participated in five different battles in the […]

A funeral mass will be said today for Edward “Chick” Powarzynski, 74, of Junction City, Wis., formerly of Burbank, who died Sunday [May 18, 1996] at Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wis., after an illness. Mr. Powarzynski was a retired truck driver. A Marine veteran of World War II, Mr. Powarzynski served in the Carlson Raiders. […]

Cleo E. Cooper, age 80, passed away Thursday [May 16, 1996] in a Wichita Falls hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Electra with Rev. David Fortenbury, pastor, and Rev. Tommy Culwell, officiating. Burial was in Electra Memorial Park under the direction of Totten-Day Funeral Home. Mr. Cooper […]