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Ted O. Burke, 64, 956 Osprey, Melbourne, died Wednesday [September 27, 1989]. Born in Topeka, Kan., he moved to Melbourne from Wichita, Kan., in 1985. He was a retired engineer. He was a Methodist. He was a member of East Coast Cruising Association, Suntree Country Club, American Association of Retired Persons and the Boeing Management […]

John H. Burger, 66, of Milwaukee, formerly of Wausau, died Friday, Sept. 22, 1989, in Milwaukee. Services and burial were Monday in Milwaukee.

Dr. Vincent H. Cassidy, retired Medieval History professor at Akron University, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30 [1989], at Akron General Hospital. He was born in Derry, N.H. Sept. 10, 1923. Dr. Cassidy served in the Marines during World War II as an original member of the First Marine Raider Battalion in 1942. He received his […]

Lawrence H. Pratt, 65, passed away Aug. 22 [1989] at Akron City Hospital. Born in Pennsboro, W. Va., he was a Marine veteran of World War II. He had retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1986 with 44 years’ service. He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Larry P. and Linda Pratt […]

Morris Helfer, 71, of Port Monmouth, Middletown Township, died Saturday [August 19, 1989] at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Mr. Helfer, also known as “Jim,” was a heavy equipment operator for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 for 23 years, retiring in 1983. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, […]

Sylvester (Steve) Lord, of State College, Pa. and formerly of Drexel Hill, on Aug. 14, 1989. Husband of Martha (nee Gibson) Lord and father of Karen Hatcher; also survived by 3 grandsons. Services on Friday 11 a.m. from Minshall-Shropshire Funeral Home, Middletown (Rte. 352) and Knowlton Rds., Middletown Twp., Media, Pa., where friends may call […]

Richard J. “Rich” Spath worked for the City of Billings Water Department for 27 years, retiring in 1983. During World War II, he served in the Marines and was wounded on Iwo Jima. He received the Presidential Unit Citation for action on Guadalcanal and the Purple Heart. A member of DAV and AARP, he enjoyed […]

COWETA – Sexton, Gene Edward, 67, retired telephone employee, died Wednesday [August 2, 1989]. Services 2 p.m., Monday, Memorial Park Cemetery chapel, Tulsa. Wright.

Dr. Rodney R. Gleysteen, a long-time resident of Alton, died Friday, July 14 [1989] at a Bremerton, Washington hospital. Mr. Gleysteen was born June 2, 1913. After graduating from Alton High School and Grinnell College, he attended the University of Iowa Medical School. Following his medical education, he started practicing with his father in Alton. […]

Don Clarkson, a prominent golf professional for many years, died Saturday [June 3, 1989] of Alzheimer’s disease at the Castle Haven Nursing Home in Belleville, Clarkson, 65, had been ill for several years. Clarkson, a longtime officer in the Professional Golfers Association, grew up with golf, starting as a caddie when he was 10. He […]