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Graveside services will be held Monday for Clarence Chester “Bill” Eckstein, 66, who passed away Nov. 5 [1985] at his residence in Corpus Christi. Following services in Corpus Christi Friday, interment will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery with graveside services at 10 a.m. He was born April 17, 1920, in Kerrville, and was […]

Memorial services have been held for Retired Major General Edwin B. Wheeler of the Marine Corps, who died at Baylor University Medical Center on October 14, 1985, after having been stricken by a heart attack at his Dallas, Texas, home. Wheeler, 67, had lived in Dallas and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Burial was planned for Arlington […]

A military graveside service for William Henry Fratus, 61, who died Oct. 2, 1985, at his home in Denison, Texas, was held at Fairview Cemetery on Oct. 5. Mr. Fratus was born May 17, 1924, at Titusville, a son of Frank and Katherine Henderson Fratus. He was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy at Titusville […]

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Charles Thomas Lamb, a 30-year military veteran and a native of England, died yesterday [September 23, 1985] in a Portsmouth hospital after a long illness. He was 80. Col. Lamb, who joined the Marine Corps in 1923, was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism at Makin Island during World War II. […]

Thomas Jolly, age 65, a native of Albuquerque died suddenly at his home in Manhattan Beach, California, Monday, Sept. 23rd. [1985]. Tom was a graduate of Albuquerque High School and attended the University of New Mexico. He served in the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member […]

Harry N. Scherting, 60, of White Street, Lambertville, Mich., a former professional baseball player, died yesterday [September 10, 1985] in his home. Mr. Scherting, who played in the Texas League from 1947 to 1953, had played with numerous league teams, including those in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system. He had been employed 25 years at […]

PECULIAR, Mo. – John L. Dawson, 61, formerly of DeKalb, died Monday, Sept. 2, 1985, in Peculiar, Mo. He was born Feb. 22, 1924, in DeKalb, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Summers) Dawson. He was retired from the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Postal Service. He is survived by his wife, Dale, Peculiar; one […]

Lawrence W. Brown, 60, of Six Lakes, formerly of Lansing, died Thursday [August 23, 1985]. Services 11 a.m. today at Stebbins-McCullough Chapel, Edmore.

Noel D. Heisler, 60, T4762 Morgan Lane, Wausau, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday [August 16, 1985] in Wausau Hospital Center. He owned and operated the former Heisler Beverage Co. from 1964 to 1979. Mr. Heisler was born in Wausau, Dec. 26, 1924, son of June Heisler, Wausau, and the late John W. Heisler. He was […]

MARTVILLE — Myron Szuba, 64, of Route 104, died Sunday morning [August 11, 1985] at Auburn Memorial Hospital. Mr. Szuba was born in Syracuse, the son of John and Ann Szuba. He had been employed as a custodian for the Red Creek Central Schools. He was veteran of World War II and the Korean War, […]