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The funeral of Harold Loeffel, 47, of 1009 74th St., North Bergen, will be Tuesday. Mr. Loeffel apparently suffered a heart seizure yesterday [December 13, 1968] while driving south on Kennedy Boulevard at 70th Street, police said. The auto crossed the roadway and struck a fence at 6906 Kennedy Blvd. Mr. Loeffel was pronounced dead […]

Thomas L. Farrell, 65, Norman, died Tuesday [November 19, 1968] in Mercy Hospital. He was executive chef and director of food services for Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education. He was born in Hull, Mass., and took his first job in a Boston hotel at the age of 16. He took the position in Norman in […]

Charles Jacob Irvin, 45, of 1111 Queen Ann St. died suddenly Monday night [October 7, 1968] at 8:13 o’clock in a local hospital following three weeks of illness. A native of China Grove, Mr. Irvin was the son of the late Crawford M. Irvin and Mrs. Bessie Irvin Walker. He was the husband of Mrs. […]

Thomas W. Evans, 48, of 514 Locust Lane, East Rochester, died in Highland Hospital yesterday, August 31, 1968. He was manager of the Filtros plant, the electro-refractories and abrasives division of the Ferro Corp. of Ohio, 603 W. Commercial St., East Rochester. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Evans had lived in East Rochester since […]

James Laquintano, 51, awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism on Okinawa during the Second World War, died Sunday [July 14, 1968] in Nazareth Hospital. He lived at 7158 Edmund St. Mr. Laquintano, an auto mechanic and former Marine Corps sergeant, also held the Purple Heart with gold star. He received the Navy Cross for […]

At least three persons drowned in separate accidents, two of them involving boats, in Washington state over the weekend. Walter Henkleman, 45, North Bend, drowned Saturday [June 29, 1968] when he tried to swim to shore after his boat capsized in Mud Lake about 10 miles northeast of Snoqualmie. A companion, Howard Adcock, 49, also […]

Garland Menfee, 47, Aurelia, died suddenly Sunday [June 2, 1968] at his farm home near Aurelia. He was born at Aurelia on Dec 30, 1920 and was graduated from the Aurelia High School in 1939. During World War II he served with the Sixth Marine Division and was awarded the Bronze Star. On Mar. 15, […]

John L. (Jabby) Williams, of 131 Miller St., Bangor, former Bangor High School head football and baseball coach, died Wednesday night [May 22, 1968] at home. He was 55. He was a teacher at Bangor Junior High School for many years, teaching problems of democracy. He graduated from Bangor High School in 1931, from Moravian […]

Jack Calvin Little, 45, 135 Dow Road, Punta Gorda, Monday, May 20, 1968. Born in Saint Clair County, Ala. In Punta Gorda from Birmingham, Ala. Was manager Punta Gorda Gas Co. Member Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Joann; and two sons, Nicky and Tommy, both of Birmingham. Edward R. Ponger Funeral Home, Punta Gorda […]

LIGHTFOOT – Dale Edward Prowant Sr., 46, of Lightfoot, died Tuesday [May 7, 1968] in a Richmond hospital after a long illness. A resident of Lightfoot for 22 years, he was employed as a paint contractor. He served as a Marine in World War II and before leaving the service was assigned to the Naval […]