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Major Oscar A. Bosma, 52, United States Marine Corps and a native of New Holstein, died at U.S. Naval Hospital, St. Alban’s, Long Island, N.Y., Thursday afternoon [October 27, 1960] following a long illness. He was born May 29, 1908, in New Holstein, the son of Mrs. Henry Dishaw, 2109 Broadway, New Holstein, and the […]

Anthony D. Fama Sr., 40, of 7445 Cedar Ave., Pennsauken, died Sunday [October 23, 1960] in Cherry Hill Hospital, Delaware Township. He was an employee of Metal Edge Industries and a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Jean; two sons, Carman and Anthony Jr., and two daughters, Marianne and Teresa, at home; […]

YREKA – Don Spurlock, postmaster here since 1951, died at San Francisco Veterans Hospital Saturday morning [October 22, 1960]. He was taken there September 21. Spurlock, 37, was born in Nampa, Idaho. The family moved to Yreka in 1933. He was graduated from Yreka High School and attended Yuba Junior College, Marysville, and the University […]

On Tuesday, October 18, 1960, at 1 o’clock p.m., Salvadore A. (Rabbit) Rabito, husband of Grace Kistler; father of Jack and Robert Rabito; son of Lena Di Napoli and the late Anthony Rabito, Sr.; brother of Mrs. Ben Latino, Mrs. Emanuel Palmisano, Peter, Vincent and Gus Rabito and the late Charles, Joseph, Anthony and John […]

Joseph S. Dozier, Jr., died at 2 p.m. Monday [September 19, 1960] in M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston after being seriously ill with cancer for the past 3½ months. Services were held from the Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Bro. Frank Fort officiated. Pallbearers were […]

MELROSE – Mr. Robert D. Sturgeon, 39, promoter of three popular Orlando shows, was killed early yesterday [June 10, 1960] when his convertible went off the road near here, struck a ditch and turned over. A passenger, John McDowall, 22, Army man from Gainesville, Sturgeon’s nephew, was in critical condition in a Gainesville hospital. He […]

Members of the Tipton American Legion are asked to assemble at 1 p.m. Friday at the Legion Home on N. Independence Street, from where they will march in a body to attend the funeral services of Oliver James Posey who died at St. Joseph’s hospital in Kokomo Monday afternoon [May 30, 1960]. The services have […]

HOUSTON (UPI) – A one-time U.S. Marine hero who fought his way through the jungles of Bougainville alongside the famed war dog Caesar was found dead in his parked car here Wednesday [May 11, 1960]. He was Rufus Mayo, about 39, of Montgomery, Ala. He had been living in Houston several months. Dr. Joseph A. […]

Master Sergeant John W. Jones, Marine Corps veteran of Pacific campaigns during World War II and of subsequent fighting during the Korean War, died suddenly at his home here Sunday evening [May 2, 1960]. Stationed on active duty with the Marine Corps recruiting office here, Sgt. Jones had been a member of the Corps for […]

SEATTLE (AP) – An Everett man died Friday [April 1, 1960] from injuries suffered in a March 22 automobile accident, in which his 13-year-old son and the driver of the other car were killed. The third victim was Robert W. Roubideaux, 39. Killed when the cars collided on the Bellevue-Renton Highway were Billy Roubideaux and […]