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The man believed to have given Huntsville its nickname, “The Rocket City,” answered his last roll call on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. He was 91 years old. He was an author, educator, businessman and Marine. His award winning book, The Right Kind of War, was a thinly veiled account of his wartime experiences as a […]

Monte was born in Enola, Nebraska on June 21, 1922. He was one of nine children, 4 brothers and 4 sisters, born to Samuel Fletcher Lawrence and Jennie Lenore Eastburn. All of the above are now predeceased except for his brother, Gilbert, of Gardena, California. Monte came to the Los Angeles area in 1940 working […]

George Pierre Castege [May 12, 2012], resident of San Jose. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during WW II. A proud member of the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific for 50 years, and also a member of San Jose Elks Lodge #522 for 18 years. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May […]

SAVOY – Owen “Doc” Watson, who died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, was born May 5, 1922, in Forrest City, Mo. His parents were Jack and Margaret Elizabeth Watson. He was the oldest of seven children born into his family. In 1930 the Watson family moved to Biggs, Calif., […]

Charles W. Walkup, 92, of Villa Park [May 9, 2012], beloved husband of Alberta; fond father of William, Gary, Barbara (Jeffrey) Thorson and Ronald (Sonya); grandfather of Matthew and Derek; brother of Elizabeth Helphrey and the late Katherine Cox; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation at Ahlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst […]

Coffeyville – H.A. “Pete” Stover, 87, of Coffeyville, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at his home. He was born December 20, 1924 at Coffeyville to Charles and Addie (Wood) Stover. Pete grew up and attended school in Coffeyville graduating from Field Kindley High School, and Coffeyville Community College, later attending and graduating from Pittsburg […]

James Preston Harwood, 87, died May 4, 2012 in Odessa, MO, surrounded by his family. To honor James wishes, he will be cremated with no services. He served in the U.S.M.C. James was an R. N. Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home

Retired Colonel Edmund G. Derning Jr. passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Derning was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and a Marine to the core of his soul. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2012 at Generations Church, 5317 E. Highway 377. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be mailed to Marine […]

Benjamin Malkowski of Lakeland, MI died on April 25, 2012 at his home. He was born February 25, 1923 in Hamtramck, MI the son of the late Benjamin and Mary (Oleski) Malkowski. On April 15, 1950 in Berkley, MI Benjamin married his loving wife of 62 years, Beulah (Ryan) Malkowski, she survives. He proudly served […]

Norwood – John I. Dalland, PhD, 91, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday morning April 21, 2012, under the care of his loving family and Hospice. Arrangements are entrusted to the Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. John was born on November 19, 1920 in Brooklyn, son of the late John and Christie (Ness) Dalland. […]