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Gerald (Jerry) Arthur Obert was born Aug. 26, 1924 in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Blanche and Edgar Obert. He was raised on the family farm in Big Rapids, Mich. with seven brothers and sisters, Bill and Betty Obert, Big Rapids, Mich., Norm (deceased) and Adelline Obert, Big Rapids, Mich., Nina and Mid (deceased), Eldred, Big […]

Floyd C. Crabtree, 86 of Talihina, Oklahoma, formerly of Arkoma, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010 in Oklahoma City. He was a Marine Corps Veteran of World War II and retired truck driver. There will be no services; interment will be at U.S. National Cemetery with Military Honors. Arrangements are under the direction of […]

Socastee–Lloyd Thomas Mathis, age 90, of Steeple Chase Drive, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Grand Strand Healthcare. Mr. Mathis was born on October 25, 1919 in Cowpens, SC, a son of the late Miledge and Nettie Lee Davis Mathis. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and served as a […]

Robert (Bob) Edward Klasen, 86, born May 18, 1924 in Oak Park, Illinois passed away July 8, 2010 in Houston, Texas following a pulmonary and respiratory illness. He is survived by his wife Sandra Klasen, her children Cathy Buckley and Brian O’Neill, Bob’s children; Robert, Jack, Richard, Rusty, Jeannie and David Klasen and their spouses; […]

AUBURN – Kenneth M. Champlin, 87, of Franklin Street Road, Auburn, entered eternal life, surrounded by immediate family in the Mercy Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Mr. Champlin was born in Whitinsville, Mass., the son of the late George K. and Annie McIntyre Champlin and resided in Auburn for most of […]

CALDEN, Francis X., of Roslindale, June 30, 2010. Beloved husband of 62 years to the late Eda Marie (Balaschi) who passed away on May 1st. Loving father of Elaine Greene of West Roxbury, Ann Marie Scala of San Francisco, CA, Gerald Calden and Robert Calden, both of Walpole and the late Ellen Collins. Dear grandfather […]

Dennis Henry Hunter, 84, of Lewiston, died at his home on June 30, 2010. He was born on Sept. 22, 1925, in Dearborn to Dennis and Doris (Cooper) Hunter. He was on his own by age 15, working delivering hot lunches to factory workers in Capac. Right after his 17th birthday he joined the Marine […]

WEST SPRINGFIELD – James Donald Boudreau, 90, of Elm Street died Friday [June 11, 2010] at home surrounded by his family. He was born in East Boston on Dec. 17th, 1919 to the late Charlotte (LeBlanc) and Eugene Boudreau. He spent his youth in Nova Scotia and later moved back to Boston where he graduated […]

VIRGINIA BEACH – George Alexander MacRae succumbed to illness June 7, 2010 at the age of 92. Survivors include wife, Gloria; sons, Robert Bruce, Donald Robert (wife Karen); grandsons, Craig (Carrie) and Eric (Patti); great-grandchildren, Nicole, Justin and Megan; and nephews, Bruce, Barry, Rob and Val. He was predeceased by parents, Donald A. and Emmy […]

Brian J. Quirk Sr., a Marine veteran who never forgot the comrades he fought with in the Pacific during World War II, died on Memorial Day [May 31, 2010] in a nursing home in Des Plaines. Mr. Quirk, 88, had suffered from a brain tumor and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, said his son Dennis. He […]