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Funeral service for Chester Theodore Rice, 83, Coon Rapids, formerly of Spring Lake Park, took place March 6 at Gearhart Funeral Home, Coon Rapids. Rev. Rex Beyer officiated. Rice died March 2 [2008]. He was born June 15, 1924 in Bovey to Raynard Rice and Maude Abar. He served in the Marines in the South […]

Erling Madsen, passed away, Sunday, March 2, 2008, at his home in Enterprise, Alabama, surrounded by his loved ones. The memorial service will take place at Providence Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 11 a.m. Erling was born February 14, 1915 in Duluth, Minnesota to Hans and Katherine Madsen, immigrants from Denmark. He […]

Mr. William Sloan Jr., 84, of Eolia, MO, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab in Troy, MO. He was born on Dec. 1, 1923 in Crocker, MO to William and Maude (Nigh) Sloan Sr. William grew up in Crocker along with his brother, Robert J. […]

Joseph Fry Odle Jr., 88, of McComb, died Feb. 28, 2008, at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. Memorial services are 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Jones Family Funeral Services in McComb. The Rev. Fred Cook will officiate. Burial will be in Boca Raton Mausoleum in Boca Raton, Fla. Mr. Odle was born March 15, […]

Former Cincinnati Reds scout and farm director Sheldon “Chief” Bender, who spent 64 years in professional baseball, died Feb. 27 [2008]. He was 88. Mr. Bender died in Hamilton, Ohio, from complications of a recent fall at his home. The Reds’ minor league player of the year award is named for Mr. Bender, who retired […]

Joseph J. Havelka, longtime resident of Port Chester, NY, died February 27, 2008 at Rosary Hill Nursing Home in Hawthorne, NY. He was 88-years-old. Mr. Havelka was born on December 28, 1919 in Greenwich, CT to Charles and Mary Roessler Havelka. He was a graduate of Port Chester High School, class of 1937. After graduation, […]

Robert “Bob” Waller, of Lodi, CA, passed away February 26, 2008 at Dameron Hospital in Stockton at the age of 88 years. He was born on May 15, 1919 in Centralia, Illinois to Leona Mae (White) and John Waller. He graduated from Centralia High School, and worked for the railroad until World War II when […]

Preacher Jerry Lee Orr, Jr., 85, of Hendersonville, left Pardee Memorial Hospital and arrived in Heaven Tuesday, February 26, 2008. He was born on November 28, 1922 and was a lifetime resident of Henderson County. A son of the late Jerry Lee Orr, Sr. and Ida Mae Davis Orr, he was preceded in death by […]

Richard Joseph Beachman, 86, of Grand Junction, died at his home on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Richard was born to Richard Beachman and Mary Elizabeth Sloan in Auburn, NY in 1921. He graduated from Attica High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Niagara University. Richard enlisted in the United Stated Marine Corps […]

Davy, Frederick “Fred,” 86, of St. Petersburg, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008, following complications from a fall. He was born in 1921 in Washington, D.C., served in World War II as a Raider in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 1945, and spent his career in broadcasting. Starting in Pittsburgh, Pa., he worked with […]