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Chester Joseph “Chet” Rospoch, 85, of Casa Grande died March 23, 2007 at RTA Hospice House. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with rosary recited at 6. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua […]

Eugene D. Diamond, 85, of 116 Buffalo St., died at 1:30 A.M. Monday, March 19, 2007 in his home. He was born Jan. 1, 1922 in Jamestown, the son of Thomas and Mildred Bjork Diamond. He was a 1940 graduate of Jamestown High School. Following graduation, Gene enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He […]

JEROME – Jay J. Strode was born March 9, 1917, in Flagler, Colo., to William Henry Strode and Mamie Elnora Neff. He passed away March 18, 2007, in Jerome, Idaho, after being infected with the West Nile virus. Jay was born into a livestock family with four brothers, Claude, Gilbert Loren, Clyde Clayton and Stephen […]

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Robert “Bob” C. Loney, 85, Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1921, to Robert and Betty Kietch Loney, and married Eileen Jennemann on April 23, 1960, in St. Louis. Bob worked as a production controller for Chrysler Corporation for many years until his […]

Edward B. “June” Schuster, age 86, of Fairfield, Ohio died Friday March 16, 2007 at 1:05 a.m. at Manor Care at Woodridge. He was born on May 22, 1920 in Hamilton, Ohio the son of Edward and Henrietta (Newman) Schuster Sr. He was educated in the Hamilton parochial schools. He served in the U.S. Marines […]

ESCONDIDO — The curtain fell last week on the final act of a long, storied life that included acting in New York City, serving in the U.S. Marines in World War II and Korea, performing in Starlight Opera productions in San Diego, and succeeding in real estate and bookkeeping businesses. A 20-year Escondido resident, Gordon […]

Martin E. Strocchio, age 86, Chicago, IL, March 9, 2007. Beloved husband for 63 years of Marian, Nee Brandt; loving father of Marty and the late Fred Strocchio; cherished grandfather of Fred’s sons, Ricky and Brett Strocchio, and Marty’s son, Michael Gentile; dear brother of Millie (late Harry) Furlong and the late Frank and Edward […]

Patrick Leo Holt, born September 30, 1923 in Santa Maria, CA; died March 5, 2007 from leukemia. He is survived by his wife, Diane Holt of Sebastopol, his first wife, Corrine B. Holt of Santa Rosa, and their children, Lee Holt and Jorjan Powers; and grandsons, Brennen and Ryan Powers. Pat fought with Carlson’s Second […]

THERMOPOLIS – Memorial services for Franklin Dean Talmage, 84, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at 2 p.m., at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with Fr. Joe Gilligan officiating. At a later date, cremains will be buried in the Joliet Cemetery in Joliet, Mont. He died suddenly Feb. 20, 2007, at his residence in Thermopolis. […]

CANYON LAKE – Wayne Earl Shull, 81, died of natural causes Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Born June 15, 1925, in Onawa, Iowa, he lived in Canyon Lake for 18 years. He lived in Vista for 20 years previously. He was a pharmacist’s mate second class in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Shull is survived by his […]