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Warren C. “Dut” Dietz, 85, of Bethlehem Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 in Warren Hospital. Born on April 1, 1921 in Flemington, NJ, he was the son of the late Henry P., Sr. and Mary McKeon Dietz. He and his wife, the former Phyllis Foose, were married May 24, 1945. He worked in […]

WHITEVILLE – Burnis Eston Davis, 88, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at his residence. He was born in Sterlings Township, in Robeson County near Princess Ann. He was the son of the late Roger C. Davis and Beulah Walters Davis and was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Gerald Davis. He attended Tabor City […]

WILLIAMSBURG – Christian Drake passed away July 9, 2006, in Williamsburg. He was born Dec. 11, 1923, in Elmont, Va. At the age of 6, his family moved to southern California where he lived until 1992 when he returned to Virginia, residing in Kingsmill. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Peggy, and […]

Ralph P. Deaso, age 82, of Bridgeport, a retired employee of Textron Lycoming, died on June 27, 2006 in St. Vincent Medical Center. Born in Stratford on May 30, 1924, he was a son of the late Ralph and Amy Van Barber Deaso and a lifelong city resident. Mr. Deaso was a U.S. Marine Corps […]

Sidney H. Davis, 85, of Crestwood Village II, Whiting, Manchester, died Sunday, April 30 [2006], at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He was a pump operator for the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission for 18 years, retiring in 1971. Prior to this, he was employed as a dispatcher with the New Jersey State Police […]

SPARTA — Paul Decker, 80, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at home. Born in Rockaway to Eliza and Frank Decker, he was a lifelong resident of Sparta. Mr. Decker attended Newton High School before entering the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and served in the Marine Raider Battalion during World War II. He received […]

William L. Dakin, age 83, died Saturday, March 11, 2006. Survived by his wife of 56 years, Delphine Dakin; children, Sheila Dakin, Bill T. Dakin, Denise (Tim) Green and Diane (Gary) Clevenger; grandchildren, Kristen Fildey and Sarah Clevenger; brother, Joseph Dakin; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 3 sisters and […]

Jack H. Dufford, age 85 [February 9, 2006]. Preceded in death by wife, Marguerite and son, Terry. Survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Rev. Robert J. Dufford, S.J., of Oshkosh, WI, Jack R. Dufford and Carol LeCroy, Denver, CO; daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen M. and Steven D. Wheeldon, of Omaha; grandchildren, Jason Dufford, Jessica (Troy) Lerner, […]

Richard L. DeCamp [December 31, 2005], 81. Private military burial at Riverside National Cemetery. The family was assisted by McKenzie Mortuary.

INVERNESS – Edward Joseph Doucette, age 84, of Inverness, died Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Born in Oceola Township, Michigan on March 18, 1921 to the late Edwin & Olive (Bordeau) Doucette, he came here in 1973 from Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Doucette retired from the Detroit Police Department as a […]