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MARICOPA — Benjamin J. Pickering, 67, a retired machinist, died July 30, 1986, at Maryvale Samaritan Hospital. Mr. Pickering, of Maricopa, was born in Morenci, Mich., and moved to Arizona in 1982 from Eugene, Ore. He was a World War II Marine and a charter member of the N. Eugene/Santa Clara Post of the American […]

Harold D. Pickett, 64, of 2318 38th St., died of cancer Monday [March 17, 1986] at Winterset Care Center in Winterset. No services have been planned. The body has been cremated. Burial was in Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Pickett was born in Portland, Ore., and lived in Des Moines 60 years. He had been […]

Funeral services for H. Richard Pope, 61, of 1502 35th Ave., Moline, who died Saturday [February 1, 1986] at Moline Public Hospital, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary. The Rev. James Bennett of Salem Lutheran Church, Moline, will officiate. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal, where military graveside services will […]

Emil J. Pompeii, age 65, of 8424 S.E. Sandy Lane, Hobe Sound, died Saturday evening [April 28, 1984] in Jupiter. Mr. Pompeii had been a resident of this area for the past 12 years coming from Riviera Beach. He was a retired welder with United Technologies for 19 years. He was a Marine Corps veteran […]

David A. Adams, 59, of 3617 Maryville Drive, died Thursday [April 30, 1981] at Audubon Hospital. He was a native of Oldham County, a retired salesman for Falls City Brewing Co. and a [Navy] veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, the former Martha Cambron; three daughters, Charlotte Moss, Jane Hogan and Judy […]

ADRIAN – James D. Parlette, 55, of 2681 Sharon Dr., died this morning [October 30, 1980] at Bixby Hospital shortly after admission. He was born Sept. 15, 1925 in Dover Township, to John Jessie and Irma (Lusk) Parlette. On June 22, 1946, he married Fern Inglehart. She survives. For most of his working life, Mr. […]

Brooks W. Powers, 58, Cicero, owner of Powers Construction Co., and a former Indianapolis resident, died Tuesday [February 19, 1980] in Winona Memorial Hospital. A native of Petersburg, he lived in Indianapolis more than 40 years before moving to Cicero nine years ago. A member of Acardia (Ind.) American Legion Post, he had received a […]

MALONE – George “Dutch” Proechel, 61, of 87 Park St. died yesterday [August 7, 1979] at Alice Hyde Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph’s Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Proechel was the owner of Malone Beverage Co. and was widely known in athletic circles throughout the North […]

Marvin Lee Patrick, 56, of 4005 W. Fairfield Dr., died Monday [March 27, 1978] in a local hospital. Mr. Patrick was a native of Alabama, and a resident of Escambia County, Fla. He was retired from the U.S. Navy, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, […]

AVALON – Former state Assemblyman Marvin D. Perskie, 57, one of New Jersey’s most colorful and controversial attorneys, died Thursday [October 20, 1977] in the Atlantic City Medical Center following a lengthy bout with cancer. He was the uncle of state Assemblyman and senate candidate Steven Perskie and lived at 40th and Bayberry Drive here. […]