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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 […]

St. Charles, IL — Edward J. Ricker Jr., 83, a 52-year resident of St. Charles, died Jan. 19, 2008, at his home. Mass was celebrated Jan. 23 at St. Patrick’s Crane Road Church, St. Charles. Burial was at Prairie Cemetery on Crane Road, St. Charles. During World War II, Mr. Ricker served in the South […]

Funeral services for Edwin Austin Ray, age 85, of Centerville, Texas formerly of Buffalo and Jewett are set for 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Buffalo Funeral Home in Buffalo, Texas. Rev. Travis Bo Davis will officiate. Interment will be in the Sardis Cemetery. Buffalo Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. […]

On May 19, 2007, John Howard Rapley, Sr., 82, died at a local hospital surrounded by the love of his son and daughter. He was born in Hot Springs, AR on July 25, 1924 to Frank M. Rapley and Nina Rife Rapley. At age 16, John enlisted in the Marine Corps and served with the […]

Theodore “Ted” S. Ross of Stockton passed away in Stockton on May 2, 2007 at the age of 88. Mr. Ross was born in New York on March 18, 1919. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1937 – 1945, during World War II. He belonged to the Teamsters Union, working at many different […]

Winfred (Bill) Earl Rushing, age 83, of Aransas Pass, Texas was called to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2007. He was born December 6, 1923 in Healdton, Oklahoma to Will and Nelly Rushing, Grandson of David H. and Nancy Jane Cloer Rushing. He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers […]

Earl F. Runyon, 90, went home to be with his Lord on April 7, 2007. He was born December 16, 1916, in Cordell, OK, to James Tilmon and Rhoda Parmila (Byrd) Runyon. Earl served his country in World War II as 1st Lieutenant in the Marine Raiders (Carlson’s Raiders). Earl was an excellent story teller. […]

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 […]

Robert J. O’Donovan Sr., 83, Marine Corps veteran of WWII, of Edison Park [December 30, 2006]. Beloved husband of the late Marion C., nee Zurawski; loving father of Patricia (William) Hearn, Kathleen (Dane) Cleven, Mary Ellen (Wayne) Carlson, Timothy O’Donovan and the late Robert J. (Nora) O’Donovan Jr.; proud grandfather of Laura, Michael, Beth and […]

John Burton Rix, Jr. died on August 29, 2006 in Gresham, Oregon. He was born March 16, 1926 in Lovelock, Nevada, the son of John Burton Rix, Sr. and Ellen (Holmstrom) Rix. A 1941 graduate of Pershing County High, he entered the University of Utah with a football scholarship. The day following Pearl Harbor, he […]