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Jack C. Sackett, 79, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at Oak Hill Hospital in Spring Hill. Born in Hallstead, Pa., he came here five years ago from Norwick, N.Y. He was the police chief with the Norwich Police Department. He was a Marine Corps veteran and participated in several battles in the […]

Theodore J. Schuck, 78, passed away at his Avon, Indiana home Feb 7, 2003. No services are planned. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years Esther E. (Wilson) Schuck in 1999. He joined the Marines after high school, serving throughout the Pacific Theater as a member of Edson’s Raider Battalion […]

Michael Andrew Soltis Sr., 78, a native of Clarence, Pa., and resident of Montegut, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time Monday at Montegut Fire Station. Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He […]

Hugh A. “Barney” Stringer, 83, Concord, N.H., and a former resident of Englewood, died Nov. 20, 2002, in Concord, N.H. He was born Jan. 18, 1919, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, and grew up and attended schools in Mountain Lakes, N.J. He earned his mechanical engineering degree from the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark. […]

Homer Woody Warren Sherwood, 80, of Medford, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002 at Three Fountains Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Medford. No service is planned. Inurnment will be at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Marine Raider Association, c/o Jack Dornan, 704 Cooper Court, Arlington, TX 76011. He was born Sept. […]

Francis J. (Schim) Schimscha, 85, of Waukegan, passed away Friday, July 5, 2002 in Chicago, IL. He was born May 3, 1917 in St. Paul, MN and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and the Moose Lodge #706. He was the former owner of Schim and Eddy’s Tavern, secretary and treasure of Bartenders and […]

Fallbrook, CA – Lt. Col. Richard Edward Sullivan (Sully) died peacefully at Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility in Fallbrook, CA on June 16, 2002 after a long illness. Born November 5, 1916 in Rockville, SC he was raised in Charlotte, NC and graduated from Sharon High School in Charlotte. He enlisted in the USMC in February […]

George C. Schmidt, 82, of Virginia Beach, died June 16, 2002, at a Virginia Beach hospital. Born May 29, 1920, in Galveston, Texas, to the late George Carl and Willie Schmidt, Col. Schmidt served in the United States Marine Corps for 35 years and retired in 1973. He was a member of Baylake United Methodist […]

SHREVEPORT, LA — Weldon “Odell” Stautzenberger went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 5, 2002 while residing at the Veterans Administration hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mr. Stautzenberger was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar A. Stautzenberger and Myrtle Greebon Stautzenberger and also his sister, Eunice Stautzenberger Stahl. Mr. Odell Stautzenberger […]

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Howard “Buck” Stidham, who fought on Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Iwo Jima during World War II, died Sunday [April 28, 2002] after a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 83. Col. Stidham was a member of the Marine Raiders, elite commandos who volunteered to operate behind enemy lines. In August, 1942, […]