obituary-s Category

MASCOTTE, Fla. — Joe L. Segraves, formerly of Jacksonville, died March 8 [2002] at his home in Mascotte, Fla. Mr. Segraves was born Sept. 15, 1921 to the late Charles and Eslie Brown Segraves. He entered the Marine Corps in 1940 and served with the elite 1st Marine Division Raiders Battalion in the Tulagi/Guadalcanal invasion. […]

1st Sgt. Frank Harold “Pete” Stevens Jr., age 78, of Milton, DE, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at the Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE. Mr. Stevens was born in Chester, PA to Frank H. and Anna Balfour Stevens. At an early age he and his family moved to Wilmington, DE, then to Lewes […]

Schwulst Roy H. ‘Hoagie’ Jan. 29 2002, age 80 years. Brother of Roland (Mildred) Schwulst of CO. Former husband of Mary Schwulst of AZ. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial. Services Sat. Feb. 2nd 11.39 AM at the Funeral Home. Roy served our country as a proud Marine during WWII and […]

CIMARRON — William R. “Bill” Singley, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002 in Raton. He was born July 2, 1924 in Kismet, Kan., the son of Homer and Frances (Wood) Singley. He was a resident of Cimarron and a World War II veteran where he served with the 1st Division of Carlson Raiders of the […]

Joseph J. Sweeda, 79, of West Bergh Street, Hudson section of Plains Township, died Friday [January 4, 2002] in New Jersey. Born in the Hudson section of Plains Township, he was a son of the late John and Anna (Nowak) Sweeda. He was a 1940 graduate of Plains Memorial High School, 1950 graduate of Mansfield […]

Born July 31, 1921, he died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001. He was 80 and a native of Laurel, Miss. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home chapel from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Jim Spencer. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Helen Nalley Spencer; three sons, […]

John Lee “Jack” Sterling, 81, of Pompano Beach FL, former resident of West Bloomfield, MI passed away November 21, 2001. He is survived by his beloved wife Dolores Wilson Sterling, his daughters Nancy Sterling of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Alexis Sterling Popovich (Michael) of Tucson, AZ, and his grandchildren Douglas and Jeffrey Popovich of San […]

Former NAU football coach Max Spilsbury died of a heart attack last Wednesday [November 21, 2001]. He was 76. Spilsbury, the winningest coach in school history, guided the Lumberjack program from 1956-64, posting a .688 winning percentage (58-25-5) during his tenure in Flagstaff. He was inducted into the NAU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983. […]

George “Jack” William Shive, 80, of Toms River, died Sunday [November 18, 2001] at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He was a building contractor for various businesses and a building inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Division, for many years. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II with the […]

John Salov, age 77, of Battle Creek died Thursday, October 11, 2001, at the BC VA Medical Center after a long illness. John was born November 14, 1923 in Sesser, IL to George and Anna (Nevscanin) Salov. He was raised in Sesser, served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in the South […]