Taps

BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

Only the most basic information is contained in these listings. For more complete information about these obituaries, please go to the “Taps” page on the VVA website, www.vva.org/taps.html

Rolland J. Anderson, 63, died recently. He was a member of Plymouth, Michigan, Chapter 528.

David Earl Athey, 63, died March 18. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Paul G. Bebeau, 67, died February 10 of a sudden acute myocardial infarction. He was a life member of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Chapter 618.

Jimmy W. Bennett, 62, died February 6, 2006, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Des Plaines, Illinois, Chapter 311.

Richard D. Beville, 67, died May 26. He was a member of Cleveland, Tennessee, Chapter 596.

Zenola Benjamin Blanding, 62, died April 20 from heart failure. He was a member of Liberty Bell (Philadelphia) Chapter 266.

James Robert Boles, 68, died May 11. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

David Michael Briggs, 66, died April 13 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Wakefield, Rhode Island, Chapter 325.

Shirley Joseph Broussard, 80, died March 21. He was an associate life member of Acadiana Hill, Louisiana, Chapter 141.

James H. Buffaloe III, 66, died April 24 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Rockingham, North Carolina, Chapter 1022.

James Russell Calkins, 64, died March 4 from Agent Orange-related lymphoma of the lungs. He was a member of Le Roy, New York, Chapter 193.

Allen E. Coates, Sr., 56, died May 25. He was a life member of the Philippines Chapter 887.

Alfred Vincent Colabella III, 65, died March 24 from cardiomyopathy, liver cirrhosis, and multi-organ failure. He was a life member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

Henry A. Colton, 70, died February 14, 2008, from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type II and a heart attack. He was a life member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Larry Earl Cornett, 67, died February 16, 2011. He was a life member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Nelson Couch, 62, died February 22 from metastatic carcinoid tumors of the liver. He was a member of The American Patriot (Kentucky) Chapter 868.

Vernon Lee Deaton, Sr., 69, died April 18, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Sumner County (Tennessee) Chapter 240.

John A. Delorme, 78, died February 2. He was a life member of Bennington, Vermont, Chapter 601.

Thomas K. Derry, 70, died November 7, 2011. He was a life member of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Chapter 631.

Thomas Edward DeYoung, 64, died May 9 from pancreatic cancer. He was a member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

Douglas E. Drake, 62, died in May 2011. He was a member of Incarcerated Chapter 719 in Nevada.

Charles Raymond Engelbracht, 65, died March 9. He was a member of Corsicana, Texas, Chapter 1009.

Joseph Jacob Farulla, 64, died February 21 following a heart attack. He was a member of the Lt. John Paul Bobo Memorial Chapter 681 in Niagara Falls, New York.

Dominick S. Florio, 67, died May 15 from kidney cancer. He was a member of Staten Island, New York, Chapter 421.

Perry Flynn died May 4. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Elford Joseph Fontenot, 67, died August 8, 2011. He was an associate member of Ville Platte, Louisiana, Chapter 632.

Theodore Fuller, Jr., 74, died March 4. He was a member of Houston, Texas, Chapter 343.

Alfred C. Gaines, 78, died recently. He was a life member of Fresno, California, Chapter 933.

Charles C. Greishaw, 69, died February 23 from cancer. He was a member of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Chapter 720.

Ronald Guilyard, 65, died February 29. He was president of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Chapter 720.

Michael S. Habenstreit, 57, died March 23 from cancer. He was a member of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Chapter 232.

William James Hall, Jr., 65, died October 29, 2010, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of Port Huron, Michigan, Chapter 284.

James Richard Hayes, 78, died December 3, 2011, from multi-organ failure. He was a member of Mannington, West Virginia, Chapter 1055.

James Strong Hereford, Jr., 65, died January 8. He was a member of Lincoln County (Tennessee) Chapter 580.

William P. Hicks, 66, died February 4. He was a life member and former board member of Tonawanda, New York, Chapter 77.

James R. Hittman, 58, died July 7, 2000, from heart disease. He was a life member of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chapter 437.

Lewis Ward Hodges, 67, died July 16, 2010. He was an at-large member of Oregon.

Walter Weldon Holland, Jr., 67, died March 5. He was a member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

E. Lou Hoos, 72, died January 31 from cancer. He was a member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

Frank P. Houghton III, 63, died June 1, 2011. He was a life member of Liberty (Massachusetts) Chapter 219.

Patrick Michael Hucke, 65, died January 8. He was a life member of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Chapter 635.

James R. Hudson, 70, died April 22 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Keven Lee Hulings, 56, died December 28, 2011, from ALS. He was an associate member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Rick Hurt, 67, died January 9 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a member of Paducah, Kentucky, Chapter 337.

Michael Jay Hutchinson, 65, died January 12. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Lawrence Lewis Huth, Jr., 64, died November 30, 2011, from multiple sclerosis. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

Alvin C. Immell, 72, died August 21, 2011. He was a life member of Chillicothe, Ohio, Chapter 810.

Roger Dean Ingvalson, 83, died December 24, 2011. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Donald Steven Jackson, 63, died December 29, 2011, from cancer and heart failure. He was a member of Lancaster, Ohio, Chapter 1045.

Jeanne A. Jackson, 72, died September 10, 2011. She was a life member of Brick, New Jersey, Chapter 200.

Jesse James, 69, died December 3, 2011. He was a member of Crossville, Tennessee, Chapter 1015.

Robert James Janoski, 63, died April 26. He was a member of Monroe, Michigan, Chapter 142.

Harold Andrew Johnson, 78, died March 15 from a heart attack. He was a member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

James Johnson, 67, died April 6 from cancer. He was a member of Des Plaines, Illinois, Chapter 311.

Lawrence Johnson, Jr., 69, died March 11. He was a life member of The Lost Patrol (Canyon Country, California) Chapter 355.

Lewis Johnson, 65, died July 31, 2011. He was an at-large life member of Washington, D.C.

Robert C. Johnson died in 2008. He was a life member of Munising, Michigan, Chapter 237.

James M. Juen, 73, died February 29 from leukemia. He was a member of Hopkins, Minnesota, Chapter 62.

Gregory W. Juul, Sr., 54, died October 27, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Arthur Edward Kelley, 75, died December 18, 2011. He was a member of Port Huron, Michigan, Chapter 284.

Frederick William Kent, Jr., 70, died January 31 from complications of diabetes mellitus type II. He was a life member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947.

Edward John Kesgen, 68, died February 27 from heart failure. He was a life member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.

Martin C. Kichar, 73, died February 6 from leukemia. He was a member of Milford, Connecticut, Chapter 251.

Joseph J. Kiefer, 63, died October 26, 2009, from esophageal cancer. He was a member of Suffolk County (New York) Chapter 11.

Tommy R. Kinard, 67, died November 1, 2011. He was a founding member of Mariposa, California, Chapter 368.

Laurence Steven Kolman, 69, died October 20, 2010, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Rockland County (New York) Chapter 333.

Alfred J. LaBeau, 65, died May 3, 2010, after a car accident. He was a member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Clement W. Labine, Jr., 64, died May 21 from esophageal cancer. He was a member of the James Michael Ray Memorial Chapter 818 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Richard Joseph Langer, 79, died May 17 after an extended illness. He was a life member of Rapid City, South Dakota, Chapter 463.

Done Layton, Sr., 69, died April 26, 2009, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Timothy E. Lee, 64, died recently. He was an at-large life member of Indiana.

Francis Lenihan, 60, died February 12, 2007. He was a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter 111.

Nathan Lewis, Jr., 64, died March 19 of complications from surgery. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Ronald Mevric Lindsey, 68, died April 1 from renal failure. He was a life member of Amarillo, Texas, Chapter 297.

Robert W. Livingstone, 61, died September 3, 2010. He was a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Frank Malkiewicz, 65, died May 22 from cancer. He was a member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

Robert Russell Marsh, 80, died November 26, 2011. He was a member of Daleville, Alabama, Chapter 373.

James Daniel Mathews, Sr., 62, died April 18 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a member of Orange Park, Florida, Chapter 1059.

Francis Xavier McDonough, Sr., 82, died April 22 from cardiac arrest due to laryngeal cancer. He was a member of Chautauqua County (New York) Chapter 459.

John F. McGowan, 64, died March 3 from a heart attack. He was a member of Oakhurst, New Jersey, Chapter 12.

Samuel McKinley May, 74, died January 8. He was an associate member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Tommie Earline McKinney, 75, died March 15. He was an associate life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Roger D. McVay, 70, died December 21, 2011, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Rockford, Illinois, Chapter 984.

Wayne F. McVeigh, 62, died April 25. He was a life member of Fullerton, California, Chapter 1024.

Joseph R. Mecca, 68, died April 18, 2011. He was a member of Lima, Ohio, Chapter 89.

John Carroll Middlecamp, 76, died March 11. He was a life member of Dickson, Tennessee, Chapter 950.

Gerald Robert Miller, 73, died February 18. He was a member of Helena, Montana, Chapter 626.

John David Miller, 56, died December 8, 2011. He was a member of Sumner County (Tennessee) Chapter 240.

Lilburn Raymond Mizer, 62, died November 23, 2011. He was a member of Lebanon, Missouri, Chapter 1014.

Garand Russell Moore, 60, died March 2. He was a member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Thomas James Moore, 61, died July 17, 2011. He was a permanently hospitalized member of Port Huron, Michigan, Chapter 284.

Donald R. Morell, 67, died November 25, 2011. He was a member of Firebase (Florida) Chapter 594.

Robert Malcolm Morgan, 71, died March 7 from Agent Orange-related squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, diabetes mellitus type II, and ischemic heart disease. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.

Thomas D. Morrissey, Jr., 71, died November 7, 2010, from a stroke. He was a life member of Lincoln, Nebraska, Chapter 727.

Sandra M. Muller, 65, died March 21. She was an associate member of Brookings, Oregon, Chapter 757.

Ronald J. Murray, 66, died December 25, 2011, from cardiac arrest complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of Tampa, Florida, Chapter 787.

John C. Musgrove, 81, died September 9, 2011, from pancreatic cancer. He was an at-large member of Texas.

Thomas Schiller Myerchin, 75, died May 15 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Madison, Tennessee, Chapter 953.

John Arthur Nicolet, 77, died May 2 from cardiopulmonary arrest, retroperitoneal abscess, and duodenal perforation caused by a surgical procedure. He was a member of Sonora, California, Chapter 391.

Virgil Thomas O’Berry, 58, died March 20 from coronary disease. He was a life member of Neptune Beach, Florida, Chapter 1046.

George F. O’Brien, 79, died recently. He was a life member of Upper Bucks/ Lower Lehigh (Pennsylvania) Chapter 468.

Stephen Charles Opdyke, 62, died recently. He was a life member of Redondo Beach, California, Chapter 53.

Harold F. Ott, 60, died November 1, 2011. He was a permanently hospitalized member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

Samuel Lynn Page, 65, died January 27 from Agent Orange-related heart disease. He was a life member of Branson, Missouri, Chapter 913.

August R. Pallone, Jr., 65, died May 13 from cancer. He was a life member of Capital District (New York) Chapter 8.

Melvin T. Perks, 64, died April 13 from cancer. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Leroy W. Perry, 67, died February 23 from cancer. He was a life member of Wilmington, North Carolina, Chapter 885.

Dennis Lee Peters, 58, died December 10, 2010. He was a permanently hospitalized member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Ronald Dean Pinta, 71, died January 16. He was a member of North Star (Iowa) Chapter 790.

Robert Wayne Portmess, 58, died. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Thomas R. Powell, 65, died May 8. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Maxey Hill Priest III, 67, died April 30. He was a member of Madisonville, Kentucky, Chapter 1060.

Harry Charles Prutsman, 69, died June 1 from brain cancer. He was a life member of Fort Ann, New York, Chapter 79.

Donald W. Pulenskey, 67, died November 21, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Capital District (New York) Chapter 8.

David W. Pyles, 62, died March 18. He was a life member of Anniston, Alabama, Chapter 502.

Richard Alfred Rainey, 66, died April 4 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.

Daniel Ramirez, 63, died March 27 from a heart attack. He was a member of Beeville, Texas, Chapter 929.

Ronald A. Raub, 59, died March 17 after a motorcycle accident. He was a member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.

Nathan Bruce Ray, 60, died February 16 from a heart attack. He was a member of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Chapter 467.

John H. Reed, Sr., 65, died March 6.

Gerald Wayne Reynolds, 69, died October 8, 2011, from lung disease. He was a member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920.

Dale N. Richardson, Jr., 61, died July 10, 2008. He was a life member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Kenneth Charles Risley, 66, died April 24. He was a life member of Five Star (Kansas) Chapter 912.

Edward Gross Roberson, 83, died April 14 from heart failure. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Estevan F. Rodriguez, 63, died February 8. He was a permanently hospitalized member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Larry E. Roehl, 62, died June 17, 2011. He was a life member of Toledo, Ohio, Chapter 35.

Barbara Lou Rowe, 81, died February 5. She was an associate life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Kirk W. Rusch, 65, died March 23. He was a life member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324.

Dennis Livingston Saylor, 67, died February 24 from primary lateral sclerosis. He was a life member of Hampton, Virginia, Chapter 433.

Kenneth Clifford Sayne, 73, died March 5 from a heart attack. He was life member of Sumner County (Tennessee) Chapter 240.

Anita Louise Schmidt, 55, died December 25, 2011, from cancer. She was an associate life member of Warner Robins, Georgia, Chapter 902.

Timothy J. Schneider, 65, died March 2. He was a life member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324.

Gary L. Schojan, 66, died March 30. He was a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Jerry Ray Scruggs, 65, died February 24 of complications from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type II. He was a member of Sumner County (Tennessee) Chapter 240.

Gerald W. Segersin, 62, died April 23 from prostate cancer. He was a life member of Appleton, Wisconsin, Chapter 351.

Eric P. Sehlmeyer, 62, died recently. He was a member of Suffolk County (New York) Chapter 11.

Bettye Irvine Selby, 68, died January 16. She was an associate life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Robert B. Shanahan, 83, died February 13 from prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart failure. He was a member of Suffolk County (New York) Chapter 11.

Gregory Henry Shanklin, 61, died May 7, 2011, of complications from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type II. He was a life member of Munising, Michigan, Chapter 237.

Ralph C. Sharer, Jr., 63, died June 17, 2009, following a short illness. He was an at-large member of Florida.

John William Shearer III, 63, died December 9, 2009. He was a life member of Longview, Texas, Chapter 987.

Frederick Paul Short, 66, died February 28 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a life member of the James Michael Ray Memorial Chapter 818 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

William F. Slusser, 69, died from the effects of Agent Orange. He was a member of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Chapter 1008.

Dallan Blaire Smith, 64, died September 27, 2010. He was a life member of Port Huron, Michigan, Chapter 284.

Kenneth A. Smith, 94, died October 29, 2011, of natural causes. He was a life member of Grass Valley, California, Chapter 535.

Mark Alan Smith, 61, died May 11 after an off-road accident. He was a member of Long Beach, California, Chapter 756.

Roger Lee Snyder, 64, died November 11, 2009, from cancer. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Hayes W. Sosebee, Jr., 64, died April 12 from heart failure. He was an at-large member of Florida.

Neal Francis Sparks, 81, died May 12 from cancer. He was a member of Corsicana, Texas, Chapter 1009.

Donald Sperry, 64, died December 29, 2011, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Sonora, California, Chapter 391.

Herbert Lynn Springer, 77, died March 31 from adenocarcinoma of the lung. He was a life member of Waco, Texas, Chapter 1012.

Gary William Stahlberg, Sr., died January 10, 2007. He was a member of Macon, Georgia, Chapter 443.

Napoleon J. Stanhope, Jr., 64, died unexpectedly March 30. He was a life member of Saint Albans, Vermont, Chapter 753.

Edward Allen Steffey, 80, died February 25, 2011, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Enid, Oklahoma, Chapter 940.

Timothy John Stem, 65, died January 27 from Agent Orange-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Sherry K. Stephen, 63, died June 18, 2011.

She was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Willis A. Stewart, 65, died April 16 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Johnston County (North Carolina) Chapter 990.

Charlie Joe Strange, Jr., 80, died April 15, 2010, from a heart attack. He was an associate life member of the Tim Stem Memorial Chapter 863 in Kerrville, Texas.

Richard R. Strasser, 67, died April 22. He was a member of Lyman, South Carolina, Chapter 1049.

Joseph Edward Strickland, 67, died April 30 from lung cancer. He was a member of Johnston County (North Carolina) Chapter 990.

Frank D. Struck, 60, died February 24 from liver failure. He was a life member of South Bend, Indiana, Chapter 1027.

Richard H. Suazo, 63, died August 2, 2010. He was a member of Oakland, California, Chapter 400.

Stephen C. Swisher, 68, died March 2 from esophageal cancer. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.

Carl J. Tanner, Jr., 78, died December 13, 2001. He was an at-large life member of Michigan and a charter member of Traverse City, Michigan, Chapter 211.

Tommy Joe Teasley, 70, died February 23, 2011. He was a life member of Blue-Gray (West Virginia) Chapter 628.

Melvin M. Temple, 63, died May 14 from cancer. He was a life member of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Chapter 862.

Terry Lee Thomsen, 64, died February 16. He was a life member of Fremont, Nebraska, Chapter 397.

Grady E. Tillett, 64, died December 19, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Chillicothe, Ohio, Chapter 810.

Henry Damon Tillman, 72, died April 14. He was a life member of Baxley, Georgia, Chapter 981.

Thomas S. Tocci, 68, died February 15 from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Daniel Earl Tresemer, 58, died May 7, 2010, from cancer. He was a member of North Star (Iowa) Chapter 790.

Larry L. Uhrick, 62, died February 4. He was a life member of Bluffton, Indiana, Chapter 698.

Gary Lee Valentine, 65, died January 20. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Vernon Paul Valenzuela, 63, died March 26 from cancer. He was an at-large life member of California.

Thomas Allen Veigh, 65, died May 22 as a result of an automobile accident. He was a life member of Shawano, Wisconsin, Chapter 206.

Joseph Vigil, 70, died July 7, 2011, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was a member of Sumner County (Tennessee) Chapter 240.

Donald J. Vogt, 63, died unexpectedly April 26. He was a member of St. Marys, Pennsylvania, Chapter 948.

Robert Volk, 74, died February 27 from cancer. He was a member of Suffolk County (New York) Chapter 11.

Gary D. Vrooman, 69, died December 26, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Owego, New York, Chapter 480.

Cindy Jeanette Wagner, 67, died May 11. She was a member of Omaha, Nebraska, Chapter 146.

Steven W. Walsh, 54, died September 9, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

George T. Ward, 75, died recently. He was a life member of Port Huron, Michigan, Chapter 284.

Alberta L. Warner, 71, died March 30. She was an associate life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Roganne Wegermann, 61, died December 18, 2011, from cancer. She was an associate life member of Fresno, California, Chapter 933.

Merrill H. Werts, 88, died September 22, 2011. He was an associate life member of Junction City, Kansas, Chapter 344.

Jackie L. West, 65, died January 27 from metastatic melanoma. He was a charter and life member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.

Mary P. Weston, 87, died April 7. She was an associate member of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chapter 590.

George Henry White, 65, died May 13. He was a life member of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Chapter 750.

Robert Arthur White, 87, died May 4 from cardiopulmonary arrest. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Steven L. White, 71, died February 15. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Anthony Levon Wilson, 64, died May 1 from cancer. He was a life member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Charles Eugene Wilson, 67, died March 12 from cancer. He was a member of Leavenworth, Kansas, Chapter 75.

Theodore J. Woelfel, 66, died May 21 from severe head trauma. He was a member of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Chapter 862.

William Edward Wright, 64, died March 27. He was a life member of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Chapter 862.

Don Arthur Yothers, Sr., 77, died October 7, 2011. He was a member of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) Chapter 862.

John D. Zaach, 62, died February 19. He was an at-large life member of New York.