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

Farrell John Adams, 65, died December 11, 2012, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

John J. Albright, 66, died January 1 from renal failure. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran of Western Massachusetts Chapter 111. 

Ronald Meredith Alexander, 65, died June 14, 2012, from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type 2. He was a member of Foothills (South Carolina) Chapter 523.

Guy Franklin Anhorn, 66, died October 11, 2012. He was a life member of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Chapter 349.

Curtis Barger, 84, died December 18, 2012. He was a member of The American Patriot (Kentucky) Chapter 868. 

Richard G. Baron, Sr., 68, died December 26, 2012, from intracranial bleeding and cardiac arrest. He was a life member of Northwest Suburban Chicago Chapter 311. 

Nelson Herman Barr, 75, died December 6, 2012. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Abel De Los Santos Barrera, Sr., 63, died October 28, 2012, from heart disease. He was a life member of Crossroads (Texas) Chapter 898.

Lewis F. Baumann, 89, died October 12, 2012, from cancer. He was an associate member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028.

Rodney Charles Behnke, 65, died December 3, 2011, from heart failure. He was a member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324. 

Darrell Belzer, 61, died June 14, 2012. He was a member of Ottumwa, Iowa, Chapter 667. 

Bradley Harrison Bemis, 65, died December 16, 2012. He was a life member of Longview, Texas, Chapter 987. 

John Owen Blair, 76, died January 26. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

Michael Benjamin Bohringer, 63, died September 9, 2012, from cancer. He was a member of Plover, Wisconsin, Chapter 115. 

Thornton Akin Burns, Jr., 80, died December 8, 2012, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Forsyth, Georgia, Chapter 946. 

Tino Calcano, 63, died February 4. He was a member of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Chapter 59.

Ronald T. Campbell, 76, died in 2012. He was an at-large member of Iowa.

Efrain Cardona, Jr., 64, died September 23, 2011. He was a life member of Firebase (Florida) Chapter 594.

Duane M. Carr, 62, died April 29, 2012, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Indianapolis, Indiana, Chapter 295.

John Chavers, 83, died January 23. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

Steve Chisolm, 65, died February 17, 2012. He was a member of Sonora, California, Chapter 391.

George H. Coleman III, 67, died January 13, 2012, from heart failure. He was an at-large member of Florida.   

Kenneth D. Corbett, 62, died June 16, 2009. He was an at-large life member of Michigan.

John W. Cwik, 63, died November 7, 2012. He was a member of Flemington, New Jersey, Chapter 452.

Joseph DeLuca, 64, died July 1, 2012. He was a charter member of James Michael Ray Memorial (Rhode Island) Chapter 818. 

Daniel Edward Dougherty, 86, died February 14, 2012. He was a life member of Cecil County, Maryland, Chapter 722. 

Patrick L. Dugan, 60, died in 2012. He was a life member of Firebase (Florida) Chapter 594.

Claude N. Duplessis, 62, died August 21, 2003. He was an at-large member of Maine.

John D. Edgerton, 84, died October 28, 2012, from cancer. He was a life member of Williamsburg, Virginia, Chapter 957.

Carl E. Erie, 66, died January 14 from a massive heart attack. He was a member of Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) Chapter 415. 

James Albert Evans, 63, died December 8, 2012, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Forsyth, Georgia, Chapter 946. 

Jon D. Evans, Sr., 74, died January 15. He was a life member and chaplain of Rapid City, South Dakota, Chapter 463.

Mario Fanelli, 61, died November 1, 2012, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a life member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899. 

Richard M. Feigo, 63, died February 4, 2012. He was a member of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Chapter 207.

Rev. Dennis Fennessy, 65, died January 12. He was a life member of Miami Valley (Ohio) Chapter 97.

Ronald Frank Filip, 65, died December 15, 2012. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

William E. Fitzgerald, 62, died June 2, 2009, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Rutland, Vermont, Chapter 1.

James Arthur Gray, 74, died January 10 from esophageal cancer and metastatic cancer of the liver. He was a life member and past president of Suffolk County, New York, Chapter 11.

Morris J. Green, 67, died November 11, 2012, from Parkinson’s disease. He was a member of Major Louis Guillermin Memorial (Pennsylvania) Chapter 436.

Ronald W. Hall, 60, died in 2012. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967.

William R.I. Hall, 66, died December 7, 2012, from colon cancer. He was a life member of Princeton, West Virginia, Chapter 638.

Edward G. Hamady, 80, died January 12. He was a life member of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Chapter 310. 

Robert Edward Harmon, 54, died in 2003 from cancer. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Gary Wayne Harner, 64, died January 20. He was a member of Miami Valley (Ohio) Chapter 97.

Bobby Joe Harris, 75, died June 13, 2012. He was a member of Lebanon, Missouri, Chapter 1014. 

Charles E. Harvey, 66, died December 6, 2012. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Roger Lee Hurley, Sr., 71, died January 11. He was a life member of Kentuckiana (Kentucky) Chapter 454.
Marion Allen James, 62, died January 16 from a motorcycle accident. He was a life member of Charleston, South Carolina, Chapter 780.

Ronald E. Jones, 63, died November 3, 2008. He was a life member of Las Vegas, Nevada, Chapter 17.

Donald Frank Kassik, 84, died January 26. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Gary Lynn Krien, 64, died August 10, 2011. He was a life member of Hays, Kansas, Chapter 939.

Henry Joseph Kuntschik, 70, died December 25, 2012, from cancer. He was a member of Schulenburg, Texas, Chapter 870. 

George Edward Mahalko, 73, died November 28, 2012, from lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure. He was a member of Fort Hood, Texas, Chapter 1000. 

Michael R. Mainhart, 63, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967.

Thomas E. Maitland, 66, died December 2, 2011. He was a life member of Hicksville, New York, Chapter 82. 

Hubert Lyman McBrayer, 64, died December 18, 2012, from an industrial accident.  He was a member of Northwest Alabama Chapter 786. 

Peter Daniel McCaffrey, 71, died January 1. He was a charter member and past president of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Chapter 207 and a member of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Chapter 499.

John A. McClure III, 64, died September 25, 2011. He was a member of Firebase (Florida) Chapter 594.

Thomas McDowell, 74, died January 16 from cancer. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Sharon J. Merklinger, 64, died August 13, 2008. She was an associate life member of Petoskey, Michigan, Chapter 68.

Walt E. Metzger, 64, died January 9 from heart failure. He was a member of Topeka, Kansas, Chapter 604.

Emmitt Stanford Minor, 84, died August 14, 2012, from a massive heart attack, diabetes, and heart disease. He was an at-large life member of California.

Robert Mitchell, 67, died recently. He was a life member of Tri-Rivers (Virginia) Chapter 840.

Charles Watson Morris, 67, died January 2. He was a member of Lynchburg, Virginia, Chapter 196. 

Manuel O. Navarrete, 83, died December 20, 2012, from cancer. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 574.

Jon A. Neely, 64, died November 11, 2012, from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Ernest Broughton Nichols, 67, died July 24, 2012, from cancer. He was a member of Tri-Rivers (Virginia) Chapter 840. 

Lawrence Raymond Niezgodzki, 64, died June 7, 2012, from a heart attack. He was a member of Bitterroot Valley (Montana) Chapter 938. 

James Charles O’Mahoney, 87, died August 1, 2012, from ALS. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Harold Hollenback Osborne, 63, died September 28, 2011, from leukemia. He was a life member of Hampton, Virginia, Chapter 433. 

Arthur Martin Palmer, 82, died March 18, 2007, from respiratory failure due to interstitial disease and pulmonary fibrosis. He was an at-large member of Iowa. 

Jerome Edward Peacock, 61, died November 10, 2012. He was a member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Lester Pegouske, 71, died January 26. He was a life member of Detroit, Michigan, Chapter 9. 

John Albert Poyer, Sr., 66, died January 2 from heart disease and cancer. He was a life member of Harrison, Michigan, Chapter 1047. 

Richard G. Pyle, 75, died December 10, 2012, from end-stage cardiac disease LV dysfunction. He was a member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850. 

Monty G. Reynolds, 65, died September 8, 2012. He was a member of Long Beach, California, Chapter 756.

Norman E. Rhoten, Sr., 78, died August 28, 2012. He was a member of Omaha, Nebraska, Chapter 279.

John Kenneth Salters, Sr., 67, died December 26, 2012, from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Hale, Michigan, Chapter 882. 

Harvey A. Sheets, Jr., 63, died January 5 from cancer. He was a life member of Liberty (Georgia) Chapter 789.

Michael P. Sherman, 65, died in 2012. He was an at-large life member of New Jersey.

Joseph Allen Short, Sr., 78, died June 24, 2012, from cancer. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 574. 

Emil Charles Smith, 62, died December 31, 2012, from emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, and respiratory failure. He was a life member of James Michael Ray Memorial (Rhode Island) Chapter 818. 

Reagan Ray Smith, 64, died January 15. He was a member of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Chapter 750. 

John A. Steinle, Jr., 71, died December 2, 2012. He was a life member of Reading, Pennsylvania, Chapter 131.

Wade Minson Stewart, 68, died January 14 from a heart attack. He was a charter and life member of Johnston County, North Carolina, Chapter 990.

Jerry Franklin Taylor, 64, died December 29, 2012. He was a member of Tupelo, Mississippi, Chapter 842.

William Clarence Tucker, 62, died July 24, 2012, from cancer. He was a life member of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Chapter 631. 

James Anthony Turiano III, 66, died January 26. He was an at-large life member of Pennsylvania. 

Ralph R. Umbdenstock, 61, died December 31, 2012, from pneumonia. He was a life member of Tim Stem Memorial (Texas) Chapter 863.
 Richard Calvin Vandelle, 79, died December 29, 2012. He was a life member of Central Virginia Chapter 78. 

Enrique V. Villalva, 68, died September 4, 2011, from an Agent Orange-related stroke. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 574. 

Edward Andrew Voith, Jr., 75, died December 14, 2012, from cancer. He was an at-large member of Alabama.  

Dean Allen Warwick, 77, died January 12. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

Gene Conrad Weitzel, 79, died February 28 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was a member of North Star (Iowa) Chapter 790.

Mark Benjamin Wenzel, 73, died November 14, 2012. He was a life member of Monroe, Michigan, Chapter 142. 

Robert M. Westover, 81, died April 2, 2011, of natural causes. He was a member of Licking County, Ohio, Chapter 55.

Warren W. White, Jr., 65, died June 29, 2012, from cancer. He was a life member of Indianapolis, Indiana, Chapter 295.

Joe Thomas Williams, 65, died September 16. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

James E. Williamson, 73, died September 4 of complications from pneumonia. He was a life member of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chapter 437.

Donald T. Wingart died June 9, 2012. He was an at-large life member of Washington.

Walter Wolf, 66, died October 31, 2012. He was a member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324.

Carl Douglas Wright, 73, died January 26. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

James H. Wunderlich, 67, died June 25, 2012, from cancer. He was a member of Southwest Iowa Chapter 798.

Harold R. Yinger, 66, died November 18, 2011. He was an at-large member of Maryland.

Harry Lee Yoder, 64, died September 21, 2012, from pneumonia. He was a member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.

Anthony James Zander, 59, died July 1, 2005. He was a life member of Portage, Wisconsin, Chapter 221. 

Gordon L. Zeine, Sr., 61, died January 10. He was a life member of Memphis, Tennessee, Chapter 875.