BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

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

Larry Adler, 68, died March 21. He was a life member of Queens, New York, Chapter 32.

Robert Dean Albracht, 71, died February 6. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Jon R. Alexander, 70, died December 31, 2014. He was a member of The Villages, Florida, Chapter 1036.

Robert Donn Alhouse , 79, died February 7 from lung cancer. He was a life member of The Villages, Florida, Chapter 1036.

Anthony Augustine Alvarez, Sr., 63, died May 27, 2013. He was a member of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

Pablo V. Alvira, Jr., 71, died February 13 from liver cancer. He was a member of West Valley (Arizona) Chapter 1043.

John Thomas Anglin, 69, died January 10. He was a life member of Medford, Oregon, Chapter 795.

Ralph L. Ansley, Jr., 73, died September 8, 2014. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Byron Richard Baer, 69, died January 24 from a heart attack. He was an at-large member of Texas.

Harry George Ballard, Jr., 72, died January 9 from heart failure. He was a life member of New Bern, North Carolina, Chapter 886.

Ernst E. Banfield, 84, died January 3, 2014. He was an associate life member of Detroit, Michigan, Chapter 9.

Frederick Eugene Beach, 74, died March 11. He was a life member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.

Terry L. Berg, 68, died January 15 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 776.

Jerald Lee Boblenz, 77, died December 13, 2014, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a life member of Daleville, Alabama, Chapter 373.

Thomas J. Boles, Jr., 62, died June 18, 2014, from a heart attack. He was a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Sumner Merrill Bowers, 73, died December 1, 2014, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Portage, Indiana, Chapter 905.

Robert Bruce Bridge, 65, died April 14, 2013. He was a founding member and past president of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

Ned Cleveland Britt, 81, died January 14. He was a life member of Kinston, North Carolina, Chapter 892.

Robert David Brooks, 58, died June 27, 2011. He was a life member of Eau Claire, Minnesota, Chapter 5.

Donald Eugene Brown, 75, died January 5. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Larry F. Buell, 69, died February 23 from a heart attack. He was a member of Russellville, Tennessee, Chapter 1073.

Frank A. Buhl, 84, died January 20. He was a member of Central Minnesota Chapter 290.

Stephen Burgess, 72, died February 12 from coronary thrombosis. He was a member of Dogwood (Texas) Chapter 991.

William Harold Burrows, 86, died March 17. He was a life member of George F. Semick (North Carolina) Chapter 272.

Bobby Lynn Burton, 68, died December 12, 2010. He was a life member of Kingsport, Tennessee, Chapter 979.

Thomas Joseph Caramanno, 66, died February 24 from Parkinson’s disease. He was a life member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 1033.

Theodore L. Card, 72, died September 26. He was an associate member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Paul J. Chabot, Sr., 63, died November 21, 2011. He was a life member of Auburn, Massachusetts, Chapter 554.

William L. Chandler, Jr., died August 25, 2014. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Westchester County, New York, Chapter 49.

Craig Church, 74, died October 20, 2014. He was a life member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

David Allen Crooks, 87, died November 16, 2014, from heart failure. He was a life member of Athens, Alabama, Chapter 511.

John J. Crouch III, 61, died January 2, 2011. He was a member of Staten Island, New York, Chapter 421.

Nicholas Czubara, 68, died April 2 after complications of a stroke and diabetes. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Allen E. Deffner, Jr., 71, died February 3, 2013. He was an at-large life member of Louisiana.

Michael J. Deibler, 70, died December 4, 2014, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Toledo, Ohio, Chapter 35.

Ronald G. Dernbach, 68, died November 19, 2014, from colon cancer. He was a life member of Hicksville, New York, Chapter 82.

Nick Desjardin, 72, died recently. He was a member of Sacramento Valley (California) Chapter 500.

Dennis Jay Dryburg, 72, died February 20 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Clarence Richard Dyche, Jr., 75, died January 6 from lung cancer. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Mark Lee Eddy, 66, died October 2, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920.

Russell F. Ellison, 69, died March 5 from Agent Orange-related ischemic heart disease. He was a life member of Blue-Gray (West Virginia) Chapter 628.

Cush Dee Farina, Jr., 62, died April 21. He was an associate member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Robert Allen Feick, 61, died March 23 from cancer. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Robert Flaherty, 72, died recently from cancer. He was a life member of West-chester County, New York, Chapter 49.

Adrian F. Fortuna, 66, died March 16. He was a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Stephen Talley Foster, Sr., 66, died November 21, 2014, from coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease.  He was a member of Port Deposit, Maryland, Chapter 22.

James L. Frear, 70, died September 7, 2013. He was a life member of Redwood City, California, Chapter 464.

Kenneth J. Gardellis, 66, died October 31, 2014. He was a life member of Tucson, Arizona, Chapter 106.

Austin Huffman Gardner, 68, died December 27, 2014, from pneumonia and complications from cancer. He was a life member of Frederick, Maryland, Chapter 304.

James A. Gasho, 67, died July 16, 2014. He was a life member of West Shore (Ohio) Chapter 249.

Enrico Francesco Gaspardi, 85, died November 15, 2014. He was a member of Hoosac Valley (Massachusetts) Chapter 54.

Gary Robert Geister, 68, died February 16 from cancer. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Edward R. Gilmore, 65, died March 3 from a heart attack.  He was a life member of Gateway (Iowa) Chapter 776.

George Gordon Gribben, 65, died September 11, 2014, from head and neck cancer. He was a member of Pasadena, California, Chapter 446.

Thomas A. Grivas, 67, died January 2. He was a life member of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 67.

Richard LeRoy Hahn, 68, died January 25 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was a member of Denver, Colorado, Chapter 1071.

James Ronald Hall, 66, died March 19. He was a member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

William Irvin Hall, Jr., 71, died September 27, 2014, of natural causes. He was a life member of Batavia, Ohio, Chapter 649.

Craig Albert Harman, 63, died August 22, 2013, from severe aortic stenosis. He was a life member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947.

Philip Harris, 72, died January 21. He was an at-large life member of Wyoming.

Donald Lynwood Harrison, 69, died January 4 from ischemic heart disease. He was a life member of Concord, North Carolina, Chapter 909.

Robert W. Hassertt, 67, died October 18, 2007, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was an at-large life member of Texas.

Charles Hernandez, 87, died November 23, 2011. He was a life member of Southeast Texas Chapter 292.

Robert J. Herolt, 76, died March 26 from Agent Orange-related non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was a life member of Longview, Texas, Chapter 987.

Earl A. Higgins, 68, died March 18 from complications due to cancer. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Norman Raymond Higgins, 70, died February 12. He was a member of Liberty Bell (Pennsylvania) Chapter 266.

Dennis W. Hodges, 71, died February 4 from cancer. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

John Toby Hoffler, Sr., 69, died July 8, 2014. He was a life member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671.

Gary Alan Hollowell, 64, died February 16. He was a life member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.

Donald Royce Irons, 69, died January 2. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Albert Josef Iten, 87, died December 16, 2014. He was a member of Millsboro, Delaware, Chapter 1105.

Andrew F. Jensen, Jr., 86, died January 28 from multiple melanoma. He was a life member of Somerdale, New Jersey, Chapter 1068.

Dannie Lee Johnson, 67, died March 6 from heart disease and diabetes. He was a life member of Centralia, Illinois, Chapter 176.

Robert F. Johnson, 62, died January 27 from metastatic melanoma. He was a life member of Munising, Michigan, Chapter 237.

Furnie G. Jones, 65, died January 15. He was a life member of Kinston, North Carolina, Chapter 892.

Robert J. Jones, 73, died recently. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Michael P. Kelley, 68, died March 3 from cancer. He was a life member of Bevo (Missouri) Chapter 611.

Wayne Roger Key, 69, died December 6, 2014, from pancreatic carcinoma. He was a life member of Butte County, California, Chapter 582.

Bill Anderson Kirby, 68, died September 27, 2014, from myocardial infarction, diabetes, and dementia. He was a member of Dallas, Texas, Chapter 137.

Michael Jon Kitto, Sr., 70, died August 22, 2014, after a long battle with pain due to several injuries. He was a member of Negaunee, Michigan, Chapter 380.

Cecil E. Knight, Jr., 69, died July 17, 2014. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Charles J. Kolodjeski, 83, died March 28. He was a member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850.

Paul G. Kozik, Sr., 79, died March 29 from cancer. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Anthony J. Lafata, 71, died January 30. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Henry Richard Lapidus, 66, died September 26, 2013. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Monroe Lasley, 73, died March 9. He was a life member of Heart of America (Kansas) Chapter 317.

Dannie E. Laughead, 69, died February 2. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

James Edward Lavell, 71, died March 23 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Robert Eugene Laws, 66, died April 17, 2014. He was a life member of Mount Airy, North Carolina, Chapter 1021.

Robert Joseph Layman, 69, died February 22. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Danny Harold Lee, 66, died January 3. He was a member of Johnston County, North Carolina, Chapter 990.

Nelson B. Lincoln, 90, died March 2 from heart failure. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Big Hill, Kentucky, Chapter 1066.

Harold J. Linden, Jr., 68, died September 15, 2014, from cancer. He was a life member of Dogwood (Texas) Chapter 991.

Robert Smith Mable, 80, died February 2. He was a life member of North Central Massachusetts Chapter 907.

Alan Maciel, 75, died December 22, 2007. He was a member of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

Ronnie C. Maddox, 67, died May 10, 2014, from Agent Orange-related ischemic heart disease. He was a member of Gardendale, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Henry J. Marcus, 94, died February 19. He was an associate member of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Chapter 23.

Alfred Marquez, 67, died July 4, 2013. He was a member of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

Ricky Charles Maultbay, 66, died December 25, 2014. He was a member of Kingsport, Tennessee, Chapter 979.

Sheila A. McCann, 83, died March 6 from heart failure. She was a life member of Alamo, Texas, Chapter 366.

John W. McQuaid, 66, died March 7 from cancer. He was a life member of Keystone (Pennsylvania) Chapter 565.

Elwyn Henry Meyers, 77, died March 30 from various cancers. He was a life member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.

Michael Bill Miller, 64, died January 15. He was a member of Portland, Oregon, Chapter 392.

Roger Dale Mizell, Sr., 57, died April 18, 2007. He was a member of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

George Elmer Morgan, 63, died February 23 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Richard G. Murphy, 67, died February 19. He was a member of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 67.

Edward W. Novak, Sr., 68, died February 20. He was a member of Orange County, New York, Chapter 140.

Jerome Xavier O’Donovan, 70, died December 11, 2014, from Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type 2, liver and renal failure. He was a life member of Staten Island, New York, Chapter 421.

Donald P. Pemberton, 84, died September 11, 2014. He was a life member of Bozeman, Montana, Chapter 788.

Richard Michael Pencil, 67, died December 26, 2014. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 175.

Richard J. Pinter, 74, died February 6 from leukemia. He was a member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

Emery E. Pitman, 77, died February 20. He was a life member of Athens, Alabama, Chapter 511.

Gino H. Polidori, 72, died January 26, 2014, from prostate cancer. He was a member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

James Francis Powderley, 73, died May 18, 2014. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

John Ralph Price, Jr., 68, died February 25 from heart failure. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Samuel V. Ramirez, 83, died March 12, 2013. He was a member of Dinuba, California, Chapter 643.

Charles E. Reese, Jr., 72, died June 26, 2014, from kidney failure. He was a life member of Blue-Gray (West Virginia) Chapter 628.

Robert Reynolds, 83, died January 9. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Junior Don Rhodes, 84, died February 6. He was an associate life member of Blue-Gray (West Virginia) Chapter 628.

William C. Richards, 68, died March 6. He was a life member of Roanoke, Virginia, Chapter 81.

James A. Ries, 66, died August 20, 2011, after an auto accident. He was a life member of Eau Clair, Wisconsin, Chapter 5.

David Allen Riley, 75, died February 4 from a heart attack.  He was a life member of Morgantown, West Virginia, Chapter 306.

Scott Patrick Rodke, 80, died December 3, 2014, of natural causes. He was an at-large life member of Texas.

Frank Rodriguez, 65, died June 4, 2013. He was a member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

Robert David Roller, Sr., 70, died March 3. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Albert Lamont Rolls, 72, died January 27. He was a member of Five Star (Kansas) Chapter 912.

John A. Roon, 59, died December 12, 2012, from Parkinson’s disease. He was an at-large life member of New Jersey.

John Parker Ross, 69, died November 30, 2010. He was a life member of Bel Air, Maryland, Chapter 588.

C. Stephen Runde, 64, died January 16. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Edward T. Schimmel, 64, died recently. He was a life member of New York City Chapter 126.

Brian L. Schmidt, 64, died February 9. He was a life member of Warner Robins, Georgia, Chapter 902.

Victor A. Schumsky, 68, died May 12, 2013. He was a life member of Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter 120.

George E. Smith, Jr., 72, died November 3, 2014. He was a life member of Junction City, Kansas, Chapter 344.

Newman R. Smith, Jr., 67, died July 22, 2014, from brain cancer. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Thomas Sorber, 69, died December 3, 2014. He was a life member of Union County, New Jersey, Chapter 688.

Michael J. Sowle, 66, died March 25 from cardiac arrest. He was an at-large life member of Wisconsin.

David Augusta Sprull, Jr., 73, died January 31 from metastatic gastric carcinoma, hypoxia, and respiratory distress. He was a member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Malcolm Joseph Standish, 69, died December 1, 2014, from cancer. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 844.

Bobbie Eugene Stewart, 74, died March 8 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Loren Louis Storjohann, 83, died March 10, 2014, from a glioblastoma brain tumor. He was a life member of Mankato, Minnesota, Chapter 999.

Stanley David Szymkowicz, 68, died February 10. He was a life member of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Chapter 207.

Donald G. Tadych, 60, died August 13, 2014. He was a life member of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Chapter 618.

Eugene L. Tassler, 66, died February 23 from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.

Steven M. Tatgenhorst, 63, died January 15. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Helen Theresa Taylor, 72, died February 20 from cancer. She was a life member of Kentuckiana (Kentucky) Chapter 454.

William H. Taylor, Jr., 83, died February 24. He was a life member of Lower Eastern Shore (Maryland) Chapter 624.

David Ralph Templeton, 70, died December 23, 2014, from acute myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. He was an at-large member of Arizona.

Robert R. Thomas, 79, died January 27. He was a member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850.

Samuel Wayne Tibbs, 68, died April 4. He was a member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Sullivan J. Tonti, 65, died February 5 from a massive stroke. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Gary Jay Toomey, 68, died January 16. He was a life member of Athens, Alabama, Chapter 511.

Kenneth A. Tower, Jr., 69, died July 29, 2012. He was a life member of North Central Massachusetts Chapter 907.

Angelo G. Treglia, Jr., 64, died April 3, 2014, from cancer. He was a member of James Michael Ray Memorial (Rhode Island) Chapter 818.

Michael J. Tully, 77, died February 2 from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Westchester County, New York, Chapter 49.

Frank I. Urban, died October 13, 2014. He was a member of West Valley (Arizona) Chapter 1043.

Jack Lee Usher, Sr., 78, died November 26, 2014. He was a member of Sumner County, Tennessee, Chapter 240.

Donald C. VanWey, Jr., 66, died June 28, 2014. He was a life member of Western New York Chapter 77.

Roger P. Velasco, Sr., 72, died June 27, 2014. He was a life member of Apple Valley (Minnesota) Chapter 363.

Donald J. Voss, 73, died January 14 from diabetes mellitus type II.  He was a member of Florissant, Missouri, Chapter 794.

Dennis M. Walker, 64, died December 16, 2014. He was a life member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

Robert Warren, Jr., 85, died December 22, 2014, from sepsis, ischemic colitis, atrial fibrillation, and acute renal failure. He was a member of Memphis, Tennessee, Chapter 875.

Robert Wayne Weimer, 68, died December 23, 2014. He was a member of Lancaster, Ohio, Chapter 1045.

George Eugene Williams, Jr., 67, died March 7. He was a member of Lebanon, Tennessee, Chapter 1004.

Edward S. Willmarth, 67, died January 22, 2014, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Toledo, Ohio, Chapter 35.

Alan L. Winters, 61, died July 23, 2012. He was a life member of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 67.

George E. Wood, 66, died August 15, 2014. He was a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

William James Wood, 66, died February 19, 2014. He was a life member of Seattle, Washington, Chapter 102.

Merle R. Young, 62, died March 1, 2011. He was a life member of Elmira, New York, Chapter 803.