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

Lawrence Thomas Akard, Jr., 60, died February 26 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Waco, Texas, Chapter 1012.

Carrell G. Alden, 75, died March 29, 2014, from mesothelioma. He was an associate life member of Albany, Oregon, Chapter 585.

Armon Lee Allen, 70, died January 31 from frontotemporal dementia. He was a life member of Dallas, Texas, Chapter 137. 

William H. Allen, Jr., 69, died November 18, 2016, from brain cancer. He was a life member and former president of Appleton, Wisconsin, Chapter 351. 

Ernest N. Amecucci, 88, died recently. He was a member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887. 

Thomas Amirante, 66, died June 25, 2016. He was a life member of Jefferson Park (Illinois) Chapter 242.

Michael R. Anderson, Sr., 72, died March 7. He was a member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Paul R. Andruzzi, 68, died February 24. He was a life member of Dallas, Pennsylvania, Chapter 1035. 

Gary L. Ash, 68, died February 16. He was an at-large member of Tennessee.

Lawrence Charles Aubut, 74, died September 7, 2016. He was a life member of Rockland County, New York, Chapter 333. 

David Andrew Howard Baker, 65, died December 31, 2015, from brain cancer. He was a life member of Dickinson, Texas, Chapter 685.

Robert F. Barrett, Jr., 73, died March 13, 2016, from cancer. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

Paul M. Bauer, 72, died February 15 from lung cancer. He was a life member of Geneva, Illinois, Chapter 693. 

Robert Jesse Beall, 81, died January 23 from kidney failure. He was a life member of Albany, Oregon, Chapter 585. 

James F. Bean, Sr., 69, died January 14 from cancer. He was a member and past president of White Rose (Pennsylvania) Chapter 1032.

Kenneth Patrick Beilsmith, 68, died November 13, 2016, from pulmonary fibrosis. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

David J. Belaire, 65, died March 11 from heart failure. He was a life member of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Chapter 310. 

Stephen R. Bennett, 72, died January 19 from a heart attack. He was a life member of London, Ohio, Chapter 746. 

Richard F. Boucher, Sr., 71, died February 12 from cardiac arrest. He was a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter One-Eleven.

Clate William Briggs, Jr., 84, died March 18. He was a member and vice-president of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Chapter 824.

Lewis Lamar Bright, Jr., 61, died July 9, 2010. He was an at-large life member of South Carolina. 

John Edwin Bronson, Jr., 71, died January 17, 2016. He was a life member of Stanhope, New Jersey, Chapter 327. 

Charles Brooks, 88, died recently. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83.

Larry Donald Buehring, 67, died February 7 from lung cancer. He was a life member of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chapter 437.

Joseph F. Carini, 67, died February 13, 2015. He was a life member of Geneva, Illinois, Chapter 693.  

Gary Francis Carter, 63, died March 14 from cancer. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Michael Robert Caso, 68, died January 16, 2016, from cancer. He was an at-large life member of Washington.

Billy W. Castleberry, 79, died August 29, 2015, from cancer. He was a life member of Miami, Oklahoma, Chapter 277. 

Fred I. Cata, 71, died in 2016 from cancer. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Lawrence James Chartienitz, 70, died July 30, 2016, from Agent Orange-related glioblastoma brain cancer.  He was an at-large life member of Washington, D.C., and in 1986 became Membership Director. 

Dorothy (née McDonnell) Cooke, 69, died September 23, 2016. She was a life member of Florissant, Missouri, Chapter 794. 

John Craig, 65, died in 2016. He was a member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

James Patrick Crowley, 82, died in 2016. He was a life member of Long Beach, California, Chapter 756.

Michael D. Curran, 75, died in 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Gerald Raymond Daoust, 66, died October 23, 2014. He was a life member, Defiance, Ohio, Chapter 954.

Charles Robert Duncan, 71, died recently. He was a life member of Collin County, Texas, Chapter 1122.

Robert William Eccles, Jr., 69, died April 20, 2015. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865. 

Dorothea Evergates, 67, died July 2, 2014. She was an at-large life member of Arizona. 

Stephen Francis Faher, 67, died November 19, 2016. He was a member of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Chapter 364.

John M. Floyd, 65, died in 2016. He was a life member of Manning, South Carolina, Chapter 960.

Michael Keith Frakes, 63, died December 3, 2015. He was a member of Centralia, Illinois, Chapter 176. 

William H. Gann, 69, died in 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Howard R. Gentry, 79, died September 25, 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

William John Gibson, 71, died August 9, 2016. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83.

Larry Leon Gilpin, 67, died November 4, 2014. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

Allan Carl Griffiths, 69, died May 20, 2016, from lung cancer. He was an at-large life member of Illinois. 

Frederick Joseph Gruter, Jr., 69, died August 9, 2016. He was a life member of Nassau County, New York, Chapter 82.

James R. Hamilton, Sr., 59, died August 18, 2010. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83. 

William E. Hansen, 70, died January 11, 2015. He was a life member of Bluffton, Indiana, Chapter 698. 

Kenneth Darrell Hardin, 73, died December 10, 2016. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.

Terry W. Harris, 72, died in 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Lawrence Richard Hawkins, Sr., 73, died December 29, 2016. He was a life member of Miami, Florida, Chapter 620. 

John S. Hayde, 68, died December 2015 in a house fire. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

William P. Hennigan, 86, died recently. He was a life member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Richard A. Hine, 73, died October 30, 2016. He was a life member of Centralia, Illinois, Chapter 176. 

Richard Hodges, 71, died recently. He was a life member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Lee N. Houser, 72, died February 15. He was a life member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Joseph Bernard Huber, 61, died December 16, 2016, from cancer. He was a member of Sonora, California, Chapter 391. 

John O. Johnson, 80, died August 18, 2014, from cancer. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Robert Wayne Jowers, 71, died January 6. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995. 

Warren A. Kasprzak, 68, died in 2016. He was a life member of Thomas P. Coughlin (New York) Chapter 72.

Dannie Edward Laughead, 69, died February 2, 2015. He was a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

James Arthur LeClair, 73, died March 18. He was a member of Russellville, Tennessee, Chapter 1073.

Lawrence Winfield Leonhart, 76, died October 2, 2016, from cancer. He was a member of Fargo, North Dakota, Chapter 941. 

Robert Howard Lindsey, 73, died July 7, 2015, from Agent Orange-related ischemic heart disease. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

Terry Wayne Lockley, 67, died June 16, 2016. He was a life member of Sylacauga, Alabama, Chapter 945.

Arthur MacKusick, Jr., 81, died March 22. He was a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Terry M. Mahany, 73, died February 16, 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Carl D. McNabb, 81, died recently. He was a life member of Newport News, Virginia, Chapter 433.

Rufus Medlock, Jr., 80, died October 29, 2016. He was a life member of Sandlappers (South Carolina) Chapter 303. 

Allen Edward Merrill, 65, died January 22 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Deadwood, South Dakota, Chapter 1039. 

Larry D. Mitchell, 68, died December 15, 2016, from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a member of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Chapter 364.

Kenneth W. Montgomery, 71, died in 2016. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Marco Montoya, 72, died November 17, 2016. He was a life member of Culver City, California, Chapter 526. 

Michael E. Moore, 67, died December 19, 2015. He was a life member of Fremont (Nebraska) Chapter 397. 

Robert Joseph Moore, Jr., 74, died December 2, 2015. He was a life member of Crossroads, Texas, Chapter 898.

Emeterio Moya, 73, died October 29, 2015. He was a life member of Crossroads, Texas, Chapter 898.

Jerrold E. Neal, 65, died March 26, 2010. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83. 

Robert J. Noble, 66, died in 2016. He was a life member of Culver City, California, Chapter 526.

Ronnie Wayne Odom, 73, died November 17, 2016. He was a member of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chapter 1098. 

Robert Gene Olson, 67, died December 15, 2016, from pneumonia and Agent Orange-related diabetes mellitus type II. He was an at-large member of Wisconsin. 

James Stephen Porter, 76, died December 2, 2015. He was an at-large life member of Georgia. 

Ronald Quinn, 73, died February 18, 2017.

David L. Rathel, 56, died December 20, 2003. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83. 

Warren G.H. Reed, 95, died February 20. He was a member of Hampton, Virginia, Chapter 433. 

David Bruce Reiners, 66, died December 8, 2016, from bladder cancer. He was a life member of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Chapter 959. 

Glenn W. Rethage, 65, died July 30, 2016. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862. 

Robert J. Samo, 71, died March 2. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233. 

James Saunsaucie, 72, died in 2016 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317.

Charles Dorsie Sawyer, 66, died March 22. He was a life member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Thelma O. Schneider, 93, died March 28, 2016. She was an associate life member of Miami Valley (Ohio) Chapter 97. 

Linda G. Sexton, died in 2016. She was an associate life member of Anniston, Alabama, Chapter 502.

Kenneth E. Shaffer, 71, died February 5. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172. 

Chester B. Shields, 69, died May 6, 2016. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

James Kenneth Shilling, 71, died November 10, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Tucson, Arizona, Chapter 106. 

Donald Kent Shockey, 77, died November 5, 2016. He was a life member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671. 

Alvin E. Shook, 67, died November 6, 2016. He was a life member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899. 

Stephen L. Siegel, 65, died October 22, 2016. He was a life member of Blackhawk (Wisconsin) Chapter 409.

David Francis Sienkiewicz, 72, died October 27. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995. 

Paul G. Simley, 66, died October 16, 2016, from aspiration of the lungs. He was an associate life member of N. Central Plains (North Dakota) Chapter 374. 

Harold Paul Simoneaux, Jr., 70, died recently. He was an at-large life member of Louisiana. 

James E. Sinor, Jr., 63, died April 26, 2013. He was an at-large life member of Ohio. 

Jack David Smith, 65, died May 20, 2016. He was a life member of Capital District (New York) Chapter 008. 

James Woody Smith, 66, died July 5, 2016, from prostate cancer. He was a life member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 1033. 

John Dana Smith, 69, died September 5, 2016, from cardiac arrest. He was a life member of Indian River County, Florida, Chapter 1038. 

Michael James Smith, 67, died February 3, 2016. He was an at-large life member of California.

Ronnie L. Smith, Sr., 69, died June 8, 2013. He was an at-large life member of Texas. 

Ralph James Smock, 72, died July 12, 2016. He was a life member of Russell-
ville, Tennessee, Chapter 1073. 

Andrew John Snyder, 89, died January 4. He was a life member of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Chapter 364. 

Magdalen M. Sobol, 89, died June 29, 2016, from lung cancer. She was a donor to Vietnam Veterans of America. 

Henry A. Sonak, Jr., 88, died November 1, 2016. He was a member of Monroe, Michigan, Chapter 142. 

Oliver Wendell Spaulding, 86, died July 19, 2015. He was a life member of Abe Acosta (North Carolina) Chapter 530. 

Robert B. Spohn, 66, died August 1, 2016. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83. 

Naamon Spry, Sr., 70, died March 11, 2016. He was a life member of Henlawson, West Virginia, Chapter 308. 

Glenn R. Staab, 60, died August 24, 2011. He was a life member of Hays, Kansas, Chapter 939. 

Conrad F. Steers, 67, died December 27, 2016. He was a life member and former president of Nassau County, New York, Chapter 82. 

Franklin L. Sterling, 66, died September 6, 2016, from heart disease. He was a life member of Endicott, New York, Chapter 896.  

Mark R. Stewart, 67, died in 2016. He was life member of Queens, New York, Chapter 32.

Leonard Gilbert Stigall, 68, died May 7, 2015, from myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy.  He was a life member of Tyler, Texas, Chapter 932. 

Arne Edward Suominen, Jr., 69, died April 26, 2016. He was a life member of Firebase (Florida) Chapter 594. 

Thomas G. Suprock, 66, died February 9 from a stroke. He was a life member of Washington County, Rhode Island, Chapter 325.

Michael Dean Tarter, 66, died March 8, 2016. He was a life member of Clermont County, Ohio, Chapter 649.

Charlie Taylor, 74, died recently. He was a life member of Prescott, Arizona, Chapter 95.

Richard W. Taylor, 68, died July 30, 2013. He was an at-large life member of Alaska.

Robert Jay Tessier, 76, died April 8, 2015, from bladder cancer. He was a member of Everett, Washington, Chapter 102. 

Carzell Thomas, Sr., 75, died September 9, 2016. He was a life member of Columbus, Mississippi, Chapter 997. 

Donald Tobin, died recently. He was a life member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993.

Edward J. Tomosieski, 70, died April 14, 2016, from colorectal cancer and diabetes mellitus type II. He was life member of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Chapter 510.

John Turley, Jr., 75, died February 21, 2016, from a massive heart attack. He was a life member of Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) Chapter 936.

Casandra G. Tvrdik, 71, died October 21, 2016. She was an associate life member of San Marcos, Texas, Chapter 923. 

Martin J. Twyford, 65, died December 23, 2015. He was a life member of Monroe, Michigan, Chapter 142.

John R. Tynan, 83, died November 25, 2015. He was an at-large life member of Vermont. 

Donald Lee Updike, 68, died October 24, 2016, from cirrhosis of the liver. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

Adrian Holton Vaaler, Jr., 71, died October 28, 2016. He was a life member of Springfield, Oregon, Chapter 1077. 

James Dale Valentine, 69, died December 7, 2016. He was a member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 1033. 

Jane Eva (née Sapp) Van De Car, 71, died May 12, 2016. She was a life member of Florissant, Missouri, Chapter 794.

John Peter Van Horn, 72, died December 20, 2016, from suicide. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Gerard G. Vanderhoof, 68, died December 29, 2016. He was a member of The Villages, Florida, Chapter 1036. 

Donald Robert Vandever, 68, died December 25, 2016. He was a life member of Battle Creek, Michigan, Chapter 313. 

Florencio R. Vasquez, Jr., 68, died April 3, 2016. He was a life member of Dickinson, Texas, Chapter 685. 

Robert J. L. Vautour, 73, died April 25, 2016. He was a life member of Capital City (Ohio) Chapter 670.

Stephen Andrew Virtue, 72, died December 14, 2016. He was a life member of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Chapter 1061. 

Rickey Von Vogel, 58, died November 30, 2010. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

Vernon Walden, 89, died November 17, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 844. 

Gregory D. Wanat, 67, died December 1, 2015. He was an at-large life member of New Jersey. 

Tobias Warren Wanner, Jr., 74, died October 4, 2016, from multisystem organ failure. He was a life member of Elizabethtown, Tennessee, Chapter 824. 

Richard G. Warren, 72, died October 12, 2016, from Agent Orange-caused multiple myeloma. He was former president and life member of Saint Albans, Vermont, Chapter 753.

Thomas Arthur Watson, 69, died May 25, 2015. He was an at-large life member of Michigan.

Verne H. Welch, Jr., 79, died August 13, 2016. He was a life member of Southwest Iowa Chapter 798. 

Marion Wells, 76, died October 6, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Maryland. 

Patrick Deehan Wells, 69, died June 15, 2016, from Agent Orange-related end-stage liver and renal disease. He was an at-large member of Virginia.

Ronald Donald Werling, 68, died July 7, 2016. He was a member of Bluffton, Indiana, Chapter 698. 

Frederick H. Wessolek, 66, died December 16, 2013. He was a life member of Medina, Ohio, Chapter 385. 

Steven J. Whalin, 67, died December 11, 2014. He was a life member of Niagara County, New York, Chapter 268. 

Charles Bernard Whitehurst, Sr., 73, died June 4, 2016, from Parkinson’s disease. He was a life member of Tidewater (Virginia) Chapter 48. 

Thomas M. Whitelock, Jr., 61, died August 8, 2008. He was a life member of New Castle County, Delaware, Chapter 83. 

Clarence Edward Whitfield, 71, died April 16, 2016. He was a member of Kinston, North Carolina, Chapter 892. 

John Russell Whitman, 71, died July 2, 2015. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800. 

Everett Ray Wiedersberg, 62, died September 17, 2011. He was a life member of Heart of America (Missouri) Chapter 317. 

Lepolia W. Wiggins II, 73, died October 21, 2016, from a stroke. He was a life member of Blackshear, Georgia, Chapter 1070. 

Robert Wayne Wigley, 69, died June 15, 2016. He was a life member of Columbus, Mississippi, Chapter 997.

Clarence Williams, 80, died November 16, 2016. He was a life member of Rutherford County, Tennessee, Chapter 1089. 

Olan Rudolph Williams, 66, died June 27, 2013. He was a life member of Galax, Virginia, Chapter 710.

Charles Loyd Wilson, 68, died October 10, 2016. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.  

Michael V. Wisnewski, 74, died September 18, 2016. He was a founding member and treasurer of Union County, New Jersey, Chapter 688.

Kerry A. Wren, 71, died March 27. He was a life member and president of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Charles J. Wright, Sr., 64, died December 22, 2014. He was an at-large life member of Pennsylvania. 

Haskell Edmond Wright, Jr., 71, died August 28, 2016, from Agent Orange-related anoxic encephalopathy. He was a member of Duval County, Florida, Chapter 1046.

Richard S. Wright, 67, died in 2014. He was a member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.

Gary A. Wrye, 68, died December 3, 2016. He was a member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967. 

Francis Xavier Young, Sr., 82, died November 6. He was a life member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850.

Joyce Vivian Young, 66, died February 9. She was a life member of The Villages, Florida, Chapter 1036. 

Roger Jacob Young, 71, died February 5. He was a life member of Jefferson Park (Illinois) Chapter 242.

William J. Young, Jr., 70, died February 28. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154. 

Terry Randall Zahn, 73, died February 2. He was a member of Omaha, Nebraska, Chapter 279.