Taps

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

Philip John Ahneman, 72, died November 1, 2016, from Parkinson’s disease. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Ira D. Arent, 68, died August 29, 2015, from cancer. He was member of Dewitt County, Texas, Chapter 1029.

Jorge Alberto Armendariz, 72, died September 9. He was a member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 844.

William E. Aubuchon, Jr., 77, died September 12 from cancer. He was a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

John F. Bagley, 81, died recently. He was a life member of Sandlappers (South Carolina) Chapter 303.

Edith Judy Pearl Baker, 74, died June 26 from a stroke. She was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Jane B. Baker, 78, died July 5 from a perforated colon after open heart surgery. She was a life member of Petaluma, California, Chapter 563.

Max R. Bandy, Jr., 68, died July 26 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Plymouth, Michigan, Chapter 528.

Margaret Elena Barker, 100, died July 17. She was an associate member of Santa Ana, California, Chapter 1024.

Ben Benet, 67, died November 11, 2015, from Agent Orange-related metastatic prostate cancer. He was a life member of San Rafael, California, Chapter 547.

William S. Bihn, 68, died August 26. He was a life member of Wallkill Valley (New Jersey) Chapter 1002.

Leonard Charles Blain, 71, died September 5 from heart failure. He was a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.

Aleta Pearl Blanco, 69, died July 27 from cancer. She was a life member of San Angelo, Texas, Chapter 457.

Paul Leroy Bliss, Jr., 68, died August 15. He was a life member of South Shore, Kentucky, Chapter 1006.

Angel Bonilla-Bonilla, 88, died March 8. He was a life member of Yauco, Puerto Rico, Chapter 483.

John Neal Bradbury, 82, died August 20. He was a member of Warsaw, New York, Chapter 193.

Stephen R. Branham, 68, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

William Earl Brannon, 65, died August 31 from cancer. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Jack Lewis Bressler, 81, died December 14, 2016. He was a life member of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapter 133.

Gerald Dixon Buffie, 73, died August 17 from pulmonary fibrosis. He was a member of North Central Plains (North Dakota) Chapter 374.

Douglas W. Burnette, 69, died August 18. He was a life member of Roanoke, Virginia, Chapter 81.

Karen Dorothy Burnette, 68, died August 29 from cancer. She was an associate life member of Roanoke, Virginia, Chapter 81.

Robert Paul Byers, 69, died November 9, 2014, from multiple myeloma. He was an at-large member of South Dakota.

Roger Dale Cabell, 70, died September 15, 2016. He was a life member of Henlawson, West Virginia, Chapter 308.

Michael Christopher Cantin, 71, died July 3 from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was an at-large member of Michigan.

Arnaldo S. Carrasco, 68, died June 6 from Parkinson’s disease and nasopharyngeal neoplasm. He was a life member of Lucio G. Moreno (Texas) Chapter 574.

Pa Cheng Cha, 78, died June 12 from cardiac arrest. He was an associate life member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324.

Leo E. Chapman, 85, died February 1. He was an at-large life member of South Carolina.

Luther Brunton Childers, 71, died September 24 from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

John M. Childress, 67, died August 3 from cancer. He was a member of Portage, Indiana, Chapter 905.

Thurston G. Chisholm, 70, died June 23. He was a life member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

David Lee Cole, 70, died July 20 from leukemia-AML. He was a life member of Tim Stem Memorial (Texas) Chapter 863.

John Winston Collins, 85, died August 10 from cancer. He was a life member of Morehead City, North Carolina, Chapter 749.  

Kenneth Lee Cook, 70, died October 26, 2016. He was a life member of San Jose, California, Chapter 201.

Ronald A. Coppersmith, 68, died July 8 from heart disease. He was a life member of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chapter 324.

Annie Richard Crane, 74, died September 16. She was an associate life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

James Leonard Crawford, Jr., 68, died September 12 from lung cancer. He was member of Jackson, Michigan, Chapter 109.

Terrance M. Crowe, 66, died February 18. He was a life member of Chicago in NW Suburbs (Illinois) Chapter 311.

Edward R. Cruz, 68, died May 31 from cancer. He was a life member of Las Vegas, Nevada, Chapter 17.

William C. Cunningham, 69, died June 22 from pancreatic cancer. He was a life member of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Chapter 1008.

Alan B. Dalton, 76, died recently. He was a life member of Redwood Empire (California) Chapter 223.

Bernard Roy Earl Dawson, 74, died July 20 from Agent Orange-related multiple myeloma. He was a life member of Wallkill Valley (New Jersey) Chapter 1002.

Michael Charles Dawson, 71, died September 30 from lung cancer. He was a life member of Fort Hood’s (Texas) Chapter 1000.

Lee P. DeGannett, 77, died October 3. He was a life member of Washington County, Rhode Island, Chapter 325.

James Earl De La Garza, 70, died July 28, 2015, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a member of Crossroads, Texas, Chapter 898.

Jonathan T. Dill, 69, died March 26 from Agent Orange-related pancreatic cancer. He was a life member of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapter 133.

Terrence Dacey Drag, 67, died July 3, 2011. He was a member of Portage, Indiana, Chapter 905.

Vincent E. Duenas, 71, died September 28, 2016. He was a life member of Nassau County, New York, Chapter 82.

Ronald Lee Duerring, Sr., 70, died March 1, 2016. He was a life member and founder of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 587 and transferred into Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

William Lawrence Dunnam, 83, died August 5. He was an at-large life member of Georgia.

Russell C. Ehlert, 74, died recently. He was a life member of Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter 120.

Calvin C. Eldridge, 72, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

David W. Emerick, 70, died July 11. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Alfred G. Eorio, Jr., 80, died December 16, 2016. He was a life member of Macon, Georgia, Chapter 443.

Artemio A. Esparas, 68, died May 3 from myocardial infarction. He was an at-large life member of California.

David P. Fletcher, 65, died March 15 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Chapter 720.

Joe A. Flores, 63, died August 19, 2015, from kidney cancer. He was a life member of Westchester County, New York, Chapter 49.

Frederick King Floyd, Jr., 88, died August 12, 2014. He was an at-large member of Florida.

Robert Lee Fry, 68, died April 6. He was an at-large life member of Washington.

Ty Fujiwara, 64, died May 26, 2013. He was an at-large member of Maryland.

Talmadge Farrell Fulp, 68, died July 30. He was a life member of Cook County, Georgia, Chapter 1090.

Edward A. Gac, 68, died recently. He was a member of Lowell, Indiana, Chapter 285.

Jack Allan Gillis, 94, died February 24. He was also a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Richard P. Giroux, 72, died September 24. He was a life member of Sanford, Maine, Chapter 1044.

Richard Milo Gordon, 77, died November 8, 2014. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Jerome Floyd Gumpman, 73, died August 28. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Gary Lester Hansford, Sr., 72, died September 4. He was a life member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850.

Ronald Lawrence Hanson, 69, died September 8. He was a member of Carson City, Nevada, Chapter 388.

Jesse Ronald Harlin, 75, died December 15, 2015, from congestive heart failure. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Charles A. Heller, 76, died August 25 from a heart attack. He was a member and past president of Medina, Ohio, Chapter 385.

John James Hennessey, 68, died August 3 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a member of Dover, Delaware, Chapter 850.

Donald L. Henry, 76, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Donald Edward Hess, 85, died September 6. He was a life member of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Chapter 1061.

William Robert Hill, 67, died August 31. He was a life member of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chapter 1098.

Ronald Joseph Hrosik, 71, died May 6, 2011. He was a life member of Upper Bucks/Lower Lehigh (Pennsylvania) Chapter 468.

John B. Johnson, 70, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Edward G. Kalish, 87, died June 19. He was an associate member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

David Harold Keeton, 69, died July 8. He was a life member of Northwest Alabama Chapter 786.

Michael G. Kelly, 73, died May 12, 2015. He was an at-large member of Missouri.

Eric Paul Kreig, 57, died May 20, 2010. He was a member of Hall-Howell (Washington) Chapter 512.

Gloria Jean Labadie, 55, died July 17, 2005. She was an at-large member of California.

Wayne T. Lamond, 71, died October 9. He was a life member of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 67.

Roger Laster, 72, died March 8. He was a life member of Baxley, Georgia, Chapter 981.

Richard Charles Leavy, 70, died February 26. He was a life member of Wallkill Valley, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.

Robert Bruce Ledford, Sr., 66, died August 15. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

William D. Lewis, 74, died September 15. He was a life member of San Jose, California, Chapter 201.

Frederick William Maas, Jr., 74, died March 28 from cancer. He was a member of Wallkill Valley, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.

Raymond Mancuso, 68, died September 26. He was a member of Western New York Chapter 77.

Theodore R. Mason, 72, died May 21, 2015. He was a charter member of Erie, Pennsylvania, Chapter 435.

Charles William Mayfield, 68, died September 21. He was a life member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Dewey O’Dell Maynard, 62, died August 8. He was a life member of Miami Valley, Ohio, Chapter 97.

John F. McClaine, 71, died November 16, 2016. He was a member of Five Star (Kansas) Chapter 912.

James Henry McDaniel, Jr., 75, died May 14. He was a life member of Concord, North Carolina, Chapter 909.

Andrew Bruce McFarlane, 87, died August 8. He was an at-large life member of New Jersey.

Bernard Ray McGhee, Jr., 64, died February 28. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Frank Lewis Middleton, 68, died July 2 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Dale G. Miller, 71, died recently. He was a life member of North Star (Iowa) Chapter 790.

Paul David Mooney, 70, died August 14. He was a member of Bennington, Vermont, Chapter 601.

Edward Thomas Moore, 80, died September 20 from Agent Orange-related sepsis and prostate cancer. He was a life member of Concord, North Carolina, Chapter 909.

Patrick Leo Moore, Jr., 66, died November 17, 2016, in a motorcycle accident. He was a member of River Falls, Wisconsin, Chapter 331.

John J. Morrow, 69, died August 31. He was a life member of The Villages (Florida) Chapter 1036.

Merlin J. Mouton, 69, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Shaun T. Mulholland, 58, died August 15, 2007. He was a member of Bothell, Washington, Chapter 423.

Harvey Loyal Myers, 68, died April 11. He was a life member of Coalfield, West Virginia, Chapter 37.

Mearl Albert Nichols, 81, died November 30, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Ohio.

Lester Eugene Norton, Jr., 67, died June 20, 2015. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

David R. Olson, 70, died August 1. He was a life member of North Star (Iowa) Chapter 790.

Stanley John Pekarski, 76, died April 10. He was a life member of Queens, New York, Chapter 32.

Pearl Rose Perkins, 97, died September 25. She was an associate member of Hale, Michigan, Chapter 882.

Terry A. Perleberg, 69, died July 22. He was a life member of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Chapter 224.

Dale Arne Person, 69, died August 25 from kidney, bone, and lung cancer. He was a member of Laurel, Montana, Chapter 626.

John Lewis Powers, Sr., 90, died November 16, 2016. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Gene Homer Rafanelli, 75, died May 22. He was a life member of Phoenix, Arizona, Chapter 432.

David E. Rehrig, 69, died July 10. He was an at-large life member of Pennsylvania.

Michael Reichbach, 69, died recently. He was an at-large member of New York.

Barry Leroy Reichley, Sr., 71, died August 18 from Agent Orange-related cardiopulmonary arrest and atherosclerosis. He was an at-large member of Arizona.

Walter P. Richard, Sr., 62, died November 28, 2010. He was a member of Geneva, Illinois, Chapter 693.

Peter Michael Ringle, 70, died August 12 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Fostoria, Ohio, Chapter 440.

Keith Bryan Rowe, 73, died February 3. He was a life member of Wallkill Valley, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.

Dervis T. Royster, 65, died recently. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

William J. Schenk, 84, died in 2013. He was an at-large life member of Oregon.

Richard A. Schroeder, 71, died August 5. He was a member of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Chapter 731.

Douglas Brent Schulz, Sr, 71, died August 12. He was a member of Tupelo, Mississippi, Chapter 842.

John Day Scott, 80, died October 6, 2016, from cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He was a life member of Clay County, Florida, Chapter 1059.

Stephen Lois Scott, 66, died July 1 from cardiovascular collapse and chronic viral hepatitis C. He was a member of Memphis, Tennessee, Chapter 875.

Dennis J. Seipel, 71, died July 9, 2016. He was a life member of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Chapter 731.

William C. Sercombe, 69, died September 2 from cancer. He was a member of Jackson, Michigan, Chapter 109.

William Arthur Sherman, 77, died September 16, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Louisiana.

Loren Dennis Simpson, 71, died recently. He was a life member of Chillicothe, Ohio, Chapter 810.

Daniel W. Sivits, 71, died September 15 from lung cancer and acute osteomyelitis. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Alexis C. Smith, 66, died July 11, 2014, from cancer. He was an at-large member of Virginia.

Robert Samuel Spears, 70, died February 1. He was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Jennings, Louisiana, Chapter 1058.

Malvin J. Spurling, 70, died September 30 from cancer. He was life member of Auburn, New York, Chapter 704.

Larry P. St. Cyr, 77, died September 17. He was a life member of Schulenburg, Texas, Chapter 870.

Alan Francis Sturges, 72, died September 23 from cancer. He was a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter One-Eleven.

Bruno Sanchez Torres, Jr., 78, died August 17. He was a member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 844.

Robert T. Trouse, 75, died February 17. He was a life member of Wallkill Valley, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.

Daniel K. Tucker, 77, died August 26 from cancer. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Richard B. Tucker, 68, died recently. He was a life member of West Springfield, Massachusetts, Chapter 866.

Jimmy Daniel Turner, 67, died October 21, 2016. He was a life member of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chapter 524.

Michael Stephen Ulin, 71, died May 1, 2016. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

John R. Wasson, 68, died June 5. He was a life member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947.

Donald Gene Webb, 72, died January 8, 2016. He was a member of Dallas, Texas, Chapter 137.

George Edward Wells, Jr., 71, died February 12 from metastatic brain cancer. He was a life member of Dearborn, Michigan, Chapter 267.

John Bernard Westhafer, 69, died recently. He was a life member of South Bay (California) Chapter 53.

Dennis Melvin Williams, 67, died September 23 from cancer. He was an at-large member of Pennsylvania.

James Thomas Williams, 70, died July 26 from cancer and muscular dystrophy. He was a life member of Lebanon, Tennessee, Chapter 1004.

Mark E. Winslow, 69, died April 10. He was a member of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Chapter 425.

Louis F. Wojtysiak, Jr., 73, died August 14 from ALS. He was a life member of Cumming, Georgia, Chapter 1030.

Harry Frederick Yancey, 70, died August 31 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia and asbestosis. He was a life member of Tri-Rivers (Virginia) Chapter 840.