Taps

BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

We regret the necessity of running only the most basic obituaries in The VVA Veteran. However, full, detailed, and expansive obituaries—going back to 2009—are online at www.vva.org/taps.html

Terrance Lee Aafedt, 75, North Carolina Chapter 374, died April 1, 2022.
Cleotha Adams, 66, Nevada Chapter 993, died October 15, 2022.
Ernest Dale Allen, 72, Kentucky Chapter 1050, died March 15, 2022.
Michael Vernon Anderson, 72, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died October 16, 2022.
Vincent Anzalone, Jr., 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 1008, died September 16, 2022.
Louis E. Baldasty, 79, New York Chapter 32, died October 31, 2022.
Jesus Champaco Barcinas, 79, Guam Chapter 669, died October 24, 2022.
Gerald P. Barnes, 81, New York Chapter 803, died October 28, 2022.
Frank Lee Bechel, 76, Missouri Chapter 317, died November 22, 2022.
James Gilbert Belshaw, 78, longtime VVA Veteran contributor, died October 15, 2022.
Maryann Birchenough, 86, AVVA New York Chapter 140, died August 3, 2022.
Frank J. Boback, Jr., 81, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died November 20, 2022.
Willis Calvin Boedeker, Jr., 81, Texas Chapter 991, died November 17, 2022.
William E. Boyce, 69, New Jersey Chapter 12, died November 15, 2022.
Peter Carl Brachtel, 76, Illinois Chapter 299, died September 18, 2022.
Jimmy Ray Brewer, 76, Tennessee Chapter 942, died November 22, 2022.
Marvin James Brietzke, 77, Texas Chapter 854, died December 14, 2022.
Robert J. Brighenti, 76, Massachusetts Chapter 340, died October 26, 2022.
Thomas E. Bryant, 76, New York Chapter 704, died November 6, 2022.
Robert E. Busby, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 206, died October 20, 2022.
Anthony Benjamin Caffo, Jr., 74, Delaware Chapter 850, died November 19, 2022.
Harold Eugene Carson, Jr., 89, Florida Chapter 787, died October 6, 2022.
Claude M. Casey, 75, Ohio Chapter 255, died November 3, 2022.
Clark Dennis Cherry, 83, AVVA Michigan Chapter 154, died November 10, 2022.
Bruce Alan Chitwood, 71, Ohio Chapter 649, died October 27, 2022.
James Durbin Christian, 75, South Carolina Chapter 303, died November 28, 2022.
Dennis Ralph Coe, 77, at-large Wisconsin, died October 30, 2022.
Gail Joan Coles, 68, AVVA Montana Chapter 1087, died September 25, 2020.
Herbert A. Colie, Jr., 76, New Jersey Chapter 452, died October 28, 2022.
Gary David Compher, 76, Maryland Chapter 304, died October 18, 2022.
John F. Conger, 81, Colorado Chapter 1071, died November 5, 2022.
Dennis P. Conly, Sr., 76, Vermont Chapter 753, died November 2, 2022.
Jay C. Copley, 90, at-large Georgia, died March 29, 2022.
Stephen Anthony Corretto, 73, New York Chapter 72, died October 21, 2022.
Alberto Jose Cortez, 74, Texas Chapter 366, died September 10, 2022.
Barry R. Culhane, 76, New York Chapter 20, died November 13, 2022.
Janice Dahlke, 75, AVVA Wisconsin Chapter 324, died April 4, 2019.
Daniel J. Dallas, 72, Michigan Chapter 237, died November 30, 2022.
James Herbert Davis, 78, Tennessee Chapter 596, died December 3, 2022.
Judith Ann Davis, 77, AVVA Florida Chapter 1084, died July 8, 2022.
Matthew Diggs, III, 72, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died November 3, 2022.
John J. Donnelly, 81, Pennsylvania Chapter 364, died June 18, 2020.
Richard Allan Doyle, 67, Maine Chapter 1044, died September 26, 2022.
Vernon Eugene Duty, Sr., 75, Texas Chapter 854, died December 8, 2022.
Miguel A. Escobar, 74, New York Chapter 140, died September 21, 2022.
Robert Joseph Fabrizio, 74, New York Chapter 140, died August 24, 2022.
Marianne Falcone, 53, AVVA Rhode Island Chapter 273, died March 25, 2016.
Eddy Ray Finch, 73, Tennessee Chapter 1089, died December 4, 2022.
Bernard C. Flory, 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 415, died October 29, 2022.
Dale J. Frahm, 75, Texas Chapter 137, died recently.
Roger Dale Franklin, 76, North Carolina Chapter 909, died November 6, 2022.
Francis William Furleigh, 78, Texas Chapter 685, died June 3, 2022.
Robert Allan Gabrys, 75, Michigan Chapter 310, died November 27, 2022.
Thomas J. Galica, 76, Wisconsin Chapter 437, died November 9, 2022.
John Gibson, 71, Missouri Chapter 833, died September 4, 2022.
Edmund D. Gillet, 77, New York Chapter 72, died November 20, 2022.
Jimmie Gonzalez, Jr., 79, Texas Chapter 366, died October 24, 2022.
James L. Gresh, 73, Pennsylvania Chapter 468, died October 17, 2022.
Donald B. Griffith, 82, Illinois Chapter 299, died July 3, 2022.
John Anderson Leon Guerrero, 77, Guam Chapter 668, died July 30, 2022.
Fredrick E. Hagaman, 76, Michigan Chapter 494, died March 26, 2022.
Mel O. Hansen, 75, New York Chapter 421, died November 19, 2022.
Steven Haramija, 65, AVVA Michigan Chapter 154, died November 12, 2022.
Emma F. Harrison, 90, Kentucky Chapter 454, died November 21, 2022.
Robert Francis Hathorn, 77, Ohio Chapter 857, died November 18, 2022.
John Nicholas Hatzikalfas, 76, New Jersey 452, died October 3, 2022.
William Bernard Hayward, Jr., 80, Tennessee Chapter 240, died October 15, 2022.
Michael Steven Higgs, 68, at-large Colorado, died January 15, 2022.
Ronald James Hinks, 76, New Mexico Chapter 431, died October 10, 2022.
Charles Hropvich, 90, Delaware Chapter 850, died October 23, 2022.
Tomasa Quenga Ignacio, 79, AVVA Guam Chapter 668, died April 27, 2022.
John D. Imhof, 96, New Jersey Chapter 899, died November 3, 2022.
Joseph J. Ingino, Sr., 74, New York Chapter 11, died December 3, 2022.
Harold A. Jensen, 92, Tennessee Chapter 240, died May 23, 2022.
Jesse Loftis Johnson, 83, Georgia Chapter 970, died September 13, 2022.
William Lewis Jones, 77, South Carolina Chapter 828, died November 19, 2021.
Richard E. Kane, 85, Ohio Chapter 900, died October 5, 2020.
Gary Patrick Kehoe, 75, Missouri Chapter 458, died November 18, 2022.
John L. Kehoe, 73, Montana Chapter 938, died May 30, 2022.
George Cleveland Kessler, 82, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died October 9, 2022.
James M. Kimball, 77, Michigan Chapter 528, died October 2, 2022.
Louis C. Kocsis, III, 75, New Jersey Chapter 899, died October 24, 2022.
Wayne E. Lange, 85, at-large Tennessee, died November 5, 2022.
Thomas G. Lightner, 86, Minnesota Chapter 235, died November 5, 2022.
Alfred Lee Lynch, 73, Virginia Chapter 78, died July 28, 2022.
Katherine E. Maher, 67, AVVA Rhode Island Chapter 273, died October 31, 2016.
Robert P. Maldonado, Jr., 75, Texas Chapter 366, died December 14, 2022.
Charles Galen Markley, 74, Iowa Chapter 490, died October 14, 2022.
John Robert Mason, 74, Virginia Chapter 196,died October 8, 2022.
George Francis McCluskey, Jr., 64, AVVA Delaware Chapter 850, died October 18, 2022.
James R. McDaniels, 82, Texas Chapter 1013, died September 25, 2022.
Thomas Patrick McDermott, 75, Delaware Chapter 1105, died October 28, 2022.
Francis Bain McVey, 77, California Chapter 201, died November 21, 2022.
David R. Mendoza, 74, Hawaii Chapter 858, died recently.
Raymond L. Mitchell, 68, Ohio Chapter 1045, died August 13, 2022.
Steve C. Montgomery, 76, Ohio Chapter 89, died August 8, 2022.
Roger P. Mowen, Sr., 72, Ohio Chapter 40, died June 11, 2021.
Daniel Wayne Music, 67, Georgia Chapter 1070, died October 19, 2021.
Thomas J. Musto, Jr., 77, Colorado Chapter 1071, died October 14, 2022.
William George Nelson, 80, Michigan Chapter 237, died July 17, 2022.
David Keith Newell, 81, Tennessee Chapter 942, died November 25, 2022.
Robert J. Nichols, 76, California Chapter 472, died recently.
Albert Everette Painter, Sr., 88, Florida Chapter 1059, died October 23, 2022.
Steve John Palov, 73, Pennsylvania Chapter 364, died February 23, 2022.
Loretta A. Perry, 71, AVVA Rhode Island Chapter 273, died August 8, 2018.
Luther Ray Perry, 75, Ohio Chapter 649, died December 13, 2022.
Joyce Forsyth Petry, 76, Florida Chapter 1046, died June 15, 2022.
Daniel R. Polowy, 76, New York Chapter 459, died November 11, 2022.
Woodrow W. Postle, Jr., 77, Delaware Chapter 850, died October 27, 2022.
Jerry Mack Powell, 73, North Carolina Chapter 1136, died November 10, 2022.
Maria D. Ramirez, 93, AVVA Virginia Chapter 957, died recently.
Howard L. Rankin, Sr., 84, Pennsylvania Chapter 720, died August 24, 2022.
Thomas L. Reardon, Jr., 76, Michigan Chapter 154, died October 16, 2022.
Cydney Marie Reynolds, 57, AVVA Florida Chapter 53, died December 12, 2022.
James P. Rhodes, 73, Utah Chapter 961, died November 26, 2022.
Nelson Dale Rhodes, 83, Florida Chapter 1125, died October 22, 2022.
William G. Riley, 77, New Jersey Chapter 510, died November 18, 2022.
Burton J. Rosenthal, Jr., 73, Wisconsin Chapter 351, died October 6, 2022.
Vincent E. Russo, 88, Rhode Island Chapter 273, died December 26, 2021.
Michael David Rye, 72, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died November 11, 2022.
Thomas A. Saygers, 88, Kentucky Chapter 1066, died October 22, 2022.
Neil Francis Schilling, 75, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died October 22, 2022.
Robert K. Schmidt, 84, VVA Donor, died September 16, 2022.
Melvin J. Schoeppner, 77, Iowa Chapter 888, died January 3, 2021.
Kevin John Schwegel, 72, VVA Donor, died September 30, 2022.
George G. Sheppard, 75, Michigan Chapter 9, died December 1, 2022.
Charles V. Shillingford, 67, Pennsylvania Chapter 67, died April 13, 2012.
James W. Shull, 77, Tennessee Chapter 942, died October 13, 2022.
Jerry Wayne Sircy, 71, Tennessee Chapter 240, died January 24, 2022.
Robert James Slabe, Sr., 81, New Mexico Chapter 431, died October 26, 2022.
Homer Paul Smith, 82, Missouri Chapter 1014, died October 19, 2022.
Peter Paul Smith, 74, Arizona Chapter 1093, died October 27, 2022.
Philip R. Smith, 77, Florida Chapter 23, died December 16, 2022.
Marc Thoma Sohm, 75, Wisconsin Chapter 437, died November 16, 2022.
Michael D. Sparago, 85, New York Chapter 49, died November 12, 2022.
James B. Spooner, 86, AVVA Rhode Island Chapter 818, died January 1, 2022.
Edna Lee Steen, 76, AVVA North Carolina Chapter 909,died July 27, 2022.
Elton Richard Stott, 73, Ohio Chapter 717, died September 20, 2022.
Stanley J. Stryjewski, 89, VVA Veteran Subscriber, died June 29, 2022.
Patrick Timothy Sullivan, 76, Michigan Chapter 528, died August 11, 2022.
Richard Joseph Switzer, 73, New York Chapter 20, died November 5, 2022.
John Roger Tabor, 76, Ohio Chapter 900, died May 10, 2022.
Noble Duane Talley, 75, at-large Texas, died September 14, 2022.
Barbara Taylor, 80, AVVA Pennsylvania Chapter 1008, died February 23, 2022.
Lee E. Taylor, 76, New York Chapter 803, died October 7, 2022.
David Walter Teeters, 71, Ohio Chapter 717, died May 25, 2022.
Donald Dale Theesfeld, 73, Illinois Chapter 299, died October 14, 2022.
Eugene Thomas, Jr., 76, Alabama Chapter 416, died October 15, 2022.
Leon Thomas, 81, Missouri Chapter 833, died October 7, 2022.
Thomas J. Tradewell, Sr., 75, Wisconsin Chapter 921, died August 2, 2022.
Cecil Joseph Trahan, Sr., 75, Louisiana Chapter 630, died October 29, 2022.
Patti Yvonne Vanzant, 67, AVVA Tennessee Chapter 979, died May 29, 2022.
Darrol Wayne Wallace, 80, Missouri Chapter 458, died October 21, 2022.
Daniel M. Walsh, III, 80, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died October 22, 2022.
Walter Mark Watson, 75, Ohio Chapter 857, died October 26, 2022.
William James Watton, III, 78, Missouri Chapter 1056, died August 6, 2022.
Ronald William Weaver, 74, New Jersey Chapter 800, died September 2, 2022.
Kent L. Weiss, 75, Illinois Chapter 269, died October 17, 2022.
George Ray West, 77, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died October 4, 2022.
Randall Robert White, 72, Michigan Chapter 237, died February 17, 2022.
John Deming Wolf, Jr., 79, Indiana Chapter 1027, died October 15, 2022.
James Alan Wright, 77, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died December 31, 2022.
James Willie Young, 78, Kentucky Chapter 1066, died November 1, 2022.
Leroy C. Zimmel, 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died November 11, 2022.

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