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

Ronald L. Abbott, 76, Maryland Chapter 624, died August 19.
George Earl Adams, Jr., 78, Michigan Chapter 9, died July 27.
Willard Darrel Anderson, 75, Minnesota Chapter 684, died June 20.
James M. Angelini, 71, Kentucky Chapter 454, died August 6.
Gerard T. Altoff, 73, Virginia Chapter 957, died recently.
Jean Olivia Baker, 79, AVVA Alabama Chapter 864, died October 5.
Bob Bangert, 70, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died recently.
Eugene Lynn Barnhart, 81, Florida Chapter 1036, died September 25.
Michael Dennis Bender, 79, Texas Chapter 278, died April 25.
John Henry Berry, Jr., 80, Michigan Chapter 528, died August 1.
Kenneth T. Boyer, 75, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died August 28.
Mark William Braverman, 68, Iowa Chapter 776, died July 10.
Michael Ernest Brehio, 77, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died May 7, 2022.
Rickey Branson Brown, 69, New Jersey Chapter 602, died July 16.
Katherine Browning, 71, AVVA West Virginia Chapter 628, died August 23.
George J. Cardinale, 80, Florida Chapter 1003, died August 3.
Arthur Edward Carlson, 80, Illinois Chapter 928, died August 20.
John Edward Castleberry, 78, Georgia Chapter 1082, died October 9.
James A. Champion, 76, Michigan Chapter 154, died July 30.
Lyle Marlin Christy, Sr., 85, at-large Tennessee, died August 6.
Alan Maurice Combs, 72, Oklahoma Chapter 751, died August 11.
Charles Delbert Conley, 79, Alabama Chapter 416, died September 27.
Stephen D. Coonradt, 76, New York Chapter 8, died June 2.
Dennis R. Cooper, 71, Iowa Chapter 888, died July 8.
Ricardo Solis Cortez, 86, Texas Chapter 898, died September 24.
Stephen Richard Cox, 74, at-large Texas, died January 3.
John Robert Cutler, 74, Connecticut Chapter 120, died August 21.
David J. Demkowski, 74, Michigan Chapter 142, died July 11, 2017.
Ronald Lee Dick, 69, Wisconsin Chapter 236, died August 7.
Daniel Arthur Dorsheimer, 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 542, died September 23.
Robert J. Duffney, Sr., 84, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died July 3.
Warren Vance Elliot, 80, Tennessee Chapter 203, died September 11.
Harold Dean Erb, 76, Illinois Chapter 984, recently died.
Charles L. Estes, 73, Tennessee Chapter 1124, died July 21.
Alan L. Feijo, 75, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died September 3.
Peter J. Fifer, 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 436, died August 7.
James Erwin Fischbach, 73, Tennessee Chapter 942, died October 1.
Wayne Jerome Furman, 79, Illinois Chapter 269, died September 19.
Edd Thomas Furr, Sr., 88, North Carolina Chapter 909, died August 5.
Wolfgang D. Geckeler, 77, New Jersey Chapter 228, died April 30.
William Anthony Gensel, 78, New York Chapter 803, died September 19.
Ronald Lee Goodpaster, 80, Indiana Chapter 71, died September 14.
Leslie A. Gorsuch, 76, Colorado Chapter 1106, died August 19.
Dennis M. Hardin, 74, Florida Chapter 1092, died recently.
Joseph G. Harkness, 69, New York Chapter 20, died September.
Allen B. Harvey, Sr., 77, Georgia Chapter 789, died September 18.
Michael T. Hawes, 74, Michigan Chapter 284, died September 29.
William Anthony Hayes, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1073, died August 28.
J.B. Hollingsworth, 89, AVVA New York Chapter 377, died August 20.
Harold Randall Holloway, Sr., 76, Florida Chapter 1048, died August 16.
Ralph Delmore Horne, III, 75, Ohio Chapter 97, died September 10.
Thomas P. Howard, Jr., 72, Florida Chapter 1059, died September 15.
James Ruskin Hughbanks, 86, Texas Chapter 920, died July 7.
Richard F.B. Ignacio, 79, Texas Chapter 1000, died recently.
John Glenn Jaeger, 69, Florida Chapter 566, died April 7.
Richard W. Jimerson, 81, Oregon Chapter 821, died August 18.
Robert J. Kadlec, 82, California Chapter 201, died September 30.
Allen J. Karl, 90, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died February 12.
Gerald Lee Kervin, 76, Florida Chapter 755, died July 27.
Harold W. Klenk, 79, Michigan Chapter 310, died October 7.
George J. Knox, 79, North Carolina Chapter 980, died July 3.
Robert James Kress, 78, South Dakota Chapter 463, died July 27.
James L. Kuebler, 75, Missouri Chapter 317, died May 13.
Richard P. Lauer, 76, New York 72, died September 8.
David Edwin Leach, 75, New York Chapter 803, died August 27.
Larry T. Legg, 74, California Chapter 53, died recently.
Joseph P. Long, 71, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died September 15.
James Wesley Lopez, 74, Maryland Chapter 965, died October 22.
James Leslie Mack, 78, Ohio Chapter 97, died August 1.
James D. Mangine, 78, New Jersey Chapter 228, died August 27.
Ronald C. Martin, 74, Oregon Chapter 392, died August 13.
McClure G. Mathews, Jr., 80, Florida Chapter 1036, died July 8.
David C. McCrum, 72, at-large Maine, died April 8.
John Rodney McJunkin, III, 74, Ohio Chapter 1126, died August 26.
Patricia Jean Meadus, 71, AVVA Pennsylvania Chapter 678, died August 7.
Stephen K. Meltzer, 79, Michigan Chapter 142, died July 6.
James A. Miller, Jr., 79, New Jersey Chapter 233, died August 2.
James C. Moore, 83, New York Chapter 20, died June 24.
Robert C. Morgan, 79, Texas Chapter 987, died September 28.
Ricky A. Myers, 74, Ohio Chapter 89, died October 6.
Bruce W. Newkirk, 77, New York Chapter 803, died August 7.
Leon Elzie Nobles, 86, Florida Chapter 1096, died September 18.
Robert J. Norwood, 75, Alabama Chapter 1067, died June 23.
Marvin L. Olson, 86, Texas Chapter 1013, died September 3.
Dennis P. O’Rourke, 77, Florida Chapter 1036, died June 8.
Joseph Alan Pariseau, 78, Illinois Chapter 269, died August 21.
Dennis M. Paustian, 76, at-large California, died July 25.
Richard E. Pedersen, 85, Indiana Chapter 295, died September 22.
James Wilfred Perry, 85, Texas Chapter 1013, died July 15.
Elsie Ruth Perschke, 97, AVVA Florida Chapter 195, died December 23, 2020.
Samuel R. Peterson, 70, Minnesota Chapter 237, died August 25.
Robert Jesus Pila, 79, Florida Chapter 1036, died June 5.
Richard E. Plamondon, 78, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died September 27.
Ronald T. Poness, Sr., 81, New York Chapter 20, died September 18.
Roy Neal Pruitt, 84, Delaware Chapter 850, died September 16.
Don Michael Pullen, 76, Virginia Chapter 752, died July 31.
Mark S. Ra’chelli, 67, AVVA West Virginia Chapter 628, died August 21.
David Vern Ramsey, 69, Michigan Chapter 528, died August 7.
Paul D. Reyos, 81, Utah Chapter 961, died August 21.
Ray Richardson, 78, Tennessee Chapter 1123, died August 28.
Lyman L. Riley, Jr., 80, at-large Wisconsin, died September 19.
Benedict R. Rinaudo, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1140, died September 14.
Gary S. Rosenhouse, 76, Florida Chapter 1036, died October 2.
Dale J. Sandelin, 76, Illinois Chapter 269, died August 11.
Jeffrey Gene Santoki, 78, at-large Hawaii, died July 2.
Allan R. Schichtel, 79, New York Chapter 20, died September 12.
Neal R. Schultz, Sr., 86, Alabama Chapter 607, died July 31.
George Leon Searfoss, Sr., 76, Indiana Chapter 1027, died July 7.
Angelo A. Severino, 80, at-large Virginia, died August 28.
John E. Shaw, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 590, died September 4.
Michael Conrad Shea, 78, Washington Chapter 879, died April 9.
James J. Sitter, 75, Wisconsin Chapter 437, died August 29.
Dana Lynn Smith, 74, Tennessee Chapter 1148, died February 23.
Erick Taylor Smith, 75, Alabama Chapter 607, died August 5.
Robert L. Spencer, 83, Ohio Chapter 1095, died July 27.
Thomas Gerald Steen, 77, North Carolina Chapter 909, died August 15.
William D. Stinsman, Sr., 74, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died August 24.
Steven Jay Stroot, 70, Illinois Chapter 269, died October 1.
Edward W. Stuhr, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died August 15.
Margaret E. Sunkel-Wright, 77, Florida Chapter 1046, died October 17.
Mary Ann Tarby, 75, AVVA Colorado Chapter 1106, died September 14.
William K. Thacker, 87, Georgia Chapter 970, died September 4.
Joseph J. Tramonte, 70, Louisiana Chapter 1098, died September 7.
Venton B. Upton, 79, Indiana Chapter 71, died September 4.
Allen C. Walsh, 76, Florida Chapter 96, died recently.
Donald Francis Walsh, 93, Florida Chapter 1059, died August 27.
Russell H. Wheelock, 82, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died August 17.
Spencer K. White, III, 73, Virginia Chapter 1062, died July 30.
James A. Wilsmann, 77, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died August 7.
John M. Wynne, 72, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died August 19.

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