In Memoriam
May these American heroes never be forgotten.
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This section contains obituaries of shipmates and members who have recently passed away. Each obituary will remain on the website until after the reunion memorial service.
HETRICK, BERNARD
1937 – 2024 Bernard E. “Tink” Hetrick, of Reynoldsville, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. He was born August …
JENSEN, ROBERT
1926 – 2024 Robert J. Jensen passed away on February 24,2024 at the age of 98. He was born in …
JOHNSON, DONALD
1928 – 2024 Donald Andrew Johnson, long-time Crescent City resident, passed away Friday, 31 May 2024, in Brookings, Oregon, after …
JOHNSON, MARVIN
1926 – 2024 Marvin Jerome Johnson, 98, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Sheridan VA Medical Center.Champion Funeral …
JONES, TOM
1931 – 2024 Tom was born and raised in Pueblo, CO to his parents John D. Jones and Frankie Miller …
KAPLOWITZ, HOWARD
2024 Howard served on the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) from 1956 to 57 in OR Division as an RM3. An obituary …
KEENAN, JR
1944 – 2024 James Robert “JR” Keenan passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024, at his home in Blanchard, OK …
KEITH, NORMAN JR
1934 – 2024 Norman M. Keith Jr., 89, passed away on Saturday June 29, 2024, at the Springbrook nursing home …
LAMB, MYRON
1937 – 2023 Myron “Mike” Clark Lamb, a beloved father, stepfather, brother, uncle, and devoted friend, died at Our Lady …
LASHBROOK, DURWOOD
1930 – 2024 urwood Elbridge Lashbrook passed away on May 9, 2024, at the age of 93. He was born …
LEDLOW, KENT
1943 – 2023 Kent Ledlow passed into eternity on October 29, 2023 in Lakewood, Colorado. The last years of his …
LUKENS, VIRGIL
1931-2023 Virgil A. Lukens, 92, of Herrin, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at his home in Herrin, IL. Virgil …
MANSFIELD, HOWARD
1938 – 2023 Howard P. Mansfield, Sr., 85, passed away at home surrounded by his family on December 28, 2023 …
MATHEWS, DONALD
1931 – 2024 Donald Mathews passed peacefully at age 93 with family by his side. He will be profoundly missed.Don …
MCCULLUM, EARNEST
1933 – 2024 Earnest Heyward McCullum, 90 of Madison, passed away peacefully at his home on April 29, 2024. Mr …
MINCHER, DONALD LEE
1947 – 2024 Donald Lee Mincher “Gramps” passed away May 29, 2024, surrounded by his family and his faithful dog …
NEIDL, BRUCE
1943 – 2023 Bruce F. Neidl, 80, of Rome, NY passed away on Veteran’s Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023 with …
NEUMANN, JAMES SR
1943 – 2024 James Richard Neumann Sr. – Born January 14, 1943, to William & Flora Neumann of St. Louis …
PATTERSON, MICHAEL
1941-2024 Michael Arthur Patterson (“Mike”) went to join his wife, Jan, on her birthday, March 1, in the year 2024 …
PETERSON, ROGER
1938-2024 oger D. Peterson, 86, of Galesburg, died at 4:28 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2024, in Seminary Manor. He was …
PETTET, FRANK
1939 – 2023 Jan. 15, 1939 – Sept. 1, 2023Frank Raymond Pettet beloved husband and father passed away at his …
PINION, ANTHONY
1927 – 2024 Anthony James “Tony” Pinion, 97, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family, Friday evening, May 3, …
PRATER, CHARLEY
1935 – 2024 Charley Paul Prater, 88, passed Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at his farm doing what he loved. He …
RAWLEY, ROBERT
1932 – 2023 Robert Joseph Rawley, born in Orange, New Jersey, on November 3rd, 1932, the second son of William …
ROBERTS, RONALD
1935 – 2024 Ronald David Roberts, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the BeeHive Assisted Living Facility in …
ROGERS, TERRY
1936-2024 Terry Rogers, a loving husband and father with a song for every occasion, passed away peacefully in June 2024 …
SACHTJEN, RANDALL
1947 – 2024 Randall J. Sachtjen, age 77, passed away unexpectedly on May 12, 2024. Randy was born in Madison, …
SADDLER, GARY
1941 – 2024 Gary Lynn Saddler was born on June 17, 1941, in Colby, KS, the son of Guy and …
SCHEER, LAWRENCE
1924 – 2024 Commander Lawrence Earnest Scheer USN (Retired after 25 years) was born on February 8th, 1924, on a …
SCHULTZ, DAVID
1947 – 2023 David Schultz, 76, of Terryville, Connecticut passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at home. He was born …
SCOTT, STEVEN
1926 – 2024 Scott, Steven M. “Scotty”, 98, of Plantation, formally of Citrus Springs, passed away September 14, 2013. Scotty …
SIMANTS, SONNY
1937 – 2023 Leo Eugene “Sonny” Simants, 86, of North Platte passed away Nov. 2, 2023 at Great Plains Health …
SPRINGS, FRED
1921 – 2023 World War II Yorktown veteran, Fred N. Springs passed on October 25, 2023. A Memorial Service will …
STANARD, VERNON
1925 – 2024 Vernon Doyle Stanard, 99, of Bridgman, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Peaceful Manor in …
STEVENS, MICHAEL
1942 – 2023 On October 26, 2023, Michael Leroy Stevens, 81, passed away at his home in Atlantic Beach, FL, …
STINSON, RAY
1937 – 2024 Raymond Marcus Stinson 87, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2024. Raymond was born the youngest of …
STRICKLAND, HARTFORD
1937 – 2024 Hartford “Ron” “Spiffy” Strickland, Jr., passed peacefully on April 3, 2024, at the age of 86 following …
TARNAWSKI, MICHAEL
1943 – 2024 Michael Gale Tarnawski, aged eighty, died the afternoon of January 27, 2024, of natural causes as family …
