1937 – 2024 William F. Hostetler, 87, of Rochester, MN passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus. He served in VF-193 (1957). A funeral service was held Friday, April 12, 2024 at Calvary Episcopal Church (111 3rd Ave. SW, Rochester) with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.
FERRARA, ANTHONY
1935 – 2023 Anthony moved to Tulsa with his wife Carolyn in July of 2022 and they enjoyed 4 months before he started to decline Anthony was born in Patchogue New York and went on to move to Sparks Nevada, where he attended high school. He joined the Navy on August 1, 1952 and because of his ambition, he was …
RICHBAW, DELMAR
1932 – 2024 It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved father, Delmar Dean Richbaw, who left us on September 4, 2024 at the age of 92. Surrounded by family and friends in his final moments, he was a man of immense humor and wisdom, cherishing every moment spent with his loved ones. Del is …
HEGGIE, DALE
1948 – 2023 Dale O. Heggie, 74, of Bloomington, IL passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at his home with family by his side. Dale was born on December 9, 1948 in Bloomington the son of Stanley H. and Dona M. (Dahlhoff) Heggie. He married Cathy L. Wasson on January 28, 1967 at Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL. Surviving …
Sharing Yorktown History on Veterans Day
On Veterans’ Day, crewmember Joe Zaccaro (OE Division, 1964-1966) visited with his daughter, Laura’s, second grade students at a New Jersey elementary school to speak about his service on the ‘Fighting Lady.’ The students had lots of questions for him. “Besides the size of the ship and how many people on board and were any of them women,” Zaccoro said, …
Phil Elsner – Star Group Member
The best part of our Association Member group so far has been getting to see everyone interact and tell their stories. Since the group started, Phil Elsner has been such an enthusiastic and highly involved group member. Curious about his story, and what drives his love for the ship, we talked with him about his time in the Navy and …