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Marjory Dreger
Dec 9, 2004
Marjory Dell Dreger was born on October 18, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Elmer Andrew and Della Ruth Wyble Wiesman. She married George Dreger in Chicago on July 26, 1952. Marjory was employed as a legal secretary. She was a member of Saint Peter's Catholic Church. Marjory passed away on December 9, 2004 at The Good Samaritan Village in Mountain...
Carl Panhorst
Dec 8, 2004
Carl H. Panhorst died December 8, 2004 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 91 years. He was born December 16, 1912 in Lafe, Arkansas to Charlie and Mary Lohmeyer Panhorst. He married the "Late" Imogene Griggry Panhorst on March 4, 1974 at Paragould, Arkansas. Mr. Panhorst was a retired auto worker, having been employed with General Motors for...
Patricia Brewer
Dec 8, 2004
Patricia Ann Brewer was born September 23, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Newton Cleveland Rowden and Mildred Eleanor Fletcher. She was the District Manager for the Wal-Mart Eye Center. Patricia was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She passed away at on December 8, 2004 at Baxter Regional Medical...
Walter Hamilton
Dec 3, 2004
Walter R. Hamilton was born September 5, 1912 in Calhoun Co. Iowa to Harry A. and Allie Kelley Hamilton. He married Majorie Stoakes on April 19, 1936 in Humbolt, Iowa. Mr. Hamilton moved to Mountain Home in 1978 from Wheeling, Illinois. He died Friday, December 3, 2004 at Baxter Regional Medical Center at the age of 92. Survivors: Mr. Hamilton...
Russell Stump
Dec 2, 2004
Russell Eugene "Gene" Stump was born on July 13, 1920 son to Ray and Marvel Dimmick Stump at South Whitley, Indiana. He married Kee H. Clifft on July 4, 1952 at Harvey, Illinois. He was an Industrial Engineer for Wyman-Gordon Company for 35 years. Mr. Stump moved to Mountain Home in 1986 from Hazelcrest, Illinois. He was a Merchant Seaman...
Robert Ross
Nov 27, 2004
Services are private for Robert C. Ross of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Mr. Ross died Saturday, November 27, 2004 at Bexter Regional Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1933 to emmitt and Minnie Ross at Hammond, Indiana. He married Patricia Hamilton July 22, 19-- at Carey, Ohio. Mr. Ross was a welder and worked at the National Lime Stone Quarry....
Lloyd Clayton
Nov 26, 2004
Lloyd Richard Clayton was born October 24, 1924 at Sebastapol, California son of Lloyd and Mable Temple Clayton. He married Dorothy Dahash on December 15, 1945 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a resident of the Mountain Home area since 2002, having moved from Colorado. Mr. Clayton was a supertintendent of the Oasis Oil Company for many years. He worked...
James Rossa
Nov 25, 2004
James R. Rossa Sr. was born December 23, 1934 at Kenosha, Wisconsin, son of Leo and Lydia Erler Rossa. He married Sharron Kline on August 29, 1959 at Kenosha. He had been a resident of Mountain Home, Arkansas since 1992 having moved from Kenosha. He worked in final repair for Chrysler Corporation for many years. He belonged to the United...
Nicholas Santoro
Nov 18, 2004
Nicholas Santoro was born March 15, 1970, at Brooklyn, NY, to Nicholas and Carol Santoro. He married Maria Santoro on May 5, 1995, in Claryville, NY. He was a production worker at Epoxyn in Mtn. Home. He moved to Mtn. Home in January, 2004 from Manitowic, Wisconsin. He was of the Catholic faith. Survivors: He is survived by his wife:...
Richard Drabczyk
Nov 15, 2004
Richard I. Drabvzyk was born May 7, 1927 at Chicago, Illinois son of Ignatius and Angelina Novackski Drabczyk. He married Helen Kantorski on April 15, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of St. Peter The Fisherman Catholic Church for many years. He was a member of the Mountain Home Polish Club and of the Ozark Veterans of Foreign...
James Murph
Nov 14, 2004
He was born September 10, 1940 at Marshall, Texas son of Willie A. and Ora Harper Murph. He married Betty Housdan on December 16, 1983 at Marshall Texas. Lt. Murph was Patrol Commander for the Mountain Home Police Department, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He also enjoyed fishing and boating. He was a member of...
Charlotte Gifford
Nov 9, 2004
Charlotte Florence Gifford was born October 5, 1938 at Chicago, Illinois daughter of Paul and Dorothy Luebke Botts.She married Jesse Gifford on June 28, 1974 at Norfork, Arkansas. Survivors: Husband Jesse Gifford of Mountain Home, AR, 2 sons Joseph T. Sperka and wife Nicole of Mountain Home, AR, John T. Sperka and wife Amber of Mountain Home, AR, 4 brothers...
Winifred Riddle
Nov 8, 2004
Winifred Riddle died November 8, 2004 at Twin Lakes Nursing Center, Flippin, Arkansas. She was 79 years old. She married Earl B. Riddle. She was born October 11, 1925 daughter to Edward R. Brown Sr. in Washington. Survivors: Brother Edward R. Brown Jr., Christmas Valley, Oregon, one nephew, Edward E. Brown, Branson, Missouri, one son Mike Workman, 2 grand daughters...
John Zahnen
Nov 8, 2004
John Nicholas Zahnen was born on August 2, 1919 at West Chicago, Illinois son of John and Mariam Kuhl Zahnen. He was an Engineer for International Harvestor. He married Jean Ann Zahnen on July 4, 1941 at Yuma, Arizona. He moved to Mountain Home in 1989 from Elburn, Illinois. He passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home...
Helen Keyser
Nov 8, 2004
Helen Walker Keyser was born March 3, 1906 at Williamson County, Illinois the daughter of Ben and Nora A. Poos Walker. She married Joseph C. Keyser in 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was an author, writer and librarian. She was a member of the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois and...
Charles Lash
Nov 8, 2004
Charles Lash was born August 23, 1918 at St. Clairsville, Ohio to Charles A. and Ellen K. Rinker Lash. He married Enid M. Young on July 10, 1955 at Florence, Arizona. Mr. Lash was a railroad trainman for Southern Pacific Railroad for 28 years before his retirement. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Loyal...
Mitchell Rzeplinski
Nov 6, 2004
Mitchell M. Rzeplinski was born April 17, 1914 at Chicago, Illinois the son of William and Josephine Klemkowska Rzeplinski. He married Elene Seiter in 1972 at Chicago, Illinois. He had been a resident of the Mountain Home area since moving from Chicago, Illinois. He was a machinist for Kraft Foods & Nabesco. Mitchell M. Rzeplinski entered into eternal rest on...
A Kompelien
Nov 6, 2004
Alexander Owen Kompelien was born at home on May 2, 1917, near Minneota, Minnesota, to Anton O. and Margaret Hofteig Kompelien, the fourth of nine children. His early schooling was in a rural one-room schoolhouse where all grades were taught by one teacher. His high school years were spent in Lake City, Minnesota, during the Great Depression. After graduation he...
Donald Wright
Nov 5, 2004
Donald Edward Wright was born October 1, 1933 at Justice Park, Illinois son of George Hamilton Wirhgt and Flossie May Douglas. He was a purchasing agent for Allied Signal for many years. Survivors: Cynthia Lee, Theresa, Michelle, Kimberly, step brother Laverne G. Lamb Preceded in Death by: His parents Funeral: Graveside service was Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 2:00 p.m....
Mary Whatley
Nov 4, 2004
Mary Ann Whatley died Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Her service was November 8, 2004 with Niebur Funeral Home Chapel. She was born on August 31, 1931 daughter to Clarence and Edith Lloyd Tylerat Rolla, Missouri. She married Elmer Whatley on March 23, 1951 at Carterville, MO. Survivors: Two sons Paul Whatley of Quincy, Illinois, Samuel...
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