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Archives for September 2016
Gordon L. Grubbs
Gordon R. Grubbs, 89, of Sun City West, AZ passed away Sept. 4, 2016. Born Dec. 10, 1926 in Aspinwall, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh to Gertrude and Lyle Grubbs. He entered the US Army in June of 1944 and was sent for the invasion of Japan. When the war ended the ship made a “left turn and headed to the Philippines for clean-up and occupation”. He was joined in marriage to Norma “Pat” Frampton on Feb. 2, 1948 and she preceded him in death after 64 years together. In his own words said “I had a ... Continue Reading
Norbert R. Vadus
Norbert R. Vadus passed away September 2, 2016, at 83 years of age. Mr. Vadus was born November 22, 1932, in Minersville, PA. Following his education by the Lithuanian nuns of St. Casimir and the Minersville School system, he joined the Navy in 1950 during the Korean War. As an insurance underwriter he attended insurance schools and advanced underwriting seminars. He became a Broker insuring commercial contractors in central Pennsylvania. He practiced magic entertaining young and old ... Continue Reading
Shirley DeShields Jones Harvey
Shirley Ann DeShields Jones Harvey, 76, left her earthly home on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Shirley was the daughter of the late Nathaniel P. DeShields, Sr., and Mary Stevenson DeShields. She was a 1958 graduate of the former Worcester High School, Newark, MD. She received a B.A. Degree in Business Administration from Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ. In addition, she attended McClaugh Modeling School. Shirley began her career as a ... Continue Reading
Gertrude G. “Gerry” Patrenos
92, of Peoria, AZ, passed away on August 29, 2016. Gerry was born on January 14, 1924 in Phoenix, AZ. She grew up in Tempe, AZ and graduated from Tempe Union High School. She went on to graduate from Good Samaritan Hospital's Nursing School and moved to California to be near the ocean. She loved the ocean! Gerry met her husband, Francis (Pat) Patrenos while working in southern California and soon became an"Army wife", traveling to many posts with him, including Japan, where one of their five ... Continue Reading
