WALTER J “LADDIE” CHOJNACKI JR December 4, 1946 – February 7, 2006 The war was over, Christmas was approaching and his father, Walter J. Chojnacki Sr. (1917-1999) was home from the Merchant Marine having honorably served in the war effort. Year 1946 found his mother Jean Niedzinski Chojnacki (1916-2000) waiting patiently for both her husband to safely return and for…
L. Ray Bailey, 69, of Old Hickory passed away Sunday, July 07, 2019, at home with hospice following an extended illness. REMEMBERING L. Ray Bailey He was a 2000 Belmont University graduate and a member of Tulip Grove Baptist Church. Ray enjoyed making chili, landscaping, reading, woodworking, attending reunions of his U.S. Army Kilo Company, 75th Ranger group, local Vietnam…
CLINTON DALE NEUMAN July 24, 1948 – March 2, 1972 Clinton Dale Neuman was born in the birthplace of his father and grandfather, rural Pipestone County, Minnesota on July 24, 1948. The area, on the Minnesota side of the South Dakota border was a wonderful place to raise a family, but a terrible place to find enough employment to properly…
RAYMOND WILFRED YOVINO March 19, 1948 – December 29, 1971 Raymond’s father was born in Chile but came to a small fishing village, Ilwaca, on the Peninsula in Washington to pursue a dream. Father Miguel Cristobal Yovino (1919-2000) fell in love and married Grace Martell Yovino (1928-1949) a local girl. Together they had two boys, Ray and his older brother…
HARRY W. SCHREINER December 28, 1945 – September 5, 1973 Harry spent his early years in a terribly broken home, being removed at the age of 9 to live with foster parents Howard J. Pett (1918-1992) and his wife Marjorie M. Pett (1919-2010) in Lower Genesee Lake, Wisconsin. While childless of their own, the Petts raised Harry and his foster…
RANDALL “RANDY” WILLIAM WINDSTEIN January 15, 1947 – October 3, 2017 Randy was born, the only child, to William Joseph “Rosebud” Windstein (1915-1999) and Martha E. Kahl Windstein (1914-2009) on January 15, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA. The “War to end all Wars” had just concluded and Randy’s father returned in March of 1946 from his wartime service in the US…
WILFRED RAYMOND SNAKE August 3, 1940 – December 2, 2012 Wilfred “Johnny Boy” Snake was a Native American of the Winnebago Tribe of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. He was born on the Menominee Reservation to father Walter A Snake (1902-1979) and Ernestine Waupoose Snake (1905-1997) on August 3, 1940. Wilfred had 4 older sisters, Mary Elizabeth Snake (1930), Margaret…
NORWALK — Joseph Terry Baltes, 69, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, at his home. He is the son of the late John and Benadette Baltes. Joe was the owner and operator of Baltes Construction Company in New London, Ohio, upon retirement in 2000, Joe and his wife Lois, moved to the Florida Keys,…
RONALD CHARLES COON September 24, 1948 – May 15, 2019 Ronald Charles Coon was born in Minnesota as Winter was approaching on September 24, 1948. His father Joseph Lysle Coon (1922-1982) and mother Audree Lois Halverson Coon (1927-2011) were still trying to forget WWII and the impact it had upon them. Ron’s father, Lysle, upon joining the Army in 1941…
JOSEPH SAMUEL “Tanker” BRANNON January 23, 1951 – October 19, 1992 “Tanker” came to us from Spencer, in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. It was, and still is, a rural community of hardworking people who treasure the values of a life not always available in large cities. Joe was instilled with an honest respect for hard work with the…