U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: Pierce H Abbott
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 2 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled welders and flame cutters
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 180
73488. Clarilee Frances Abbott
St. Petersburg Times
January 3, 2001O'NEIL, CLARILEE F., 74, of Cincinnati, formerly of St. Pete Beach and Indian Shores, died Sunday (Dec. 17, 2000) in Cincinnati. Born in Santa Monica, Calif., she came to Florida in 1979 from Chicago and moved to Cincinnati in August 1998. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo.
Survivors include two daughters, Maureen E. O'Neil, Pinellas Park, and Peggy Fragassi, Batavia, Ohio; two sisters, Alayne Armstrong, California, and Del Phofl, Garden Grove, Calif.; a brother, Bud Abbott, Spirit Lake, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
St. Petersburg Times
July 18, 1990O'NEIL, JOHN, 66, of St. Petersburg Beach, died Monday (July 16, 1990) in International Falls, Minn. He was born in Somerville, Mass., and came here in 1982 from Des Plaines, Ill., where he was vice president of GTE Communications for more than 30 years. During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Clarielee; a son, Michael, Newfoundland, Canada; two daughters, Maureen Brown, Pinellas Park, and Peggy Lee Fragassi , Batavia, Ohio; two brothers, Kevin P., Arlington, Mass., and Frank, Escondido, Calif.; two sisters, Elizabeth Hunt, Largo, and Mary Griffin, Arlington; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
legacy.com
Alayne Sylvia (Abbott) Armstrong, 83, who lived with her husband Robert on Rutherford Road in San Diego Country Estates from 1994 through 2006, passed away peacefully at home in Leisure World, Seal Beach, California, early on November 26, 2011, in the company of family and friends.
Alayne was born on September 1, 1928 in Santa Monica. She was married for 63 years to her high school beau, Robert M. Armstrong, who died this past February, 2011.
Alayne is survived by her seven grown children and their spouses: David (Donna), Douglas (Lori), Marilyn McElligott, Barbara (John) Richard, Diana (Steve) Zook, Frank (Donna Willinsky), and Daniel (Valentine Kephart); plus nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Alayne is also survived by her younger sister, Aladel (Del) Pfohl of Garden Grove.
Alayne was a lifelong cellist, having started at age nine when her school orchestra in Santa Monica needed someone to learn the cello. By age 15, she decided the cello would be her career focus in the larger discipline of music. Beginning in high school, she studied with master cello teachers in the L.A. area and played with numerous orchestras, including several decades with the Long Beach Symphony where she was principal cellist for many years and later the Pacific Symphony in Orange County, plus many chamber ensembles. Alayne was also a dedicated teacher of the cello for over 50 years and member of the American String Teachers Assn. (ASTA). She taught cello mostly at home, including a memorable 12 years in Ramona, where she also held many recitals and musicales. Alayne also participated in many public music events in the region, including the annual Handel's Messiah Christmas concert in Julian, most recently in 2008. After moving to Seal Beach Leisure World in early 2007 to be closer to family, she continued to teach cello and played at weddings and occasional chamber "gigs" through her 82nd year.
Kern Valley Sun (Lake Isabella, CA)
November 23, 2005Jean Obert, 78, passed away Nov. 10, 2005 after a brief illness at St. Mary's Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif.
Jean, born in Santa Monica, enjoyed 19 years of retirement in the Lake Isabella area. She recently moved to Hesperia to be closer to family. Prior to moving to Hesperia, Jean attended the Kern Valley Bible Church.Jean was known and loved for her wit, sense of humor, and love of family. She is survived by her husband and lifelong fishing partner, Jerry Obert. Their 60th wedding anniversary would have been celebrated this coming New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2005.
Jean also leaves behind four children, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia (deceased) and Bud Horn, of Bakersfield, Calif., along with their children, Hyrum Horn of Louisville, Ky., Aaron Horn (deceased), Charles Horn of Kernville, Calif. and Anna Horn of Bakersfield; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and David Pegg, of Fountain Valley, Calif., along with their children, Nathan Pegg of Chico, Calif. and Becky Pegg of Austin, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Sharon Obert, of Casper, Wyo., along with Paul's children, Lisa Obert of Louisville, Ky., Sgt. Stephen Obert, U.S. Army, presently serving in Iraq and Sierra Obert of Montrose, Colo.; daughter Penny Vesterby of Hesperia, Calif., along with Penny's daughter, Christy Cain, of Hesperia, Calif.
Jean touched the lives of those around her with her loving care and kindness. Her family will miss her greatly.
The Kern Valley Sun
August 10, 2010Gerald (Jerry) Arthur Obert was born Aug. 26, 1924 in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Blanche and Edgar Obert. He was raised on the family farm in Big Rapids, Mich. with seven brothers and sisters, Bill and Betty Obert, Big Rapids, Mich., Norm (deceased) and Adelline Obert, Big Rapids, Mich., Nina and Mid (deceased), Eldred, Big Rapids, Mich., Betty and Nile Hanes, Muskegon, Mich., Jim and Joanne Obert, Big Rapids, Mich., Hazel and Glen Marvel, Big Rapids, Mich., and Dewey and Sharon Obert, Big Rapids, Mich.
At the beginning of WW II, he was drafted into the military, choosing to become a Marine Raider. After basic training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he met his wife-to-be (Jean Allen), he was sent to serve in the Pacific. For the duration of the War, Jerry survived under horrific odds, making multiple beach heads and was one of only three men in a company of approximately 160 to survive and make it home.
Upon his return, Jerry and Jean were married, beginning their new life together in the San Fernando Valley in California. Jean has since passed away, but they are survived by their children, Peggy and David Pegg of Fountain Valley, Calif., Paul and Sharon Obert of Casper, Wyo., Penny Vesterby and fiance Mark Kiok of Lake Arrowhead; multiple grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Patricia, Jerry's oldest daughter, and husband, Boyd Horn, preceded him in death.
Jerry enjoyed a lifetime of hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was an avid outdoorsman and excellent long range marksman. Jerry and his son, Paul, shared hunting adventures across the Western United States, packing into remote areas hunting big game.
Between his outdoor excursions, Jerry worked for 35 years in the aerospace industry at Marquardt and then Lockheed Corporation. At Lockheed, he worked on the SR-71 Blackbird, among other accomplishments.
Once retired, Jerry and Jean moved to Lake Isabella in Kern County, Calif., where they lived for over 17 years. In 2005 they moved to Hesperia, Calif, to be closer to their youngest daughter, Penny. They moved into the Desert Rose Assisted Living Facility a year later. The staff at the Desert Rose soon became like extended family. Jerry lived there until his death on July 14, 2010.
Jerry enjoyed life and the people in it. Family was important to him and he kept his children acquainted with the "Obert Clan" back in Michigan, by taking frequent family trips there in the summers. Jerry was loved by his family and friends, having an infectious smile to go with his many tall tales. His children are proud of their father's creativity, talents and uniqueness. His passing has left a void in many lives, he will be missed.
Antelope Valley Press
February 1, 2006GULLICKSON, Richard Harry, born on October 26, 1915, and passed away January 26, 2006, after bravely fighting pneumonia for six weeks.
He was our dad and we loved him so very much. Because of his cute sense of humor and his knack for story telling about his life he had many friends. Our dad, Richard was an artist who painted many beautiful paintings and incorporated his talent through his successful business, Western Match Company. Daddy was a great golfer with a 6 handicap and he made four holes in one.
He met the love of his life, our mother Janet, in April of 1942, and they married three weeks later on May 15th. It was a match made in heaven and they were happily married for 61 years until her death two years ago. They were an inspiration to us by the way they showed their love for one another.
Richard is survived by his two daughters; Karen (Steve) Jones, Laurie (Ben) Brubaker, 6 grandchildren; Debra (Kim) Gallagher, Kimberly (Mark) Ackerman, Gregory (Jen) Jones, Christine (Brian) Carney, Michelle (Cary) Epstein, Angela (Jamie) Cochran, 12 great-grandchildren; Orion and Jason Gallagher, Alissa, Brittney, Jessica and Princeton Ackerman, Summer Jones, Pierce and Grant Carney, Andee Epstein and Lacey and Jaden Cochran.
Frank William Haskell served in WW 1, but not overseas. He was a surveyor.
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Frank Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1891
Death Date: 10 Jun 1984
SSN: 549665246
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 10 Apr 1918
Release Date 1: 28 Nov 1918
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Name: Frank Richard Haskell
Ship, Station or Activity: Knight
Ship Number or Designation: DMS-40
Muster Date: 7 Nov 1945
73496. Millard Bickford Haskell
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Millard B Haskell
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: Arizona
County or City: Coconino
Enlistment Date: 21 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Engineers, industrial
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 150
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Gene Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1927
Death Date: 14 May 1989
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 562320471
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 17 Aug 1945
Release Date 1: 29 Jun 1948
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: James Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1893
Death Date: 29 May 1986
SSN: 319308701
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 16 May 1918
Release Date 1: 3 Jun 1919
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon-Sterling, IL)
June 11, 2022James Palmer Haskell passed from this life on June 8, 2022. He was born on November 26, 1929 in Sterling, Illinois. He was the son of James and Grace (Palmer) Haskell.
Jim attended Sterling schools, graduating from Sterling Township High School with the class of 1947. After high school, he enrolled in Chillicothe Business College to study accounting. From 1948 through 1949, he served in the US Air Force, followed by 5 years in the Air Force Reserves. In 1951, he married the love of his life, Carmen Grewe, and began his career in the family business, Haskell's Gifts and Office Supply Store. In the early '70s, with two daughters, Faythe and Diana, involved in pursuing their educations, his wife Carmen left her teaching career to join him in the management of the family business. After many years in retail sales, they sold the business in 1996.
Some favorite memories from Jim: Jim and his dad saw Babe Ruth hit a home run around 1933-1934 in Chicago, got a ride in a Ford Tri Motor airplane (had wicker seats), drove to Mexico City in a 1938 Buick (no interstate highways), earned a pilots license in 1979, met Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy movie fame when with his cousin collecting on his paper route in California. He was a charter member and served as president of Sterling noon Rotary Club, as well as the YMCA. Carmen and Jim toured much of the USA with the kids and later just the two of them in several types of recreational vehicles.
He is survived by his beloved and loving wife Carmen; his two daughters, Faythe Freese and Diana Zimmerman and their husbands, Jerry Freese and John Zimmerman; plus three nephews (Kevin, Kent and Rick) and one niece (Kathleen).
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, sister Ellen Zigler, brother-in-law, Gerald Zigler, and a stillborn sister, Mary.
44030. Gwendolyn Patricia Haskell
Courtesy of Stephanie Wrightson
Gwen's mother, Ruth King, was married to Paul Haskell with whom she had 2 children (Isabel and Leland). Paul died young (family lore says from the flu epidemic). Ruth married Paul's uncle, James Haskell.
According to Gwen, her father was older and was very indulgent (he called her "Gwenie"). He didn't think that she should cook or clean house - that she would have many years to do that when she was older and married. As a result, Gwen, as an adult, had few dishes she prepared from scratch. She admitted that she was spoiled as a child and, as an adult, loved to have her husbands wait on her.
Gwen was very fun-loving and enjoyed a good joke and a before-dinner cocktail. When she married her first husband, Charles Hall, they went on their honeymoon (during which she got pregnant with her first child, Leland) and, immediately afterwards, Charles left for the military. Gwen moved in with her parents while Charles was deployed and when finished college and taught school (PE and Art). Her parents provided most of the infant/toddler care for her children.
She loved her grandchildren, but really didn't know what to do with them until they got old enough to understand a joke. She was an accomplished artist (working primarily in oils and commissioned some of her work in early adulthood). She enjoyed decorating; collecting, displaying and cataloging family heirlooms; and handiwork such as knitting and crocheting.
She lived in a number of locations with Charles (including Rock Island, IL, El Paso, TX and Germany) before his death in Fairfax, VA in 1975. She moved to Summerville, SC to be near her son, William (Bill). There she met and married Dr. Joe Cleveland who taught dentistry in a Charleston university. The marriage ended in divorce.
Gwen moved, last, to Lake of the Woods (Locust Grove, VA) where she had a lovely home on the golf course. One day shortly before her 65th birthday, she sat and fell backwards on her bed, and was found dead by her brother, Leland, the next day.
Gwen was from the old school - where a woman was not supposed to be smarter than a man. She played her part and "batted" her eyelashes, but, actually, was very smart and shrewd regarding financial matters and in other important ways. She was generous with her things and loved to share her treasures if they were admired by someone (her family was a great collector of heirlooms and she added extensively to the collection).
Courtesy of Stephanie Wrightson
Charles was deployed (WWII - Africa, Italy, France and Germany) shortly after his marriage to Gwen. When he returned, he worked at the Rock Island Arsenal (as a GS-1) and went to college at the same time on the GI Bill. With his degree, he entered the human resources management field in the Federal civil service (Dept of Army) and worked for them in many locations (El Paso, TX; Germany; Vietnam; Virginia). He was waiting for disability retirement as a GS-15 Personnel Officer with the Military District of Washington (in Arlington, VA) when he died from a heart attack on the golf course. He was residing in Fairfax, VA at that time. He loved fishing at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on the Atlantic Ocean, and his ashes were scattered in the ocean there.
According to his wife, Charles was an extrovert, a gentleman, a great softball player, an avid golfer and fisherman, made a mean martini, and was the love of her life. He was deployed in WWII immediately after their honeymoon...during which Gwen became pregnant with her first son. When he returned, he went to college on the GI bill and had a mail room job at the Rock Island Arsenal where he was a GS-1. He got into personnel management when he graduated and moved up to the top of the General Schedule to GS-15.
_____The Washington Post
July 4, 1975Charles Hall, Personnel Chief for Army Branch. Charles J. Hall, 54, chief of the civilian personnel branch of the U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command, died of a heart attack Sunday. He was stricken while playing golf at the International Town and Country Club in Fairfax. He had been on medical leave since suffering a heart attack last November.
Mr. Hall, a native of Burlington, Iowa, served with the Army in Africa, Italy, France and Germany during World War II. After the war, he attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., and received bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Iowa University. Mr. Hall joined the federal government in 1952 as a trainee in civilian personnel management at the Rock Island Arsenal. He was an employee utilization technician at the White Sands missile range in New Mexico from 1952 to 1960. He then moved to Heidelberg, Germany, where he served as deputy chief of the program evaluation branch of the U.S. Army in Europe.
From 1963 to 1965, he was in Berlin as civilian personnel officer for the U.S. Army. Mr. Hall returned to this country to serve as civilian personnel officer at Ft. Bliss, Tex., and Rock Island Arsenal. He came to Washington in 1969 to serve as director of civilian personnel for the Military District of Washington.
In April, 1972 Mr. Hall was sent to Vietnam to direct the U.S. Army work force. In 1973, he was responsible for the beginning of the phase-out of some of the U.S. civilian and Vietnamese work force. He returned to Washington that year as chief of civilian personnel for the Military Traffic Management Command.
He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn H. Hall, of the home, 4033 Olley La., Fairfax; two sons, Leland H., of Hampton, Va., and William H., of Charleston, S.C.; his mother, Mrs. Clair Schultz, of Rockford, Ill.; a brother, William H., of Omaha, Neb., and a sister, Mr. (sic) Robert Elliott, of Glencoe, Ala.
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Suzanne (Sue) was born in Oakland, Ca. on July 15, 1921 to Robert Wing and Martha Lincoln.
Her early years were spent in Piedmont, Ca. Reno, Nv., and Cleveland, Oh. She moved to Santa Maria, Ca. during her high school years where she met and married her husband, Malcolm L. Litzenberg. She graduated from Santa Maria High School in 1939. Sue went to Business College and enjoyed her career in banking. Malcolm and Sue were married for 57 years. She loved to golf, play cards and spend time with family and friends. In her retirement years, Sue and Malcolm spent 5 years in Medford, Or. and 3 years in Anderson, Ca. enjoying the rural farm life. Family and friends drew them back to Santa Maria once again. About 2 years ago, Sue moved to Lancaster, Ca. to live near her daughters. Sue will be remembered for her dedication to family, her generous spirit and her joyful demeanor. She went to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2012.
She was preceded in death by her sister Roxie (Taylor) Hopkins and her husband Malcolm.
She is survived by her sister Sally Scaroni and her 2 daughters and their spouses, Jim and Jane Phillippi and Sean and Kay Appleton. She also had 5 grandsons, Ryan, Daniel. and Chad Phillippi and Aaron and Brandon Appleton. She also had 2 great- grandchildren, Ryan and Kylee Appleton.
Per Correspondence with F. Gilmore Briigs
My wife was under state custody in a foster home, in Palmer Maassachusetts before she was 5 years old. She was taken out of the home in Palmer sometime by ten years old or little before and place in an orphanage but she didn't remember where. In 1935 she was placed in the Elmer Robinson home in Raynham Massachusetts. Mrs. Robinson adopted her when she was about 19 and change her name to Alice Robinson and she stayed there until we were married on May 26, 1956
The Raynham Call
June 25, 2008
Alice R. Briggs, 85, of Raynham, died on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at Morton Hospital, Taunton. She was the wife of F. Gilbert Briggs.She was a resident of Taunton for 41 years, before moving to Raynham. Mrs. Briggs was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Raynham, for 73 years. She enjoyed cooking, and doing crafts.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Briggs leaves a son and his wife, Brian G. and Maureen Briggs of Taunton; a daughter and her husband Elizabeth A. and David Gauthier of Berkley; and two granddaughters, Sarah and Hannah Gauthier of Berkley.
A memorial service, to which relatives and friends are invited to attend, will be held on Sunday, July 13 at 2 p.m., in the First Baptist Church of Raynham. Donations in her memory may be sent to The First Baptist Church of Raynham, remembrance fund, 494 Church St., Raynham, MA 02767.