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Name at birth:    William A. Rankin 
Date of birth:    13/01/1928 
Place of birth:   Fayetteville, Arkansas USA 
Date of death:    10/11/2002 
Place of death:   Waupaca, WI USA 
Place of burial:  Waupaca, WI USA

Submitted by: Denise Basche (dbasche@wpsr.com)

William A. Rankin, age 74, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2002 at home following a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Bill was born on January 13, 1928 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and moved to Byron, Wisconsin, with his mother, Edna (Steinbarth) Domke. He grew up on his grandparent’s farm until moving to the Neenah-Menasha area where he attended and graduated from St. Mary’s Central High School, Menasha.

He served his country with honor in the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1952 serving in both World War II and the Korean War. Bill joined the U.S.S. LeJeune’s crew in August 1946, in San Francisco. That was his first assignment as F1C, working on the evaporators in A Division. While attending the Institute of Fine Arts in Chicago, he was recalled to serve his country during the Korean War. He earned numerous medals including World War II, Naval Occupation Asia, National Defense, and the China Service medal. Bill was a member of Weyauwega VFW Post 10407, Weyauwega American Legion Amdt Bruley Post 176, Military Order of the Cootie Wat-O-Ma Pup Tent 38 (the Honor Degree of the VFW), The U.S.S. LeJeune Association, The AmVets, the Gulf Coast Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society in Waupaca, and a proud member of Clan Maclean International- Clan Gillean USA. Bill was an award-winning trumpet player in high school, played in the ship’s band, and was a great lover of Dixieland Jazz. He enjoyed model shipbuilding, oil painting, gardening and reading books on military history, especially the Civil War. He was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers.

Bill was employed as a credit manager at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, and retired in 1983. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Margaret (Maggie); daughter, Suzanne, Madison; three sons: Patrick (Audrey), Neenah; Timothy, Neenah; Kenneth (Virginia), Holloman AFB, New Mexico; a half sister, Jan Anderson, Shawnee, Kansas; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Michael.

The funeral service was held Friday, November 15, 2002 at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, and a military burial service at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King following the service at the funeral home.

We will miss you, Uncle Bill!
Denise (Lundergan) Basche
Renee (Lundergan) Kamke
and our mom Kate Helms

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Name at birth:    Mary Elizabeth Lyons 
Date of birth:    05-01-26 
Place of birth:   Philadelphia, Pa 
Date of death:    10-12-98 
Place of death:   Philadelphia, Pa 
Place of burial:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA

Submitted by: Tammy (fivegram@aol.com)

If you had not Blessed us,
we would not have grown so much,
or laughed so much
or known so much.

If you had not Cared for us,
we would not have played so much,
or sang so much
or made so much of home.

Without your Presence in our lives,
we would not have known how loved so deeply,
or give so much.

Thank-you, for all you showed us,
for all you gave us,
for all you helped us create within ourselves.

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Your pain was long and many and I could not make it less. Not because you were not loved, but because only you could find your guardian angel.

I pray you have found your peace now son. Though I will miss you more than you will ever know, I understand your need to leave this world for a better place.

You will be in my thoughts and my heart always. May you finally have happiness.

Mom

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Name at birth:    Diane Elizabeth Agamaite 
Date of birth:    24 January 1943 
Place of birth:   Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA 
Date of death:    11 February 1999 
Place of death:   Sobieski, Wisconsin, USA 
Place of burial:  St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery,
                  Suamico (Green Bay), Wisconsin, USA

Submitted by: Rick Szcepanski (rick.szcepanski@msl.redstone.army.mil)

This is a poem that “Mom” selected with assistance from her friend, Peggy, prior to her passing:

For those I love, and for those who love me.
When I am gone, release me let me go.
I have so many things to see and do,
You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears,
Be happy that we had so many years.

I gave you my love, you can only guess
How much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown,
But now it is time to travel on alone.

So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust.
It’s only for a while that we must part, so
Bless the memories that lie within your heart.

I won’t be far away, for life goes on,
But if you need me, call and I will come…
Though you can’t see or touch me, you’ll hear
All of my love around you, soft and clear…
And then…when you must come this way alone…
I’ll greet you with a smile and say
“Welcome Home”
Love, Diane

Diane (Agamaite) Peters was the mother of three grown boys, Ron (Sue) Szcepanski, Sobieski, Wisconsin; Randy (Karen) and Miranda, Andrea, and Joe Szcepanski, Suamico, Wisconsin; and Rick Szcepanski, Huntsville, Alabama. She was married to Richard Szcepanski, Little Suamico, Wisconsin and later remarried to Theodore H. Peters, Sr. (deceased). Diane also left behind a brother, David (Nancy) Agamaite, Suamico, Wisconsin; six step-children; 14 step-grandchildren; and nine step-great grandchildren. She was diagnosed with lung cancer on 28 August 1998. The cancer had matasticized to her brain, liver, and finally her kidneys. Diane died at the young age of 56 in her son’s home in Sobieski, Wisconsin. Her family was compassionately assisted by the professional staff at Unity Hospice, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Thank you Unity Hospice; we could not have done it without your support. Diane enjoyed travel, dancing, crafts, sewing, and gambling. Unfortunately, she was a “gambler” who smoked for forty years. She lived a good life, but near the end (since the loss of her husband), could not afford medical insurance — she could not afford the $500+ monthly payments — and did not have a life insurance policy (from her husband or for herself). Her radiation (for the brain tumors) and chemotherapy treatments, including the associated nausea and pain medications, accumulated nearly $40,000 in expenses — with no insurance coverage to assist. She had just started working full-time so that she could obtain medical insurance. She was 30 days into the “90-day grace period” when she was diagnosed with cancer. Obviously, no insurance company would then underwrite a policy with her — knowing she had a “pre-existing” condition.
“Mom, we will never forget your unconditional love,
generosity, loving smile, and beautiful blue eyes.”
Love,
Your baby,
Richard Michael

For those who are smokers, I beg you to please start quitting today; no one should have to realize the pain and suffering that a cancer patient and his or her family and friends endure.
To all who read this, please call your mother, father, spouse, significant other, children, friends, or any other loved one, and tell them that you love them. Do not wait for Mother’s Day, a birthday, Christmas, or next Valentine’s Day — for life is too short, and you may not have tomorrow.
Sincerely,

Richard (Rick) Michael Szcepanski

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Name at birth:    Wanda Dale Campbell 
Date of birth:    7 Aug 1938 
Place of birth:   Mt. Ayr, Iowa-USA 
Date of death:    5 Oct 1987 
Place of death:   Sacramento, CA-  USA 
Place of burial:  Camelia  Memorial Lawn--Sacramento, CA.     USA

Submitted by: Edward Wright (poohbear@jps.net)

Mother, though you are gone from our sight, you will never be from our thoughts and prayers, may you have found your guide to the light and did you enter peacefully, you are always in ours heart, and until we meet again.. On the 18th of February of 1997 your son, my brother Victor was called home, may he again be at your side and may you find the peace that you so deserve and longed for here on this planet that did not find you, may it now be yours and Victors. May you be in the light from here to eternity. Please be the one to guide your mother for I fear her time may be near, and tho my time is not near I will be looking for you and all who have passed to guide me when it is my time to join.

Love, Hugs, And Kisses to all.. they know who they are..

Your Loving Son

– Edward

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 Victor Dante Martin ✵ 1961-1997 (son)

Name at birth:    Roy Kenneth Peiffer 
Date of birth:    26-08-14 
Place of birth:   St. Louis, MO  USA 
Date of death:    19-01-91 
Place of death:   St. Louis, MO  USA 
Place of burial:  Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, MO  USA

Submitted by: Sue Podorski (Podorski@aol.com)

Beloved son of William Jacob Peiffer & Lillian Lark Peiffer.

Brother of William Fordney Peiffer & Harold Robert Peiffer.

Father of Lillian Peiffer Podorski (aka Sue) & Jerri Burch.

Grandfather of James Tedeschi, Steven Elliott & Jonathan
Weakley.

Great-Grandfather of Devin Austin, Trystin English, Lyndsey
Austin, Thomas Tedeschi, Abigail Elliott & James Vincent
Tedeschi.

“Daddy, you must have passed alot of doorsteps the day you
brought me home from the hospital, thank you for not leaving
me on one.” We all love you and miss you with all our hearts.

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Born in Eden, MI, on 6 October, 1926, Russell Peckens died on the 23 of June, 2014 in Tempe AZ.
Russ led a full life, he grew up in Chicago and enlisted in the Navy in 1944 to serve during WWII. After an honorable discharge, he earned a BA from Drake U in Des Moines, and upon graduation married Gloria Jean Eske, on the 30 of May, 1949. He went on to earn an MA at University of SD, and an Ed. D at University of Tenn. He influenced many a young mind as a teacher and counselor in Public schools and Universities. He was part of the USAID program at University of Dacca, in Bangladesh, and Academic Vice President at the University of Guam.
Russ loved to travel, and did so with wife Gloria and daughter Tina. He traveled around the world 4 times extensively exploring Europe, Asia, and North America. He traveled by plane, train, auto, and Freighter.
Russ leaves his wife for 65 years, Gloria of Mesa Az, and daughter and son-in-law Tina and Ronald Linder, of Gilbert, AZ, along with 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, who fittingly refer to their great grandfather as “Great Russ”.

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Name at birth:  	 Kisha LaVette Parham 
Date of birth:  	 25 11 1975 
Place of birth:  	 Washington, DC, USA 
Date of death:  	 11 09 1995 
Place of death:  	 Washington, DC USA 
Place of burial:  	 Suitland, MD USA 

May His peace be with you ’til we meet again.
I love and miss you more every day.

Love Your Cousin

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Robert Wendel Pardee lived life to the fullest. He loved to fish and was an excellent cook. He never met a stranger and was a man who lived by his word. He enjoyed being with family and friends. He loved to watch his children have a good time and he raised them to know the right way and walk in it.

When he was taken too soon from us, he had two little grandsons: Robert and Christopher.

He was greatly loved and respected. He will live on in the hearts of many.

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