Military Rites     

 Mt. Pulaski American Legion Ryman-Fuiten Post 447

   Mt. Pulaski VFW Scroggin-Gee Post 777

Mt. Pulaski, Illinois 62548

Most Military Rites have been performed by Mt. Pulaski American Legion Ryman-Fuiten Post 447
Veteran    
2018    
Lloyd Dean Eggers, 82 Dec 22]
George Hubbard, 86 [Sept 29]
Thomas Archer Stephens, 97 [Sept 2]
Gerald "Jack" John Schilling, 86 [Aug 15]
Donald Henry Ford, 87 [July 2]
Oliver "Ollie” Letterle, 89 [June 29]

Jerard “Jerry” Hargis, 88 [May 31]
Dallas L. Knoy, age 97 [May 24]
John Grathwohl, 80 [Feb 18]
Dean Horn, 88 [Feb 10]
Clyde J. Shreve, 79 [Feb 8]
Moulton D. Dowell, 82 [Feb 4]
Robert “Pick” Shanle, 87 [Jan 23]
John Riedle, 83 [Jan 15]
Edwin W. Goodpaster, 91 [Jan 8]
Robert F. Dittus, 93 [Dec 9] - late entry
2017

Date deceased

Place
Merrill Bishop, 90 Nov 21 St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas J. Romer, 85 Oct 28 Mt. Pulaski
Walter Lynn “Porkchop” Pourchot, 67 Oct 31 Steenbergen
Richard Larry Roberts, 74 Oct 3 Camp Butler
John R. White, 79 Aug 24. Steenbergen
William B. McCubbin, 79 Aug 4 Steenbergen
Charles "Chick” Holmes, 93 Aug 2 Mr. Pulaski
Stephen W. Shehorn, 66 July 7 Mt. Pulaski
Dwain Cecil Marten, 93 July 4 Laenna Cemetery
William Joseph "Joe” Matthews, 93 June 22 Camp Butler
2016    
Frederick W. Stahl, 97 Dec 22 Mt. Pulaski
Carl S. Patterson, 95 Oct Mt. Pulaski
Cecil Ray Hummel, 89 Aug 20 Mt. Pulaski
Harry "Bud" Manes, 84 Dec 31 Ohio
Doug “Maytag” Clampet, 65 July 11 Residence
Wally Kautz, 81 June 20 Mt. Pulaski
Larry Lee "Fox" Montgomery, 79 June 2 Mt. Pulaski
Delmar Lee Veech, 81  May 26 Mt. Pulaski
2015    
Verneil “Red” Bahn, 87 Nov. 5 Laenna Cemetery
Roger J. Bates, 64 Oct. 21 Steenbergen
Julian Schmidt, 96 Sept 4 Mt. Pulaski
Harold A. Tendick, 80 June 6 Mt. Pulaski
Billy J. O’Brien ,82 May 24 Camp Butler
Melvin E. Singley, 91 Apr 23 Mt. Pulaski
2014    
Vernon Martin Voelker, 88 Dec. 26 Mt. Pulaski
Richard "Dean" Toohey, 81 Dec. 17 Steenbergen
Lewis Dean “Butch” Scroggin, 69 Nov. 11 Steenbergen
Willard F. Remmert, 93 Oct 13 Steenbergen
James W. “Jim” Logan, 89 Oct 10 Steenbergen
William Rentmeister , 81 May 4 Steenbergen
Hugh F. "Mac" McCue, 70 May 1 Camp Butler
Donald Ray "Donnie" Letterle, 62 Apr 29 Lake Bank
James K. Strachan, 86 Apr 9 Laenna - Chestnut
Randy Bates Mar 6 Camp Butler
Raymond August Yagow, 92 Mar 5 Mt. Pulaski
Keith H. Wilham Sr, 90 Mar 4 Mt. Pulaski
Norman E. Wilham Sr., 87 Mar 1 Mt. Pulaski
2013    
Charles Leonard Bohn, 93 Dec 18 Steenbergen
Charles William Cummings, 91 Dec 12 Mt. Pulaski
Alan Pegram, 80 Oct 27 Lincoln-Immanuel Lutheran Church
J. Dalen Shellhammer, 90 Nov 4 Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski
Delbert Lee Hullinger, 75 Aug  2 Mt. Pulaski
Donald Beckers, 86 July 12 Mt. Pulaski
Wendolynn "Wendy" Sara Buehler Austin 55 June 29 Laenna - Chestnut
Walter Ray Richner, 79    
William "Bernard" Deppe, 92 Mar 22 Ashland Cemetery
Wesley L. Carter, 91 Mar 1 Steenbergen
Emmitt A. Shellhammer, 96 Jan 16 Steenbergen
Robert F. "Oly" Olson, 82 Jan 12 Elkhart Cemetery
Elkhart Legion Post #616
2012    
Vernell Bahn 84 Dec 20 Steenbergen
Glenn R. Gill, Sr. 79 Dec 19 Mt. Pulaski
Harold E. Donnan 93 Dec 19 Steenbergen
Seigal "Seig" Norrington 91 Nov 12 Macon County Honor Guard
Joe E. Zakrzewski 75 Oct 9 Atlanta Cemetery
Jack L. Kraft 83 Oct 4 Steenbergen
Richard W. "Dick" Travis 80 Aug 17 Laenna - Chestnut
Vernon Hassebrock 89 May 15 Mt. Pulaski
Kenneth M. Holmes 82 May 11 Steenbergen
Walter Edward Hagenbuch Jr. 88 May 3 Conducted Military Rites at Church Services
Mike Koehler 89 Apr 30 Mt. Pulask
Paul Edward Fuhrer 85 Apr 4 Mt. Pulaski
Dr. Matthew D. Parrish, Colonel (RET.) 93 Jan 20 Mt. Pulaski
Elmer Lloyd Bahn Jan 13 Laenna - Chestnut
2011    
Raymond T. Wolf Dec 26 Macon County Honor Guard at Camp Butler
Waldo E. Bertoni Oct 12 Mt. Pulaski
Robert F. Wuertz Aug 6 Steenbergen
James Lynn Allsopp Aug 5 Conducted Military Rites at Church Services
Dale Henry Bassett June 21 Steenbergen
Virgil L. Damarin May 6 Mt. Pulaski
Richard "Fuzz" Froschauer April 28 Conducted Military Rites at Church Services
Robert E. Jackson Apr 12 Mt. Pulaski
George J. Nilhas Apr 4 Constant-between Cornland & Buffalo Heart
2010    
George Bradley Heft  87 Nov 9 Steenbergen
Royal L. "Doc" Jason Sr. 79 Nov 2 Steenbergen
Harold A. Walton Jr. 67 Oct 18 Carlyle
Everett M. Streenz  89 Oct 16 Harristown
Jerry Bumgarner  76 Oct 2 Mechanicsburg
Robert "Bob" Fuiten  82 Sept 27 Steenbergen
G. Loren Meister  79 July 16 Mt. Pulaski
Kenneth E. Howe  74 July 10 Lake Bank
Harry Palmer 84 Apr 19 Steenbergen
Robert J. Horn 89 Mar 8 Mt. Pulaski
Donald E. Cotton, 85 Jan 6 Mt. Pulaski
Atlanta Post 341 & Mt. Pulaski Post 447
John R. "Jack" Pope 89 Feb 13 Lake Bank
2009    
Roger Kelly Feb 5 Steenbergen
Robert C. Lewis Mar 25 Camp Butler
Myron B. Haynes 77 Apr 10 Mt. Pulaski
Gerald Haynes 76 July 1 Mt. Pulaski
Marian Rice July 15 Laenna - Chestnut
Everett Ray Howe 87 July 31 Lake Bank
Richard Downing Sept 4 Mt. Pulaski
Delmar F. Rentshler 89 Oct 9 Mt. Pulaski
Jackey B. Stiles Sr. 52 Oct 26 Mt. Pulaski
2008
Dan Partin Feb 6 Carlyle - Lake Fork
Gary Witts Feb 11 Steenbergen
James Peavler Mar 28 Camp Butler
Elmer "Butch" Durchholtz July 23 Steenbergen
John Holmes, Sr. Aug 4 Camp Butler
Regina T. Sabo Dec 3 St. Mary's-Lincoln (Post #263)
Dallas K. Stratton Dec 30 Mt. Pulaski
2007
Norman Schroth Jan 27 Mt. Pulaski
Charles Letterle Feb 7 Lake Bank
Loren Mittlesteadt Feb 16 Mt. Pulaski
Bill Howe April 12 Lake Bank
Christian "Junior" Erlenbush July 5 Steenbergen
Gene Downing July 10 Mt. Pulaski
Duane Copeland Aug 13 Steenbergen
Eldrid Kemmer Aug 22 Mt. Pulaski*
Paul Volle Oct 3 Mt. Pulaski
Debra Perez

Oct 10

Steenbergen
2006
Davy Lee Creager Jan 10 Steenbergen
Leslie "Red" Braun Jan 10 Mt. Pulaski
John Stopher Jan 19 Steenbergen
Wayne Febus Feb 1 Mt. Pulaski
Ralph Wubben Feb 7 Steenbergen
Rudy Baumhardt Feb 10 Steenbergen
Robert Schrishuhn Feb 13 Mt. Pulaski
John West Mar 3 Attended Church Service
Richard Mueller Mar 13 Mt. Pulaski
Terry Fisher Apr 13 Mt. Pulaski
Harvey Davis June 21 Mt. Pulaski
Bill Hawk May 9 Steenbergen
Aaron Riggs Sep 21 Mt. Pulaski
John Martin Oct 13 Mt. Pulaski
Charles Reeves Nov 10 Mt. Pulaski
Bunnie Murphy Dec 13 Laenna - Chestnut
2005
Ralph Buckles Jan 19 Lake Bank
Leonard Hatfield Feb 3 Mt. Pulaski
Jim Cooper Feb 12 Lake Bank
Kenneth Masset II Apr 2 Steenbergen
William J. Miller Apr 18 Mt. Pulaski
Loren "Cutter" Ayers April 20 Mt. Pulaski
Harold Fulk May 12 Mt. Pulaski
Clifford Leimbach May 28 Randolph - Chestnut
Wallace McGee June 18 Steenbergen
Duane Shanle July 18 Steenbergen
Ed Morris Oct 31 Steenbergen
Bob Steinfort Nov 4 Elkhart
Raymond Galbraith Nov 12 Chestnut
2004
Gene Howe Dec 14 Lake Bank-Latham
Harold Mann Dec 22 Mt. Pulaski
     

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