IN MEMORIAM

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You have heard the tolling of 11 strokes.

This is to remind you that with Elks, the hour of 11 has a tender significance.

Wherever Elks may roam, whatever their lot in life may be, when this hour tolls upon the dial of night, the great heart of Elkdom swells and throbs.

It is the golden hour of recollection, the homecoming of those who wander, the mystic roll call of those who will come no more.

Living or dead, an Elk is never forgotten, never forsaken.

Morning and noon may pass him by, the light of day sink heedlessly in the West, but ere the shadows of midnight shall fall, the chimes of memory will be pealing forth the friendly message,

"To our absent members."

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JAMES W. TRUETT
Born September 6, 1929
Initiated August 3, 1977
Passed Away February 10, 2007
HOWARD P. JANZ
Born February 17, 1914
Initiated December 6, 1944
Passed Away February 11, 2007
LEWIS W. NORWOOD
Born March 25, 1935
Initiated December 18, 1996
Passed Away February 25, 2007
OTTO FRIEDRICH, Jr.
Born March 23. 1932
Initiated December 15, 1999
Passed Away March 11, 2007
MARTIN RAUSCH
Born July 8, 1914
Initiated February 21, 1968
Passed Away March 12, 2007
ROBERT SWEDBERG
Born July 15, 1922
Initiated February 18, 1976
Passed Away March 16, 2007
WILLIAM De JONG
Born September 17, 1931
Initiated February 21, 2001
Passed Away March 30, 2007
JAMES E. THOMPSON
Born February 4, 1928
Initiated January 16, 2002
Passed Away March 29, 2007
DALE M. ELLIS
Born January 5, 1927
Initiated September 21, 1966
Passed Away March 26, 2007
ROBERT Y. FLYNN
Born June 19, 1920
Initiated November 3, 1965
Passed Away April 12, 2007
April 12, 2007
LEONARD O. WILLIAMS
Born November 4, 1921
Initiated May 22, 1978
Passed Away April 14, 2007
CHRISTOPHER M. MAY, Sr.
Born December 29, 1930
Initiated November 20, 1968
Passed Away April 25, 2007
ROBERT L. CHANCE Sr.
Born May 11, 1920
Initiated May 4, 1960
Passed Away May 2, 2007
ROBERT E. CHRISTENSEN
Born June 26, 1926
Initiated February 21, 1962
Passed Away April 30, 2007
ALBERT J. JACKSON
Born September 21, 1932
Initiated May 19, 1971
Passed Away May 13, 2007
KENNETH S. NORTH
Born May 21, 1921
Initiated February 21, 1968
Passed Away May 25,2007
GORDON O. DRIVER, Sr.
Born March 28, 1926
Initiated May 28, 1958
assed Away June 10, 2007
WILLIAM F. FRAZIER
Born March 17,1923
Initiated Feb. 6,1974
Passed Away July 8,2007
Wilfred Sheilds
Born April 29, 1931
Initiated May 18, 1994 
Passed Away July 6, 2007
Murray F. Davis
Born October 2, 1919
Initiated October 26, 1950
Passed Away August 1,2007
George Carr
Born January 18, 1921
Initiated December 18, 1974
Passed Away August 7,2007

James J. Skordas
Born July 26, 1916
Initiated November 28. 1956 
Passed Away September 10, 2007
Thomas W.  Engkele
Born February 20, 1938
Initiated December 4, 1968
Passed Away June 9,,2007
Samuel Srour
Born December 5, 1922
Initiated September 19, 1973
Passed Away August 28,2007
Solomon Cooper
Born January 22,1921
Initiated June 9, 1958 
Passed Away September 24, 2007
Floyd P. Weincek
Born September 25,1919
Initiated May 15, 2002 
Passed Away November 4, 2007
Jerry R. Brown
Born June 10,1931
Initiated March 17, 1982 
Passed Away August 20, 2007
Earl W. Sullivan
Born July 3, 1929
Initiated January 27, 1970 
Passed Away November , 2007
James G. Rankin
Born February 16, 1929
Initiated November 16, 1983 
Passed Away December 3, 2007

Ben A. Moore, Jr.
Born July 5, 1925
Initiated March 25, 1970 
Passed Away January 4, 2008
Joseph Bates
Born September 26, 1927
Initiated March 19, 1997 
Passed Away December 19, 2007

Elmer W. "Pete" Aisquith
Born February 8, 1950
Initiated December 19, 1990 
Passed Away January 10, 2008

Anthony C. Miles
Born 13 January 1936
Initiated  15 December 2004
Passed Away 22 January 2008

Verdine O. Palmer
Born 2 March 1937
Initiated 27 November 1972 
Passed Away 23 January 2008

Thomas Tereshinski, Sr.
Born 12 May 1921
Initiated 20 September 1972 
Passed Away January 24, 2008
Edward W. Chojnowski, Sr.
Born 5 November 1930
Initiated  18 December 1996
Passed Away 2 February 2008

Howard C. Reece
Born 9 March 1922
Initiated 18 October 1995 
Passed Away 3 February 2008

Donald E. Manz
Born 6 June 1953
Initiated 18 September 1984 
Passed Away 10 February 2008

Thomas Fleming, Sr.
Born 27 April 1928
Initiated  20 February 2002
Passed Away 14 February 2008

James M. Mac Donald
Born 22 January 1939
Initiated 17 June 1998 
Passed Away 1 March 2008
Issac Frishman
Born 3 March 1918
Initiated  20 November 1996
Passed Away 17 March 2008

S.Neligh Parks
Born: 2 October 1928
Initiated: 4 May 1980
Passed Away: 4 April 2008

Charles G. Barnes
Born 21 April 1935
Initiated 9 March 1966 
Passed Away 21 April 2008
James H. Morgan
Born 1 November 1925
Initiated 7 December 1983
Passed Away 28 April 2008

Carl M. Ercoli
Born: 14 April 1919
Initiated: 29 March 1967
Passed Away: 29 April 2008

George Olson
Born 2 April 1923
Initiated 13 May 1959
Passed Away 7 May 2008
Thomas Moles
Born 30 August 1927
Initiated 18 May 1986
Passed Away 23 May 2008

Hyman Cohen
Born: 17 April 1916
Initiated: 4 November 1964
Passed Away: 1 June 2008

Donald L. Bishoff
Born 11 August 1954
Initiated 15 September 2004
Passed Away 14 June 2008
Stewart C. Cole
Born 21 May 1930
Initiated 13 December 1975
Passed Away 4 January 2008

Robert V. Peacock
Born: 25 April 1929
Initiated: 28 May 1969
Passed Away: 1 July 2008

John A. Perry
Born 10 May 1921
Initiated 15 June 1966
Passed Away 6 July 2008
Michael D. Kennedy
Born 29 August 1948
Initiated 15 June 2005
Passed Away 29 July 2008

Robert S. Heise
Born: 28 August 1923
Initiated: 3 August 1955
Passed Away: 25 July 2008

E. Watson Mowbray
Born 30 June 1920
Initiated 5 June 1974
Passed Away 22 July 2008
James S. Edelen
Born 8 November 1949
Initiated 7 June 1971
Passed Away 18 August 2008

Leonard E. Brown
Born: 21 November 1927
Initiated: 12 May 1984
Passed Away: 20 August 2008

Godfrey E. Deininger
Born 12 March 1915
Initiated 23 May 1945
Passed Away 31 August 2008
Paul G. Schnieder, PER
Born 20 May 1918
Initiated 10 March 1954 
Passed Away 23 September 2008
Lloyd E. White, Sr.
Born: 16 September 1937
Initiated: 15 September 1965
Passed Away:2 November 2008

William E. Young
Born 24 October 1926
Initiated 13 April 1948
Passed Away 2 December  2008
Gilbert D. Mc New, PER
Born 28 March 1936
Initiated 21 October 1987
Passed Away 12 December 2008
Richard Bell
Born: 31 May 1920
Initiated:  16 December 1987
Passed Away:
 29 December 2008
Arthur A. Karwath
Born 11 September 1922
Initiated 20 December 1980
Passed Away 12 October  2008
Thomas L. Beetle
Born 15 August 1952
Initiated 19 March 1997
Passed Away 18 December 2008
Mardell V. Tranby
Born:29  May 1933
Initiated:  19 March 1997
Passed Away:
 11 November 2008
French D. Mackes
Born 13 July 1935
Initiated 16 March 1966
Passed Away 30 January 2009
Edmund T. Fridrich
Born 2 November 1919
Initiated 19 June 1996
Passed Away 21 January 2009
 Mercer B. Prewett
Born:  1 April 1926
Initiated:   5 October 1997
Passed Away:
  12 February 2009
George F. Franzak, Sr.
Born 2 March 1935
Initiated 19 December 1986
Passed Away 29 July 2008
Neil R. Atwell
Born 17 September 1933
Initiated 15 October 1978
Passed Away 17 February  2009
 John R. Holden
Born: 12 April 1918
Initiated:  6 April 1985
Passed Away:
  24 February 2009
James L. Phipps, Sr.
Born 11 January 1925
Initiated 3 December 1975
Passed Away 15 March 2009
 Douglas S. Stallings
Born  18 July 1920
Initiated  17 January 1962
Passed Away 7 April 2009
 Andrew A. Kramer, 3rd
Born:  7 December 1944
Initiated:  22 May 1968
Passed Away:
   21 April 2009
Alonzo A. Hubbard
Born 2 April 1929
Initiated 18 June 1997
Passed Away 7 May 2009
 L. Jay Badeaux
Born  19 May 1916 
Initiated   5 October 1977
Passed Away  21 May 2009
 James Capron, Jr., PER
Born:   5 February 1919
Initiated:   
Passed Away:
   21 May 2009
Harold Carrigan, Jr.
Born 5 April 1925
Initiated 22 March 1961
Passed Away 16 June 2009
Charles M. Pamraning
Born  17 May 1927
Initiated  21 February 1968
Passed Away  12 June 2009
 Arthur A. Anderson, Jr.
Born:  14 June 1914
Initiated:   12 May 1965
Passed Away:
   17 June 2009
Leonard W. Bender.
Born 2 May 1927
Initiated 24 March 1965
Passed Away 23 June 2009
 Claire L. Deeter, Jr.
Born  19 September 1924
Initiated  5 September 1979
Passed Away  23 June 2009
 Irwing L. Wood
Born:  2 November 1978
Initiated:   18 September 1978
Passed Away:
   31 July 2009
Michael B. Rodbell
Born 3 July 1936
Initiated 19 March 2003
Passed Away 3 June 2009
James J. Carrigan
Born  9 September 1926
Initiated  7 November 1962
Passed Away  11 July  2009
 
Born:  Culver H. Rausch
Initiated:   9 March 1966
Passed Away:
   12 August 2009
Paul A. Whittenburg
Born 4 July 1934
Initiated 3 July 1974
Passed Away 20 August 2009
Clark H. Barr, Jr.
Born  22 July 1932
Initiated  3 November 1965
Passed Away  22 August  2009
 Elmer J. Butterwei
Born:  18 November 1924
Initiated:   18 November1992
Passed Away:
  7 August 2009 
Edward J. Byrne
Born  14 July 1926
Initiated 19 December 1979
Passed Away 1 September 2009
E. Clayton Averitt
Born  17 November 1925
Initiated  5 September 1979
Passed Away 29 September 2009
Gilbert F. Snead, Sr.
Born:  9 August 1912
Initiated:  26 May 1954 
Passed Away:
  1 October 2009 
Andrew C. Pappamihiel
Born  7 March 1934
Initiated 17 September 1997
Passed Away 22 September 2009
Joseph W. Crosley
Born  5 October 1913
Initiated 4 December 1963 
Passed Away 13 September 2009
 David A. Sours
Born:  7 September 1948
Initiated:   4 June 1980
Passed Away:
   4 October 2009
Vernon G. Frame
Born  9 September 1922
Initiated 21 February 1968
Passed Away 10 October 2009
Leon Wolfe
Born  12 September 1916
Initiated 29 June 1971
Passed Away 11 November 2009
George W. Weidman
Born:  20 August 1927
Initiated:   18 December 1974
Passed Away:
   19 November 2009
John M. Laudenslager
Born  4 February 1920
Initiated 20 June 1973
Passed Away 27 December 2009
Dewey V. Woody, PER
Born  13 September 1928
Initiated 20 January 1967
Passed Away 29 December 2009
James W. Dunn
Born:  30 No9vember 1937
Initiated:  27 June 2007  
Passed Away:
 18 December 2009  
Norval Allen
Born  24 June 1925
Initiated 16 June 1976
Passed Away 11 December 2009
Audrey Jennings
Born  5 July 1937
Initiated 19 October 2005
Passed Away 22 October 2009
 Walter J. Bullen
Born:  15 February 1925
Initiated: 4 November 1964  
Passed Away:
   13 January 2010
Melvin Spriggs
Born  19 July 1915
Initiated 12 May 1965
Passed Away 12 January 2010
Charles Cammarata
Born  12 March 1932
Initiated 6 February 1963
Passed Away 16 January 2010
Russell "Pop" Sears
Born:  10 July 1921
Initiated:  16 September 1981
Passed Away:
   14 February 2010
Ralph Mulligan
Born  2 March 1935
Initiated 16 February 2005
Passed Away 15 January 2010
Richard W. Elms
Born  17 November 1931
Initiated 24 April 1966
Passed Away 15 February 2010
Michael A. Piera
Born:  23 September 1926
Initiated:  14 December 1966
Passed Away:
  8 March 2010 
F. Edward Burtiss
Born  14 April 1927
Initiated 21 February 1968
Passed Away 19 March 2010
Raymond Augusterfer
Born  30 June 1929
Initiated 21 February 1996
Passed Away 27 March 2010
A. Ted Soldano
Born:  3 June 1922
Initiated:  19 March 1981
Passed Away:
  30  March 2010 
Robert Campbell
Born  28 October 1919
Initiated 4 May 1960
Passed Away 3 April 2010
John H. Fellowes
Born  22 November 1932

Initiated  18 December 1974
Passed Away  3 May 2010
Virg Mallonee, PER
Born:  4 May 1920
Initiated:  1 June 1960
Passed Away:
  31 August 2009
Arnold Pirone
Born  4 May 1940
Initiated 7 February 1996
Passed Away 15 May 2010
Peter De Marzo
Born  29 May 1921

Initiated  4 May 1980
Passed Away  28 May 2010
George Lewis
Born: 23 October 1920 
Initiated:  1 November 1967
Passed Away:
  30 May 2010
Angelo Calabrese
Born  9 October 1932
Initiated 12 May 1965
Passed Away 31 May 2010
Albert "Al" Mark
Born  15 August 1925

Initiated  13 November 1982
Passed Away  16 July 2010
John Sorrell
Born:  15 February 1946
Initiated:  16 February 2005
Passed Away:
  11 August 2010
Lyle R. Swindell, Sr.
Born  16 July 1932
Initiated 19 September 1990
Passed Away 26 August 2010
James A. Newberry
Born  11 June 1935

Initiated  15 December 1977
Passed Away  22 October 2010
Richard B. Bland
Born:  17 September 1931
Initiated:  19 March 2003
Passed Away:
  14 November 2010
Arlin E. Bubeck
Born  16 February 1923
Initiated 4  September 1996
Passed Away 8 November 2010
Edward A. Meilkus
Born  6 August 1931

Initiated  20 September 2006
Passed Away 1 February 2010
John D. Lewis
Born:  9 July 1933
Initiated:  1 December 1961
Passed Away:
  3 December 2010
William Megonnell
Born  3 June 1923
Initiated 4 Sep. 1996
Passed Away 2 February 2011
Max Snyder
Born  31 Aug. 1931

Initiated  20 Nov. 1996
Passed Away  2 February 2011
Lester Aisquith
Born: 6 Aug. 1931
Initiated:  15 Aug. 1990
Passed Away:
 7 February 2011
Donald Shaw, Sr.
Born  4 Sept. 1923
Initiated 24 March 1965
Passed Away 8 Feb. 2011
J.  Patrick Kosker
Born  17 March 1931

Initiated  15 Sept. 1989
Passed Away  5 May 2011
Edwin P. Dolan
Born: 2 Sept. 1932
Initiated:  21 Nov. 1996
Passed Away:
 6 April 2011
William H. O'Day, Sr.
Born  28 April 1933
Initiated 13 July 1992
Passed Away 3 April 2011
Joseph W. Lee
Born  14 March 1940

Initiated  16 Dec. 1998
Passed Away  7 May 2011
Robert Grollman
Born: 26 August 1926
Initiated:  25 May 1966
Passed Away:
 20 May 2011
Frederick Rodriques
Born  1 January 1924
Initiated 20 June 1973
Passed Away 17 March  2011
Louis B. Knecht
Born  24 August 1920

Initiated  16 Oct. 1996
Passed Away  5 Feb.  2011
Leonard H. Gaworski
Born: 15 Jan. 1933
Initiated:  22 Sept. 1999
Passed Away:
 7 July 2011
Robert Patz
Born  14 May 1935
Initiated 16 Apr. 2003
Passed Away 13 May 2011
Oswin Harris
Born  24 Dec. 1931

Initiated 19 Dec. 1979
Passed  13 June 2011
Robert Shillingburg
Born: 25 Jan. 1933
Initiated:  23 March 1969
Passed Away:
  28 July 2011
Harold Milburn
Born  12 May 1928
Initiated 5 July 1961
Passed Away 10 Sept, 2011
Hiltrud S, Rooney
Born  22 May 1942

Initiated 16 Feb. 2011
Passed 9 Oct. 2011

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