NWA/DL Capt. Henry Foster Chiles

Additional online newspaper notice:  Chiles, Mr. Henry Foster, 65, of Germantown, Tenn., formerly of Dundas, an Air Force veteran, a pilot for Delta Air Lines, husband of Susan Chiles. 
.Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - Tuesday, November 14, 2017


~ IN MEMORY ~

NWA/DL Capt. Henry Foster Chiles

April 26, 1952 ~ September 26, 2017

Word has reached us with the passing of retired Northwest/Delta pilot Captain Henry Foster Chiles, age 65. 

Our information is limited but these links will take you to the funeral home death notice and online guestbook sites:

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Henry-Chiles&lc=2230&pid=186804113&mid=7580413 

also http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dignitymemorial/obituary.aspx?n=henry-foster-chiles&pid=186804113 

also http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/henry-chiles-obituary?pid=186804113&view=guestbook 

also https://www.afterlife.co/us/avis-de-deces-memphis-henry-foster-chiles-5962262 

Memphis Funeral Home of Memphis, Tennessee was entrusted with arrangements.

Should more information be received, we can then pass it along.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

From: RNPA News   Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 7:45 AM   Subject: RNPA News: Henry Chiles Has Flown West.

Rich Siakel writes:

... just learned that Henry Chiles passed away (4/26/1952 - 9/26/2017).  He was hired by NWA 4/21/1986 and retired last spring. 

His obit is listed with a Memphis funeral home, but does not contain any details.

Regards,

Rich

In Memory of

Henry Foster Chiles

April 26, 1952 - September 26, 2017

Obituary

Arrangements under the direction of Memphis Funeral Home, Memphis, TN.

WA/DL Capt. Lloyd Vernon Drain

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, WA/DL Capt. Lloyd Vernon Drain

February 12, 1935 ~ October 6, 2017

 

Notification with the passing of retired Western Airlines pilot Captain Lloyd Vernon Drain, age 82.  Captain Drain joined Western Airlines 04-27-1964.  The obituary below indicates he retired in 1985, and was based LAX.  Captain Drain is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at

 http://www.shipmanfuneralhomes.com/pages/service-information.asp?sid=cmtochoh

Our information is limited....updates and/or corrections are always appreciated.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN

Obituary........................

Lloyd Vernon Drain of Wagoner, Oklahoma passed this life on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the age of 82. He was born to Olen and Ada Drain, on February 12, 1935 in the home at Porter, Oklahoma. Lloyd enlisted in the U. S. Navy in April of 1954 and was honorably discharged in March of 1958 as an air traffic controller where he found an interest in flying. After the service he enrolled in the Spartan School of Aeronautics and received his airframe and power plant license. While earning his A&P license Lloyd and some of his buddies would fly airplanes in order to gain hours to achieve his commercial pilot license. While flying with The Flying Tigers he met Constance (Coffey) while in Alabama. They later married in 1964 in Bell Gardens, CA and then moved to Garden Grove, California, raising four boys where he enjoyed coaching their Little League Baseball and Pee Wee Football teams. Lloyd was a Captain for 25 years with Western Airlines and retired in 1985. After retirement he started a Sidekick Kennels raising and breeding Red Red Nose Pit Bulls. In 1987 the family moved back to Oklahoma, where Lloyd took up farming, raising and showing Percheron Draft horses. Lloyd began long haul trucking in 1991 for various companies until retiring in 2004. After retirement he enjoyed tending his cattle and being outdoors. Lloyd was a active member of the Okay First Baptist Church. He loved his family and especially his grandkids and great-grandkids. He was preceded in death by his wife and the mother of his children, Constance Drain. His parents. Sisters, Pearl, Melba, Barbara Gay, Reba and Alma. Brothers, Lolen, Nick and Arzie. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Joan Drain, his four sons, Doug Drain and his wife Gretchen of Phoenix, AZ, Tracy Drain and his wife Angelica of Broken Arrow, Terry Drain and his wife Michele of Frisco, TX and Shannon Drain and his wife Tabatha of Okay. Three sisters, Betty Chadwick of Sulpher, OK, Jane Seefried of Bullhead City, AZ and Katy Bucher of Lake Stevens, WA. 11 Grandchildren, Amanda Cowden and husband Jesse, Jacob Drain and wife Jenni, Heather Minor and husband Parker, Zachary Drain, Destiny Drain, Jessica, Trevor and Wesley Drain, Ryan and Morgan Drain and Hannah Drain. 9 Great-grandchildren, Cash, Weston, Colton, Wyatt, Hannah, Presley, Garrett, Mason, and Finleigh. Services were held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Okay First Baptist Church with Reverend Ken Krepps. Visitations were held Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to www.alz.org. Military Honors followed in Wagoner, at the Pioneer Cemetery, under the care of Shipman Funeral Home & Crematory.

publication: Wagoner Tribune (OK) - Wednesday, October 18, 2017

WAL Capt. Clinton Samuel 'Butch' Armstrong

~ IN MEMORY ~

WWII veteran, WAL Capt. Clinton Samuel 'Butch' Armstrong

October 19, 1925 ~ October 20, 2017

 

Notification with the passing of retired Western Airlines pilot Captain Butch Armstrong, age 92.  Captain Armstrong joined Western Airlines

07-14-1952 and retired with Western, based SFO.

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://www.buffalohillfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=699223 

Survived by his wife Barbara, personal condolences may be sent to the family at

675 Pebble Drive, Kalispell  MT  59901-6682  ...  (406) 752-6338 

Captain Armstrong’s obituary notes that a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

Obituary.....................

Clinton Samuel "Butch" Armstrong, 92, passed away on Oct. 20, 2017, a day after his 92nd birthday.

Butch was born to Clinton and Ivah Armstrong on Oct. 19, 1925, in Denver. Shortly thereafter, the family relocated to Orange County, California, near the Eddy Martin Airport (now known as John Wayne Airport). This is where Butch developed his passion for aviation. At a very young age he would sneak away to the airport and do odd jobs in exchange for flying lessons, piloting his first solo flight at age 16.

 

In 1943, during World War II, he joined the Navy as a parachute rigger and served on the USS San Francisco.

After his discharge, Butch jumped at any opportunity to fly, finding work as a crop duster and flying turkeys into Mexico. In 1952, he started flying commercially for Western Airlines (Delta Airlines), a career that spanned 32 and a half years.

 

It was shortly after his retirement that Butch met and married the love of his life, Barbara Clark. The two enjoyed 29 years together. Between Butch's four sons and Barbara's four daughters, they had 24 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

 

He was preceded in death by both of his parents, two sisters, and his son, Daniel.

 

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sons, Sam (Judith) of San Juan Capistrano, California, Steve of Kalispell, and Gary Armstrong of Salt Lake City. He is also survived by his stepdaughters, Jami Clark of Billings, Janna Weldele (Mitch) of Whitefish, Marri Lingle (Kent) of Kalispell, and Julie Webster (Loren) of Mesa, Arizona.

 

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Friends are encouraged to visit the website, www.buffalohillfh.com , to leave notes of condolence for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.

 

Bigfork Eagle (MT) - Tuesday, October 24, 2017

NWA Capt. Leland C. Molbreak

per recent ALPA publication in memoriam column, July 2017 issue......................

the passing of Captain Leland C. Molbreak.

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

WWII veteran, NC (NWA) Capt. Leland Clarence Molbreak

May 14, 1917 ~ May 1, 2017

                                               

Notification with the passing of retired North Central pilot Captain Leland C. Molbreak, nearing his 100th birthday.  Captain Molbreak retired prior to the merger with NWA.

The online obituary may be viewed at http://news-reviewdemo.going1up.com/Content/Default/Obituaries/Article/Leland-Clarence-Molbreak/-3/1234/213457

 

Leland Clarence Molbreak ...............................

 

Leland Clarence Molbreak, age 99, died peacefully in Bradenton, Fla., on May 1, 2017. He had been living in a retirement community after leaving Eagle River last year.

 

Lee was born in rural Wisconsin on May 14, 1917, and was raised in Monona, Wis. With the onset of World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was a B-26 bomber pilot and was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war he continued flying as a commercial pilot for North Central Airlines, and retired after a successful career in 1978.

 

He left Monona in 1965, and built a house on Cranberry Lake. While he spent the winter months in Florida, he always considered Eagle River to be his home. He referred to it as “his crown jewel” because he felt the area was so beautiful.

 

Lee was buried on May 15 at Sarasota National Cemetery with full military honors.

 

Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Wilhelmina Molbreak; his sister, Orvella; and his sister-in-law, Jean Molbreak. He is survived by his brother, Vernon, of Madison, Wis., and Bradenton; and five nieces and nephews.

NWA Capt. John Merritt Pickard

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, NWA Captain John Merritt Pickard

September 19, 1946 ~ September 10, 2016

 

As noted in the “In Memoriam” column of the September 2017 issue of ALPA, belated notice with the passing of retired Northwest pilot Captain John Merritt Pickard, age 69.  Captain Pickard’s obituary may still be viewed online at

http://hosting-24909.tributes.com/obituary/show/John-Merritt-Pickard-103933655 

No other information is available to us....updates/corrections are always appreciated.

                Thank you,

                    ~ Carol for the PCN 

Obituary........................

Capt. John Merritt Pickard, USAF (Ret.), 69, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016.

    John was born September 19, 1946 in Marietta, Georgia, son of the late Col.Walter Pickard and the late Frances Howze Pickard. John had an adventurous life including many experiences overseas; climbing the pyramids in Cairo, touring old tombs in Jerusalem, skiing in the Alps, and more. He and his sister, Martha, spent much of their childhood living abroad. After college, John went on to join the Air Force, earning his wings in 1971. He then had a long and satisfying career working as a commercial pilot. After retiring, John settled in the charming city of Charleston, South Carolina.

    He is survived by two daughters, Laura Ann Pickard of Washington, D.C., Amy Elizabeth Pickard of Charlotte, NC; his son, Matthew Merritt Pickard and his wife Sarah of Charleston, SC; and his sister, Martha P. Zink and her husband Rip of Baltimore, MD.

His family will hold a private memorial service and interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel.

Memorials may be made to Independent Grounds Coffee House at www.independentgrounds.org 

----------------------

Findagrave site:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=pickard&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2016&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=169849828&df=all&

NWA Capt. Leonard Ernest Dorcas Sr.

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, NWA Capt. Leonard Ernest Dorcas Sr.

May 29, 1924 ~ April 30, 2017

 

As noted in the “In Memoriam” column of the September 2017 issue of ALPA, the passing of RNPA member retired Northwest pilot Captain Leonard Ernest Dorcas Sr., age 92.  Captain Dorcas joined Northwest Airlines 04-08-1953 and retired with Northwest in 1984.

A family photo gallery and full obituary may still be viewed online at

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Leonard-Dorcas&lc=4171&pid=185253458&mid=7389368 

Survived by his wife Alice, whitepages lists the Dorcas residence address as

14905 Bothell Everett Hwy Apt 280  ,  Mill Creek WA 98012-5319.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

Obituary........................

Leonard Ernest Dorcas, Sr. went to be with the Lord at 10:50 in the morning on April 30, 2017 in the arms of his wife and surrounded by family at his home in Bothell, Washington at the age of 92.

Len was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He is preceded in death by his parents Michael and Katherine, and older siblings Nellie and Margaret. He leaves his loving wife of 70 years, Alice, as well as five children, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

After high school, Len joined the Coast Guard and served in World War II as a Seaman First Class. Following his time in the military, Len was a distinguished 747 Captain for Northwest (Orient) Airlines, spending the majority of his career flying overseas. Len retired from flying in 1984. Len and Alice spent their years enjoying time on their boats and RVs alongside their family in some of their favorite places like the Oregon Coast and the Gulf Islands/Desolation Sound. The highlight of Len's retirement was any time spent with his family, especially grandkids.

Len's funeral will be at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church on Saturday, May 6th at 11am. A graveside service at Floral Hills Cemetery and celebration of life at Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills Funeral Home in Lynnwood, WA will follow the service.

Special thanks to the staff at Bonadventure North Creek for their help and compassion towards the Dorcas family during this time. In lieu of flowers, donate to your favorite Veterans Charity.;

NWA Capt. Andrew J. Nathanson

~ IN MEMORY ~

CMDR USNR Ret/NWA Andrew Joel Nathanson

December 20, 1942 ~ July 2, 2017

 

As noted in the “In Memoriam” column of the September 2017 issue of ALPA, the passing of RNPA member retired Northwest pilot Captain Andrew Joel Nathanson, age 74.  Captain Nathanson joined Northwest Airlines 02-03-1969 and retired with Northwest in 2002.

Captain Nathanson’s obituary may still be viewed online at the funeral home website

http://www.macdonaldsfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=4304046&fh_id=13263 

also at

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/livingstondaily/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=186077113

Survived by his wife Marilyn, whitepages notes the Nathanson residence address as 

2611 Pinckney Road, Howell MI 48843-8864.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

Obituary...............

Andrew Nathanson, 74, of Howell, Michigan, took one final flight west on July 2, 2017. Andrew was born in Columbia, SC, on December 20, 1942. Graduated from Southwest Miami High School in 1960 and attended the University of Miami, FL, where he became a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1964 Andrew joined the United States Naval reserve, where he became a Naval Aviator and was assigned to the VW4 "Hurricane Hunter" squadron. For three years he tracked and flew into every major Atlantic hurricane. While remaining in the Naval Reserves, in 1969 Andrew was hired by Northwest Airlines where he had a distinguished career that ultimately led him to become a 747-400 Captain. He obtained Airline Transport Pilot type ratings on the Lockheed L-1049 Constellation, Lear Jet 35/36, Lockheed L-188 Electra, B-727, B-757, DC-10, and the B-747. Andrew retired from the Naval Reserves in 1986 as a Commander (O-5), and in 2002 retired from Northwest Airlines. He was a member of the American Legion, Reserve Officers Association, Retired Northwest Pilots Association, and the First Presbyterian Church of Howell. He is survived by his loving wife Marilyn; his dear sister Kathy Moscotti; his beloved children Michael Horner, Debra Williams, David Bryant, and Karen Bryant; his beloved grandchildren Robert, Anthony, Jack, Ben, Cameron, Eleanor, and Lawson; and his beloved great-grandson Dustin. Services have been held. Donations in his memory may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or a charity of your choice. Please sign the family's online guestbook at www.macdonaldsfuneralhome.com  

NWA Capt. Jerry Harold Gilliand

~ IN MEMORY ~

NWA Capt. Jerry Harold ‘Tennessee’ Gilliand

August 14, 1940 ~ September 16, 2017

Notification with the passing of RNPA member retired Northwest pilot Captain Jerry Harold Gilliand, age 77.  Captain Gilliand joined Northwest Airlines 10-02-1967.  Survived by his wife Barb, whitepages notes their residence address as

2013 Highland View Ave S , Burnsville MN 55337-3084.

Our information is limited...if more news is received, we will then pass it along.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN

Obituary......................

Gilliand, Jerry Harold "Tennessee"

Age 77 of Burnsville died peacefully with family at his bedside on September 16, 2017. A man of commitment, generosity, action, and fun, he will be lovingly remembered by his wife Barb; daughter and son-in-law Wendy Rehwaldt Haagenson and Rick Haagenson; son and daughter-in-law Denver Gilliand and Nicole Gilliand; grandchildren, Kelsey Heeren (Tom), Seth Rehwaldt, Sutton Rehwaldt (Annalise), Sawyer Haagenson, Hailee Gilliand, Mason Gilliand, and Kiya Gilliand; former wife Reba Gilliand Haukebo (Craig); former son-in-law Greg Rehwaldt; stepgranddaughter Kristin Haagenson; niece Deanna Vargas (Rod), nephews Dane Williams (Penny) and Eric Williams, extended family, and many cherished friends. He was devoted to his family, his church, and his much-loved career as a pilot for Northwest Airlines for 33 years. Prior to starting with Northwest, he pursued his education in Tennessee, served 5 years as a B-52 navigator in the Strategic Air Command and 1 1/2 years as a C-124 navigator. After his service to his country, he continued his education, took flying lessons, and then gave flying lessons before starting with Northwest in 1967. For years, he supplemented his career at Northwest with a tax preparation business. He also devoted countless hours to his church, mainly as its treasurer and general handyman, but in many other ways, as well. He was generous in his support of people and institutions he believed in. In his leisure time, he pursued his many enjoyments meals with family and friends, travel, scuba diving off Key West, bicycling and hiking with Barb, ping pong, tennis, golf, crosswords, games of Trivial Pursuit, gin rummy, dominoes, poker, reading (especially history of the Civil War and the US space program), singing and playing the guitar with his group "Zenith Avenue," listening to music, joking with friends, rooting for the Minnesota Vikings, and assembling countless jigsaw puzzles. His family is grateful to the staff at Eagan Pointe Senior Living and Kindred Hospice for their devoted care. A celebration of Jerry's life will be held on October 5 at 4 PM at Washburn-McReavy Werness Brothers Chapel, 2300 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431. Those unable to make it to the service are encouraged to join the rest of us at approximately 5 PM for the meal and visits with family. Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer's Association or Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

PAA/DL Capt. H. James 'Jim' Knoch

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, PAA/DL Capt. H. James ‘Jim’ Knoch

June 16, 1939 ~ October 8, 2017

 

Notification with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta pilot Captain Henry James Knoch, age 78.  Captain Knoch joined Pan American 10-16-1967 and retired with Delta Air Lines.  Survived by his wife Sandra, whitepages notes their residence address as

3670 Maria Theresa Ave., West Palm Beach FL 33406-6523. 

Captain Knoch’s obituary may be viewed online at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=henry-james-knoch&pid=187020104&fhid=10881 

also at

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Henry-Knoch&lc=4228&pid=186958094&mid=7599784

If more information is received, we will then pass it along.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN  

Obituary................

 Henry James "Jim" Knoch, 78 years old of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017. He was born on June 16, 1939, in Akron, OH, to Barbara and Henry Knoch. Jim was a wonderful and loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend. He proudly served his country in the US Airforce. He was an F4 Phantom Fighter Pilot, and also earned his Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart, as well as many other air medals. After his military service, he worked as a commercial pilot for Pan American Airways, and retired from Delta Airlines. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Sandra; daughters, Christy Cavanaugh (Patrick), Karen Knoch, Kim Knoch (Pam Garmon); granddaughters, Carlin Fritz (Michael) and Bailey Cavanaugh; sister, Sharon Bouyoucas. Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial Donations in Jim's honor may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, ( www.michaeljfox.org ).

NWA Capt. Lowell J Schroeder

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, NWA Capt. Lowell Schroeder

March 4, 1939 ~ October 17, 2017

 

Word has been received with the passing of RNPA member retired Northwest pilot Capt. Lowell J. Schroeder, age 78.  Captain Schroeder joined Northwest Airlines 02-12-1968 and retired in 1999.   Captain Schroeder’s obituary may be viewed online at http://www.flintofts.com/obituary/Lowell-J.-Schroeder/North-Bend-Washington/1759247 

Survived by his wife Dorothy, whitepages lists the family residence as

19221 SE 46th St., Issaquah WA 98027-9372.

If more information is received regard services, we will be sure to pass it along.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary...................   LOWELL J. SCHROEDER

Born:  March 4, 1939 in Sadorus, Illinois 

Passed Away:  October 17, 2017 in North Bend, Washington

Lowell was born on a Champaign county, Illinois Holstein dairy farm on March 4, 1939. The farm raised corn and soybeans, baled hay, and also presented calves at the county fair for show. He graduated from Unity High School at Tolono, Illinois in 1957. He then attended the nearby Univ. of Illinois, graduating with a degree in agriculture. Soon after graduation he entered U.S. Air force Officers School at Lackland AFB in Texas. From there he attended Pilot School at Craig, AFB in Selma, Alabama. He flying assignment was for the C-130 cargo plane, stationed at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas. While in Abilene, Lowell went to buy a car at the Fred Hughes Buick dealership. At the dealership, he met secretary Dorothy Darden, a local farm girl. and they married on Aug 14, 1965. Soon after, he was sent to serve in Viet Nam for 19 months. In Nam' as a c-130 pilot, he flew out of Naha AFB, CCK, Taiwan and Nha Trang. Upon returning to Abilene, baby Jennifer arrived in September 1967. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, Lowell joined Northwest Airlines in MSP. Son Carl (aka Carlos) was born there in October 1974. In 1983, the family moved to Issaquah WA, where he eventually became Captain on the B-747. (also, having flown up to that point the B-707, B-727, and the B-757) He retired March of 1999, where after he entertained himself with hobbies of his corn and bean farm, boogie-woogie piano playing, and extensive travel and cruises with Dorothy. He belonged to Calvary Lutheran Church in Bellevue, Washington and to the Northwest Airlines Retired Pilots Association. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughter Jennifer and her husband John Malzewski of Fox Point, Wisconsin and also survived by his son Carlos, from Detroit, Michigan. Also, Survived by his brother Dale and wife Mary Lynne of Walla Walla, WA, and brother Hal of Wawautosa, Wisconsin, brother-in-law Junior and Elizabeth Wallace of DeRidder, LA., brother-in-law Robert and Marsha Darden of Tulsa,OK., aunt Martha Whisenhunt of Abilene, TX., and numerous delightful nieces and nephews.

 

From: RNPA News Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9:38 AM

Subject: RNPA News: Lowell Schroeder Has Flown West.

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

With great regret I must inform you that NWA pilot Lowell Schroeder passed away in the early hours last night. Lowell’s internment this Saturday is for FAMILY ONLY. There may be a memorial service at some later date to be announced.

Lowell was profoundly impacted by his Central Illinois rural upbringing. We all delighted in his rock solid mid-west qualities, his resourcefulness and his unbounded friendship toward all.

A special thanks to fellow pilot B.J. Mole for his friendship and caring role with Lowell in these last weeks.

Respectfully,

Bill Day   

NWA Capt. Roger W. Haberern

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, NWA Capt. Roger William Haberern

December 2, 1941 ~ October 4, 2017

 

As more information is received, we will pass along updates.

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

 

From: RNPA News Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 10:11 AM

Subject: RNPA News: Roger Haberern Has Flown West.

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

At 1300 today, October 04, 2017, our colleague and friend Roger Haberern passed away. Roger was 75 years of age and hired by NWA on September 23, 1968. He developed many close friendships with the NWA pilot ranks. We were honored to know him.

The family is planning a memorial service in November. You will be included in the information when plans are laid.

Respectfully,

Bill Day  

DL Capt. Oliver Dredger

...belated notice....

 

From: David L. Roberts

Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2017 3:20 PM

Subject: Death of retired ATL Delta Captain Oliver Dredger

 

... received this email this morning from his son Bill and his death was one we missed.  He was born 12/30/1931, hired by Delta 11/10/1958 and passed away 4/2/2017.  He was ATL based and I flew copilot for him on the DC-9 and 727 way back when.
His obituary is below.
Dave

Subject: Re: Building B-29s at Dobbins in WW II
From: Oliver Dredger <dc9l1011@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 22:24:46 -0500
To: David Roberts <robertsDL@mindspring.com>


Dave, thank-you for the email - you may not have heard, but my father, Oliver, passed away last April 2. We miss him very much.

I am going through his email box just in case there would be any important emails like yours. He was always interested in posts about aviation.

Feel free to contact me at this email or wdredger@gmail.com

Thanks!
Bill Dredger

http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/oliver-william-dredger-jr/

Oliver William Dredger Jr.April 2, 2017

St. Marys­

Oliver William Dredger Jr., 85, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the St. Marys Manor.

He was born December 30, 1931 at Brooklyn, NY. the son of Oliver W. and Ellen Duggan Dredger.  He was reared in New York and graduated from St. John’s University.  Mr. Dredger served in the United States Air Force as a pilot during the Korean War.

Mr. Dredger was an airline pilot for Delta Airline and lived in Atlanta, GA. many years before moving to St. Marys in 1994.  He calculated that he had been in the air nearly 3 years of his life. He also was a private pilot.  Mr. Dredger was a member of Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.

On September 12, 1959 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth H. Hassen in Brooklyn.  She preceded him in death on May 8, 2007.

Survivors include his children, Ann Fullerton, New York, William Dredger, St. Marys, Mary Marsh, St. Marys and John Dredger, Kentucky; 27 grandchildren.

Requiem Mass will be at 7:00 A.M. Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Assumption Chapel in St. Marys.  Interment will be in Our Lady Of Peace Cemetery.  Mr. Dredger will lie in state on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 from 1:00 until 4:00 PM. at Piper Funeral Home.  A rosary will be recited at 5:20 P.M. Wednesday at Assumption Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made in his name and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, KS.  66536.

WAL Lawrence H. Lee & wife Marjorie

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, WAL retired executive & DL pioneer Lawrence ‘Larry’ Howard Lee

February 8, 1927 ~ October 18, 2017

 

Larry Lee was a very humble much trusted and highly respected leader for Western Airlines back in the days especially prior to and during the merger with Delta Air Lines.  

Larry was widowed just 3 months ago.....wife Marjorie’s obituary also appears below...

Online condolences may be shared at the funeral home website:  http://www.larkinmortuary.com/obituary/lawrence-h-lee-2/ 

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/28302209085?view=permalink&id=10155282777794086

 

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87343003

OBITUARY........................LAWRENCE H. LEE

Lawrence H. Lee, known to friends as “Larry”, was born in 1927 in Santaquin, Utah.  He attended Bryant Jr. High and graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.  During World War II he joined the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater in the Naval Air Transport Service.
Larry began his airline career in 1943 at the Salt Lake City Airport as a baggage handler for Western Airlines.  During his career, he worked in many different field and administrative positions.  In 1982, as Senior Vice President Transportation Services, he established Salt Lake City as Western’s first major “hub” operation.  In 1983, when Western Airlines was suffering financial difficulty, he accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.  During the next few years, he designed and implemented a plan that resulted in a dramatic financial turnaround of the airline.  Having proven the value of the Salt Lake City “hub” and establishing record profits, Western became an attractive merger entity and was sold to Delta Air Lines in 1986, shortly after Larry retired as Chairman of the Board.
Larry received his MBA degree from California State University Domingues Hills and later served on the President’s Advisory Board.  He also served on other State and National boards and was involved in several business, civic and cultural organizations in Utah. 
During his lifetime, Larry served in various service and leadership roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including Bishop of the Scottsdale, AZ Ward, and missionary in London, England with his wife, Marjorie.  He also presided over the England Leeds Mission.
Larry’s hobbies and interests included playing guitar, jewelry making, cooking and chocolatiering.  In his retirement years he enjoyed writing and became a lyricist and award-winning poet.
He married Marjorie Anne Lewis in 1946.  They were married 71 years.  Surviving Larry are his three children, Richard (Suzanne – Bonner’s Ferry ID); Stacy Shelley (Rick – Tempe, AZ); Randolph (Laura – Longmont, CO); eleven grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie, his parents and his brothers; Thomas, Rector, Fredric and Harry.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at 11:00 am, at the LDS Salt Lake Stake Center, 142 West 200 North, Salt Lake City, UT, 84103.  The family will receive friends at a visitation at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111 from 6:00-8:00 pm on Friday, November 3rd, and at the Stake Center an hour before the funeral service.
Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.

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OBITUARY FOR MARJORIE A. LEE

Marjorie Lewis Lee passed away July 12, 2017 from causes incidental to age.

Upon her husband’s retirement, Marjorie was given a plaque that stated,

“Marjorie Lee, without your support where would we be?” It was signed “The Directors, Officers and Employees of Western Airlines.” Now her family makes a similar statement, “Without you, Mama, where would we be?” You not only gave us life, you made life worth living. You shared with us an abounding sense of humor, every cliché ever uttered – including many that popped out of your verbally creative brain, and, most of all, you showed us by your example how love can endure. Marjorie was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1920 to Clay Edward and Frances Elizabeth Lewis. Following graduation from high school, she attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver. WWII offered ways to help with the war effort and she obtained a position as stenographer at the Alameda Naval Air Station. It was at this time she met Lawrence H. Lee, and after a condensed courtship, they married and settled in Castro Valley, California. They later moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. In 1961 they transferred to California where she resided until her husband’s retirement in 1986. A convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Marjorie held various church positions. She and her husband served as missionaries in the England London Mission. Following this, she was the “Mission Mum” when her husband presided over the England Leeds Mission. For the past several years, they have resided in Salt Lake City and Gilbert, Arizona. Surviving Marjorie are her husband, Lawrence “Larry”, and their three children,

Richard (Suzanne – Bonner’s Ferry ID); Stacy Shelley (Rick – Tempe, AZ); Randolph (Laura – Longmont, CO); eleven grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Frank Lewis. The funeral will be held on July 22, 2017 at 11:00 am at the LDS Salt Lake Stake Center, 142 West 200 North, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103. The family will receive friends at a visitation at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111 from 6:00 to 8:00pm on July 21, 2017 and at the Stake Center an hour before the funeral service. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.

 

Death of Harriet "Hattie" Heath Judkins

 ~~ In Memory ~~

Harriet Heath Judkins “Hattie”

 Sept 21, 1939 -- Oct 6, 2017

Wife of (Ret) Captain Cliff Judkins, DAL and Mother of DAL Captain Jim Judkins 

 I wish to thank Julian Black for sharing the sad news about Hattie.  Please send condolences to Cliff and family.  If an official obituary or more information becomes available we will add it to Hattie's Flight West page.  

Harriet was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 21, 1939. She was the first daughter of Eugene Harry Heath and Ruby Gray Heath.

Harriet attended Huntingdon College and graduated from Georgia State University. Shortly after her graduation, she married her sweetheart, Cliff Judkins, a Marine fighter pilot, soon to be with Delta Air Lines. Together they travelled to many places, their favorite being France.

At the age of fifty, and an empty nester, she took up painting and enjoyed many happy hours at this hobby.  She loved all of nature, and always fed the many “critters” that lived in the woods behind her home.

She loved her home and her family, and never lost her love and abiding faith in God.  Hattie was a twelfth-generation American, ninth-generation Georgian, and a sixth-generation Atlantan.  She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a true Southern lady.  She and her family were among the founding members of the Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Marietta, Georgia.

Hattie is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Cliff Judkins, her daughter, Virginia Judkins Luttrell (Dr. Joseph Luttrell), son, Delta Captain James Judkins (Lisa Lambert Judkins), granddaughters Claire Luttrell and Anna-Laura Luttrell, grandsons Thomas Judkins and William Judkins, her sister Suzanne Heath McCullough, niece Beth McCullough and nephew Jason McCullough.

Hattie requested that there would be no funeral or service or memorial; instead, there will be a private family gathering at her home, which she loved.  In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Salvation Army or St Jude's Children’s Research Hospital.

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Mark Sztanyo, PCN Dir

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