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Burial headstone, Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, Solano, CA

Obituary:
GIEL, Jack Girton Born September 11, 1924, he died of a heart at-tack May 3, 2007. Jack grew up and worked as a lineman and U.S. Postal letter carrier in Lincoln, Neb., until 1959. Since 1959 he has lived with his wife of 61 years, Marilyn Hays Giel in Sacramento, Calif., where they raised their three children. Jack worked since 1959 as a construc-tion millwright. He was very active with his union, serving more than once as President and Business Agent with the Millwrights Local 1051 and was currently a retired member of the Northern California Millwrights Local 102. The ten years before re-tirement Jack was the coordinator and teach-er for the Carpenters 46 Northern Counties Joint Apprenticeship and Training Commit-tee. He is survived by his wife Marilyn; son Earl Giel; daughter Anne and son-in-law John Mazzoni; brother Carter P. Johns; sister Elaine Willey; daughter-in-law Cheryl Giel; and predeceased by his son Jack H. Giel. He served honorably with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. Memorial services will be Thurs-day, May 10, at 2:00 PM at the North Sacramen-to Funeral Home, 725 El Camino Ave. All are welcome.
- The Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2007

 

 

Obituary:
Frederick D. Head, Frankenmuth, MI, Formerly of Saginaw, MI
Passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease at Wellspring Lutheran Services in Frankenmuth at the age of 80 years. Fred was born on August `14, 1934 in Saginaw, mI. He married Barbara Huber on February 23, 1947. She survives him. Fred retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He enjoyed spending summers on the Saginaw Bay, fishing and boating. One of his favorite activities was swimming at his home. Fred loved to sing, play the guitar, roller sake and take pictures and videos of the family. In later years, he enjoyed traveling. Fred was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Frankentrost.
Fred is survived by his wife Barbara and their daughter, Heidi (Thomas) Quellet of Zeeland, MI; 4 grandchildren: Nicole (Larry) Lier, of Port Huron, MI; Chelsea (Eric) Schwab of Bay City, MI; Ryan (Elizabeth) Quellet of Grandville, MI; Josh (Emily) Quellet of Moore, OK; 5 great-grandchildren: Emilee, Kaci, Addison, Jake and Lexie; a half sister Elizabeth Boatman of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Fred was preceded in death by 2 children: Cindy Stolz, Thomas Head and a half brother Eddie Head all of Saginaw, MI.
Memorial service will take place on Saturday November 8, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Frankentrost, 8220 Holland Rd., Saginaw, MI. The Rev. Mark Loest will officiate. Fred's family will receive visitors at church from 10:00 AM until the time of service. In lieu of flowers those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Immanuel Lutheran Church Frankentrost. The family would like to thank the direct care staff of Wellspring Lutheran Services of Frankenmuth for their care and support of Fred and his Family.
-The Saginaw News

  

 

 

 

  

 

Resided in Tacoma, WA in 1998.

Commemorative plaque, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, CA

Obituary:
GORRELL, DOUGLAS STEPHEN
Douglas Stephen Gorrell was born to Gale and Jessie Gorrell on March 25,1947 in Cook County, Illinois. He passed away on February 15, 2011. He joined the Marine Corps in 1964 until 1978. He was deployed to the C&E Battalion. He was a Vietnam veteran. He joined Raytheon Missile Systems in 1978. He and family lived in Iran, Jordan, Uae and Bahrain for 33 years. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jerene, and their daughter, Angela; his previous wife, Shirley J. Carrington; their son, Gary S. Gorrell (wife Heather, daughter Abagail Gorrell); their daughter, Meliane J. San Nicolas (daughter Heather Buckner and her children Lexi A. Buckner and Lilly M. Lopez; son Christian San Nicolas; and daughter Holly San Nicolas); his brothers, Jerry Gorrell (wife Jennie) and William Gorrell (son Matthew); and his sister Phyllis Matasow (husband David, sons Justin and Christopher). Douglas will be buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, CA, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 9 a.m.
- U-T San Diego, Mar. 13, 2011