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CUSTER, Russell Allen, Sr., 93, of Shannondell in Audubon, PA, passed away on March 30, 2018. Gus was born at home in Oaks, PA on December 29, 1924. He graduated from Phoenixville High School in 1942. A member of Church of the Savior in Wayne at the time of his passing, Gus grew up attending St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oaks. After high school, Gus joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the submarine USS Barb (SS-220) for two War Patrols during World War II. The commander of the Barb, the legendary Gene Fluckey, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for the sub’s exploits in the Pacific Ocean and authored a book (Thunder Below) about his crew and their war patrols. Gus’s name appears three times in the book. Upon his discharge from the Navy, Gus joined the family business along with his two brothers. They built Custer’s Garage in Oaks into a reputable repair garage and then added on a school bus business which carried all the students of the Spring-Ford School District since the early 1960’s. Even today, years after selling the bus business, one will see the Custer’s Garage name stenciled on the side of all Spring-Ford’s buses. Though a quiet man by nature, Gus led his family and friends by being an example to others of godly character such as honesty, integrity, and dependability. Russell was predeceased by his wife, Anne, after 69 years of marriage. He was also predeceased by his siblings: sisters Mildred and Nedah, and brothers Irvin (Bud) and Elmer. Gus is survived by his two sons, Russell, Jr. (Kay), and Rick (Kathy) and by a granddaughter, Monica and Rick’s stepsons, Charles and Sean. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Gus’s funeral service at the Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home at Main Street at Fifth Avenue in Phoenixville on April 4th at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow at the Limerick Garden of Memories. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 9 to 10:15 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 126 Black Rock Road, P.O. Box 404, Oaks, PA 19456. Condolences may be offered online by visiting http://www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome.com. Published in The Mercury on Mar. 31, 2018
MARKLE, Vernon Charles, ENC(SS), USN, Ret, of Colonial Beach died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Mary Washington Hospital of natural causes. Born in Crewe, VA, he lived the majority of his young life in Wickliffe, Ohio, until joining the Navy in 1953. He retired after 19+ years as a US Naval veteran, the majority of which was proudly served as a submariner. Near the end of his Navy career he met and married the love of his life and then settled to live in Hope Valley, RI. Red worked for the highway department in Hopkinton, Rhode Island until his retirement in 1995. He was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Jean M. Markle and three grandchildren, Brian Markle, Jr. and Charles Markle and Mike Smith. He is survived by nine children, Don Newsome, & wife Sharon, James Newsome, Emma Small, Ken Smith, & wife Betty, Kim Knight, Brian Markle, John Newsome, & wife Glenda, Troy Markle, and Victoria Markle; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. 8 Bells ring, his watch is over, and all is well. A memorial service will be held at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Colonial Beach, VA, on April 7th at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mary Washington Hospice, 2300 Fall Hill Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401 or Oak Grove Baptist Church, 8096 Leedstown Road, Colonial Beach, VA, 22443. Published in Storke Funeral Home-Bowling Green Chapel Mar. 30, 2018
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