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Posted 2023-06-03 10:09 AM (#103641)

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GERMAN, Robert Lee, 98, died in Murrell’s Inlet, SC following a brief illness on May 24, 2023. He was born the only child of Elva and Lee German in Baltimore, MD on July 17, 1924. Bob dropped out of high school in 1939 to apprentice as a tool and die maker. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the US Navy and served aboard two submarines as a Machinists Mate Second Class. He completed three war patrols in the Pacific Theater, two aboard the USS Angler (SS-240) and one aboard the USS Bluefish (SS-222). Bob’s boats saw extensive combat action, but he was most proud of two missions that rescued a total of 58 American and Filipino civilians from Japanese hostiles on the island of Panay. Bob attended the University of Maryland on the GI Bill and earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He then served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for nine years before going on to work for the American Bank Note Company for forty years. He was eventually promoted to a vice president position and retired in 2001. In the early 1970s, Bob purchased raw land and developed the Arbomar, a high-rise, Gulf-front condominium on Long Boat Key, Florida. Bob was also a prolific world traveler, highly skilled carpenter, Freemason, and Shriner. He donated generously to the arts and higher education. Bob married Arleen Myshrall in Hartford, Connecticut in 1943. The couple had three children before divorcing in 1976. Bob’s second wife Edna Morrow died in 1983. He married Ruth Cope Robinette in 1997. Bob was preceded in death by daughter Barbara in 2015 and son Bob in 2020. In late 2020, a granddaughter’s DNA test revealed that Bob had fathered a daughter while stationed in Australia during the war. This discovery brought him great happiness in his final years. He was united with his daughter and her two children in Annapolis, MD last July. Bob is survived by his wife Ruth, son Mark (wife Mary) of Annapolis, MD, daughter Dorothy Smith of Kalamunda, Australia, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

MIHAL, Victor John, 101, of 3900 Upper Road, Shamokin, PA died peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, after a brief illness, at Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville. He was a well-known and respected chiropractor in the Shamokin area. He was born a son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Simala) Mihal in Atlas, PA on Feb. 17, 1922. Victor was a combat veteran of World War II. He entered the U.S. Navy Nov. 2, 1942, at Bainbridge, Maryland. After bootcamp training there, he was sent to New London, Connecticut to attend submarine school, and then on to Norfolk, Virginia for torpedo school. Victor helped put the new sub, USS Ronquil (SS 396) into operation at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was aboard Ronquil as it went into the Southwest Pacific where it made five successful combat patrol runs. He received the submarine combat pin with four gold stars for his five successful War Patrols. He ultimately received the rank of torpedoman 2nd class. He returned to the states after the war with Japan ended and was discharged at Sampson, New York. After Victor's service was complete, he attended Lycoming College, in Williamsport. He then went on to Palmer School of Chiropractic, in Davenport, Iowa, with the help of the GI Bill. He was awarded his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1950. Victor was married Aug. 1, 1953, to Eleanor (Tobias) Mihal, of East Cameron Township, who preceded him in death in 2013. They celebrated 60 happy years of marriage together. Victor first opened a practice in Selinsgrove and then moved his practice to 500 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin, where he loved caring for his patients, many of whom were multigenerational families for the next 69 years. His office closed in March 2020 due to the COVID shutdown. He was a member of Mother Cabrini Church, in Shamokin. Victor was always a positive and happy man whose life philosophy was to always look forward. He enjoyed his family, his practice, his membership and activities with the submarine veterans’ groups he belonged to, hunting and gardening. He lived independently until his hospitalization. Victor is survived by two sons, Dr. Gary Mihal and his wife, Judy, of Fleetwood, and Dr. Victor Mihal, of South Boston, Virginia; a daughter, Lynn Gionta, of Jenkins Township; five grandchildren, Jeneve (Mike) Keczely, Heather (Gregg) Quinn, Christy (Carl) Barnhart, Jessica (Adam) Davis and Alex (Tracy) Gionta; a granddaughter, Stephanie Gionta, who preceded him in death; and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and granddaughter, he was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Leonard J. Lucas Funeral Home Ltd., 120 S. Market St., Shamokin, and again from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mother Cabrini Church, Shamokin. A burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, Elysburg. In lieu of flowers, Dr. Mihal requests donations be made to the Central PA Submarine Memorial Foundation, 190 Chel Drive, Hughesville 17737. Published by The News Item on Jun. 3, 2023.

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