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MUELLER... CPO David Allen Mueller, US Navy Ret., 82, of North Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Vertie Joan Todd Mueller entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 28, 2023. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in the St. John The Beloved Catholic Church, 28 Sumter Avenue, Summerville, SC at 1:00 pm. The Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Northwoods Chapel. David was born November 17, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Clarence Peter Mueller and the late Margaret McGuire Mueller. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy and a Truck Driver. David loved sports and especially was a fan of the Cleveland Browns. He enjoyed working in his yard. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joan Mueller; two daughters, Deborah Mueller and Rhonda Curtis (Christopher); granddaughter, Shelley Curtis all of North Charleston, SC. Memorials may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306.
ROBINSON .. John Purviance Robinson, age 97, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born May 24, 1926, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of the late Boyd A. Robinson and Minta Hollis Robinson. His spouse, Dorothy Lee Cowan Robinson preceded him in death in 2017. After graduation from high school, John joined the U.S. Navy. After electrician's school and submarine training his unit was dispatched to the Philippines. He thought they would eventually be invading Japan, but it all came to an abrupt end when the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. After the Navy he graduated from John Brown University with a degree in Home Economics and ended up in Fayetteville as the Director of Food Service at the University of Arkansas, which he retired from after 32 years. John was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He headed up the Deaf Ministry at the church and served as a liaison with the deaf community in Fayetteville for many years. He enjoyed baking, especially his famous cinnamon rolls. John was also an avid runner. He was one of the original runners in the Hog Eye Marathon held at the University of Arkansas. He also qualified for the Boston Marathon several times.
Survivors are his children, Suzie Shackelford and husband David, Richard Robinson and wife Vickie, Jane Thompson, Laurie MacDonald and husband Bruce, Cathy Houser and husband Andre; fifteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Fayetteville, 20 E Dickson St., Fayetteville, Ark. 72701. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Fayetteville or Butterfield Trail Village. The family would like to thank Butterfield Healthcare staff and Circle of Life Hospice for the care John received.
McDONALD... Daniel John McDonald, of Alfred, ME passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family in the late evening hours of Thursday, September 28. Born in July of 1943, he grew up in Rochester, NH and attended Rochester schools until he joined the Navy in 1961. He enjoyed a 27-year career in the Navy’s submarine service. He later worked as an addictions counselor for the Navy and the private sector. He also drove an 18-wheeler, which he loved; and then worked for Florida hospital until he retired. He met his wife Mona in high school, and they married in 1963. Dan is survived by Mona, his wife of 60 years; his three children, Keith, Kathleen, and Kyle; his 7 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Ryan, Benjamin, Tyler, Jordan, Matthew and Kelly; and 5 great grandchildren, Mila, Henrik, Marlow, Holland and Cormac. There will be a time of visitation, Wednesday, October 4th, 5-7p at Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South St. Somersworth, NH. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 5th at 1:00 p.m. at St Ignatius of Loyola Parish St Martin church, 120 Maple St, Somersworth, NH.
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