In Memoriam

On this Fifth Friday, it is once again time to remember seagoing cowboys who have crossed their final sea.

Brubaker, Martin, February 17, 2024, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. SS Charles W. Wooster to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), January 7, 1946; Levinson Brothers trip to Israel (details unknown), 1952; two Heifer Project trips to Puerto Rico (details unknown), 1980.

Geiger, Elwood, March 15, 2024, Belle Fourche, South Dakota. SS Pass Christian Victory to Poland, March 21, 1946; SS Lindenwood Victory to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), May 8, 1946; SS Virginian to Poland, June 27, 1946; SS Plymouth Victory to Greece, November 16, 1946; SS Beloit Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), February 24, 1947.

Holderread, Kenneth, November 28, 2023, McPherson, Kansas. Heifer Project trip to South Korea, May 3, 1971.

Riesz, Richard, April 13, 2019, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee. SS Gainesville Victory to Poland, July 24, 1946.

Siemens, Richard Allan, February 3, 2024, North Newton, Kansas. SS Stephen R. Mallory to Poland, June 20, 1946.

Thiessen, Franz, January 8, 2024, Newport News, Virginia. SS Pass Christian Victory to Israel, November 16, 1949 (Levinson Brothers trip).

Wolfer, Roy Allen, January 6, 2024, Milford, Nebraska. SS American Importer to Germany, February 18, 1950 (Heifer Project trip).

In Memoriam

Remembering the seagoing cowboys on this fifth Friday who have crossed their final sea.

Armes, Norbert E., August 9, 2023, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. S.S. Spartanburg Victory to Poland, June 6, 1946; S.S. Boulder Victory to Greece, July 25, 1946.

Burton, Dr. Harold, August 31, 2023, Abingdon, Maryland. S.S. Saginaw Victory to Poland, September 24, 1946; S.S. Mercer Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), December 3, 1946. Dr. Butron served as a veterinarian for UNRRA.

Janzen, David, December 9, 2000, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. S.S. Frederic C. Howe to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), November 14, 1946.

Loewen, Melvin Jacob, September 8, 2023, Goshen, Indiana. S.S. Norwalk Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), February 13, 1946.

Miller, Marvin, September 3, 2023, Sebring, Florida. S.S. John J. Crittenden to Poland, March 6, 1946.

Ogburn, Howard, May 2, 2023, Celebration, Florida. Heifer Project shipment to Germany, June 30, 1953.

Scott, Vernon, July 4, 2023, Spokane, Washington. Heifer Project shipment to Germany, December 7, 1956.

Swoope, Jr., Lafayette F. “Teeny”, September 17, 2023, Carlyss, Louisiana. S.S. Hattiesburg Victory to Greece, July 28, 1946.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

 

In Memoriam

As this fifth Friday rolls around, it is time once again to remember the seagoing cowboys who have crossed their final sea.

Bontrager, Warren Edgar, January 5, 2023, Goshen, Indiana. S.S. Norwalk Victory to Poland, January 9, 1947.

Brightbill, David Lemoyne, January 13, 2023, Bridgewater, Virginia. S.S. Samuel H. Walker to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), August 27, 1945; S.S. American Importer to West Germany, March 10, 1952, a Heifer Project shipment.

Coleman, Glenn E., December 23, 2022, Vermilion, Ohio. Heifer Project shipment to West Germany, 1956. Details unknown.

de Perrot, Jean L. “Jon”, January 10, 2023, Lititz, Pennsylvania. S.S. Cyrus W. Field to Italy, June 14, 1946.

Detweiler, Merrill M., February 28, 2023, Telford, Pennsylvania. S.S. Columbia Heights Victory to Israel, December 3, 1951, a Levinson Brothers shipment.

Ganzel, Dwight Lyman, March 25, 2023, Lincoln, Nebraska. S.S. Wesley W. Barrett to Poland, April 14, 1946; S.S. Gainesville Victory to Poland, June 4, 1946.

Garis, Marvin, January 14, 2023, Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. S.S. Samuel H. Walker to Greece, December 15, 1945.

Green, Robert Duff, March 25, 2023, Culpepper, Virginia. S.S. Virginia City Victory to Poland, July 9, 1946.

Hochstetler, Milan Moses, January 1, 2023, Cumberland, Virginia. S.S. Robert W. Hart to Poland, August 20, 1946.

Kennel, Christian D., August 1, 2012, Lititz, Pennsylvania. S.S. Charles Wooster to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), January 7, 1946.

McNett, Harold Franklin, December 28, 2022, Bridgewater, Virginia. S.S. Clarksville Victory to Poland, December 12, 1945.

Nunemaker, John E., February 9, 2023, Goshen, Indiana. S.S. Queens Victory to Poland, September 4, 1946. (This is the John who found his family’s work horse  on his ship after being sold and tended her across the Atlantic as portrayed in my children’s picture book The Seagoing Cowboy.)

Richards, Robert Eugene “Bob”, February 26, 2023, Waco, TX. S.S. Virginian to Greece, June 26, 1945. (The Bob Richards of Wheaties fame: Olympic pole-vaulting champion, 1948, 1952, and 1956)

Stoltzfus, Ralph H., January 13, 2023, Lititz, Pennsylvania. S.S. Alceé Fortier to Greece, November 1, 1945.

Rest in peace dear seagoing friends.

 

In Memoriam

Bowman, Chester, October 16, 2022, Bridgewater, Virginia. S.S. Humanitas to Italy, October 14, 1948. Heifer Project shipment.

Brightbill, Richard Ray, September 3, 2022, Weston, West Virginia. S.S. Gainesville Victory to Poland, June 4, 1946.

Farringer, L. Dwight, November 7, 2022, North Manchester, Indiana. S.S. Lindenwood Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), August 16, 1946.

Herr, William McDaniel, December 10, 2022, Carbondale, Illinois. S.S. Rafael R. Rivera to Poland, August 26, 1946.

Holdeman, Paul Howard, November 3, 2022, Loveland, Colorado. S.S. Rockland Victory to Poland, November 21, 1945.

Rudy, Carl James, October 4, 2022, Manheim, Pennsylvania. S.S. Attleboro Victory to Greece, December 5, 1946.

Schmidt, Esley Earl, November 30, 2022, Walton, Kansas. S.S. Woodstock Victory to Greece, January 8, 1947.

Warner, Ralph Myers, August 15, 2022, Broadway, Virginia. To Germany, December 7, 1956, ship unknown. Heifer Project shipment.

Weaver, Wayne Adam, December 23, 2022, Elkhart, Indiana. S.S. F. J. Luckenbach to Greece, June 24, 1945 (UNRRA’s first livestock shipment after WWII).

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

 

In Memoriam

Once again, on this 5th Friday, we remember seagoing cowboys who have departed from us.

Brightbill, Richard Ray, September 3, 2022, Weston, West Virginia. S. S. Gainesville Victory to Poland, June 4, 1946.

Julius, John J., September 11, 2022, York, Pennsylvania. S. S. William S. Halsted to Greece, January 11, 1946; S. S. Mount Whitney to Poland, November 30, 1946.

Silvius, Wayne, September 3, 2022, Ashton, Illinois. S. S. Battle Creek Victory to Greece, June 29, 1946.

Vernon, Charles L., December 12, 2016, Huntington, Indiana. S. S. F. J. Luckenbach to Poland, August 28, 1946.

Warner, Ralph Myers, August 15, 2022, Broadway, Virginia. Heifer Project shipment to Germany, December 7, 1956.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

In Memoriam

Another Fifth Friday has rolled around, and it’s time to remember the seagoing cowboys who have recently passed from this life.

Donohoe, James B., June 12, 2022, Hampton, New Hampshire. S. S. Virginian to Poland, June 27, 1946.

Groff, Robert C., May 7, 2022, Quarryville, Pennsylvania. S.S. Henry Dearborn to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), December 12, 1945.

Grubb, Daniel B., May 17, 2022, Palmyra, Pennsylvania. S. S. Zona Gale to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy).

Huber, Earl Eshleman, May 21, 2022, Conestoga, Pennsylvania. S. S. Charles W. Wooster to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), January 7, 1946.

Norris, Philip E., May 2, 2022, Lititz, Pennsylvania. S. S. Adrian Victory to Poland, July 18, 1946.

Owen, Joseph K., June 14, 2022, Washington Boro, Pennsylvania. S. S. Mexican to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), June 28, 1945.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

 

In Memoriam

Another fifth Friday has rolled around, and with it a post remembering seagoing cowboys no longer with us.

Good, Ellis, January 10, 2022, Bourbonnais, Illinois. S. S. F. J. Luckenbach to Poland, January 15, 1946.

Guyer, C. Albert, February 28, 2022, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. S. S. Mexican to Poland, November 8, 1945.

Kaufman, Lester, February 14, 2022, Millersburg, Ohio. S. S. Joshua Hendy to Poland, December 8, 1945.

Lammers, Richard Lewis, February 2, 2016, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee. S. S. Spartanburg Victory to Italy, March 17, 1947.

Layman, Wilbur Clement, January 24, 2022, Harrisonburg, Virginia. S. S. Charles W. Wooster to Greece, August 15, 1945; S. S. Bucknell Victory to Poland, February 16, 1946.

Morehouse, John, Jr., February 22, 2022, Goshen, Indiana. S. S. Lindenwood Victory to China, December 19, 1946.

Neuhauser, James Groff, January 8, 2022, San Juan, Puerto Rico. S. S. Pierre Victory to Poland, March 29, 1946; S. S. Plymouth Victory to Poland, May 11, 1946.

Schwartz, Arthur Edward, January 10, 2022, Henderson, North Carolina. S. S. Zona Gale to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), June 28, 1945; S. S. Frontenac Victory to Poland, June 6, 1946.

Shenk, Ellis, December 28, 2021, Bel Air, Maryland. S. S. American Importer to West Germany with the Heifer Project, November 7, 1953.

Stuntz, Hayward W., February 17, 2022, Plymouth, Indiana. S. S. Joshua Hendy to Poland, December 8, 1945.

Swords, Gene G., March 13, 2022, Lititz, Pennsylvania. S. S. Rockland Victory to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), June 14, 1946.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

In Memoriam

Carey, Gordon Ray, December 22, 2021, Arlington, Virginia. Ship unknown, to Okinawa with goats for Heifer Project, January 13, 1950.

Reynolds, Frances “Frankie” A., November 28, 2021, Conway, Arkansas. A Heifer Project cowgirl, trip details unknown.

Shoemaker, Kenneth, November 2, 2021, Normal, Illinois. S. S. Lindenwood Victory to China, December 19, 1946.

Weaver, Henry “Hank” David, Jr., December 7, 2021, Goshen, Indiana. S. S. Frederic C. Howe to Trieste, Italy, with livestock for Yugoslavia, November 15, 1946.

White, Orville (Joe), August 27, 2004, Bloomington, Minnesota. S. S. Wesley W. Barrett to Poland, April 14, 1946.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

In Memoriam

On this Fifth Friday, we take a moment to remember seagoing cowboys who have passed from this earthly world.

Bard, Samuel L., April 6, 2013, East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. S. S. Park Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), October 26, 1945.

Geiger, Alfred, June 4, 2021, Seattle, Washington. S. S. Virginian to Poland, June 30, 1946.

Graber, Samuel, October 1, 2021, Elkhart, Indiana. S. S. Robert W. Hart to Poland, June 24, 1946.

Hopkins, Ray K., October 5, 2021, Peru Indiana. S. S. Zona Gale to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), June 28, 1945.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

In Memorium

Another Fifth Friday has rolled around, and it’s time to remember seagoing cowboys who have recently passed from us.

Birkey, Robert “Bob” N., June 21, 2021, Bremen, Indiana. S. S. Woodstock Victory to Poland, June 7, 1946.

Dugan, William, September 26, 2020, formerly of Loomis, Washington. S. S. Clarksville Victory to Poland, December 2, 1945.

Fancher, John “Jick” T., June 14, 2021, Quincy, Washington. S. S. Clarksville Victory to Poland, December 2, 1945.

Frantz, Kenneth, May 29, 2021, North Manchester, Indiana. S. S. F. J. Luckenbach to Greece, June 22, 1945.

Hershberger, Roman E., July 5, 2021, Goshen, Indiana. S. S. Virginian to Poland, January 4, 1946.

Messner, Raymond Jacob, April 27, 2021, Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania. S. S. Beloit Victory to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), June 8, 1946; S. S. Woodstock Victory to Poland, July 22, 1946.

Martin, John Richard, March 23, 2021, Harrisonburg, Virginia. S. S. Pass Christian Victory to Israel, November 1949. (Levinson Brothers shipment)

Metzler, Edgar J., May 12, 2021, Goshen, Indiana. S. S. Stephen R. Mallory to Poland, June 20, 1946.

Miller, Thomas H., May 13, 2021, Middlebury, Indiana. S. S. Plymouth Victory to Greece, February 13, 1947.

Schlabach, Theron F., May 13, 2021, Goshen, Indiana. S. S. Columbia Heights Victory to Israel, June 1951. (Levinson Brothers shipment)

Schmidt, Hartzel W., July 1, 2021, North Newton, Kansas. S. S. Morgantown Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), December 2, 1946.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.