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Orville W. Yeschick
Jody Hane2020-10-24T10:04:51-05:00
- Name: Orville W. Yeschick
- Location of Birth: Russell, North Dakota
- Date of Birth: October 22, 1920
- Date of Death: June 25, 1996 (75 years old)
- Parents: John and Adeline Yeschick
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- Branch: Navy
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January 6, 1942 |
November 12, 1947 |
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Orville had been a Grand Rapids, Minnesota resident for over 60 years.
He co-owned and operated Rapids Electric for many years.
He was a member of Ponti-Peterson Post 1720 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Itasca Lodge AF & AM and North Star Shrine where he was a former cycle patrol member.
Preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie, in 1986, and a son, James, in 1973; he is survived by three sons, Jon, Jeff, and Jerry; and two grandsons.
Orville died in Itasca Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and was buried with full military honors in Harris Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot 2.40.3.8)
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