July 2006
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Marguerite “Babe” Arens, 87, died October 25, 2004 in Des Moines, Iowa. Margaret moved to the Canal Zone in 1947 with her late husband Herbert T. Arens. There she worked with the Canal Zone libraries. Following retirement in 1968, they built a home in Balsam, N.C. Edward Capp, 89, of Largo, Fla. died May 3, 2006 He was an Army veteran of WWII and served in Taiwan, Costa Rica, the Panama Canal Zone, and Vietnam. He later worked for the federal government in Hawaii and California. Roland C. Casanova, 81, of Brooksville, Fla. died April 22, 2006. He was born in Panama and was an Army veteran of WWII. He was a carpenter for the Panama Canal Company and managed the Cristobal Gun Club after retiring from the Maintenance Division in 1980. He was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Ellen P. Castles, 88, died February 23, 2006 in Falmouth, Mass. She was the widow of Francis A. Castles, who retired from the Schools Division in 1976. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Amos W. DeRaps, 85, died May 20, 2006 in Austin, Texas. He worked for the Canal Zone Police Force and later transferred to the U.S. Customs Division. He retired in 1980 as Acting Chief Inspector of Customs of the Balboa Office. He was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Dorothy McGann Dorn, 83, of Palo Alto, Calif. died on or about May 16, 2006. She was born in Colon, Panama on May 2, 1923. Her father was an engineer who worked on the Panama Canal. Brian L. Felps, 60, of St. Petersburg, Fla. died May 26, 2006. He was born in Panama and came to Florida in 1967 from the Panama Canal Zone. Richmond “George” Fryer, 49, died May 9, 2006. He arrived in the Canal Zone with his family in 1969 and graduated from Cristobal High School in 1975. He worked in the Marine industry and was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Jacquelyn Bowen Hall, 77, of Clearwater, Fla. died June 21, 2006. She was born in Panama and graduated from Balboa High School in 1946. She came to Florida in 1984 and was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Laura Phyllis Hummer, 81, of Greer, S.C. died May 6, 2006. She was married to the late Charles “Tuck” Hummer, a former resident of St. Petersburg, Fla. and the Panama Canal Zone. Charles “Larry” Jones, 80, of Gulfport, Fla. died May 23, 2006. He graduated from Balboa High School in 1943. He retired in 1980 as a chief financial comptroller for the U.S. government after more than 33 years. He was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Marilyn Laverty, 74, of Odessa, Fla. died May 21, 2006. She was married to the late Raymond Laverty who worked for the Panama Canal Company until 12 years ago. Quelda Mae Lazzari, 89, of St. Petersburg, Fla. died May 6, 2006. She moved to Florida in 1947 from the Panama Canal Zone. |
Norine A. (Rathgeber) Lucas, 80, of Bricktown, N.J. died June 18, 2006. Born in the Panama Canal Zone, she later moved to Charlotte, N.C., before settling in Bricktown where she had lived for more than 45 years. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Marjorie M. Martin, 89, of Clearwater, Fla. died May 22, 2006. She was born in Ancon, Panama and moved to Florida in 1970. She retired as an executive secretary from the Panama Canal Authority. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Frances Baldwin Mink, 85, of Atlantic Beach, Fla. died May 3, 2006. She was married to Captain Robert O. Mink, the past Marine Director for the Panama Canal Company. Jacqueline Lee Munro, 75, died on March 24, 2006 in San Pedro, Calif. She was raised in Gatun and graduated from Cristobal High School in 1949. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Major General Harold R. Parfitt (USA-Ret.), 84, died in Dallas, Texas on May 21, 2006. He was career Army after graduation from West Point in 1943 and retired as a Major General. He was the last Governor of the Panama Canal Zone after the 1979 treaty returning it to Panama. Jeanne C. Sanders, 87, of Inverness, Fla. died June 15, 2006. She lived in the Canal Zone from the age of five until her late husband’s retirement in 1972. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society. Kenneth Pat Scanlon, Jr., died June 14, 2006 in Bangor, Maine. He was a graduate of Balboa High School class of 1975. Marjorie (Burns) Shanard, 92, of Wayzata, Minn. died May 8, 2006. She served multiple terms on the Republican State Central Committee before and after living in Panama. She was a Nixon and Ford appointee to the Panama Canal Board from 1969-1977. She was a feature writer for Panama This Month. Virginia L. Starke, 84, of Sarasota, Fla. died June 14, 2006. She retired as an accountant for the Panama Canal Company 35 years ago. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society and the widow of past President Carl H. Starke. Oscar “O.Y.” Thomas, 61, died May 29, 2006. He was the official photographer for the Panama Canal Society Reunions since 1990 and until the time of his demise. Roger W. Wells, 67, of Lutz, Fla. died May 10, 2006. He was hired by the Canal Zone Police Department and served mostly in the Gamboa
town site. He retired in 1981 and moved to Florida in 1985. He was a member of the Panama Canal Society. |