GALLOWAY -- Tyra Oscar Galloway, 85, passed away on April 4, 2008. He was born in Corona, NM on January 11, 1923, to W. M. and Essie Galloway. The family moved briefly to Gran Quivira and then, in 1928, to Belen, where he became a lifetime resident. 

Oscar began his career with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1941 after graduating from Belen High School. In 1944 during World War II, Oscar served in the U. S. Armed Forces as a member of the 746 Operating Railway Battalion stationed in Germany. He returned to his position with the AT&SF Railway and, after 41 years, retired as Train Yard Foreman in 1982. He is survived by his loving and dedicated wife, Freeda, of 66 years; daughter, Nancy and husband, Bryan Lunsford; sons, Lynden Galloway and Myron Galloway; his loving grandchildren, Vance and Travis Lunsford, Kristyn, Jeffrey, Charlene, and Evan Galloway; one brother, Floyd Galloway, of Bridgeport, TX, and many nieces and nephews. 

Preceding him in death are his parents; his brothers, Bill and Mac; and sisters, Virgie Jones and Lavon McKinley. Oscar was a senior member of the First Assembly of God Church in Belen, serving as Sunday School Superintendent, member of the building committee, Deacon and a musician with the Music Department. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. The family thanks the nurses and staff of the Kaseman Presbyterian Hospice for their professionalism and gentleness in caring for our loved one. 

Donations may be made to the Kaseman Presbyterian Hospice, 8300 Constitution N.E, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Services will be held Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 19398 N. Hwy 314, Belen, NM. Interment will be immediately following at Sandia Memory Gardens, 9500 San Pedro Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM. Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010 www.danielsfuneral.com Published on: Sun April 06, 2008

A heartfelt thank-you to John McKenna’s daughter, Patricia Salo, and her brother, Tim for carefully preserving, scanning, and sharing these incredible photos from their dad’s service with the 743rd Railway Operating Battalion in Europe. Families like Patricia’s—who safeguard their soldiers’ memorabilia and choose to share it—bring history to life for those of us who only know we had a railroader in the family but have no photos or records of our own.

When I began this research over 40 years ago, I had the privilege of getting to know many of these men personally. They would be so proud to see their stories preserved and remembered today.

And on a personal note—my own dad also served in the 743rd.

She wrote " I thought it important to let you know that my brother and I have found a veritable treasure trove of pictures from WWII that our father, Master Sergeant John M McKenna left us when he passed in 1995. We were just recently going through boxes and found many many pictures from his time of service with the army" 

Eugene Russell Obituary Eugene P. Russell went to be with His Lord and Savior on August 29, just six days past his 91st birthday. Eugene was born on August 23, 1921 in McCook, NB to Perle and Anna Russell. He served with the 759th Railway Operating Battalion during WWII. After the war he continued his career with the railroad, working for the Denver and Rio Grande first as a fireman, then as an engineer. In 1953 he married Doris (Bower) Russell and together they raised three children in their Lakewood, CO home. He is survived by his daughters, Cheryl (Bob) Jeffryes of Castle Rock, CO, and Barbara (Patrick) Braun of Clarkston, WA, and daughter-in-law Diane Russell of Cody, WY, as well as six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Doris, and son Gordon. A memorial service will be held at Howard Moore Mortuary at 4345 W. 46th Ave, Denver, CO on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 9:00am followed by a military honors service at Fort Logan Cemetery at 11:15am.

 Thanks so much to Rodney Farcht daughter Sue for this information

Rodney E. Farcht

He was the husband of Catherine Labenberger Farcht.

Mr. Farcht was born in York and was a son of the late George and Fannie Welsh Farcht.

He was a retired locomotive engineer with 40 years of service with ConRail and its predecessor, Penn Central Railroad.

Mr. Farcht was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the 713th Railway Operating Battalion in Europe.

He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ and its Church School.

Other memberships include Zeredatha Lodge 451, Tall Cedars of Lebanon No. 30; Consistory of Harrisburg; 13th Ward Political Club; 12th Ward Independent Democratic Club; Hawks Gunning Club; American Legion, Red Lion; and Union Transportation Union No. 1722.

Survivors include:

Two children — Mrs. Susan W. Houck, 3281 Alta Vista Road, Dover, and David W. Farcht, 1740 Devers Road.

Five grandchildren.

Two brothers and a sister — Robert W. Farcht, J. Donald Farcht and Mrs. Betty Gerberick, all of York.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Church of Christ with his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. Griffin, officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Masonic services will be conducted by Lodge 451 at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Workinger Funeral Home, 849 E. Market St., which is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Organ Fund of Trinity Church, 32 W. Market St.

Mr. Russell G. Decker Obituary  Parma, Ohio 

Russell G. Decker, age 88 of Parma, 

WWII Army Veteran, beloved husband and soul mate 54 years of the late Ruth E. (nee Askew); loving father of James (Sandy) and Janet Feckler (Thomas); dear grandfather of James, Moneka, Richard (Deanne), Jason, Jennifer, and Heather; great-grandfather of Austin, Haven, Donnie and Olivia; father-in-law of Richard Urich; uncle and friend of many. Russell was a man with a big heart who never knew a stranger. A family man who truly enjoyed being with his family. In a crowd, he was the life of the party. At home, work and church,he always had a great sense of humor. Russell was an active, longtime, and faithful member of St. James Lutheran Church where he served on various committees and as an Elder and youth group counselor. 

He was very proud of his country, serving in the Army during World War II in the European Theatre of Operations with Company C, 752 Railway Operating Battalion. His battalion hauled freight, ammunition, gasoline, tanks, guns, engineer construction equipment, troop hospital cars, and food. Russell was decorated with two bronze stars and was a locomotive engineer operating Army locomotives from Le Harve, France to various locations in Germany. Russell's battalion #752 got together for a reunion every year for 50 years and he never missed one. He was also very active in the local chapter of the Cleveland Lutheran VFW. Russell was a chemical operator 30 years for the B.F. Goodrich Chemical Company in Avon. 

He passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Memorial contributions may be forwarded to St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview Rd., Cleveland, OH 44109. Funeral Service at St. James Lutheran Church, 4771 Broadview Rd., Cleveland on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 10 a.m. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted. Friends may call at the BUSCH FUNERAL HOME, 7501 RIDGE RD., PARMA FROM 2-4 AND 6-8 P.M. ON TUESDAY. 440-842-7800

John Pilsits Obituary John P. Pilsits, 99, of Oak Hill Village,

Middletown, died Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Oak Hill Village. John was born on October 14, 1924. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, stationed in India with the 748th Railway Operating Battalion. He was an avid Notre Dame fan, liked reading mystery books, walking and especially the times when he would see anyone and just say "hi." John was the youngest son (and the last of the family line) of the late Rudolph and Lucy Knoll Pilsits of Steelton. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years Mary E. Magaro Pilsits. He is survived by four sons and one daughter. John Jr. of Aurora, IL., Richard of Enola, Dennis of Philadelphia, Keith of Etters, and Robin Kay Deibler of Wrightsville; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM Monday, November 27, 2023 in Seven Sorrows BVM Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown. Celebrant will be Rev. Timothy J. Sahd. 

Earl G Stevens, 95, of Girard, died on Monday, February 8, 2021 at Lecom Senior Living Center. 

Earl was born on May 4, 1925, a son to the late Francis C. and Lillian D. (Bitilian) Stevens. He attended Albion High School and in his senior year was inducted into the United States Army on July 14, 1943. He was deployed with the 743rd Railway Operations Battalion as a car mechanic, earning the rank of Corporal. Earl was awarded the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. 

He was involved in the Central Europe Campaign as well as the Rhine Land Campaign. Earl served in foreign service for one year, six months and seven days. Upon his honorable discharge in September of 1944 Earl returned home to Cranesville. Earl was a carpenter by trade and worked at George Burns Saw Mill in Albion. He then worked with Craft Lumber until his retirement in 2014 at the age of 87. He built his own boat from wood, which he used to sail in Lake Erie. 

Earl was a patient man, a man of few words. He was also known as a hard worker. Earl earned an electronics diploma, with the knowledge he learned there, he built TV's as a hobby. He often fixed neighbors and family's TV's. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoying time well spent with his brothers and brothers in-law. 

Earl enjoyed bowling and was a member of the Girard American Legion Post #494 and the Edinboro McKean VFW Post 740. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Myra I. Smith, Gladys J. Johnston and Alice M. Bricker; three brothers, Harold J. Stevens, Clifford "Sonny" Stevens and Francis "Chet" W. Stevens. He will be greatly missed by his family which include a niece, Susette Vanaskey; two sisters, Norma Bille and Mildred Ogren; two sister in-laws, Evelyn Stevens and Shirley Nelson; and his best friend, Gene Herhold; as well as many nieces and nephews. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to A. F. Dobler Hose & Ladder Company, 37 Walnut St, Girard, PA 16417. A service will be held this spring. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Edder Funeral Home Inc. Girard To send condolences please visit edderfuneralhome.com.

 Taylor Roby Pipes Sept. 9, 1916-Sept. 20, 2003 LA GRANDE -

 Taylor "Roby" Pipes, 87, of La Grande, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24, at the First Christian Church in La Grande. A gathering for friends who wish to visit with the family or who were not able to attend the service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 24, at the Grande Ronde Retirement Center. Mr. Pipes was born on Sept. 9, 1916, at the Pipes family home near Fayette, Mo. As a young man in Arvada, Colo., he enjoyed going with his dad who was buying and shipping dairy cattle to California. In his spare time he enjoyed playing baseball, ice and roller skating, fishing and swimming. He quit high school near the end of the Depression, working many days for a place to sleep and eat. Fifty-cent-per-day wages were considered a gift! After his parents divorced when he was 19, he made his own way in life, spending much time at Filer, Idaho. 

On July 4, 1940, he married Anita Hermann at Weiser, Idaho. He always said "he gave up his independence on Independence Day, on Leap Year." On Dec. 18, 1943, he enlisted in the Army and served with the 743rd Railroad Operating Battalion, Company C-European Theater. He served mostly in Belgium keeping supplies going through for the ground troops. A perfectionist, he was very mechanical and skilled with his hands. After he was honorably discharged as a Captain, he joined the Army Reserves and was discharged in 1963. In 1946 he returned to La Grande and went to work for Union Pacific Railroad. When the yard office closed in La Grande, Yardmaster Pipes went on the road as a brakeman on the Wallowa Branch line and later worked on the main line between Hinkle, La Grande and Nampa. He retired in 1977 as a conductor. 

He loved to fish, pheasant hunt, camp, to putter around in his shop and to visit people. In 1984 he had a lemon-size brain tumor removed and was fully recovered after three months. He and his wife then went on a European trip to visit their daughter's family in England, and then on to Belgium to revisit World War II sites and to renew foreign friendships made during the war. In 1997 he suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke following the removal of a second brain tumor. Intensive therapy and tenacity helped him to regain his ability to walk, read, write and speak small sentences. After living in their own home on Washington Avenue for 50 years, the Pipes moved to the Grande Ronde Retirement Center in 2001. In 2002, he had a third brain tumor removed. 

Even after suffering further setbacks, he was committed to regain and retain his health. He could be seen walking around various parts of town, carrying his cane like a "country gentleman," only using it for safety purposes when going up or down curbs or crossing rough spots. 

Survivors include his wife, Anita Pipes of La Grande; daughter, Janice Kerns and her husband, Tim, and daughter, Jean Conklin and her husband, David; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Burt of Arlington, Wash.; and other relatives and friends. A brother, David Pipes preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the GRH Hospice or a charity of choice through Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 7th Street, La Grande, OR 97850

Obituary for Ralph L. Ott Ralph L. Ott, 93, of Chambersburg passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Menno Haven Nursing and Rehab Center He was born on Thursday, December 25, 1919 in Scotland, PA the son of the late G. Harold and Rhoda (Jones) Ott. He spent his early years in Chambersburg, attending schools in the borough, graduating from Chambersburg High school in 1937. He attended Tampa University in Florida on a Football Scholarship. Ralph worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad in Chambersburg before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941. He spent four years in the Army, 2 ½ years of which were in Iran with the 730th Railway Operation Battalion. Upon his return home, he married Helen Wise on November 8, 1947. He returned to the Pennsylvania Railroad shops in Chambersburg until 1972; then took employment at Letterkenny and retired from there in 1981. Ralph was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the following organizations: The Chambersburg Club, V.F.W. Post # 1599, American Legion Post #46, Amvets and the Marine Corp League. He is survived by his wife, Mary Wise Ott, who he married on November 25, 1977, two sisters: Evelyn O. Franklin and Shirley O. Barkdoll, nieces and a nephew. He is also survived by a step-son, David Shetter, wife Angela and two step grandsons: Vincent and Mitchell. The Funeral Service will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be at Lincoln Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.sellersfuneralhome.com

 Love the last line ... " Wallace now has green signals lined up for a run all the way "Home"."