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Joseph Leonard Jarrett
October 19, 1938 — April 15, 2024
Joseph Leonard Jarrett, 85 ½, passed away on April 15, 2024. He is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Cyr Wemple, father, James Jarrett and sister, Jeanette Jarrett Hendrickson. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Nancy James Jarrett; his son Daniel; two daughters, Heather , and Dawn; two step-sons, Jason and Travis, and one granddaughter and one great-grandson, Wesley. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Charles (Chuck) Zigmund Jr., Rose Marie Gloor, Elizabeth (Liz) Asay, Shandel (Shan)Anelmo, John (JF) Hendrickson, and Gene Hendrickson.
Joe was a longtime resident of New Mexico and lived in Gallup and Rio Rancho, NM. He retired from the Federal Government in Gallup when as the Human Resources Manger with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. During retirement, he volunteered for five years with St. Felix Pantry. He was originally from Missoula, Montana and was a 1961 graduate at the University of Montana. He often talked about spending summers on his grandparents 6,000 acre cattle ranch in Roundup, Montana; learning to drive a team of horses and buck-rake at the age of eight.
Joe was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army with a final rank of Captain. He served more than two years with the 14th Armored Calvary Regiment guarding the US/ German border during the early Cold War years. He completed a total of fifteen years with the U.S. Army Reserve. In retirement, he was a proud member of the 14Th Calvary Association and attended yearly meetinga of the Association, including trips to Hawaii and numerous other states. After his active duty military service, he used the G.I. Bill to receive a license as a Commercial Flight Instructor Multi- Engine Land plus intruments from the F.A.A. and flew privately for several years.
Joe loved to travel and took many trips overseas with his wife, Nancy. In retirement, they traveled to over 50 countries and were members of the Quatro Mondo International Travel Club.
John M. Fasano
November 7, 1935 –
November 24, 2023
John Milo Fasano was born a logger.
He displayed this passion on trip five years ago when he was in Yellowstone National Park and saw wildfire-scorched trees. His immediate response was, “there’s a lot of logs there I could haul off.” His love of logging was only superseded by his love of his children and pets.
John owned a logging business most of his adult life, shutting it down in mid-2023. As a child, his father worked in the woods, and as an adult, after a stint in the Army, he began this long career working in the lumber industry, which ended with decades as a business owner and log truck driver.
John was proud of and remembered fondly his military service in the Army’s 14th Cavalry Regiment. During his service in Germany, he met his wife, Edith, with whom he had four children and adopted one. John was a nice guy who would give you the shirt off his back. He loved road trips and sand-railing. He will be greatly missed.
He leaves behind three children, Heidemarie (Mick) Caswell, of Gresham, Oregon, Michele Fasano Wilsie, of Lacey, Washington, and Curtis Fasano, of Chehalis, Washington. He was also blessed with many grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Enid and Michael J. Fasano; brothers, Michael G. (Jerry) and Floyd Victor (Vic) Fasano; and sons, Leroy John and Frank Henry Fasano.
John was born on Nov. 7, 1935, and was a lifelong resident of Lewis County. He passed on Nov. 24, 2023, peacefully with his family present.
Edwin A. E Moore
November 9, 1939 – January 6, 2024
Edwin Albert Earle Moore, 84, of West Park (Cleveland), Ohio, died in the company of loved ones on January 6, 2024.
Edwin was born in Lakewood, Ohio in 1939 to Vivian (nee Spencer) and John Moore. After his father’s early passing, Ed largely forged his own path. After graduating from Lakewood High School, this path led him to Bowling Green State University via ROTC.
Once completing his studies in History (MA) and Political Science (BA) at BGSU, his military active-duty days were spent with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment stationed in Fulda, Germany. Outside of driving tanks along the old East-West German border and a 6-month driving tour of Europe with a close friend, his time in Germany was highlighted by the meeting and falling-in-love-with the love of his life, Gisela (they met at a social mixer in 1965 held in the gymnasium at the same school which his 2 grandsons currently attend in Fulda, Germany!). Excited to start their new lives together, Gisela and Ed were married on the 9th of July 1966 in the historic Michael’s Kirche (Church) in Fulda – always leading by example, two of Ed and Gisela’s children would later also marry there!)
Shortly after their wedding, they moved to a small, basement apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. Ed immediately began his career at Emerson Middle School in Lakewood, Ohio, the same place he would retire from in 1998. During those 32 years, Ed taught Ohio History and English, worked to establish and grow the German Language Department, collaborated with many colleagues, several of whom became lifelong friends, all the while helping guide multiple generations of youths. Ed also continued his military service in the U.S. Army Reserves, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel prior to his retirement in 1990 after 27 years of service.
After a few years of the basement apartment, Gisela and Ed were able to secure a unique looking home – often referred to as the Castle House in West Park – which they lovingly kept up and cared for, from which they hosted countless dinners, parties, and 4th of July parades…and from which Ed never moved.
During their 57-year marriage, Ed and Gisela welcomed three children into their family, Erik Thomas, Kristian Michael, and Stefanie Marie. All three would benefit from Ed’s insistence they master German as a second language. Frequent family travels to Germany and Europe would solidify this mastery and allow for family bonds to be retained and even grow between the US and German sides of the family. These travels and experiences were always accompanied by Ed’s extensive knowledge of places and their history. His passion for photography only complemented and documented these experiences, often recalled and shared with others via dinners featuring post-meal slide shows.
Taking advantage of early retirement, Ed filled his later years with lots of activities – repeatedly winning poker games with his fraternity mates (despite not knowing much about the game!), visiting with his army comrades at Stammtisch, substitute-teaching at local schools, and his involvement in the German-American community. He began teaching German at Lenau Park, became involved with St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, and pursued his love of Bavarian culture as an active member and officer of STV Bavaria. If you were lucky, you would also receive his famous “Ed Bread”, a result of him having taken up baking, or enjoy one of his homemade soups (potato was his specialty).
If you saw Ed out and about, there was a good chance you saw him in the Cleveland Metroparks, his beloved ‘Valley’, where he would most days go for walks with ‘Gilla’ and his new companions, first Hexe and then Hansi (both wire-haired miniature Dachshunds). While he still could, he would cross country ski through the golf courses and ride the bike trails. He took up golf and traveling to visit family in Europe remained a staple. No matter where he was or what he was doing, Ed remained engaged in the world and its history, and – once a teacher, always a teacher – would do his best to pass his knowledge to others, whether they wanted to hear it or not! But perhaps most important of all, Ed continued his all-important work as Husband, Papa, and later, Opa. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gisela (nee Asbrand), sons Erik and Kristian (Heidi) and daughter Stefanie Huffman (Andy), and grandchildren Ian, Niko, Lena, and Mia.
Servus Eddy, Servus Papa, Servus Opa!
Dr. George E. Bacon
April 13, 1932 – December 27, 2023
George E. Bacon, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, December 27, 2023, in his sleep.
Born on April 13, 1932, in New York City, he was the only child of Priscilla (Anderson) and Edgar S. Bacon, a dentist who served in World War II in the Pacific for two years. George was an Eagle Scout who graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1949, and Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, in 1953. That summer George worked as a counselor at Camp Sloan in Connecticut, where he met another counselor, Grace Graham of Milltown, New Brunswick, Canada. Shortly after Grace graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1956, they were married in her hometown.
George graduated from Duke University Medical School in 1957, then enlisted the next year in the U.S. Army as a captain with the 14th Cavalry. The young couple moved to Fulda, West Germany, on the East German border, and traveled across Europe on their days off in their TR-3 convertible, creating lifelong memories. The 14th Cavalry was still holding the border when the Berlin Wall went up overnight in 1961.
In 1959 George and Grace had their first child, Nancy, followed by George Anderson (Andy) in 1962, and John in 1964. George returned to New York in 1961 with his family to complete his residency at Columbia’s Presbyterian Hospital, then moved to Ann Arbor in 1963, where George
pursued his career in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Michigan Hospital. In 1975 George was the lead author, with three colleagues, of A Practical Guide to Pediatric Endocrinology, which enjoyed 3 editions spanning 15 years. He was beloved by colleagues, nurses, staffers, and especially the residents, whose program he led. He was a skilled and caring doctor to thousands of children, many of whom are still in touch decades later.
In 1986 George became Chair of Pediatrics at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In five years the department rebuilt the residency program, earned full accreditation, and became profitable, before Bacon accepted the position of Director of Medical Education at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1995 he and Grace returned to their home in Ann Arbor, where he resumed his practice at the University of Michigan as a professor emeritus until he retired in 2005.
In his last few weeks he was bedridden but still sharp, and at peace. When asked if he had any regrets, he shook his head and said, “No. I’ve had a good marriage, and three good kids. I never wanted more than that.” His greatest joy in his final days was sitting with Grace, his wife of 67 years.
A few months ago he wrote down his favorite phrases, some borrowed, some his, including: “Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you;” “It wasn’t supposed to be easy or else everyone would do it;” and his favorite saying, of his own creation: “When you’re on the floor, you can’t fall out of bed.” His sense of humor and good cheer never failed him, even at the end. He was a genuinely good man, dearly loved by his wife Grace, his children Nancy McMillan (Ian), Andy (Jill), and John (Christie), and his grandchildren Emily and Kate McMillan, and Teddy Bacon.
His service will be held at St. Andrews on Saturday, April 13, on his 92nd birthday. All are welcome.
Willard C. “Bill” Kayser, Jr.
I regret to announce the passing of one of our members, Bill Kayser, on 20 November 2023.
Bill served in the 14th ACR Regimental S2 in 1962, where his primary duties entailed surveillance of intelligence gathering by Soviet Military Mission personnel and US security measures along the internal border and within the Regiment’s sector.
Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this good and faithful servant.