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- Albert "Gerry" [Gerald] SAYRE,
92, of 104 E. High St., Milton, died Thursday,
- Sept. 6, 1990 in Memorial Community
Hospital in Edgerton.
- He was born Nov. 18, 1897 in Nortonville,
Kansas, the son of George Oliver and
- Florence BARNHART SAYRE.
Mr. SAYRE graduated from Milton College in 1923. He
taught school and coached in Illinois, and at Cook Academy and
Storm King School in New York.
- During World War I, he enlisted in
the Navy and served as a radio operator aboard
- warships and submarines. Mr. SAYRE
also enlisted in World War II, rising to the rank of commander.
Since 1919 he has been active as an amateur radio operator.
Mr. SAYRE joined the McGregor Artic Expedition in 1936
as its radio operator and lone contact with the outside world.
- Mr. SAYRE later worked for the
Rock County Sheriff's Department, installing their
- first radio system in cars. He worked
as an electronics engineer at Arlington Hall Station and at the
National Security Agency. Mr. SAYRE retired in 1960,
after 20 years of accumulative federal service dating back to
World War I. He served as commanding officer of a naval reserve
group in the Washington, D.C. area for a period of time.
- Mr. SAYRE married Iva Marie
SCHRADER LIPPINCOTT in 1940; she died in
- November, 1987. Mr. SAYRE
loved all sports and had been inducted into the Milton College
Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a member of Milton Seventh Day
Baptist Church, American Legion, Retired Officers' Association,
Society of Wireless Pioneers, American Radio Relay League, Odd
Fellows and Masons. He served as president of the Milton Historical
Society.
- Mr. SAYRE is survived by one
brother, G. Merton SAYRE of Roswell, N.M.; one
- sister, Ethlyn SHADEL of Milton;
one grandson, Gerry LIPPINCOTT of Milton; two great-grandchildren,
William and Jennifer LIPPINCOTT of Milton; and one daughter-in-law,
Ernestine LINNES of Watertown.
- A memorial service was in the Milton
Seventh Day Baptist Church Monday, Sept. 10.
- Memorials may be made to the Heart
Association. Albrecht Funeral Home of Milton handled the arrangements.
[Thursday edition, p. 24]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Ernest Dale HURLEY, 80, of South
Beloit, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1990 at
- Rockford Memorial Hospital after a
long illness.
- He was born in Garwin, Iowa on Nov.
22, 1909. Mr. HURLEY graduated from
- Garwin High School. He was a former
resident of Milton, before moving to Rockton, Ill. Mr. HURLEY
married Beatrice HARDY on Feb. 12, 1943 in Belvidere,
Ill. She preceded him in death in 1974. He operated HURLEY's
Garage for many years in Rockton before retiring to South Beloit.
Mr. HURLEY was a World War II veteran and belonged to
the American Legion. He enjoyed singing, playing the organ and
reciting poems.
- He is survived by his son, Andy of
Rockton, Ill.; two grandchildren, Kellie and Robert;
- one sister, Eileen BEERS of
Memphis, Tenn.; one brother, Wilton (Mary) HURLEY of Bellflower,
Calif.; and special friend, Terry PETERSON.
- Funeral services are Thursday, Sept.
27 at 2 p.m. at Albrecht Funeral Home in Milton.
- Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until
time of the service. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 24]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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