USS HUGH PURVIS REUNIONASSOCIATION
Recent
notices of
Shipmate passings
They may or may not be recent, Their status was determined by way of notifications and internet searches.
Anthony
"Tony" Cerino Jr. (68-69/SK2)
Tony Cerino passed away on 16 February 2023 at the age of 75. He served aboard the Hugh Purvis in 1968 and 69 and was a Storekeeper 2nd. We last saw Tony and wife Rebecca, in Savannah and Hartford.
Tony was a good and kind man who enjoyed life. While he suffered with pancreatic cancer for a number of years, he maintained a good outlook on life. We will miss you, Tony!
Donald
J. "Don" Belanger (54-58/RD2)
Obituary
Robert served aboard in 1952 and 53 as a CS3. He lived in Virden, IL, passing away on 10/17/2022 at the age of 93.
Obituary
Lawrence
J. Kettenger (45-46/SSML2)
Larry Kettenger, a long time member of the HPRA passed away on 8 January 2023, at the age of 97.
Larry was a "Plank" member of the USS Hugh Purvis, He was always enjoyed his many reunions with us, attending his most recent ones with two of his sons. We last saw Larry in 2018 in Savannah. We will miss you, Larry.
Rest in peace Larry!
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Tom
Demarest (70-72/STG1)
Theresa
Eubanks (Charles 50-54)
Donald J. "Don" Bendis (54-57/EM2)
August
Rudy Bortolus (52-55/DC3)
Robert
J. Graves (68-69/GMG2)
George
W. Thompson (63-67/MM2)
They may or may not be recent, Their status was determined by way of notifications and internet searches.
Anthony
"Tony" Cerino Jr. (68-69/SK2)Tony Cerino passed away on 16 February 2023 at the age of 75. He served aboard the Hugh Purvis in 1968 and 69 and was a Storekeeper 2nd. We last saw Tony and wife Rebecca, in Savannah and Hartford.
Tony was a good and kind man who enjoyed life. While he suffered with pancreatic cancer for a number of years, he maintained a good outlook on life. We will miss you, Tony!
Donald
J. "Don" Belanger (54-58/RD2)
Don Belanger served aboard the Hugh Purvis from 1955
to 1958 as a RD2. Don
passed away on January 30, 2023 at the age of 89. He
retired as a Chief Petty
Officer in 1972 after 22 years. He lived in Virginia Beach, VA.
Don
was an often attendee of our HPRA reuniions, last seen in Harrisburg
in 2017. He was a good man to sit with and swap sea stories. We shall
miss him.
William G.
Collier (50-52/EN3)
William "Gene" Collier served aboard the Hugh
Purvis from
1950-52 as an EN3. Gene passed away in Rome GA. August 19, 2019 at the
age of 87 following a long illness. He is survived by his
wife of
64 years, Jane Chalker Collier.
Rest in peace Gene!
Fair Winds and Following
Seas!Robert "Spuds"
Lechner (52-53/CS3)
Robert served aboard in 1952 and 53 as a CS3. He lived in Virden, IL, passing away on 10/17/2022 at the age of 93.
Rest in peace Spuds!
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Lawrence
J. Kettenger (45-46/SSML2)Larry Kettenger, a long time member of the HPRA passed away on 8 January 2023, at the age of 97.
Larry was a "Plank" member of the USS Hugh Purvis, He was always enjoyed his many reunions with us, attending his most recent ones with two of his sons. We last saw Larry in 2018 in Savannah. We will miss you, Larry.
Rest in peace Larry!
Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Tom
Demarest (70-72/STG1) Tom
Demarest served aboard
the Hugh Purvis from 1968 to 1972 as an STG1 and Leading Petty Officer
for sonar during that period. Tom retired from the navy after 20 years.
Tom passed away 11 September 2022 at the age of 76.
Theresa
Eubanks (Charles 50-54) Terry
was a long time
Honorary member of the HPRA. Her husband Charles, served aboard from
1950 to 1954.
Terry passed away on 19 October 2022 in Haverhill MA at the age of 88.
Terry started attending our reunions with Charles early on, then attending most of them after Charles' passing. She missed Charleston 2022 due to ill health, but was looking forward to being with us in 2023 Norfolk. We missed her a lot, we will miss her in the future. Rest in peace Terry.
Terry passed away on 19 October 2022 in Haverhill MA at the age of 88.
Terry started attending our reunions with Charles early on, then attending most of them after Charles' passing. She missed Charleston 2022 due to ill health, but was looking forward to being with us in 2023 Norfolk. We missed her a lot, we will miss her in the future. Rest in peace Terry.
Fa1r Winds and Following
Seas.
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Andrew Gall (44-46/EM3)
Andrew Gall Served aboard
the Hugh Purvis from 1944 to 1946 as an EM3. "Andy" passed away 10
March 2022 at home in Easton, PA. of natural causes at the age of 97.
Fair Winds and Following
Seas
(Obituary)
Donald J. "Don" Bendis (54-57/EM2) Don
Bendis served
aboard the Hugh Purvis from 1954 to 1957 as an EM2. Don passed away in
Plainfield, IL 16 June 2022 at the age of 86. Don is listed as a Korean
War Veteran.
Fair Winds and Following
Seas
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August
Rudy Bortolus (52-55/DC3) Rudy
Bortolus served aboard the Hugh
Purvis from 1952 to 1955 as a DC3. Rudy passed away 20 March 2022 in
Clearwater, FL at the age of 91.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
(Obituary)
Robert
J. Graves (68-69/GMG2)
Robert Graves served
aboard the Hugh Purvis from 1968 to 1968 as a GMG2. Robert passed away
on 1 January 2021 in Spofford, NH at the age of 76.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
(Obituary)
George
W. Thompson (63-67/MM2)
George Thompson server
aboard the Hugh Purvis from 1963 to 1967 as an MM2. George passed away
on 6 July 2018 in Gardners, PA at the age of 75.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
(Obituary)
