by RAHS | May 25, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Clayton Lewis Stumpf Clayton Lewis Stumpf, known as “Joe” to family and friends, was born in Troy Township, Michigan, on February 2, 1919, the son of Lewis and Mary Poole Stumpf. Joe attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1938....
by RAHS | May 25, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Chester Burton Stevens Chester Burton Stevens was born in Reed City, Michigan, on June 10, 1920, the son of Fred and May Mitchell Stevens. The Stevens family moved to Avon Township when Chester was a teenager. He attended Rochester High School and...
by RAHS | May 25, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Calvin Anthony Pauloski Calvin Anthony Pauloski was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 10, 1926, the son of Anthony and Vera Lundwall Pauloski. The Pauloski family moved to Avon Township when Calvin was a teenager and lived on Wilcox Road near...
by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Herbert Garrett “Herb” Peters Herbert Garrett “Herb” Peters was born in Rochester, Michigan, on December 19, 1915, the son of Louis and Florence Garrett Peters. His family had lived in the Rochester area since the 1840s. Herb attended Rochester...
by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen Edwin John Kage Jr. Edwin John Kage Jr. was born in Rochester, Michigan, on August 21, 1924, the son of Edwin and Sylvia Nettnay Kage. He attended Rochester High School and graduated in the class of 1942. Before the war, Edwin worked as a machine...
by RAHS | May 23, 2025 | WWII Honor Roll & Monument
By Deborah Larsen William Vaino “Bill” Pennanen William Vaino “Bill” Pennanen (sometimes known as Vaino William Pennanen) was born in Harbor Beach, Michigan, on December 13, 1922, the son of Finnish immigrants Peter and Anna Nieminen Pennanen. The Pennanen family...
