Stories from Rochester's Past
Meet Our Honor Roll: Special Remembrance for Sgt. Sparks
Sgt. Sparks Sgt. Sparks is not listed on the Honor Roll, but his contributions will be recognized with a special marker placed near the Honor Roll. In the fall of 1939, the Adams family from Canton, Ohio, purchased a Doberman Pinscher for their daughter, Joyce. On...
Meet Our Honor Roll: John “Jack” Hugh Patterson
John "Jack" Hugh Patterson John "Jack" Hugh Patterson was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 12, 1916, the son of Hugh and Eleanor Gertrude Patterson, a Rochester Blue Star Mother. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1935 and participated on the football,...
Meet Our Honor Roll: Louis Joseph Cubba
By Deborah Larsen Louis Joseph Cubba Louis Joseph Cubba was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, on October 8, 1918, the son of Michele “Mike” and Barbara Lavalle Cubba. He attended Northern High School in Detroit and worked as an inspector at Murray Corporation in Detroit...