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Gerald Earl Hendrixson
Birth: 5 Dec 1925 Winchester, Adams County, Ohio, USA
Death: 5 Jun 2013 (aged 87) Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Arnheim, Brown County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 111897680
Bio: Gerald Earl Hendrixson, age 87, of Middletown, OH, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the Hospice of Butler and Warren County in Franklin, OH. He was born December 5, 1925 in Winchester, OH, the son of the late Carey and Rosa (Miller) Hendrixson. He was a 1944 graduate of Sardinia High School and immediately enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He received a Purple Heart for wounds he received when their LST 921 was attacked and was sunk by a German submarine. His twin brother, Harold Hendrixson who was on the LST 920 helped to rescue them from the waters of the Pacific. He was later assigned to the LST 572 and sent back to the Pacific until the end of the war. He was a retired electrician for General Motors, a United States WWII Navy Veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart, a member of the George A. Lambert American Legion Post #755 in Sardinia, Ohio, the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim, Ohio and a life member of the DAV.He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Albert, Vernon and twin brother Harold;three sisters, Mary, Alta and Pearl. He is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Freda Ruth (Yockey) Hendrixson;one daughter, Melissa Wolf and husband Gary of Dayton, OH;one son, Terry Hendrixson and wife Sherri of Monroe, OH;eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral service at the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim, OH with Rev. Ken Severa officiating. Interment in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Arnheim, OH with military services by the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180 of Georgetown, OH.
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Freda Ruth Yockey Hendrixson 1926-Unknown
Maintained by: Find A Grave (8)
Originally Created by: Bernice (46530900)
Added: 6 Jun 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111897680
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 August 2019), memorial page for Gerald Earl Hendrixson (5 Dec 1925?5 Jun 2013), Find A Grave Memorial no. 111897680, citing Lutheran Cemetery, Arnheim, Brown County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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