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Contact Info
Home Town Truro, IA
Last Address Sierra Vista, CA
Date of Passing Sep 04, 2008
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 8-N5, Row 13, SIte 1
Fon B. Huffman was born on August 19, 1913, in Truro, Iowa, to parents Washington Elmer and Ida Huffman. He was the youngest of six siblings. Huffman enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was just 16 years old with his father's signature.
Huffman met his future wife, Lillian (Homberger) Schwarz, in Norfolk, Virginia, while on leave from the Navy. The couple were married in November 1945.[2] They had two daughters - Nancy, born in 1946, and Gayle, who was born in 1949.
The Huffman family moved to Golden Valley, Minnesota, following his retirement in 1949. They built their first home in the town. Huffman worked for the local school district before taking a position with the Soo Line Railroad, where he worked as a stationary engineer. He continued to work for the railroad for more than thirty years until his retirement. Fon and Lillian Huffman moved to Summerville, Florida from Minnesota, in 1972 before settling permanently in Titusville, Florida. They continued to reside in Titusville until Lilian's death in 2006. Huffman moved to Sierra Vista, Arizona, several months after his wife's death to live with his oldest daughter, Nancy, and her husband. Just prior to his death, Huffman was interviewed about his wartime experience by filmmaker Nick T. Spark for the website USSPanay.org.
Fon Huffman died in his sleep in a nursing home in Sierra Vista , Arizona , on September 4, 2008 , at the age of 95.
