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Home Town La Crosse, IN
Last Address Porter Hospital, Valparaiso Campus, Porter, Indiana. Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery at La Crosse, La Porte County, Indiana.
Date of Passing Feb 18, 2005
Location of Interment Oak Grove Cemetery - LaCrosse, Indiana
Mr. Rowley J. Sheely, 81, of LaCrosse, Indiana, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at Porter Hospital, Valparaiso Campus.
He was born Feb. 2, 1924, in LaCrosse to Noah and Maudie (James) Sheely.
Mr. Sheely was a farmer. He was a member of United Methodist Church of LaCrosse, F&AM 438 Masonic Lodge of North Judson, Orak Shrine of Michigan City and VFW of LaPorte. He was a 1943 graduate of LaCrosse High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served as a Radarman on-board the USS Izard DD-589 from the ship's commissioning in May 1943 until it was decommissioned in May 1946, a total of 36 months.
On Feb. 2, 1946, in LaPorte, he married Jeanette Lesser, who died in 1998.
Also preceding him in death were his parents; one daughter, Laura; one son, John; and one brother, Forrest.
Other Comments:
Mr. Sheely served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater on-board the USS Izard which was awarded 10 battle stars, during 12 major battles. Among some of them were Saipan, Kwajalein, Lingayen, Gulf and Iwo Jima. He wears the Victory medal, Good Conduct medal, Asiatic Pacific with 10 stars, Philippine Liberation with 2 stars, and the American area medal.
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Asiatic Pacific with 10 battle stars, 12 major battles, among some of them were Saipan, Kawajelein, Lingayen, Gulf and Iwo Jima. He wears the Victory medal, Good Conduct medal, asiatic Pacific with 10 stars, Philippine Liberation with 2 stars, and the American area medal.
