Obituaries
John Onnen
John had a long and full life. At age 17 he enlisted in the United States Naval Air Force but was not called up to serve until after his high school graduation. After the navy he attended Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, graduating with a BS in chemical engineering. In 1947 he wed Virginia Wise. They moved to St. Louis, Missouri and John worked with Mallinckrodt Chemical Company. In 1951 John joined the Arabian American Oil Company in New York.
Russell Dean Jackson
Russell Dean Jackson, 71, Jeffersonville, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
Sue Barracano Passed Away on May 10, 2010
Sue Barracano, a wonderful wife, mother, grandma, and great-grandma passed on May 10, 2010. She was born on September 12, 1923 to Wortie May (Turner) and Charles H. Barlow in Okmulgee, OK. Shortly after World War II ended, she married Henry (Hank) Barracano, a G. I. from Brooklyn. In 1956, Hank accepted a job with the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO). During that period, the family lived in New York, Saudi Arabia, London and Beirut.
Gene William Heck
Gene William Heck was born in Fremont, Michigan on July 8, 1944 and passed away in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 21, 2010.
Joseph Anthony Mahon
MAHON, Joseph Anthony 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 15, at Suncoast Hospice, Woodside. Joe was born in Ardmore, PA, on Aug. 16, 1926. He earned degrees in Naval Science and Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University and served in the U.S. Navy at Norfolk, VA. After graduation, he worked for Philadelphia Electric before moving to New York City to take a position with the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco).
Henry Stewart Edgell
Stewart Edgell died at home suddenly on 13 April 2010 aged 82. He was born in Hobart in Tasmania, Australia.
Eugene L. Baker
Eugene L. Baker, 82, of Loyalsock Township, died April 1, 2010, at the Gatehouse following a two-year decline in health.
James “Dal” Martin
He transferred from Aramco Services Company to Aramco in 1979, departing in 1987.
Romana “Mana” Renfro
Survived by her husband, retiree Hugh Renfro, and her sons Hugh Jr. and Scott.
Helen White
Survived by her nephew, Paul Sundberg.
Colleen L. Nance
Colleen L. Nance died Friday, March 26, 2010 with family at her side. One of 10 children to Nettie and Frank Leverich, Colleen was born on July 29, 1924 in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She was married to husband Paul Nance for 64 years ago. Colleen and Paul moved to Saudi Arabia in 1953, where he worked for Aramco for 31 years.
Jasper Joiner
Jasper Joiner passed away on Thursday March 25, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Jasper worked in aviation in Dhahran for many years. He leaves his wife of 50 years Virginia Joiner and daughter Elizabeth.