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Russell A. Alger IV

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Russell A. Alger IV Veteran

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
25 Dec 2012 (aged 86)
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4G, Row 4, Site 4
Memorial ID
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Russell Alger was born and died on Christmas Day.

Russell passed away in Prescott, Arizona, on Dec. 25, 2012, after a long illness. He was a resident of Sierra Vista, Arizona, for 11 years.

Russell was born on Dec. 25, 1926, in Detroit, Mich. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and worked in the lumber industry.

He married his second wife, Rutha Harris Alger, in 1971. He was a great husband and father. Russell's favorite hobby was sailing.

Russell was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Rutha Harris of Sierra Vista; his brother, Daniel Alger; and his sister, Anne Rollins. He is also survived by his children, Deborah Knudson, Constance Alger, and Nancy Twynham; grandchildren, Andrew Rogers of Seattle, Wash., Danny Rogers of Arlington, Va., and Lindsey Twynham of Scottsdale.

A funeral service is planned for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at 3 p.m. at the Faith Presbyterian Church on Choctaw Drive in Sierra Vista.
Russell Alger was born and died on Christmas Day.

Russell passed away in Prescott, Arizona, on Dec. 25, 2012, after a long illness. He was a resident of Sierra Vista, Arizona, for 11 years.

Russell was born on Dec. 25, 1926, in Detroit, Mich. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and worked in the lumber industry.

He married his second wife, Rutha Harris Alger, in 1971. He was a great husband and father. Russell's favorite hobby was sailing.

Russell was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Rutha Harris of Sierra Vista; his brother, Daniel Alger; and his sister, Anne Rollins. He is also survived by his children, Deborah Knudson, Constance Alger, and Nancy Twynham; grandchildren, Andrew Rogers of Seattle, Wash., Danny Rogers of Arlington, Va., and Lindsey Twynham of Scottsdale.

A funeral service is planned for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at 3 p.m. at the Faith Presbyterian Church on Choctaw Drive in Sierra Vista.

Inscription

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, US ARMY

WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN WAR

BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER.



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  • Created by: Bill Bates
  • Added: Jan 8, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103281545/russell_a-alger: accessed ), memorial page for Russell A. Alger IV (25 Dec 1926–25 Dec 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103281545, citing Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Bill Bates (contributor 47623045).