James Orvan Wachtel 90, of Saint Joseph, Missouri passed away Wednesday May 6, 2015 at a Saint Joseph health care center. He was born April 25, 1925 in St. Joseph, Missouri son of Christina & James Wachtel. He graduated from Lafayette High School. Then joined the United States Navy and is a veteran of WW II, the Korean, and Vietnam wars, then retired after 19 1/2 years of service. While in service he participated in the Asia-Pacific theatre, the Philippine Liberation, China service, as well as the Asia-European naval service, and received many awards and citation with the service he performed. After the Navy he worked at Johnson Controls, and was a Bailiff for the Buchanan County Sheriffs department. James enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball, and family gatherings. James was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Betty Sollars his 1st wife Bertha Irene Sutton of which he later divorced, 2nd wife May "Jo" Woods of which he married on February 18, 1958 in Belvedere, Il. Survivors include 5 children from his first marriage; Robert Kruck, Christina, Laura "Micky" (W.C.) Pence, Shirley, and Diane (Gary) Wells, four children from his second marriage, John (Lori) Wachtel of St. Joseph, MO, James (Pauline) Wachtel, Lou Ann Ellingson of Chesapeake, VA, and Michael Wachtel, 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Friday (Tonight) at the Rupp Funeral Home. He will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Mosaic Hospice. the inurnment will be at the Leavenworth National cemetery at a later date.
James Orvan Wachtel 90, of Saint Joseph, Missouri passed away Wednesday May 6, 2015 at a Saint Joseph health care center. He was born April 25, 1925 in St. Joseph, Missouri son of Christina & James Wachtel. He graduated from Lafayette High School. Then joined the United States Navy and is a veteran of WW II, the Korean, and Vietnam wars, then retired after 19 1/2 years of service. While in service he participated in the Asia-Pacific theatre, the Philippine Liberation, China service, as well as the Asia-European naval service, and received many awards and citation with the service he performed. After the Navy he worked at Johnson Controls, and was a Bailiff for the Buchanan County Sheriffs department. James enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball, and family gatherings. James was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Betty Sollars his 1st wife Bertha Irene Sutton of which he later divorced, 2nd wife May "Jo" Woods of which he married on February 18, 1958 in Belvedere, Il. Survivors include 5 children from his first marriage; Robert Kruck, Christina, Laura "Micky" (W.C.) Pence, Shirley, and Diane (Gary) Wells, four children from his second marriage, John (Lori) Wachtel of St. Joseph, MO, James (Pauline) Wachtel, Lou Ann Ellingson of Chesapeake, VA, and Michael Wachtel, 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Friday (Tonight) at the Rupp Funeral Home. He will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Mosaic Hospice. the inurnment will be at the Leavenworth National cemetery at a later date.
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