Douglas Raymond Speier (1938 - 2009)

Born 13 Jul 1938 in Hays, KS

Ancestors

Died 16 Aug 2009 at age 71 in Russell, KS

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Biography

• Douglas R. Speier, 71, Gorham, formerly of Hays, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Wheatland Nursing Center, Russell. He was born July 13, 1938, in Hays to Anton and Catherine (Younger) Speier . He graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy, Hays. He married Mary Ann Stadelman on Aug. 9, 1969, in Hays. He was a master plumber. He was a U.S. Marine veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Gorham, a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays, and a member of the American Legion, Hays. Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Deena Kay Speier, Gorham, and Diane Senesac and husband, Frank, Fort Riley; and three grandchildren, Steven, Dalton and Kara. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ralph, Clarence and William "Whimp"; and a sister, Agnes Hartley. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, with military honors by Hays American Legion. Friends can call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, both at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 20th and Pine. A Gorham Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a parish vigil at 6:30 p.m., both at the funeral home. Hays Daily News, 8/17/2009

• Doug was a master plumber and lived most of his life in Hays, KS. He was in the Marine Corp for 9 years and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was also one of the first Marines that invaded the Bay of Pigs. Due to his service he became sick with cancer inside his spinal cord at the age of 46. Reasoning was found due to his exposer to Ancient Orange. By Deena Kay Speier, Daughter

Sources

• Ancestry Tree Douglas Raymond Speier.

• Family Search profile # LK95-4CK Douglas Raymond Speier

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JGRW-3XM : accessed 15 November 2015), DOUGLAS R SPEIER, 16 Aug 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).'' Provides evidence of name, birth, death.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRKS-C1T : accessed 15 November 2015), Douglass Speier in household of Anton Speier, Ward 2, Hays, Hays City, Ellis, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-9, sheet 20A, family 343, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1230. Provides evidence of name and family

• Douglas R. Speier Find A Grave Memorial# 144269321; Created by: David Haspert; Record added: Mar 28, 2015. Provides evidence of name, birth, death, burial.