Anchorage Daily News May 15, 1991
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and aircraft mechanic Paul D. Roessler, 50, a former Anchorage resident, died May 10 of cancer at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. A funeral was held at Singleton and Herr Mortuary in Indianapolis. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Indianapolis. A wake was held at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge in Anchorage.
Mr. Roessler was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Indianapolis. He graduated from Southport High School in 1958 in Southport, Ind., and earned an airframe and engine associate degree in 1960 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He came to Alaska as a helicopter mechanic on the trans-Alaska pipeline project when it began. He served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1981 with the rank of chief petty officer. He then worked as a bartender at the American Legion Post No. 28 and most recently, worked as a bartender at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge. According to his mother, he enjoyed life to the fullest. He was always willing to help people in need. Mr. Roessler was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1534, American Legion Post No. 28, and was an associate member-at-large of the Fleet Reserve Association.
He is survived by his parents, William and Margaret, and his brother, Albert, all of Indianapolis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 8730 Commerce Park Place, Indianapolis 46268.
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and aircraft mechanic Paul D. Roessler, 50, a former Anchorage resident, died May 10 of cancer at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. A funeral was held at Singleton and Herr Mortuary in Indianapolis. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Indianapolis. A wake was held at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge in Anchorage.
Mr. Roessler was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Indianapolis. He graduated from Southport High School in 1958 in Southport, Ind., and earned an airframe and engine associate degree in 1960 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He came to Alaska as a helicopter mechanic on the trans-Alaska pipeline project when it began. He served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1981 with the rank of chief petty officer. He then worked as a bartender at the American Legion Post No. 28 and most recently, worked as a bartender at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge. According to his mother, he enjoyed life to the fullest. He was always willing to help people in need. Mr. Roessler was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1534, American Legion Post No. 28, and was an associate member-at-large of the Fleet Reserve Association.
He is survived by his parents, William and Margaret, and his brother, Albert, all of Indianapolis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 8730 Commerce Park Place, Indianapolis 46268.
Anchorage Daily News May 15, 1991
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and aircraft mechanic Paul D. Roessler, 50, a former Anchorage resident, died May 10 of cancer at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. A funeral was held at Singleton and Herr Mortuary in Indianapolis. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Indianapolis. A wake was held at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge in Anchorage.
Mr. Roessler was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Indianapolis. He graduated from Southport High School in 1958 in Southport, Ind., and earned an airframe and engine associate degree in 1960 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He came to Alaska as a helicopter mechanic on the trans-Alaska pipeline project when it began. He served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1981 with the rank of chief petty officer. He then worked as a bartender at the American Legion Post No. 28 and most recently, worked as a bartender at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge. According to his mother, he enjoyed life to the fullest. He was always willing to help people in need. Mr. Roessler was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1534, American Legion Post No. 28, and was an associate member-at-large of the Fleet Reserve Association.
He is survived by his parents, William and Margaret, and his brother, Albert, all of Indianapolis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 8730 Commerce Park Place, Indianapolis 46268.
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and aircraft mechanic Paul D. Roessler, 50, a former Anchorage resident, died May 10 of cancer at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. A funeral was held at Singleton and Herr Mortuary in Indianapolis. Interment was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Indianapolis. A wake was held at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge in Anchorage.
Mr. Roessler was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Indianapolis. He graduated from Southport High School in 1958 in Southport, Ind., and earned an airframe and engine associate degree in 1960 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He came to Alaska as a helicopter mechanic on the trans-Alaska pipeline project when it began. He served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1981 with the rank of chief petty officer. He then worked as a bartender at the American Legion Post No. 28 and most recently, worked as a bartender at the Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge. According to his mother, he enjoyed life to the fullest. He was always willing to help people in need. Mr. Roessler was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1534, American Legion Post No. 28, and was an associate member-at-large of the Fleet Reserve Association.
He is survived by his parents, William and Margaret, and his brother, Albert, all of Indianapolis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 8730 Commerce Park Place, Indianapolis 46268.
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