~ IN MEMORY ~

Jo Ann Reisinger, wife of WA/DL Capt. Larry Reisinger

September 1943 ~ June 17, 2021

The sad news comes to us from the Reisinger family…..this news with the passing of Jo Ann Reisinger, wife of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Larry J. Reisinger.  Captain Reisinger joined Western Airlines 07-15-1968 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1997, based SLC.  The family tells us that Jo Ann had spine surgery in April and we understand that her passing was due to complications of surgery.  Funeral arrangements for Jo Ann are pending but the interment is expected to be in San Rafael, California.  Should you have questions/concerns or would like to express condolences, Captain Reisinger can be reached by email at casa_pachanga@comcast.net   Thank you,~  Carol, for the PCN https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2021/06/jo-ann-reisinger-wife-of-wadl-capt.html

Notification with the passing of retired Pacific Northern/Western pilot Captain Floyd Donvan Lannoye, age 97.  Captain Lannoye joined Pacific Northern Airways 05-05-1953 and retired with Western Airlines.  He is survived by his wife Doris, his children, and his grand- and great grandchildren.Obituary information for Captain Lannoye is available online at  https://obituaries.dailyiowegian.com/obituary/floyd-lannoye-1082621831Please see below.Thank you,~ Carol for the PCN  https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2021/06/pnawal-capt-floyd-d-lannoye.html

Obituary:  Floyd D. LannoyeBorn March 25, 1924, in Egeland ND. Deceased April 10, 2021, in Puyallup WA. He is survived by his wife Doris of 69 years, his children Kristi Knox, Randy Lannoye, Susan Hansen, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He spent his childhood years in ND and his teen years in the Wenatchee WA area where he was confirmed in the Lutheran church, played varsity basketball and track, and spent his summers working in the apple orchards. His family moved to Port Angeles WA when he was a senior in high school where he won state championships in the high hurdles. He then attended U.W. until his enlistment in the Army Air Corps aviation cadet’s pilot program. He spent time as a first officer on a B-24 during WW II. After the war, he became a flight instructor and an A&E mechanic. His career was as a pilot/Captain with PNA and Western Airlines, retiring after 31 years of service. His hobbies were rebuilding airplanes, hunting, and fishing. To visit his gravesite he’s buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, section Columbarium, plot 3BB-C23. 

LANNOYE, FLOYD DONVAN  

FO   US ARMY AIR FORCES

WORLD WAR II

DATE OF BIRTH: 03/25/1924

DATE OF DEATH: 04/10/2021

BURIED AT: SECTION 3BB  ROW C  SITE 23    TAHOMA NATIONAL CEMETERY

18600 SE 240TH ST KENT, WA 98042-4868

(425) 413-9614

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, WAL Capt. Larry Donald Siddall

March 02, 1931 – February 24, 2020

Belated notice with the passing of Western pilot Captain Larry Donald Siddall, age 88.  Captain Siddall joined Western Airlines 02-25-1961 and was based Denver.  Obituary information for Captain Siddall is available online HERE.

ituary  :  Larry Donald SiddallLink to Larry Siddall’s Service Video (Titled “Larry Siddall funeral”): www.laurensumc.org/Sermons-Devotions

BURIAL – Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, IowaMILITARY RITES – Laurens American Legion and V.F.W.      Larry Donald Siddall was born on March 2, 1931, to Donald and Elna (Sexsmith) Siddall of Laurens, Iowa. When attending school in Laurens, Larry became active in 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA). As a high school senior in 1949, he won the FFA public speaking contest at both the state and 13-state regional level before advancing to the national level where he placed second in the nation and received a scholarship. His speech about farm safety was entitled, “A Hook or a Hand”. In that same year, he was awarded the Iowa Farmer Degree. He also served as northwest Iowa district president of FFA and vice-president in the state FFA association. In 1949, Larry won a scholarship and a trip to the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago as Iowa’s 4-H “safety champion”. He also specialized in conservation in 4-H and was chosen as the delegate from Pocahontas County to go to Camp Mitigwa. Larry also won a state 4-H scholarship for Fire Prevention. During his high school senior year, Larry served as President of his local 4-H club, Swan Lake Huskies, and as an officer in the state 4-H association. He continued with campus 4-H at Iowa State University.      In 1948, Larry won the Iowa state championship of the 1st Annual Tractor Rodeo, winning at the Pocahontas County 4-H Fair before competing at the Iowa State Fair where contestants were judged for skill, safety, and speed. The speaker for this event, which was held in conjunction with the National Plowing Contest, was President Harry Truman.      Larry played the clarinet in small and large groups in high school and in the National FFA Band in Kansas City. At Iowa State University, he was a member of the marching band, orchestra, recording band, and concert band, occasionally performing as a concert soloist. Later in life, he enjoyed playing the clarinet with the Hayseed Orchestra of which his father Donald Siddall and grandfather Ira Siddall were the originating members.      He graduated from Iowa State University in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education. He was a member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. While at Iowa State, Larry participated in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Arnold Air Society. In the fall of 1953, he received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and orders for active duty with the United States Air Force. He reported for primary pilot training and received his wings as an Air Force Pilot at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma in the fall of 1954.      During the Korean Conflict, Larry’s unit was called MATS (Military Air Transport Service) located at Travis Air Force Base north of San Francisco, California. He flew troops, passengers, and cargo to Japan, Formosa, and many islands in the Pacific. His plane was a C-124 Globemaster which preceded modern jet aircraft      Upon completion of active duty as a 1st Lieutenant on December 27, 1956, Larry flew for the Air Force Reserve at March Air Force Base while also employed as a commercial pilot until his honorable discharge as a Captain in the USAF on March 19, 1969. Larry was a pilot and a Captain for Western Airlines, which later became Delta Airlines      Upon retirement as a pilot, Larry lived part-time in both Laurens, Iowa, and in San Diego, California. He continued to maintain the farmstead and to look after the family farm business. Beginning in 2013, he enjoyed a retirement community, ‘Brookdale Senior Living’, in San Marcos, California, until his death on February 24, 2020. He was a lifelong member of the Laurens United Methodist Church.  Larry Donald Siddall is survived by his brother Robert, and nieces Patricia Pinter and Linda Anderson. He was preceded in death by his parents Donald and Elna Siddall, stepmother Doris Siddall, and sister Donna Anderson. 

Frank Mayne is recovering from a stroke he suffered last year and is in a care facility in the East Bay. He would love for you to call him on his room phone at 925-954-1455.

Dick’s incision was revisited and repaired at UCSF on Wednesday. He is moving back to Woodlands Health Center in Los Gatos tomorrow, the 12th. Now he is overcoming a staff infection brought about by the reopened wound. He has a new cell phone and can be reached at (408) 315 4553. Let’s pray for a strong recovery and a meaningful response to his upcoming physical therapy.

This website is NOT automatically sending emails to ALL our members. Additionally, some cannot even log onto the site. Until we have rectified the problem I ask those of you who do get our emails and who can log onto the site to please pass the word to those who can’t. I encourage ALL to check their Spam box for such emails.

NOW HEAR THIS!! We will definitely have a Wallybird Luncheon on Thursday, 15 July at Fairview Metropolitan. Details to follow.

Pass the word and RSVP to Paul Browne AND Curt Taylor:

pjbro@sbcglobal.net

curt@taylorsinpv.com

Mary Deeds told me that Dick has been moved to another room at UCSF.

His room telephone number has changed to:

(415) 514 5125

As you may remember, Dick had a serious surgery about a month ago to remedy nerve damage caused by a fall. That surgery was deemed by the surgeon to have been successful and Dick was moved to Woodlands Health Center in Los Gatos for physical therapy to counter some paralysis. Somehow that incision was ruptured and Dick was sent back to UCSF to repair the damage.

Dick is experiencing extreme pain and his trials have been a terrible strain upon Mary and all his family. We hope and pray that the surgical repairs will be successful and that Dick may soon return to Woodlands and to normal health. Dick’s room telephone number is (415) 514 5050

Dick thanks all who have sent their uplifting messages of love and encouragement.

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, WA/DL Capt. & Brig. Gen. Lawrence A. ‘Bud’ Sittig

December 18, 1946 ~ May 22, 2021 

Notification with the passing of retired Western/Delta pilot Brigadier General and Chief of Staff Lawrence Andrew ‘Bud’ Sittig, age 74.  Captain Sittig joined Western Airlines 09-07-1976 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 2004 as noted below.  He is survived by his wife Fran, his daughters and his grandchildren, and his mother Tressie and his sister.

Lawrence A. “Bud” Sittig was born December 18, 1946 in Sioux Falls, SD to Tressie and Harold Sittig. 

Bud was well known for his love of family, friends, flying and his faith.  His passion for aviation created the arc for his life, and it was the foundation to a life of leadership, adventure, determination, integrity, and mentorship. But it was his kindness, his warm smile, his tolerant and compassionate nature that endeared him to people around the world.

Bud’s love of aviation began as a young boy flying with his father on the family farm in South Dakota. He married his high school sweetheart, Fran, in 1967 and started his young family.  Through his early flying adventures Bud completed a Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State University in Agricultural Business. 

Bud served his country with a thirty-one-year career with the Air National Guard in three units:   South Dakota Air Guard flying the F100; the Arizona Air Guard flying the F100 and A7; and the Colorado Air Guard flying the A7 and F16. Bud completed his Air Guard career as a Brigadier General and Chief of Staff of the Colorado Air National Guard. 

In parallel with his military career, he flourished in a commercial airline career beginning with Western Airlines in 1976 and Delta in 1987. With Delta, Bud embraced leadership positions as Chief Pilot and Director of Flight Safety. His Guard and airline career instilled the love of country and a love for travel in his family.

In 2004 Bud retired from Delta Airlines and moved into the business side of aviation. He joined the founding team of Skybus Airlines, a start-up national airline in Columbus, Ohio, and later established Flight Guidance, LLC.

Bud regularly flew his 1959 Beechcraft Bonanza and crisscrossed the country with Fran as his faithful co-pilot.   He was a passionate Beechcraft owner, taught fellow Bonanza pilots the art of formation flying and loved flying into OshKosh in July. One of the things Bud was most proud of was teaching his two grandsons to fly and watching them solo on their 16th birthdays. 

Bud’s lifetime commitment to aviation was broad and deep as his career spanned civilian, military, and commercial aviation. For nearly 60 years Bud’s love for flying has taken him through the sky in over 125 types of aircraft accruing more than 20,000 hours of flight time.  

Bud overcame Mantle Cell Lymphoma in 2016. This spring he fought a grueling and unwinnable 7-week battle against COVID-19 and passed away on May 22, 2021 surrounded by his family. 

Bud is survived by his wife Fran; his three daughters – Laurie (Kirk), Sarah (Joel), and Katie (Chad); five grandchildren – George, Andrew, Angelina, Maya and Ivy; his sister Sharon Lubeck and his mother Tressie Sittig. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Sittig.

A Memorial will be held at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD on Tuesday, June 15th at 11:00 AM. Burial with Military Honors will be at Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls. 

A  Colorado Air National Guard Memorial Service for Brig. Gen. Lawrence A. “Bud” Sittig, Ret. will be held at Wings Over the Rockies in Denver, CO on Friday, June 18, 2021. Doors open at 9:00 AM and the memorial service begins at 10:00 AM.

Obituary information is available online at the funeral home website

Online Tribute at Tribute Archive

Super Sabre Society: Read more of Bud’s career information

Loss of the Memphis Belle story

PCN Flight West Obituary

For those who may wish to contact the family, I see a current whitepages address listing as: 

6161 S Netherland Way, Centennial  CO 80016

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are welcome at the organizations that Bud was passionate about supporting: 

  Lighthawk (https://www.lighthawk.org/donatenav/sittig-memorial-fund/)

  South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame  (https://sdpilots.com/hall_of_fame.php#Contacts)

  National Aviation Hall of Fame (https://www.nationalaviation.org/donate-now/)

  Lord of the Hills Lutheran Church (https://www.lordofthehills.org)

  Wings Over the Rockies (https://wingsmuseum.org/give/)

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Our Saviors Lutheran Church

909 W 33rd St

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Friday, June 18, 2021 at 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

7711 E Academy Blvd

Denver, CO 80230

~ IN MEMORY ~

Diane Marie Detwiler, wife of WA/DL Capt. Mark J. Detwiler

July 31, 1947 – May 22, 2021

Word has reached our group with news of the passing of Diane Marie Detwiler, wife of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Mark Joshua Detwiler who joined Western Airlines 12-12-1972 and retired with Delta Air Lines.  Diane is survived by her husband Mark, her children and her grandchildren, and her sisters.

To view the obituary online and share memories please visit the funeral home website

For those who may wish to send a personal note, we see the family address listed in whitepages as 

8810 Detwiler Road , Escondido, CA 92029-8007.

Link to PCN Obituary

Diane Detwiler passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. She was 73 years old.

Diane was born in California, was the oldest of three children and attended school in the Inland Empire area. Upon graduating from high school, she completed her education to become a dental assistant and later married Mark Detwiler who was a pilot in the Navy. During Mark’s tour with the Navy, she had the opportunity to live and visit many places in and outside of the United States. After the Navy, Mark flew for commercial airlines and they settled in Escondido where they raised their family.

Diane had many creative talents including jewelry making, flower arranging and cooking, but the talent she was most known for were her water color paintings. She was a member of 10North, an artist’s group in Escondido, and regularly showed her work at various exhibits in the North County area. She specialized in animal portraits which captured the unique personalities of the subjects she painted. She was also known for her beautiful floral paintings. She enjoyed painting for family and friends and also sold many of the paintings she created.

Traditions and family were very important to Diane. She continued traditions she learned from her grandmother and created new traditions for her family to carry on. She loved spending time with her family and especially cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend who loved to laugh and will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her.

Diane is survived by her husband, two sons, a daughter, two grandchildren and two sisters.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in memory of Diane to:

The Elizabeth Hospice, 500 La Terraza Blvd., Suite 130, Escondido, CA 92025

Thanks to Carol Faulkner for providing the information for this post.