Obituary Notices

James “Pritch” Pritchard, president and co-founder of North American Marine Consultants LLC, St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly June 27 due to complications related to his cancer treatment. He was 74… Read More

Jerry Courville Jerry Courville, former barge line executive and founder of Sea Link Cargo Services,  died April 5 after a brief illness. His career in… Read More

Edward Senn, 79, of Mokena, Ill., died May 12. Senn worked his entire career at Material Service Corporation, acting as general marine manager for 24 years until his retirement… Read More

Violet Schmerbach Foley, 105, of Andalusia, Ill., died May 6 at Lutheran Living Senior Care in Muscatine, Iowa. She and her husband, Capt. William Foley, were married in… Read More

Lew Meibergen, 88, former chairman and president of Johnston Enterprises, died April 16 at his home in Enid, Okla. Johnston Enterprises was founded by his grandfather, W.B. Johnston, after… Read More

Douglas “Doug” Uppena, a retired barge freight merchandiser for Pillsbury, Peavey Barge Line and other freight brokers, died April 7 of cancer. A resident of The Villages, Fla., he… Read More

Capt. Joe Edward Boyd Jr. Capt. Joe Edward Boyd Jr., 65, of Wayne, W.Va., died January 14 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Boyd… Read More

Capt. Max English, 83, former fleet superintendent for Marathon-Ashland, died April 5. English spent his entire career with Ashland Oil, retiring from Marathon Ashland. He started as… Read More

Joseph “J” Andrews III of St. Louis, a longtime marine insurance broker, died March 28 at the age of 62. He was a vice president of Arthur J. Read More