Arthur L. Dumke Jr.'s Obituary
Arthur L. “Bud” Dumke, Jr., 72, of Vermilion, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
He was born on December 3, 1946 in Oberlin, OH, was raised in Wellington, OH, and lived most of his life in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Bud was a member of Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2230, the American Veterans Post 22, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Group. In his years residing in New Jersey, he was employed for 32 years at P.S.E.G. in Newark, NJ, finally retiring from there in 2002.
Bud leaves behind his beloved wife of 48 years, Lorraine J. (nee Ryczaj) Dumke, his twin sister, Michelle Star, and his nephews; Scott Garn and Randy (Darlene) Garn. He was preceded in death by his parents; Arthur, Sr., and Estella (nee Grissinger) Dumke, a sister, Vicki Garn, and a nephew, Jeffrey Garn.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 17th, from 11:00 am until the time of his funeral service at 12:00 pm, at the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst. The Rev. Deacon Robert Dybo, Deacon of Nativity of the BVM Parish, will officiate. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, where full military honors will be held by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
Contributions, in his memory, may be made to either St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Nativity of the BVM Parish, 418 West 15th Street, Lorain, Ohio 44052.
To send an online condolence, please go to www.dovinreberjones.com.
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