More detail on this person: William Joe Lipsie,
27, of Hickory Hill Lane, Somerset lost his life
in a helicopter crash in the Lowlands of Borneo,
Indonesia, July 26, 1976. He was born January 7,
1949 in Latrobe. A son of Mrs. Janice L. Shaulis
of Somerset and the late William A. Lipsie.
Preceded in death by his father, paternal
grandfather, William Lipsie; maternal
grandfather, Joseph Robbins. Survived by his
mother, Mrs. Norman (Janice) Shaulis, Somerset;
step-father Judge Norman A. Shaulis, Somerset;
brother, Gregory S. Lipsie of St. Louis, Missouri;
one sister, Mrs. John (Anette) Barkman, Somerset;
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Florence
Weidenhamer, of Alliance, Nebraska; paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Ethel C. Lipsie, Blairsville,
Pa. Veteran of the Vietnam War where he served
as a helicopter pilot. Member of the American
Legion, Somerset, -- AREO Club, Somerset,
Reserved Officers Association; St. Paul's
Presbyterian Church, Somerset, president of the
Veteran's Club at California State College,
employed by Arizona Helicopter Company as a
captain. He was stationed in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Friends will be received at the Wilbur D. Miller
Funeral Home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday
where funeral services will be conducted Friday
at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Hull officiating.
Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. In lieu
of flowers, friends may make contributions to the
Squadron 608 or Civil Air Patrol, Somerset County
Airport, Friedens RD 1. Daily American, August
4, 1976 This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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03/10/2024
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I believe he was employed by Bristow Helicopters
at time of death
From: Erich Hahn