MAHER MICHAEL W

CPT Michael W Maher was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 01/23/2013 at the age of 65.3
Dubuque, IA
Flight Class 70-12
Date of Birth 10/21/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 1 INF DIV in 67-68, 2 BDE 25 INF in 70, D/101 AHB 101 ABN in 70-71, B/158 AHB 101 ABN
Call signs in Vietnam YELLOW JACKET 006, LANCER 5
This information was provided by SSN search Aug 2013

More detail on this person: Michael W. Maher Michael W. Maher Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Saturday, January 26, 2013 Michael W. "Mike" Maher, 65, of 479 Tamarack Court, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at St. Joseph the Worker Church, with the Rev. Gabriel C. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, south of Dubuque, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League, Tri-State Vietnam Veterans and the U.S. Army. To celebrate Mike's life, friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a parish wake service at 1 p.m. He was born on Oct. 21, 1947, in Freeport, Ill., son of William and Eleanor (Eberle) Maher. Mike attended school in Dubuque and was a 1965 graduate of Dubuque Senior High School. Following high school, he entered the Army and served as an infantry officer during his first tour. Mike attended the University System of Georgia, graduating in 1973. He then served his second tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Mike was a highly decorated war hero to those who really knew him and a great friend to everyone else. He was a "rock" to many people. Mike was a true leader in every sense. He spent 10 years in the corporate world developing ultrasound technology, working for Toshiba and Siemens, before returning to Dubuque in 1990. Mike married Ranee S. Bush on March 22, 1993, in Galena, Ill. Mike's life revolved around his family and friends. He was the kindest man you could ever meet. His loyalty and honor for his country led him to honor fallen veterans through his leadership of the funeral detail with the Dubuque Marine Corps League and Tri-State Vietnam Veterans. Mike served several hundred veterans. Surviving are his wife, Ranee S. Maher, of Dubuque; his children, Shannon Matricardi, of New York, Sean (Charissa) Maher, of Charleston, S.C., and Danielle Maher, of Dubuque; a grandson, Conner Michael Maher; his father, Bill Maher, of Dubuque; his siblings, Karen (David) Coale, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Jeanne (Leo) Czervionke, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Stephen (Shavaun) Maher, of Waxhaw, N.C.; his sister-in-law, Linda (James T.) Klar, of Potosi, Wis.,; his brother-in-law, Bruce (Caroline) Bush, of Dubuque; his former wife, Cheryl (John) Williams, of Gainesville, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and his uncle, Robert "Cork" Maher. A Michael W. "Mike" Maher Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.behrfuneralhome.com. Mike's family would like to thank his longtime doctors, Dr. Longo, Dr. Iverson and Dr. Pat Flynn for their many years of care.

Burial information: Dubuque Memorial Gardens, Dubuque, IA

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024