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Henry Wolff

Jun 14, 1930 — Feb 27, 2015

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Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Henry Wolff, 84, Phoenix, AZ will be at 1:00 pm Friday, March 6, 2015 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Sergeant Wolff died Friday, February 27, 2015 at the VA home in Phoenix. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. He was born June 14, 1930 in New York, New York to Ernest and Herta Wolff who immigrated here from Germany. He enlisted in the US Army in 1951, and was later deployed to Germany where he met and married Ella D. Linke on February 19, 1955 in Giessen, Germany. He served 27 years in the Army and was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. He retired at Fort Sill on November 30, 1978 as an E-8 Master Sergeant. His awards include the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 device, Army Commendation Medal w/oak leaf cluster, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation w/palm, Good Conduct Medal 8th award, Meritorious Unit Citation w/oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Expedition Medal (Korea), 3 Overseas Service Bars, Bronze Star Medal w/oak leaf cluster, Vietnam Service Medal w/four service stars, Expert Rifle and the Meritorious Service Medal. Henry and Ella made their permanent home in Lawton. Ella passed away in 1995. He was not the same since her death and in 2013 moved to Phoenix to spend time with his daughters. Henry lost his battle with a lengthy illness and now joins Ella in Heaven. He was a loving husband and father. Survivors include his children, a son William Wolff of Lawton, 3 daughters, Christine Winnie of Phoenix, AZ, Janet Wolff and companion Gaylan Lewis of Phoenix, AZ. Anita and Frank Talley of Duncan, OK, 3 grandchildren, Tyler F. Talley, D.J. Winnie and Tammy Brentlinger, great grandchild Alex Brentlinger and his sister Ingeborg Robison of Phoenix, AZ. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

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