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Major Horsky Remembered in Cedar Rapids Memorial Service
Memorial services for Major Robert M. Horsky of the United States Air Force were held at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Horsky, killed in action in Vietnam on December 11, 1965, was born January 7, 1927, in Cedar Rapids and served from 1944, with retirement expected in 1966. He is survived by his wife Joan Ford, a daughter Jan, his mother Mrs. William Paseka, and his brother Vernon Horsky. The ceremony included full military honors by the Waverly Air Station and Air Force Chaplain Rev. Alfred A. Kelsey.
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Robert M. Horsky
United States Air Force
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Horsky
Vietnam
Alfred A. Kelsey
United States ‘Air Force
Waverly Air Station
Major Horsky
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Purdue University
U.S. Air Force
Joan Woodford
First Avenue S.W
Jan
William Paseka
Vernon’Horsky