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Chief Richard Frank Sackett
14 Mar 1936 – 31 Dec 2000
| Birth | 14 Mar 1936 |
| Death | 31 Dec 2000 |
| Cemetery | Blair Cemetery Blair , Washington County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Rose Marie Brown on 29 May 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10029668 |
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Son of Ray & Eleanor (Koziol) Sackett. Married to Shirley Hughes on 8-21-1957. CMSGT USAF Vietnam Richard Frank Sackett Birth: Mar. 14, 1936 Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA Death: Dec. 31, 2000 Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA Obituary Record Richard F. Sackett Died on 12/31/2000 Obituary Enterprise, January 5, 2001 RICHARD F. SACKETT, 64 Funeral services for retired Chief Master Sergeant Richard F. Sackett, 64, of Blair, were held on Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair. Military graveside services were held at the Blair Cemetery. Mr. Sackett died at his home in Blair on Dec. 31, 2000. Richard F. Sackett was born March 14, 1936, in Ashland to Ray and Eleanor (Koziol) Sackett. He entered the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 13, 1954, and retired in 1984, having attained the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant. On Aug. 21, 1957, he married Shirley Hughes in Lincoln. Mr. Sackett served at Lincoln AFB, Lincoln, Neb.; Ramsey AFB, Puerto Rico; Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas; Keesler AFB, Bilozi, Miss.; Lockborn AFB, Columbus, Ohio; Korat AFB, Thailand; Hill AFB, Ogden, Utah; Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Mon.; Ubon AFB, Thailand; Kadena AFB, Okinawa; Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, S.D.; Castle AFB, Atwater, Calif.; Alconbury RAF, England; and Offutt AFB, Bellevue. After retiring from the Air Force, he worked for Boeing Aircraft Company in Mulvane, Kan., for six years. He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Blair; two sons and daughters-in-law, Allen C. and Michelle Sackett of Lincoln; and Donald J. and Denise Sackett of Castle Rock, Colo.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Helen and John Hoer of Blair, and Susan Sackett of Omaha; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a sister, Josephine Blum of Kansas City, Mo.; four brothers, Bud Sackett of Columbus, Neb., Marvin Sackett of Brea, Calif., Ronnie Sackett of Waco, Texas, Clarence Sackett of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and an aunt, Mary Koziol of Ashland, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Joy, two brothers, Harry and LaVerne, and one sister, Irene. Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair was in charge of arrangements. Source of Obituary: Washington County Nebraska, Genealogical Society
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- Irene Eleanor Sackett McKean 1922–1977
- Josephine Effie Sackett Blum 1925–2002
- Leland Stanley "Bud" Sackett 1927–2020
- La Verne Andrew Sackett 1929–1998
- Harry Edward Sackett 1931–1968
- CPL Marvin Matthew Sackett 1933–2018
- Ronald Walter Sackett 1938–2004
- Clarence Arthur Sackett 1941–2019
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