James, Orville R.

Orville R. James, age 99 of Dodgeville, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at CrestRidge Assisted Living. Orville was born on November 10, 1925, in Mineral Point to Earl and Dorothy (Carter) James. He farmed on the James Farm in Willow Springs Township until the age of 40 when he married the former Gretchen Grunenwald on July 24, 1965. In 1951 and 1952, he served in the U.S. Army stationed in Japan. The couple then lived in Phoenix, AZ where Orville worked in the machine shop of Sperry-Rand Corp. which became Honeywell. He retired in 1989.

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• November 14, 2024