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    1. Military Funeral for Ste. Genevieve Brothers (1949)
    2. B. Warner
    3. The LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, Feb. 18, 1949. MILITARY BURIAL FOR STE. GENEVIEVE BOYS. The bodies of two Ste. Genevieve brothers who were killed in action overseas, Lt. Leo A. Donze and Pfc. Marion Donze, were returned home Wednesday. Ste. Genevieve business houses were closed from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday when their funeral services were held. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post escorted the bodies from the railroad station to Jerry Stanton Mortuary Wednesday, and provided an honor guard at the mortuary throughout the day. Services were held at 9:30 a.m. in Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church, with full military burial, including a firing squad and a band, in Calvary Cemetery. Leo Donze, 26, Air Force operations officer, was killed Dec. 7, 1942, in a plane crash in Oran, North Africa. He formerly operated a filling station in Ste. Genevieve. Marion Donze, 32, was killed in Germany Apr. 15, 1945. Formerly an insurance salesman, he left a widow and a son, Joel. The brothers were the sons of Meinard Donze, retired Ste. Genevieve farmer, and the late Mrs. Donze.

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