Jan J. Armour, 66, of Bloomfield, passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2009 at his residence.

Born on October 21, 1942 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was the son of Carl and Florence (Kyle) Armour.

He retired from NSWC Crane as an inspector and served his country with the USMC.  He belonged to the Solsberry Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star, the Lyons American Legion Post 479 and was an avid outdoorsman.

Surviving relatives include: his wife, Sandra (Beasley) Armour who he married January 21, 1972; grandchildren Kyle and Dyllan Armour of Williams; daughter-in-law, Irma Armour of Williams; brothers and sisters, Carl (Jorene) Armour and Ann (Dan) Cooper all of West Virginia, Becky Townsend (Mike Price), Bob (Terry) Armour, Enid (Albert) Abdo all of Florida, and Leona (Jim) Hobson of Bloomfield; Kevin and Penny Hobson and several other nieces and nephews.

He was preceeded in death by a son, Christopher Jay Armour, on July 28, 2006 and his parents.

Graveside service was conducted at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Walnut Grove cemetery in rural Bloomfield, with the Rev. David Wilde officiating.  Military honors were conducted by American Legion Post 479 Lyons.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Airedale Terrier Club of America Rescue and Adoption Committee.

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James J. Krause
January 12, 1947  -  April 12, 2014

Jim was born January 12, 1947 in Highland Park, Michigan, to Joseph John and Eleanor Boland Krause. He spent most of his early years in the Detroit area with the exception of a few years during the 1950’s when his family lived in Cleveland, OH. He graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, in 1969 with a degree in Economics. Soon after graduation he was drafted into the United States Army and served for 11 months as a computer operator at HQ MACV in Saigon, Vietnam.

Following discharge from the military Jim relocated to Arizona where his parents had recently retired. He enjoyed boating and water skiing with friends on the weekends while working in Phoenix at Greyhound Corporation. In the fall of 1972 he met Kathryn Jean Moeller (Kay) the first evening in a photography class at Phoenix College. They were married two months later. Their mutual love of photography and adventure started a lifelong tradition of travel for them. During the early years of their marriage they camped in a tent in the western part of the US. After a few very rainy adventures they advanced to a small travel trailer, then another and then another. In 1986 they began a new kind of adventure when they flew to Hong Kong with Jim’s Dad. Jim had been there three times while in the military and was anxious to share it with Kay and his Dad. This trip was followed by nursing professional tours with Kay to Kenya and Egypt. In 1990 Jim and Kay became volunteers for Earthwatch and traveled to distant places as volunteers on scientific research projects. Some of their more memorable trips took them to Botswana, northern England, Israel, Mexico and Argentina. In the late 1990’s Jim’s desire for flight resurfaced after many years. He had begun private pilot training in college but had put it on hold when he was drafted. He received his private pilot’s license in 1996 and began his search for just the right airplane. With his encouragement Kay joined him as a private pilot two years later. Vacations for the next few years took them from coast to coast in their Grumman Cheetah. Jim felt strongly about using his piloting skills for more than pleasure. For several years he served as a volunteer for Flights for Life, Inc. and using his airplane, flew blood and platelets for United Blood Services to locations throughout the state. He always said that Flights for Life was one of the proudest things he had ever done. He and Kay also enjoyed flying Airedale Terriers to their new forever homes for Southwest Airedale Rescue.

Jim worked as a senior hydrology analyst for Salt River Project in Phoenix for many years and then for Roosevelt Water Conservation District in Higley, AZ, for several years as a semi-retirement job. He retired in 2004 and in early 2005 he and Kay began construction on their home in Aguila. He continued his volunteer efforts by serving on the Aguila Volunteer Fire Department as engineer and finally Assistant Chief.

In early 2012 Jim was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma after a rapid onset of symptoms. In September 2012 he underwent stem cell transplant at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. He did very well for almost a year before his disease began to progress. He remained positive and never gave up hope that his treatment would eventually bring his disease under control. Jim always joked with his doctor and his nurses and said he liked to leave his appointments knowing he had made someone smile.

Jim is survived by his wife Kay, his sister Kathleen Labudde of Warren, MI, his brother-in-law Stephen Moeller (Cheryl) of Broken Arrow, OK, his sister-in-law Karlyn Wagner of Roseburg, OR, and many nieces and nephews.

Please accept my donation in memory of Jim, our famed Bone Air pilot and the love of my life. Airedales became his passion as soon as we adopted Jake from the local pound. Next came Gretchen from a local breeder and the two dogs bonded instantly. After losing both of them, he discovered Airedale Rescue and Bert came into our lives.

Bert was so inspiring to Jim, partly because of his sad beginnings but also because of his antics. "Bytes from Bert" became his fun way of sharing Bert's adventures with other Airedale owners and Bert became quite the star. Losing him was devastating to both of us.

Then Jim's unexpected illness took all our attention and energy for the next many months. As soon as possible we adopted Rafe who then became Jim's best buddy for the remainder of his life.

Donating to Airedale Rescue to help other displaced Airdales find new forever homes was very important to Jim, as it continues to be with me. I hope this donation can help offset some of the costs for medical or other services for a loving Airedale in need of care.

Hugs,

Kay Krause

 To us Jim and Kay were Bone Aire having helped Dorothy and I fly Airedales from one place to the other.  I loved my coffee and donuts with these guys each time we had a flight.  :-)  The best you could ask for.
-- rusty

Jenkins "Wrong Way" Domeracki
11/19/1993 - 12/11/2006

The brightest star in the winter sky will be this rescued "Bad Boy".

Please stay off the countertops in heaven, JJ!

Carol and Glenn Domeracki

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In loving memory of Joyce R. Stadele of Middlesex, NJ

Joyce R. Stadele was my mother. And I loved her dearly. I didn't always like her, and we certainly had our differences, but I loved her. Her last years on this earth were filled with pain and discomfort from her various medical issues, but she remained positive and strong. She had several loves in her life, the most important to her was her home. She was just content to wander around and enjoy it. And she loved her dogs. She had 2 little girls she loved dearly. I will always be thankful she passed those joys in life to me. Although I know she wasn't involved with Airedale Rescue, she knew I was and I hope she was proud of my involvement. That's why I made these arrangements in her memory. Her passing has left a void in my life, and in my grandmother's that will never be filled. But she is in a better place since crossing the Rainbow Bridge and she's with her fur kids and family members that passed before her. And I hope she's smiling as brightly as she is in this picture. God bless you Mom. I love you and miss you.

Suzann Czerniakowski

Donations in Memory of Joyce Stadele

Dougas & Suzanne A. Tates
Debra A. Lokuta (from friends at Kraft)
Ken Green (Internal Audit Bureau, Inc.)
Mary Kay Siegfreid
Suzann & Michael Czerniakowski
Emily B. Green

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