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106th Infantry Division Obituaries   (2449 Obits; 263 Unpublished)

Due to the extreme number of obituaries that we have discovered that were never reported to the Asociation, and the fact it would require many CUB's to print them all, we have decided to publish them all electronically.
This will include both those reported, plus the ones we have discovered.
Below are the obituaries known to the Association. If the obit was published in a CUB, the columns 'Vol', No', Mth/Yr' will indicate the issue of the CUB. 'Add' means not published in a CUB.

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  Last Revision 11/11/2025 [Revised periodically]

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Vol. No. Mth/Yr Name Unit DOD Obit Url
783Nov, 2022IANNUZZI, ALPHONSE 'FINZI', SR.590/FABN/BATTERY C 11/19/2016Alphonse “Funzi” Iannuzzi, Jr. 93, a long-time resident of Carlstadt, NJ, passed away on November 29, 2016. He was the son of Italian immigrants, Frank and Elsie Iannuzzi. Alphonse served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the 106th Division, Battery C, 590th Field Artillery Battalion. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was captured as a POW in Germany for five months. Funzi was an advocate for veterans and received numerous medals for serving in the war and as a POW. For 30 years he was a technician for PSE&G in Clifton and retired at the age of 55. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph"s R.C. Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus, the VFW and the American Legion, Quartermaster Townsman and Royal Brigade Drum Corp. He also served as a town councilman. He coached Little League for 53 years in Carlstadt and East Rutherford. Funzi was a loyal fan of the NY Giants, the SF Giants and Notre Dame. He married Ellie Perri on October 12, 1957. He was the loving father of three children and three grandchildren. From his obituary  
731Mar, 2017IANNUZZI, ALPHONSE 'FINZI', SR.590/C11/19/2016Alphonse, “Funzi”, age 93, a lifelong resident of Carlstadt, NJ, passed away on November 19, 2016. He was the son of Italian immigrants, Frank and Elsie Iannuzzi. Alponse served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the 106th Infantry Division, Battery C, 590th Field Artillery Battalion. Mr. Iannuzzi fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was captured and a POW in Germany for five months. Funzi was an advocate for veterans and received numerous medals and recognition for service in WWII and being a POW. For 30 years, he was a service technician for PSE&G in Clifton and retired at the age of 55. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph"s R.C. Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus, the VFW and American Legion, Quartermaster Townsman & Royal Brigade Drum Corp and served as a Councilman. He coached Little League for 53 years in Carlstadt and East Rutherford. Funzi was a lifelong fan of the NY Giants. He leaves behind his wife Ellie, whom he married in 1956, four children and four great-grandchildren. Reported by his wife, Elvira  
561Oct, 1999IANTOSCA, AUILEO A.422/HQ 2BN12/21/1996  
533Apr., 1997IANTOSCA, AUILEO A.422/HQ 2BN 12/21/199617A Rainbow Pond Dr., Walpole, MA 02081 Attilco. Association records show hc is survived by Helen his wife.  
691Mar, 2013ICE, ORVA LEE424/C2/1/2010Reported by his wife, Jean  
791Mar, 2023IDSTEIN, RICHARD LAWRENCEL 424/C10/4/2022Richard Lawrence Idstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 11, 1925, to the late Anne Mae and Joseph Idstein. He graduated from St. Andrew Grade School and Lake View High School. He turned 18 in September 1943 and was drafted in November of that year. He trained at Camp Croft and was assigned to the Intelligence & Reconnaissance squad. He was placed in the 89th division. This division was training for D-Day. Since he was only 18, Dick was shipped off to Fort Meade, MD; he was too young to land on D-Day. He remained in Ft. Meade waiting reassignment. After 3–4 weeks, he was assigned to the 106th at Camp Atterbury, IN. He was placed in the first squad, 1st platoon of “C” company under Lieutenant McKay. Sergeant Nagle (from Pennsylvania) was his squad leader. Dick spent the last half of June to November 1944, training at Camp Atterbury. Fortunately, Dick was able to take advantage of a furlough before shipping of to Camp Miles Standish, to visit his parents. The members of the 106th who were with him boarded the Aquitania and zigzagged their way to England. The trip took 7 to 8 days. There were no escort ships until one day out of Scotland, two destroyers then escorted from the Firth of Clyde. The battalion went to Banbury, England. Next stop after that was Le Havre, France. Dick wrote, “We arrived at the front lines and replaced the 2nd Division. Our company was in the very small town of Hemmeres. The 424 Regiment Headquarters was at Winterspelt.” “The Battle of the Bulge began at 5:30 a.m. We (C Company) were sent up to the front lines to reinforce Cannon Company and to aide “B” (who were located in bunkers at the front lines).” Dick continued, “C company walked into an ambush … our platoon shot its way through the German lines using rifle grenades against machine guns” on order of Lt. McKay.” “Our platoon moved to the original bunkers (front line) where we captured about 10 Germans and released 29 to 30 U.S. troops.” (Dick met up with two of those men later at a 106th reunion in 2001.) The platoon now numbered about 50 to 55 men. They all slowly made their way back to the American lines. They joined up with the Americans, mainly 424th, who were defending St. Vith. While trying to prevent enemy troops from destroying a bridge, he was wounded by a “German machine pistol” — a handheld machine gun. After crawling back to the foxhole, he was patched up by Lt. McKay. Dick was lucky to be evacuated to Verviers, then Liege, Belgium. Then Dick was sent to Paris, by rail, until January 3 when he went to a hospital in Sutton, England. When Dick returned to C Company in March, only two of the original members remained. In August 1945, along with some other members of the 106th, Dick was sent to Antwerp, Belgium to be shipped home. He was to furlough before being trained for the invasion of Japan. During the trip home, the atomic bombs were dropped, and the war was over. Dick went on the become a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher in Des Plaines, IL. He graduated from Chicago Teachers College North (now Northeastern Illinois University) and went on to get his master"s degree at De Paul University in Chicago. Having joined the Knights of Columbus before being deployed in 1943, he was one of the longest serving Knights upon his death. He served as an usher at St. Mary"s Parish in Buffalo Grove from 1980 to 2017. Dick was the first recipient of the Buffalo Grove Historical Raupp Memorial Museum volunteer award in 1993. The one thing he probably took the most pride in was rescuing the members of Cannon Company during the Bulge. Yes, this is long obituary, but Dick always shared his stories (and the story of his part as a member of C Company) with all those who would listen (including former students who got to handle the bullet that got him). Always the teacher, in this obituary he continues to share. He passed away on October 4, 2022, after watching and enjoying the video of the last reunion one more time online. Submitted by his daughter Kathleen  
ADD  IOVANNISCI, THOMAS A.591/B2/28/2012Thomas A. Iovannisci, age 91, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at the VA Medical Center. He was born in Italy, Town of Fara Filiorum Petri, Province of Chieti and came to the U.S. at age eight. Tom graduated from Binghamton Central High School, The American Radio and Television Institute and the Smith School of Technical Electricity. He was a U.S. Army veteran during WWII and served in the European Theatre of operations with the 106th Infantry Division at St. Vith Belgium, Ardennes Forest, Germany and Battle of the Bulge. Tom spent his summers felling trees in Idaho and Montana where he was given the name, "Quiet Man" because of his demeanor and "Skinny Atlas" because of his strength and endurance surpassing the bigger men. He retired from Lipe Rollway Corporation after 25 years and then was a meat cutter at Tops and P & C until age 70. Tom was a communicant of St. Daniel's Church, Guardian of Eucharistic Chapel and sang in choir, member of Holy Name Society and an usher for 15 years. He was also an active member of David Norcott Chapter, Nocturnal Adoration Society, Our Lady of Pompei prayer group and St. Charles Borromeo prayer group. Sponsored by the Lyncourt Fire Department, Tom served 10 years as Scoutmaster of Troop 17. He was a member of the American Legion Post 41, serving as Commander and member of 40 et 8. Institutional Representative for American Legion Post 41 explorer scouts, learning Amateur (Ham) Radio and building a tower under guidance and expertise of Vivian Dooglas and Dan McDonald. A life member of D.A.V. Chapter 30 and 106th Infantry Division (The Cub of the Golden Lion). Tom and Ellen traveled extensively in the 80's and 90's in Europe. Tom and his wife, Ellen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and renewed their marriage vows at Cana in Galilee. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ellen L. (DeFerio) Iovannisci; four sons, Thomas A. (Eleanor) Iovannisci of Kirkville, Dr. David M. Iovannisci of Oakland, CA., Andrew F. Iovannisci of Syracuse and Allen (Melissa) Iovannisci of Leroy, NY; a daughter, Andrea R. (Mehran) Maleki of Omaha, NE; five grandchildren, Michelle, Sage, Alyssa, Sophia and Thomas; a sister, Rose Slinde of Syracuse and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:00 am in the THOMAS J. PIRRO JR. FUNERAL HOME and 10:00 am in St. Daniel's Church. Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery Mausoleum. Family and friends may call at the THOMAS J. PIRRO JR. FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Vickery Rd. (corner of Buckley Rd.) North Syracuse on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Contributions may be made to the DAV Chapter 30, American Legion Post, 1604 Burnet Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206 or Dominican Monastery, 802 Court St., Syracuse, NY 13208. https://www.tjpfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Thomas-Iovannisci/#!/Obituary
ADD  ISENSEE, LYLE HENRY590/B5/12/2015TUCSON, Ariz. — Lyle H. Isensee, 91, died of pneumonia as a result of congestive heart failure May 12, 2015, at St. Mary"s Hospital. He was born in 1924, in Sparta, to James and Ruth Isensee. He married Katherin Smith in 1942, and they had one daughter, Sharon. Katherin and Lyle owned a retail clothing business called L & K Isensee in Tomah, for 30 years. They retired to Las Vegas, in 1988, and moved to Green Valley, Ariz., 10 years ago. Lyle served in the U.S. Army in Europe, in World War II and in Japan, in the Korean War. Lyle is survived by his daughter, Sharon of Green Valley; his granddaughter, Jennifer of San Jose, Calif., and grandson, Christopher of Albuquerque, N.M.; and three great-grandchildren. He will be buried in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. https://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/lyle-h-isensee/article_f3fc26ba-fef2-54dc-8547-994266571e4d.html
614Sep, 2005IVES, PETER S.423/B7/17/2005272 Corte Bella, Palm Desert, CA 92260 Informed of Peter's death by Susan Rennie, Ashford CT. his niece. John Rob sent this message - She, Susan stated. " Mr. Ives, who leaves behind a wife and several adult children was a very active member in your organization and was extremely proud to have served with the 106th Infantry Division." She included a check for S100 as a memorial.  
Updated: 11/11/2025 12:21