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Murl Jean"Dutch" Cossick went to her Lord on August 9, 2002 at the age of 78 years. She had been a resident of Albuquerque since 1959. Dutch was preceded in death by her beloved husband Bill Cossick in 1993. She is survived by daughter Deborah Krehbiel and husband Michael of Albuquerque, daughter Pegi Lair and husband Kelly of Arlington, Texas, granddaughters Kelly Irene Lair of Arlington, Texas and Holly Krehbiel who is currently serving in the U.S. Army and stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, and Dutch's sister Peggy Swindler of Houston, Texas and her two daughters Donna and Teri. Dutch served honorably in the Royal Canadian Air Force and then in the U.S. Army as a nurse during World War II. Upon discharge from the Army, she had attained the rank of Sergeant. She later became Unit Secretary at the Naval R.O.T.C. at the University of New Mexico for 18 years until her retirement from the U.S. Civil Service in 1985. Her unofficial title there was"Miss Dutch" to the hundreds of young men and women who went through the N.R.O.T.C. program and whose lives she touched with her endless supply of kindness and humor. Dutch will be dearly missed by her loving family and many friends. A service will be held Tuesday, August 13, 2002, 11:00 a.m., at French Mortuary- Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE. Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the WWII Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C., American Battle Monuments Commission, ATTN: GR048, P.O. Box 96074, Washington, D.C. 20090-6074. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE
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