Sergeant First Class John Dale “Buzz” Avis, Sr, retired, 57, passed away suddenly on Sat, Sep 26, 2020 in Cameron, NC.
John was born on Apr 10, 1963 in Battle Creek, MI to John M Avis and the late Eloise Stampfler Dargin. Besides his mother, he is preceded in death by his step mother, Linda Avis.
He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Michelle Klinkhammer Avis, his children, Laura (Michael) Terselic, John Jr (Catie) Avis, Christina (Michael) Pincikowski, Christopher Avis and Amanda Avis; one grandson, Joseph Terselic; father John M Avis; siblings, Sharon (Randy) Schaeffer, Karen (Dave) Pederson, Cindy (Ron) Eschmann, Cathy Avis, David (Angie) Avis, Kevin (Tracy) Maycroft and Kathleen Dargin; and many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
John enlisted into the US Army in 1983 and served for 15 years before retiring from Fort McCoy, WI in 1998. He was honored to serve in Desert Storm and three tours in Germany. He served with the 82nd Airborne and 3rd Special Forces Group.
Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Sun, Oct 4, 2020 for a visitation from 12pm to 2pm. A service celebrating and honoring John’s life will follow with military honors at 2pm. A private interment will take place in the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.