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Name |
Cleveland, Welch M. |
Genealogy ID |
58956 |
Born |
17 SEP 1896 |
Birthplace |
Sullivan, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
26 APR 1982 |
Deceased where |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1915 |
Occupation |
Cleveland Hardware Store |
Titles & honors |
Mansfield Ambulance Company F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247 Mansfield Hose Company Bowling League 55 Plus Club |
Father |
Cassius Elisha Cleveland |
Mother |
Alice Emily Fletcher |
Spouse |
Helen Dreas |
Children |
Donna Cleveland Helen Cleveland Beatrice Cleveland Ellis Cleveland Doris Cleveland |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
CLEVELAND - Welch M. Cleveland, age 85, of Mansfield, died on Monday, April 26, 1982 at his home following a long illness. He was born Sept. 17, 1896 in Sullivan Township, the son of Cassius and Alice Fletcher Cleveland, He owned and operated the Cleveland Hardware Store in Mansfield for 26 years before retiring in 1972. Mr. Cleveland was the grandson of Asa Cleveland, one of the first settlers in Mansfield. He was a director of the Mansfield Ambulance Co.; member of Friendship Lodge No. 247 F&AM Mansfield; member and treasurer of the Zebulun Royal Arts Chapter No. 296; member of Williamsport Consistory; member of Irem Temple Shrine. He was secretary of Tues. and Thurs. nights bowling leagues for 14 years, and charter member and past president of the 55-Plus Club. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mansfield; 62 year charter member of the Mansfield Hose Company where he served as chaplain for 24 years. He is survived by his wife, Helen Dreas Cleveland; 3 daughters, Mrs. Jack [Beatrice] Raymond, Stroudsburg, Mrs. Carl [Helen] Kodish of Lewistown, Mrs. Theodore [Donna] Strein of Montoursville; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Mansfield on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Benjamin Nevin officiating. Burial in the Prospect Cemetery at Mansfield. Friends are invited to call at the Kuhl Funeral Home in Mansfield on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday evening at 8:30 at the funeral home by the Mansfield Hose Company. - Wellsboro Gazette, April 28, 1982 |
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