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McCaslin, George Leroy |
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10 Apr 1924 |
Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA  |
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Leroy George McCaslin [1] |
- Obit - Donna L. Erway McCaslin 1925-2013
Posted 21 Sep 2013 by erwaym
Donna McCaslin (1925 - 2013)
ULYSSES, Pa. - Donna McCaslin, 87, of Ulysses died Friday (July 5, 2013) in the Gatehouse Hospice Unit, Williamsport.
Born Dec. 1, 1925, in Raymond, she was a daughter of Preston A. and Minnie Mosch Erway.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 30, 1944, in Tullahoma, Tenn., she married Leroy G. McCaslin, who predeceased her Aug. 19, 2001.
She and her husband owned and operated Ulysses Motors, where she was the bookkeeper and a school bus driver until their retirement in 1989. She was employed as a teachers' aide in the Northern Potter School District for 17 years.
Donna was a member of the Ulysses United Methodist Church, serving as pianist, organist, choir director and lay speaker for more than 50 years. She also was a member of the Tri-Town Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary and the Order of the Eastern Star 95 in Ulysses, and a charter member of Carl E. Hyde American Legion Post 963 Auxiliary in Ulysses. She was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year in 1991.
Civic- and community-minded, she served as mayor of Ulysses for 26 years and as president of the Ulysses Area Improvement Association for many years.
Surviving are six children, Nancy (Gary) Miller of Dover, Linda (Thomas) Wilcox of Corning, N.Y., Sally Carpenter of Rural Hall, N.C., Brenda (Greg) Shank of Carlisle, Jerry (Kathy) McCaslin of Ulysses and Ronda (Robert Delsf) White of Coudersport; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Sally) Erway of Selbyville, Del., and Dale E. (Pearl) Erway of Genesee; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Barnett of Columbus, Ohio, and Doris (Dale) Nichols of Elizabethtown; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Dean Shank; and a brother, Preston M. Erway.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, where funeral services will be held on Wednesday (July 10, 2013) at 11 a.m. An Eastern Star service will be held 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the church. The Rev. Robert Anderson and the Rev. Nettie Treat will co-officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA 16948.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on July 8, 2013
Gary Miller?, Mosch-Kortz Family Descendants
34 mins · 20160526
On this Memorial weekend, I would like to memorialize and honor all the people in my life who have given so much. Thank you for your service to our country.
My Father George Leroy McCaslin,
my husband Gary Miller,
my grand-daughter Dr. Ashley Dotson,
brothers in-law Tom Wilcox and Greg Shank,
Uncle Bob and Aunt Rita Erway Barnett,
Uncle Norman Goodenough,
one of my favorite cousins Edgar Emil Tucker,
Uncles Frank and Walter Mosch and
great-great grandfather Jacob Kortz. This is the kicker, Jacob came to America to avoid conscription but at age 40 took the place of a Mr. Bodler and joined the 99th Reg. Bucktail Division of Pennsylvania. He must have really believed in this Country!
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December 19 · 2019
-Christmas During the Battle of the Bulge-
On December 16, 1944, German forces surprised American soldiers in the densely forested Ardennes region of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, with a massive offensive also known as the Battle of the Bulge, or the Ardennes Counteroffensive. Germany pushed through an Allied line, creating a bulge in the Allied defensive lines. The deadly battle, which lasted until January 25, 1945, was the largest on the European western front during WWII and resulted in an estimated 1 in 10 American combat casualties during the entire war. It also meant that thousands of soldiers spent Christmas 1944 in temperatures that hovered around zero, in knee-deep snow, and with limited rations for Christmas dinner. On the home front, their families spent a nervous holiday season, waiting for word of their loved ones.
Cpl. Frank D. Vari spent Christmas Eve huddled in a foxhole as shells exploded around him all night long. “We could hear their guns going off and the shells landing at the same time. They were close. They almost surrounded the whole place. I remember Christmas Day. I got up, and we had a real bad night, with artillery and everything. The first thing I saw was the steeple of a church down in the valley. It was a beautiful day, the sun was just coming up over a little village at the bottom.” The clear skies allowed US planes to reinforce soldiers along the front. The break in the weather saved Vari’s unit.
Sgt. Metro Sikorsky woke up Christmas Day 1944 in a bombed-out building. He was 25-years-old and serving in Company B, 17th Tank Battalion of the 7th Armored Division. It was his first time away from home in Pennsylvania. All around were the bodies of the frozen and his job included picking up the dead. He said it was so cold that when a soldier died, in a short time the body froze where it lay. There were no presents and no Christmas dinner, but Sikorsky felt lucky to be alive. It was so cold that soldiers cut blankets into strips and wound them around their frozen feet.
Tech Sgt. Maurice Glenn Hughs remembered the terrible winter conditions during the battle. “Hundreds of people lost their feet because they were frozen,” he said. Hughs was hospitalized after the battle and doctors in Paris told him that his feet would need to be amputated. “My legs were painted up to my knees to be amputated. And then the doctors checked and said they wouldn’t have to be,” said Hughs.
Mattie Dickenson of Georgetown
Our father George Leroy McCaslin was in the Ardennes during the Christmas of 1944. He lost most of his men. Nancy McCaslin Miller
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Paul Lynn Gardner
Mom lost her first husband, Edwin D Gamble, 04 Jan 1945 Battle of the Bulge.
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Susan Piaget
Paul Lynn Gardner I heard so much about him from Aunt Evie Gamble.
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Nancy McCaslin Miller
So sorry for your loss.
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Todd Barnett
Thank you for sharing. We sleep under a free moon because of the sacrifice these men made. Rest In Peace.
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Ed Erway
Very nice tribute to those who sacrificed for our freedom today including Uncle Leroy. Thank you for sharing.
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Debra Mosch Hunkele
Incredible story. Thanks for posting.
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Leslee Jane Masolotte
Thank you for sharing
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Paul Lynn Gardner
Many of us do not know the tragic details, but only the name of the battle. Thank God for the tenacity of the allied forces ability making this conflict a turning point in the war, not only for the Americans, but also for the innocent German citizens. We have to reflect on the lives of our German relative who remained in the old country, having no choice but to succumb to the demands of the dictator. The church in this story was a symbol of hope and a reminder that the outcome would eventually be peace for the Germans, the Jewish and the allies. Thank you Nancy McCaslin Miller for this story.
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Larry Herbstritt
The pictures this story paints explains why my uncle Alphonsus Herbstritt would never, never talk about his experiences in this horrible battle. Thank you Nancy McCaslin for posting this evocative story.
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Barbara Ellen Mosch We owe those soldiers so much.
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Gary Miller?, Mosch-Kortz Family Descendants
34 mins · 20160526
On this Memorial weekend, I would like to memorialize and honor all the people in my life who have given so much. Thank you for your service to our country.
My Father George Leroy McCaslin,
my husband Gary Miller,
my grand-daughter Dr. Ashley Dotson,
brothers in-law Tom Wilcox and Greg Shank,
Uncle Bob and Aunt Rita Erway Barnett,
Uncle Norman Goodenough,
one of my favorite cousins Edgar Emil Tucker,
Uncles Frank and Walter Mosch and
great-great grandfather Jacob Kortz. This is the kicker, Jacob came to America to avoid conscription but at age 40 took the place of a Mr. Bodler and joined the 99th Reg. Bucktail Division of Pennsylvania. He must have really believed in this Country!
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Gary Miller?, Mosch-Kortz Family Descendants
34 mins · 20160526
On this Memorial weekend, I would like to memorialize and honor all the people in my life who have given so much. Thank you for your service to our country.
My Father George Leroy McCaslin,
my husband Gary Miller,
my grand-daughter Dr. Ashley Dotson,
brothers in-law Tom Wilcox and… |
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December 19 · 2019
-Christmas During the Battle of the Bulge-
On December 16, 1944, German forces surprised American soldiers in the densely forested Ardennes region of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, with a massive offensive also known as the Battle of the Bulge, or the… |
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- Obit - Donna L. Erway McCaslin 1925-2013
Posted 21 Sep 2013 by erwaym
Donna McCaslin (1925 - 2013)
ULYSSES, Pa. - Donna McCaslin, 87, of Ulysses died Friday (July 5, 2013) in the Gatehouse Hospice Unit, Williamsport.
Born Dec. 1, 1925, in Raymond, she was a daughter of Preston A. and Minnie Mosch Erway.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 30, 1944, in Tullahoma, Tenn., she married Leroy G. McCaslin, who predeceased her Aug. 19, 2001.
She and her husband owned and operated Ulysses Motors, where she was the bookkeeper and a school bus driver until their retirement in 1989. She was employed as a teachers' aide in the Northern Potter School District for 17 years.
Donna was a member of the Ulysses United Methodist Church, serving as pianist, organist, choir director and lay speaker for more than 50 years. She also was a member of the Tri-Town Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary and the Order of the Eastern Star 95 in Ulysses, and a charter member of Carl E. Hyde American Legion Post 963 Auxiliary in Ulysses. She was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year in 1991.
Civic- and community-minded, she served as mayor of Ulysses for 26 years and as president of the Ulysses Area Improvement Association for many years.
Surviving are six children, Nancy (Gary) Miller of Dover, Linda (Thomas) Wilcox of Corning, N.Y., Sally Carpenter of Rural Hall, N.C., Brenda (Greg) Shank of Carlisle, Jerry (Kathy) McCaslin of Ulysses and Ronda (Robert Delsf) White of Coudersport; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Sally) Erway of Selbyville, Del., and Dale E. (Pearl) Erway of Genesee; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Barnett of Columbus, Ohio, and Doris (Dale) Nichols of Elizabethtown; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Dean Shank; and a brother, Preston M. Erway.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, where funeral services will be held on Wednesday (July 10, 2013) at 11 a.m. An Eastern Star service will be held 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the church. The Rev. Robert Anderson and the Rev. Nettie Treat will co-officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA 16948.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on July 8, 2013
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| Person ID |
I37237 |
WETZEL-SPRING |
| Family |
Erway, Donaldine Lois, b. 1 Dec 1925, Raymond, Allegany, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jul 2013, Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Jun 1944 |
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA |
- Obit - Donna L. Erway McCaslin 1925-2013
Posted 21 Sep 2013 by erwaym
Donna McCaslin (1925 - 2013)
ULYSSES, Pa. - Donna McCaslin, 87, of Ulysses died Friday (July 5, 2013) in the Gatehouse Hospice Unit, Williamsport.
Born Dec. 1, 1925, in Raymond, she was a daughter of Preston A. and Minnie Mosch Erway.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 30, 1944, in Tullahoma, Tenn., she married Leroy G. McCaslin, who predeceased her Aug. 19, 2001.
She and her husband owned and operated Ulysses Motors, where she was the bookkeeper and a school bus driver until their retirement in 1989. She was employed as a teachers' aide in the Northern Potter School District for 17 years.
Donna was a member of the Ulysses United Methodist Church, serving as pianist, organist, choir director and lay speaker for more than 50 years. She also was a member of the Tri-Town Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary and the Order of the Eastern Star 95 in Ulysses, and a charter member of Carl E. Hyde American Legion Post 963 Auxiliary in Ulysses. She was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year in 1991.
Civic- and community-minded, she served as mayor of Ulysses for 26 years and as president of the Ulysses Area Improvement Association for many years.
Surviving are six children, Nancy (Gary) Miller of Dover, Linda (Thomas) Wilcox of Corning, N.Y., Sally Carpenter of Rural Hall, N.C., Brenda (Greg) Shank of Carlisle, Jerry (Kathy) McCaslin of Ulysses and Ronda (Robert Delsf) White of Coudersport; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Sally) Erway of Selbyville, Del., and Dale E. (Pearl) Erway of Genesee; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Barnett of Columbus, Ohio, and Doris (Dale) Nichols of Elizabethtown; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Dean Shank; and a brother, Preston M. Erway.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, where funeral services will be held on Wednesday (July 10, 2013) at 11 a.m. An Eastern Star service will be held 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the church. The Rev. Robert Anderson and the Rev. Nettie Treat will co-officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA 16948.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses.
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Donaldine Lois Erway was born on 01 Dec 1925 in Raymond, PA to Minnie Hilda Mosch and Andrew Preston Erway. She married George Leroy McCaslin, son of George Edward McCaslin and Lena Violet Linza, on 30 Jun 1944 in Camp… |
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- Obit - Donna L. Erway McCaslin 1925-2013
Posted 21 Sep 2013 by erwaym
Donna McCaslin (1925 - 2013)
ULYSSES, Pa. - Donna McCaslin, 87, of Ulysses died Friday (July 5, 2013) in the Gatehouse Hospice Unit, Williamsport.
Born Dec. 1, 1925, in Raymond, she was a daughter of Preston A. and Minnie Mosch Erway.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville Vocational School in Ulysses. On June 30, 1944, in Tullahoma, Tenn., she married Leroy G. McCaslin, who predeceased her Aug. 19, 2001.
She and her husband owned and operated Ulysses Motors, where she was the bookkeeper and a school bus driver until their retirement in 1989. She was employed as a teachers' aide in the Northern Potter School District for 17 years.
Donna was a member of the Ulysses United Methodist Church, serving as pianist, organist, choir director and lay speaker for more than 50 years. She also was a member of the Tri-Town Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary and the Order of the Eastern Star 95 in Ulysses, and a charter member of Carl E. Hyde American Legion Post 963 Auxiliary in Ulysses. She was honored as Ulysses Citizen of the Year in 1991.
Civic- and community-minded, she served as mayor of Ulysses for 26 years and as president of the Ulysses Area Improvement Association for many years.
Surviving are six children, Nancy (Gary) Miller of Dover, Linda (Thomas) Wilcox of Corning, N.Y., Sally Carpenter of Rural Hall, N.C., Brenda (Greg) Shank of Carlisle, Jerry (Kathy) McCaslin of Ulysses and Ronda (Robert Delsf) White of Coudersport; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Sally) Erway of Selbyville, Del., and Dale E. (Pearl) Erway of Genesee; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Barnett of Columbus, Ohio, and Doris (Dale) Nichols of Elizabethtown; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Dean Shank; and a brother, Preston M. Erway.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, where funeral services will be held on Wednesday (July 10, 2013) at 11 a.m. An Eastern Star service will be held 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the church. The Rev. Robert Anderson and the Rev. Nettie Treat will co-officiate. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Ulysses, PA 16948.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on July 8, 2013
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| Children |
| | 1. McCaslin, Nancy Jo, b. 19 Dec 1946, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Mar 2022 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. McCaslin, Linda Sue [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. McCaslin, Sally Ann [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. McCaslin, Ronda Kay [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. McCaslin, Jerry Ray [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. McCaslin, Brenda Lee [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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1924 - 2001 (77 years)
