Easton, John E.

• Name	Easton, John E.
  	Mr. Edward L. Easton, Sr. Born: September 2, 1925 Died: December 9, 2012 Location: Coudersport, Pennsylvania Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, Ltd. 210 N. East Street Coudersport, PA 16915 Tel. (814) 274-8888 Tribute & Message From The Family Easton Edward L. Easton, Sr., longtime area sports broadcaster and District Judge, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, PA. Born on September 2, 1925 in Salamanca, NY he was the son of Howard and Nellie Davy Easton. On May 10, 1958 in Port Allegany, PA he married Caroline Gaberseck who survives. Mr. Easton had worked at the former Damascus Tanning Company in Coudersport and in 1956 began his employment with WFRM Radio and over the years had worked as news director, sports broadcaster, Polka Party host, and radio personality. He temporarily retired in 1978. In 1964 he became a Justice of the Peace and in 1970 a District Judge, retiring in 1994. Mr. Easton was a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church where he served as a Eucharistic minister and lector. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 1355 and the Port Allegany Moose Lodge. He enjoyed walking, plowing snow and visiting people in the hospital and area nursing homes. Surviving in addition to his wife are three children, - Edward L. (Debra) Easton, Jr. of Herndon, PA, - John E. (Jean) Easton of Braselton, GA, and - Annette L. Easton of Coudersport, PA, six grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, two sisters,- Shirley Tyler of Westfield, PA and - Beverly Burdick of Genesee, PA and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, - Timothy S. Easton, who died on April 13, 1983, - one sister, Margaret Finch, and four brothers: - Albert, - Loyal, - Clifford and - Fordyce Easton. Friends are invited to Mr. Easton's Life Celebration beginning Friday, December 14, 2012 with calling hours from 11:00am until 1:00pm at St. Eulalia Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00pm Friday at St. Eulalia Catholic Church with the Reverend James C. Campbell, pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Eulalia Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Coudersport Sports Boosters, 698 Dwight Street, Coudersport PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 161, Coudersport, PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Volunteer Ambulance Association, 122 E. Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Public Library, 502 Park Avenue, Coudersport, PA 16915. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fickinger Funeral Home, a Life Celebration Home, of Coudersport. To share your fondest memories of Ed, please visit www.lifecelebration.com.
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I37592	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Easton, Edward L. Sr,   b. 2 Sep 1925, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, USA d. 9 Dec 2012, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gaberseck, C.
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Easton, Jean mrs
  residence jt	9 Dec 2012	Braselton, Jackson, Georgia, USA
  	Mr. Edward L. Easton, Sr. Born: September 2, 1925 Died: December 9, 2012 Location: Coudersport, Pennsylvania Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home, Ltd. 210 N. East Street Coudersport, PA 16915 Tel. (814) 274-8888 Tribute & Message From The Family Easton Edward L. Easton, Sr., longtime area sports broadcaster and District Judge, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport, PA. Born on September 2, 1925 in Salamanca, NY he was the son of Howard and Nellie Davy Easton. On May 10, 1958 in Port Allegany, PA he married Caroline Gaberseck who survives. Mr. Easton had worked at the former Damascus Tanning Company in Coudersport and in 1956 began his employment with WFRM Radio and over the years had worked as news director, sports broadcaster, Polka Party host, and radio personality. He temporarily retired in 1978. In 1964 he became a Justice of the Peace and in 1970 a District Judge, retiring in 1994. Mr. Easton was a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church where he served as a Eucharistic minister and lector. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 1355 and the Port Allegany Moose Lodge. He enjoyed walking, plowing snow and visiting people in the hospital and area nursing homes. Surviving in addition to his wife are three children, - Edward L. (Debra) Easton, Jr. of Herndon, PA, - John E. (Jean) Easton of Braselton, GA, and - Annette L. Easton of Coudersport, PA, six grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, two sisters,- Shirley Tyler of Westfield, PA and - Beverly Burdick of Genesee, PA and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, - Timothy S. Easton, who died on April 13, 1983, - one sister, Margaret Finch, and four brothers: - Albert, - Loyal, - Clifford and - Fordyce Easton. Friends are invited to Mr. Easton's Life Celebration beginning Friday, December 14, 2012 with calling hours from 11:00am until 1:00pm at St. Eulalia Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00pm Friday at St. Eulalia Catholic Church with the Reverend James C. Campbell, pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Eulalia Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Coudersport Sports Boosters, 698 Dwight Street, Coudersport PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 161, Coudersport, PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Volunteer Ambulance Association, 122 E. Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915, or to the Coudersport Public Library, 502 Park Avenue, Coudersport, PA 16915. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fickinger Funeral Home, a Life Celebration Home, of Coudersport. To share your fondest memories of Ed, please visit www.lifecelebration.com.
  Family ID	F11247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  residence jt - 9 Dec 2012 - Braselton, Jackson, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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TNG ID: I37592