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Frank Martin ASHCOM[1]

Male 1914 - 2014


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  • Born  24 Jul 1914  Cokeville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  29 Oct 2014  New Florence, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I1380  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  24 Nov 2014 

    Father  James Donald ASHCOM,   b. 16 Apr 1890, Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1968, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Nana Pearl COGLEY,   b. 20 Apr 1890, Dayton, Greene Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1967, New Florence, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Jun 1913  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F314  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Susanna "Nan" FLETCHER,   b. 10 Apr 1913,   d. 1 Oct 1971, Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Jul 1937  Cokeville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Martin ASHCOM,   b. 29 Jun 1939, New Florence, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1985, Michigan City, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sandra Lee ASHCOM,   b. 11 Aug 1942, Johnstown, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F477  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Dorothy R. RICHARDSON,   b. 7 Aug 1921,   d. 19 Aug 2014, New Florence, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  6 May 1972  Office of the Justice of the Peace, Winchester, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F478  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Frank was born in Cokeville, PA, across the river from Blairsville, PA. Cokeville was destroyed in the 1936 flood. He then lived in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA until age four, when he moved to New Florence. He lived in New Florence from 1918 to 1939. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for three years. In 1939, he moved to Johnstown where he was a furnace man in the open hearth with Bethlehem Steel for 40 years. He returned to New Florence in 1972 before retiring in 1979. He belonged to the New Florence United Presbyterian Church since age 12.

      The following obituary appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on October 31, 2014:

      Ashcom, Frank M. 100
      New Florence
      Frank M. Ashcom, 100, of New Florence, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Memorial Medical Center. Born July 24, 1914, in New Florence, a son of late James Donald Sr. and Nana Pearl (Cogley) Ashcom. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Susanna (Fletcher) Ashcom; second wife, Dorothy R. (Richardson) Ashcom; son, Frank M. Ashcom Jr.; daughter, Patricia Gregory; sisters, Thelma McRobie and Betty Winebrenner; and brother, James Donald Aschcom Jr.. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Lee Tincher, of Michigan City, Ind.; grandchildren, Tina Verzal and husband, Brian, of Michigan City, Kelly Ashcom-McIntosh and husband, CJ, of Billings, Mont., Susanne Tincher, Michigan City, and Robert Gregory and wife, Debbie, of Somerset, of Michael S. Gregory, of Boswell, DeeDee McGowan and husband, Brian, of Somerset, and Paula "P.J." Gregory, of New Florence; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. He was a member of New Florence United Methodist Church, where he served in various capacities, life member of New Florence Volunteer Fire Company, an avid fisherman and hunter, accomplished carpenter and woodworker, retiree of Bethlehem Steel, Johnstown Plant, avid bowler who bowled in various leagues at Westmont, Ligonier and Bolivar Lanes and a recipient of Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Participation Award of 65 years, along with various other bowling awards over the years. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at KENNETH A. STUART FUNERAL HOME, 139 Ligonier St., New Florence, where service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, with Pastor Sharon Hamley officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at http://www.thestuartfuneralhomes.com.

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