Bastress, Lester Ray

Male 1917 - 1994  (77 years)


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  • Name Bastress, Lester Ray 
    Born 25 Feb 1917  Northumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Mar 1994  Northumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Northumberland Riverview Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Notes for LESTER RAY BASTRESS:
      Lester worked at the Keystone Forge, Northumberland, PA. He also served in the Navy during WW 2.
    Person ID I306  Philip Basters (Bastress) Family Tree - b. 1735
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2012 

    Father Bastress, Clark Edwin,   b. 23 May 1892, Northumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1957  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Leitzel, Mossie Eva,   b. 7 Mar 1894, Kratzerville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1956, Sunbury. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 9 Aug 1913  Rolling Green, Hummelswarf, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Notes for CLARK EDWIN BASTRESS:
      Clark was raised in Shamrock and met Mossie at the Aldine Hotel in Sunbury across from the train station where
      she was a cook.
      Mossie later baked pies at Keithan's Bakery in Sunbury. They lived in Kratzerville, where Clark worked in a sawmill. Most of the men spoke Dutch and Clark had a hard time understanding them. Mossie tried to help him understand the language.
      They moved to Sunbury where Clark was born. They lived in New York where they farmed for a period of time. They return to PA and moved to Northumberland in time for the twins to be born. They moved to Island Park for awhile and then back to Northumberland. Their last home was a 21 acre farm in RD #2, Black Mill Road, Sunbury.
      Clark worked for 38 years at the Keystone Forge, Duke Street, Northumberland, as a Heater and then became a hammer man in the foundry. He also worked at the Danville Iron Works and on a threshing crew that was owned by Thomas J. Leitzel ( Mossie Leitzel's Father).
    Headstones
    Clark & Mossie Bastress Tombstone
    Clark & Mossie Bastress Tombstone
    Clark & Mossie Bastress Tombstone
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gibbons, Violet May,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Northumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 2011, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1936 
    Children 
     1. Bastress, Shirley May,   b. 9 Apr 1937,   d. 18 Apr 1937  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Bastress, Judy Ann
    Headstones
    Lester & Violet Bastress Tombstone
    Lester & Violet Bastress Tombstone
    Lester & Violet Bastress Tombstone
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Feb 1917 - Northumberland, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Mar 1994 - Northumberland, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Northumberland Riverview Cemetery Link to Google Earth
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