Bastress, Ralph Eugene

Male 1923 - 1991  (67 years)


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  • Name Bastress, Ralph Eugene 
    Born 2 Nov 1923  Northumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Feb 1991  Stonington, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Notes for RALPH EUGENE BASTRESS:
      Ralph served in the Navy during WW2 and the Korean War.
    Person ID I309  Philip Basters (Bastress) Family Tree - b. 1735
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2013 

    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 Ruch, Gladys Pauline,   b. 13 Nov 1926,   d. 27 Jul 2007, Dunnellon, Citrus County, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1948 
    Children 
    +1. Bastress, Ralph Thomas
    +2. Bastress, Timothy Ronald
    +3. Bastress, Patsy Lynn
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Nov 1923 - Northumberland, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1991 - Stonington, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Ralph Bastress Tombstone
    Ralph Bastress Tombstone
    Ralph Bastress Tombstone