Person:Celia Rupright (1)
Celia Mae Rupright
b.6 May 1883 New Buffalo, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
d.22 Mar 1960 Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
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m. 5 Sep 1880
  1. Celia Mae Rupright1883 - 1960
  2. Lucy Elnora 'Nora' Rupright1893 - 1949
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m. 6 May 1903
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Facts and Events
Name Celia Mae Rupright
Gender Female
Birth[1] 6 May 1883 New Buffalo, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Marriage 6 May 1903 Mahoning, Ohio, United Statesto Curtis Martin Swank
Death[2][3][4][6] 22 Mar 1960 Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Burial[3][4][5][6] 26 Mar 1960 Paradise Lutheran Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Obituaries

Mrs. Celia Mae Swank, 76, of North Lima, died of a heart ailment Tuesday morning in the Cupola Nursing Home in Leetonia, following a 4 month illness. Born in New Buffalo, May 6, 1883, she was a daughter of Freeman and Louisa Butts Rupright, and was a life resident of the county. A former Canfield resident, she was employed in the Canfield telephone exchange for several years. In recent years she had done practical nursing. She was a member of Paradise Lutheran church in New Buffalo. Her husband, Curtis Swank, whom she married in 1904, was killed in a clay mine accident at Marquis in 1916. 

 Source: Mahoning Dispatch, Friday, March. 25, 1960.

MRS. SWANK IS DEAD; WAS PHONE OPERATOR 

 North Lima, March 24 -- Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Williams Funeral Home in Canfield for Mrs. Celia Mae Swank, 76, of Market St. Ext., who died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Cupola Nursing Home. Leetonia.
 Mrs. Swank was born Mary 6, 1883, in New Buffalo, a daughter of Freeman and Louisa Butis Rupright.  She had lived in this area all her life and was a member of the Paradise Lutheran Church at New Buffalo.
 She was a telephone operator in Canfield from 1919 to 1929 and had been a practical nurse in many homes in the area until she reired in 1954.  Her husband, Curtis, died in 1916.
 She leaves two sons, Edward of North Lima, with whom she resided, and Randall of Daingerfield, Tex.; nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
 Friends may call Friday evening at the funeral home.
 Source: Youngstown Vindicator, Thursday, March 24, 1960, pg. 19.
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Youngstown Vindicator, Thursday, March 24, 1960, pg. 19.
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Youngstown Vindicator, Thursday, March 24, 1960, pg. 19.
References
  1. ↑ Ohio Births & Christenings 1821-1962..

    Record includes birth date/place, parents' names and mother's maiden name.

  2. ↑ Ohio Death Index, 1908-2007..
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beaver Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning County Ohio. (Mahoning County Chapter The Ohio Genealogical Sociaty Youngstown Ohio 2001).

    Pg. 104, includes year of death.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Obituary, in Mahoning Dispatch.

    Friday, March 25, 1960.

  5. ↑ Diane Hosler/Find a Grave.

    With picture of her and tombstone.

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Obituary, in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States. Vindicator. (Youngstown, Ohio).

    Thursday, March 24, 1960, pg. 19.

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