Person:Elmer Bash (2)

Usually in genealogy research parents have a straightforward definition. Col. Elmer Joseph Bash was raised in orphanages, foster homes, and at the Toner Institute, however. See sources 14 and 20 for some information on two of the people who served in place of his parents.

1982/83

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Memorial Service Bulletin, Mass for Elmer Joseph Bash, Saint John Vianney Church, Mentor, Lake County, Ohio.
2. ↑ Brunner's funeral home website obituary for Elmer Joseph Bash, Sr.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Family Notes per User:Sorghumgrass.

   Information from talking to people at his funeral:
   One of his brothers lives in Arizona, other in Boston. One of his brothers has the last name Williams, one has the last name Bash. He also has a sister, somewhere. slw
   
   Met the Dalai Lama. slw
   
   Grew up in a Baptist orphanage, Catholic orphanage, and in foster homes. slw
   
   Colonel, Green Beret, in Korea
   
   Lost his leg by stepping on a mine in VietNam
   
   Loved gardening. His garden had military precision. Every day he inspected the garden to see if any stray leaves had fallen, flowers bent, etc.
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   Funeral at Brunnet Funeral Home in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio
   Memorial Mass at St. John Vianney Church, Mentor, Lake County, Ohio
   Burial at All Souls Cemetery
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   Abstract of information from Memorial Service bulletin in the possession of Shawna Gambol Woodard
   
   Memorial Service
   Elmer Joseph Bash
   12 November 1931 - 5 March 2005
   Saint John Vianney Church
   Mentor, Ohio
   
   Rev. Robert W. Kline, Pastor Emeritus (homily), Rev. Anthony F. Sejba (leader), Rev. Thomas G. Elsasser (celebrant)
   
   Songs: In the Garden, I Have Loved You, Amazing Grace, Ave Maria, God Bless America, Song of the Angels
   
   Prayers and Bible Verses: Book of Wisdom 3:1-9, Psalm 23, Revelation 14:13, Matthew 5:1-12, Prayer of Saint Francis
   
   Family involved in readings and assisting: Frank Gambol (son of Robert), Donna Gambol, Katrina Gambol Stoltz and Edward Stoltz, Anthony Michael Gambol (son of Robert), Mary Gambol Lane.
   
   Family pallbearers: Frank Gambol, Anthony Gambol, John Gambol (son of Francis, Jr.), Greg Lane (husband of Mary Gambol Lane), Edward Stoltz (husband of Katrina Gambol Stoltz)
   
   Honorary family pallbearers: Andrew Michael Gambol, Robert A. Gambol
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   From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 7 and 8, 2005
   Elmer Joseph Bash
   BASH ELMER JOSEPH BASH, PhD., age 73, of Mentor. Beloved husband for 27 years of Midge. Father of Joseph. Dear brother of Sr. Charlotte, VSE, Donna Gambol, Frank (Patty) Gambol, Mike (Cheryl) Gambol, Bob (Sue) Gambol. Uncle of Melissa, Mary, Lee, Shawna, Katie, John, Frank and Anthony and Dustry. Dear friend of Fr. Robert Kline and the Vincentian Sisters, Bob and Rose Leimkuehler and Scott and Karen Westfall. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd., Mentor. Family will receive friends FROM 10-10:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY AT BRUNNER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 8466 MENTOR AVE., MENTOR. Interment All Souls Cemetery, Chardon. Contributions are suggested to the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, 8200 McKnight Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Online obit at www.brunners.com
   Published in The Plain Dealer from 3/7/2005 - 3/8/2005.
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   From the Brunner Funeral Home web site
   www.brunners.com
   Funeral mass for Elmer Joseph Bash, PhD., age 73 of Mentor will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2005, St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd., Mentor.
   
   Dr. Bash died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Vincentian Home of Pittsburg, Pa. He was born November 12, 1931 in New Kensington, Pa., he lived in Mentor for the past 30 years.
   
   Dr. Bash was a retired Colonel in the US Army. He Served in Korea & Vietnam. He was awarded a purple heart in Korea and Vietnam, awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star for Valentry in action.
   
   Dr. Bash was chief of prosthetics for the Wade Park Medical Center, retiring after 30 years.
   
   He was raised at the Toner Institute of Pittsburgh, run by Franciscan Friars where he graduated and later returned as Commodate at the Institute and was military director for 14 years,. He was a 4th Degree Knight in the St. John Vianney Knights of Columbus. He was recognized and honored by Disabled American Vets across the country. He worked for the U.S. Government for 45 years, setting a record for the longest time in government service.
   
   Survivors are his wife of 27 years, Midge; son: Joseph Bash of Scottsdale, Az.; sisters: Sr. Charolette, V.S.E. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Donna Gambol of Johnstown, Pa.; brothers: Frank (Patty) Gambol of California, Mike (Cheryl) Gambol of Rome, Ohio, Bob (Sue) Gambol of Madison, Ohio; nieces: Melissa, Mary, Lee, Shawna, Katie; nephews: John, Frank, Anthony Dustry; Dear friends: Bob and Rose Leimkahler and Scott and Karen Westfall and Fr. Robert Kline and the Vincentian Sisters.
   
   Family will receive friends from 10-10:30am Wednesday at Brunner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor.
   
   Interment All Souls Cemetery, Chardon.
   
   Contributions are suggested to Vincentian Sisters of Charity, 8200 McKnight Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15237.
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   Corrections to obituaries by Shawna Gambol Woodard:
   *Pittsburg=Pittsburgh
   *Sister Charlotte Gambol, V.S.C. (Vincentian Sisters of Charity)
   *Dustry=Destrey
   *The relatives listed, except for his son, are his wife's relatives whom he cherished as his own. Not all of Midge's siblings, nieces and nephews are listed here.
   *The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action.
   *He served in the Knights of Columbus in the Pittsburgh area, not in Mentor's St. John Vianney.
   *Cheryl is divorced from Mike, but still listed as part of the family.
   
   From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 7 and 8, 2005
   Elmer Joseph Bash
   BASH ELMER JOSEPH BASH, PhD., age 73, of Mentor. Beloved husband for 27 years of Midge. Father of Joseph. Dear brother of Sr. Charlotte, VSE, Donna Gambol, Frank (Patty) Gambol, Mike (Cheryl) Gambol, Bob (Sue) Gambol. Uncle of Melissa, Mary, Lee, Shawna, Katie, John, Frank and Anthony and Dustry. Dear friend of Fr. Robert Kline and the Vincentian Sisters, Bob and Rose Leimkuehler and Scott and Karen Westfall. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd., Mentor. Family will receive friends FROM 10-10:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY AT BRUNNER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 8466 MENTOR AVE., MENTOR. Interment All Souls Cemetery, Chardon. Contributions are suggested to the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, 8200 McKnight Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Online obit at www.brunners.com
   Published in The Plain Dealer from 3/7/2005 - 3/8/2005.
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   From the Brunner Funeral Home web site
   www.brunners.com
   Funeral mass for Elmer Joseph Bash, PhD., age 73 of Mentor will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2005, St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 7575 Bellflower Rd., Mentor.
   
   Dr. Bash died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the Vincentian Home of Pittsburg, Pa. He was born November 12, 1931 in New Kensington, Pa., he lived in Mentor for the past 30 years.
   
   Dr. Bash was a retired Colonel in the US Army. He Served in Korea & Vietnam. He was awarded a purple heart in Korea and Vietnam, awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star for Valentry in action.
   
   Dr. Bash was chief of prosthetics for the Wade Park Medical Center, retiring after 30 years.
   
   He was raised at the Toner Institute of Pittsburgh, run by Franciscan Friars where he graduated and later returned as Commodate at the Institute and was military director for 14 years,. He was a 4th Degree Knight in the St. John Vianney Knights of Columbus. He was recognized and honored by Disabled American Vets across the country. He worked for the U.S. Government for 45 years, setting a record for the longest time in government service.
   
   Survivors are his wife of 27 years, Midge; son: Joseph Bash of Scottsdale, Az.; sisters: Sr. Charolette, V.S.E. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Donna Gambol of Johnstown, Pa.; brothers: Frank (Patty) Gambol of California, Mike (Cheryl) Gambol of Rome, Ohio, Bob (Sue) Gambol of Madison, Ohio; nieces: Melissa, Mary, Lee, Shawna, Katie; nephews: John, Frank, Anthony Dustry; Dear friends: Bob and Rose Leimkahler and Scott and Karen Westfall and Fr. Robert Kline and the Vincentian Sisters.
   
   Family will receive friends from 10-10:30am Wednesday at Brunner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor.
   
   Interment All Souls Cemetery, Chardon.
   
   Contributions are suggested to Vincentian Sisters of Charity, 8200 McKnight Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15237.
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   Corrections to obituaries by Shawna Gambol Woodard:
   *Pittsburg=Pittsburgh
   *Sister Charlotte Gambol, V.S.C. (Vincentian Sisters of Charity)
   *Dustry=Destrey
   *The relatives listed, except for his son, are his wife's relatives whom he cherished as his own. Not all of Midge's siblings, nieces and nephews are listed here.
   *The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action.
   *He served in the Knights of Columbus in the Pittsburgh area, not in Mentor's St. John Vianney.
   *Cheryl is divorced from Mike, but still listed as part of the family.

4. ↑ Grave Recorded , in Find A Grave
   [No headstone photo], last accessed Mar 2017.
5.   Https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=230&tf=F
   accessed 6 Sep 2017.

   File Unit: Korean War Casualty File, 2/13/1950 - 12/31/1953
   in the Series: Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, created 1950 - 1970, documenting the period 2/13/1950 - 12/31/1953. - Record Group 407
   Brief Scope: The series contains information about U.S. Army officers and soldiers who were casualties in the Korean War.
   Field Title Value Meaning
   NAME OF CASUALTY BASH ELMER J
   SERVICE PREFIX AND NUMBER RA13304593
   GRADE PFC Private First Class
   GRADE CODE 6 Private First Class
   BRANCH EN Corps of Engineers
   PLACE OF CASUALTY L5 South Korea
   DAY OF CASUALTY 23
   MONTH OF CASUALTY 08 AUGUST
   YEAR OF CASUALTY 1950
   STATE OF RESIDENCE 32 Pennsylvania
   COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 049 Erie
   TYPE OF CASUALTY EVC Died-Nonbattle (US) OR Separated from Army (US) OR Current Wounded (US) OR Returned to Duty (US)
   PREVIOUS/DETAIL CODE OF CASUALTY 4 Seriously wounded in action by missile
   CASUALTY GROUP CODE 4 Separated from Army (US)
   PLACE OF DISPOSITION V0 Undefined Code
   DAY OF DISPOSITION 8 8
   MONTH OF DISPOSITION 9 Sep
   YEAR OF DISPOSITION 1950
   YEAR OF BIRTH
   MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE 05729 Pioneer
   TROOP PROGRAM SEQUENCE NUMBER 16001 CV DIV INF - 1ST
   TROOP PROGRAM SEQUENCE NUMBER ELEMENT SEQUENCE 46 CV DIV ENG C BN
   UNIT 0008
   RACE CODE OR RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 White
   COMPONENT 1 USA - RA (Reg Army)
   LINE OF DUTY
   DISPOSITION OF EVACUATIONS 4 Separated for disability
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   from Shawna Gambol Woodard: To clarify: He separated from the Army after a serious injury in Korea, but later re-enlisted and served in Vietnam as well.
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6.   Archives.gov File unit: Death Files, 1936 - 2007 (Last Names A through B) in the Series: Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), created 1936 - 2007, documenting the period 1936 - 2007 - Record Group 47.

   File Unit: Death Files, 1936 - 2007 (Last Names A through B)
   in the Series: Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), created 1936 - 2007, documenting the period 1936 - 2007. - Record Group 47
   Brief Scope: This series contains records for every social security number (SSN) assigned to individuals with a verified death or who would have been over 110 years old by December 31, 2007.
   These files do not contain records of all deaths in the United States.
   Field Title Value Meaning
   
   SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER 103243131
   
   ENTRY CODE T Death data
   
   CYCLE DATE 20050310 03/10/2005
   FIRST NAME ELMER
   MIDDLE NAME J
   LAST NAME BASH
   
   DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH) 11 November
   DATE OF BIRTH (DAY) 12 12
   DATE OF BIRTH (YEAR) 1931 1931
   SEX 1 Male
   
   OTHER NUMBER 103243131
   PROOF OF DEATH V Verified
   PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT
   RESIDENCE ZIP CODE 440605913
   DEATH PAYMENT ZIP CODE
   
   SOURCE OF DEATH PE Post Entitlement (Report of death from the Title2 System)
   VERIFIED ELECTRONIC DEATH REGISTRATION INDICATOR N No
   DATE OF DEATH (MONTH) 03 March
   DATE OF DEATH (DAY) 05 5
   DATE OF DEATH (YEAR) 2005 2005
   
   DEATH INFORMATION DATE 20050310 03/10/2005
   NUMBER OF DEATH POSTINGS 1 1
   SOURCE FILE File_07 File_07

7.   Catholic Cemeteries Association.

   FullName ELMER BASH
   Address1 7742 RIDGEWAY DR
   City MENTOR
   State OH
   PostalCode 44060
   DateOfDeath 3/5/2005
   DateOfBurial 3/8/2005
   Age (in Years) 73
   Gender Male
   CemeteryName All Souls
   SectionNumber 30
   Lot 553
   GraveNo 2
   Latitude 0.000000000000000
   Longitude 0.000000000000000

8. ↑ .

   Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)14 Oct 1942, WedPage 1

9.   .

   Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)17 Oct 1932, MonPage 14 wounded, age 11 months

10.   .

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Joseph Elmer Bash
    [Elmer J Bash]
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 12 Nov 1931
    Birth Place: New Kensington, Pennsylvania
    [New Kensingt, Pennsylvania]
    Death Date: 5 Mar 2005
    Father:
    Elmer J Bash
    Mother:
    Virginia Dembiski
    SSN: 103243131
    Notes: Jun 1948: Name listed as JOSEPH ELMER BASH; 23 Apr 1997: Name listed as ELMER J BASH

11. ↑ ^11.0 11.1 .

    U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    Name: Elmer Bash
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 12 Nov 1931
    Death Date: 5 Mar 2005
    Enlistment Date 1: 23 Nov 1949
    Release Date 1: 1 May 1951
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    
    Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

12.   .

    U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    
    U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1No Image
    Text-only collection
    Name: Elmer Joseph Bash
    [Elmer Bash]
    Birth Date: 12 Nov 1931
    Residence Date: 1993
    Phone Number: 255-7372
    Address: 7742 Ridgeway Dr
    Residence: Mentor, OH
    Postal Code: 44060-5913
    Second Phone Number: 255-7372
    Second Address: 26151 Lake Shore Blvd
    Second Residence: Cleveland, OH
    Second Postal Code: 44132-1176
    Third Residence Date: 1983
    Third Phone Number: 255-7372
    Third Address: 8110 Deepwood Blvd
    Third Residence: Mentor, OH
    Third Postal Code: 44060-8904

13. ↑ .

    U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019No Image
    Name: Elmer Joseph Bash
    [E Joseph Bash]
    [Esperanca Bash]
    [Joe Bash]
    [Joseph E Bash]
    Birth Date: Nov 1931
    Residence Date: 1981-2020
    Address: 7742 Ridgeway Dr
    Residence: Mentor, Ohio, USA
    Postal Code: 44060
    Second Residence Date: 1988-1992
    Second Address: 1507 Morning Star Dr
    Second Residence: Roaming Shores, Ohio, USA
    Second Postal Code: 44084
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
    
    Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.

14.   .

    Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)07 Sep 1950, ThuPage 24 Bash was "ward of Mrs. Ada White, North East" https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Ada_Rainbow_%281%29

15.   .

    Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)11 Jun 1953, ThuPage 3 discharged from hospital

16.   .

    Latrobe Bulletin (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)02 Jun 1953, TuePage 4 admitted to hospital

17.   .

    Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)18 Nov 1950, SatPage 3 received Purple Heart

18.   .

    Daily American (Somerset, Pennsylvania)08 Sep 1950, FriPage 10 wounded

19. ↑ .

    Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio)12 Jul 1974, FriPage 6 answers a veteran's question about benefits

20.   .

    https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Regis_Krah_%281%29 One of the clergymen who helped raise him at the Toner Institute.