Ezra Edwin Straw

   Another name for Ezra was Ezara E. Straw.

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1930 census Black River, Lorain Co, OH
Bertha H. 1883 Germany
Ezra E. 1913
Gladys M. 1916
Leon J. 1919

15 March 1943 in Camp Perry Lacarne - WWII enlistment records - - Ezra E. STRAW of Lorain County, OH; ed: 2 yrs of HS; occ: oiler, locomotive; single with dependents; wt:108

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Ezra STRAW
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1913
Death Date: 13 Apr 2002
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Ohio
Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 44035
Localities: Lorain, Ohio

Ohio death records:
Name: Ezra Edwin Straw Birth Date: 6 Jul 1913 Birth City: Lorain Birth County: Lorain Birth State: Ohio Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence City: Amherst Residence County: Lorain Residence State: Ohio Residence Zip Code: 44053 Residence Country: United States Death Date: 13 Apr 2002 Death Time: 10:05 PM Hospital of Death: Community Health Partner West City of Death: Lorain County of Death: Lorain Certificate: 031540 Age at Death: 88 Registrar's Certificate Number: 00307 Certifier: Physician Referred to Coroner: No Autopsy: No Method of Disposition: Burial Filing Date: 16 Apr 2002 Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient Father's Surname: Straw Mother's Maiden Name: Pries Marital Status: Widowed Education: 8 Armed Forces Indicator: Yes Branch of Service: US Army

Find A Grave Memorial# 65363640
E. Straw, 88, of Lorain, died Saturday at Community Health Partners West in Lorain following a short illness.
Born in Lorain, he was a lifelong resident.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was employed as a millwright and pipe fitter by U.S. Steel Corp. for 41 years before retiring in 1975.
Mr. Straw was an active, 45-year member of Amherst Family Fellowship, a Four Square Gospel Church.
He also was a member of 78th Division Veterans Association and a former member of United Steelworkers of America Local 1104, Lorain. He was an avid gardener throughout his life and he read and studied the Bible daily.
Survivors include his daughters Sharon Ross of Vermilion and Janice Kessler of Mt. Vernon; sons David of South Amherst and Daniel of Amherst; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Christiane (nee Higgins) in 1977; parents, Park Foster and Bertha (nee Pries) Straw; a brother, Leon Straw; and a sister, Gladys Beetler.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Amherst Family Fellowship, 780 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst.
The Rev. Myrtle Eppler will officiate.
Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township, where military honors will be conducted by Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church
Source : The Chronicle Telegram Electronic Edition - Elyria, Lorain, Ohio dated April 15, 2002

Ezra married Christiane Lucianne Higgins, daughter of Orlo Millard Higgins and Lucy Quatrevaux, on 26 Apr 1942 in Ohio. (Christiane Lucianne Higgins was born on 3 May 1920 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, died on 17 Dec 1977 in Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio and was buried in Ridge Hill Memorial Park - Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio.)