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| Obituary of Gerald W. LeMaster Portland, Indiana Commercial-Review March 20, 1987 |
Gerald W. LeMaster, 91, RR 6, Portland, died Thursday afternoon in Hometown Nursing Home, Celina, following an extended illness.
Born Jan. 15, 1896 in Madison Township, Jay County, he was the son of Luman Cooper and Barbara (Wehrly) LeMaster. He first married Mabel Kantner. She died on Jan. 3, 1927. He then married Pearl Smith on Nov. 24, 1929 and she died on March 9, 1984.
LeMaster was a retired farmer and served as a Jay County Commissioner for one term in the 1960s. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Salamonia. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, where he served in the Calvary {sic}.
LeMaster was a member of the American Legion Post 211 and the Disabled American Veterans, Portland.
Surviving are one son, Robert J. LeMaster, Lorain, Ohio; three daughters, Mary M. Matthews, Emporia, Va., Mrs. Hugh (Roberta) Lenox, Alanson, Mich., and Mrs. Nadine Perry, Portland; one sister, Mary Olive Taylor, Akron, Ohio; one brother, Elvin C. LeMaster, Columbus, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home. Rev. Francis Bock will officiate and burial will follow in the Salamonia Cemetery. American Legion Post 211 will be in charge of military rites at the cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. on Sunday and prior to services on Monday.
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Gerald was my paternal granduncle, the older brother of my grandfather, Ord Wehrly LeMaster.
If you are related to this family or have any additional information, I'd love to hear from you.
