James Joseph Elmer was born on Saturday, December 4, 1920 in Erie, PA. He was the youngest child born to Clarence LeRoy Elmer and Eva M. Strohmeyer. His oldest sister, Alice Catherine, was born in 1907. A second sister, Eva, was born prematurely and died in 1913. His older brother was John B., born in 1915. All were born in Erie. His father worked many years at Erie Forge and Steel.
Jimmy was married to Evelyn Mae Schauer on Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Kernstown (near Winchester), Frederick County, Virginia. They had two sons who died in infancy, Donald Edward and David LeRoy, on Saturday, May 2, 1942, at Hamot Hospital in Erie. A daughter, Patricia Marie, was born on Monday, May 17, 1943. A second daughter, Sherri Lee, was born on Sunday, April 13, 1947. Both daughters were born in Erie.
Jimmy Elmer owned and operated a neon sign business, Aztec Neon, in El Cajon, CA, which he purchased from his wife's brother, Harold Schauer. A Sunday, October 10, 1965, article on page 150, quotes Jimmy Elmer, "Glass jobs are growing fewer and fewer." The headline reads, Glass Bender's Art Losing Out in Age of Plastics." On Tuesday, February 11, 1975, a fire caused major damage to a house owned by Jimmy Elmer at 703 Graves Avenue in El Cajon, CA. Two pumpers and ladder truck were dispatched. Two firemen were treated for minor burns to the wrist and face at El Cajon Valley Hospital and released.
Jimmy passed away at the age of sixty-four on Sunday, November 17, 1985.
Jimmy was married to Evelyn Mae Schauer on Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Kernstown (near Winchester), Frederick County, Virginia. They had two sons who died in infancy, Donald Edward and David LeRoy, on Saturday, May 2, 1942, at Hamot Hospital in Erie. A daughter, Patricia Marie, was born on Monday, May 17, 1943. A second daughter, Sherri Lee, was born on Sunday, April 13, 1947. Both daughters were born in Erie.
Jimmy Elmer owned and operated a neon sign business, Aztec Neon, in El Cajon, CA, which he purchased from his wife's brother, Harold Schauer. A Sunday, October 10, 1965, article on page 150, quotes Jimmy Elmer, "Glass jobs are growing fewer and fewer." The headline reads, Glass Bender's Art Losing Out in Age of Plastics." On Tuesday, February 11, 1975, a fire caused major damage to a house owned by Jimmy Elmer at 703 Graves Avenue in El Cajon, CA. Two pumpers and ladder truck were dispatched. Two firemen were treated for minor burns to the wrist and face at El Cajon Valley Hospital and released.
Jimmy passed away at the age of sixty-four on Sunday, November 17, 1985.
James Joseph Elmer was born on Saturday, December 4, 1920 in Erie, PA. He was the youngest child born to Clarence LeRoy Elmer and Eva M. Strohmeyer. His oldest sister, Alice Catherine, was born in 1907. A second sister, Eva, was born prematurely and died in 1913. His older brother was John B., born in 1915. All were born in Erie. His father worked many years at Erie Forge and Steel.
Jimmy was married to Evelyn Mae Schauer on Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Kernstown (near Winchester), Frederick County, Virginia. They had two sons who died in infancy, Donald Edward and David LeRoy, on Saturday, May 2, 1942, at Hamot Hospital in Erie. A daughter, Patricia Marie, was born on Monday, May 17, 1943. A second daughter, Sherri Lee, was born on Sunday, April 13, 1947. Both daughters were born in Erie.
Jimmy Elmer owned and operated a neon sign business, Aztec Neon, in El Cajon, CA, which he purchased from his wife's brother, Harold Schauer. A Sunday, October 10, 1965, article on page 150, quotes Jimmy Elmer, "Glass jobs are growing fewer and fewer." The headline reads, Glass Bender's Art Losing Out in Age of Plastics." On Tuesday, February 11, 1975, a fire caused major damage to a house owned by Jimmy Elmer at 703 Graves Avenue in El Cajon, CA. Two pumpers and ladder truck were dispatched. Two firemen were treated for minor burns to the wrist and face at El Cajon Valley Hospital and released.
Jimmy passed away at the age of sixty-four on Sunday, November 17, 1985.
Jimmy was married to Evelyn Mae Schauer on Saturday, May 11, 1940 in Kernstown (near Winchester), Frederick County, Virginia. They had two sons who died in infancy, Donald Edward and David LeRoy, on Saturday, May 2, 1942, at Hamot Hospital in Erie. A daughter, Patricia Marie, was born on Monday, May 17, 1943. A second daughter, Sherri Lee, was born on Sunday, April 13, 1947. Both daughters were born in Erie.
Jimmy Elmer owned and operated a neon sign business, Aztec Neon, in El Cajon, CA, which he purchased from his wife's brother, Harold Schauer. A Sunday, October 10, 1965, article on page 150, quotes Jimmy Elmer, "Glass jobs are growing fewer and fewer." The headline reads, Glass Bender's Art Losing Out in Age of Plastics." On Tuesday, February 11, 1975, a fire caused major damage to a house owned by Jimmy Elmer at 703 Graves Avenue in El Cajon, CA. Two pumpers and ladder truck were dispatched. Two firemen were treated for minor burns to the wrist and face at El Cajon Valley Hospital and released.
Jimmy passed away at the age of sixty-four on Sunday, November 17, 1985.
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