Gerhard William Daum, 88, of 504 Linden, died at 12:35 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Heartland of Bellefontaine.
A retired truck driver for the New York and Penn Central railroads from 1941 to 1975, he was a 50-year member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. He was confirmed at the Old German Settlement Lutheran Church in rural Marysville.
He was born on March 3, 1910, in Marysville, a son of George P. and Margaret Streng Daum. He married Mary Florence Marshall in Paris, Ky., on Aug. 22, 1932. She died Sept. 13, 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dale (Charlotte) Dille of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren, Rodney Daum of Bellefontaine, Randall Daum of Sidney, Terry Daum of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Mark (Twila) Aldo of Columbus and Andrea Dille of Austin, Texas; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Manuel Daum, Earnest Daum and Harold Daum, all of Marysville, and Ray Daum of Hilliard; and three sisters, Clara Baltz of Reynoldsburg, Mary Mabe of Columbus and Katherine Heath of California.
He was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Daum, and siblings, Lena, Leonard, George and two infant sisters.
Gerhard William Daum, 88, of 504 Linden, died at 12:35 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in Heartland of Bellefontaine.
A retired truck driver for the New York and Penn Central railroads from 1941 to 1975, he was a 50-year member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees. He was confirmed at the Old German Settlement Lutheran Church in rural Marysville.
He was born on March 3, 1910, in Marysville, a son of George P. and Margaret Streng Daum. He married Mary Florence Marshall in Paris, Ky., on Aug. 22, 1932. She died Sept. 13, 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dale (Charlotte) Dille of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren, Rodney Daum of Bellefontaine, Randall Daum of Sidney, Terry Daum of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Mark (Twila) Aldo of Columbus and Andrea Dille of Austin, Texas; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Manuel Daum, Earnest Daum and Harold Daum, all of Marysville, and Ray Daum of Hilliard; and three sisters, Clara Baltz of Reynoldsburg, Mary Mabe of Columbus and Katherine Heath of California.
He was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Daum, and siblings, Lena, Leonard, George and two infant sisters.
Family Members
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Lena Caroline Daum McCarty
1904–1985
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Clara Rosena Daum Baltz
1906–2001
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Leonard John T. Daum
1908–1962
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Katherine Dora Flora "Katie" Daum Heath
1912–1998
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Manuel Michael "Buddy" Daum
1914–2004
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Ernestine Alma Frieda Daum
1916–1921
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George Henry Lawrence Daum
1918–1977
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Earnest Henry Peter "Ernie" Daum
1922–2006
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Ray Tunis Floyd Daum Sr
1924–1998
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Harold Leonard George Daum
1926–2002
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Infant Twin Daughter Daum
1926–1926
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Mary Jean Lena Katherine Daum Mabe
1928–2018
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