Martin "Mart" Walsh was the fourth son and sixth child of Thomas Walsh and Anna Donnelly. He married Vivian Dayton December 7, 1933 in Keyser, WV. They each joined the Navy during WWII. Mart was assigned to the USS Shasta from May 1942 until Oct 1945. The Shasta departed Alameda, CA November 1942 for New Caledonia where she replenished ammunition supplies of the Battle Fleet. This was the first of her ten transpacific voyages. On one of these voyages his sister Lt. Elizabeth Walsh, a Naval nurse, was aboard. Mart was the last surviving member of the ten children of his parents at his death in 1999.
BROOKSVILLE,FLORIDA -- Martin M. Walsh, 90, of Greenwood Street, Brooksville, formerly of Piedmont, W.Va., and Indian Head, Md., died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at his residence.
Born Sept. 13, 1908, at Henry, W.Va., he was a son of the late Thomas and Ann (Donnelly) Walsh. He was also preceded in death by three brothers; and six sisters. Mr. Walsh was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from the Naval Ordnance Station at Indian Head. He was a member of Kelly Mansfield Post #52, Piedmont. He was of the Catholic faith.
Mr. Walsh is survived by his wife, Vivian (Dayton) Walsh; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Friday, April 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Liturgy of the Word will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, with Father James Hannon officiating.
The graveside service and interment will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md., on Monday, April 5.
Publication date:
March 30,1999
19990330
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland,Maryland
(SOURCE) Joe McKenzie
BROOKSVILLE,FLORIDA -- Martin M. Walsh, 90, of Greenwood Street, Brooksville, formerly of Piedmont, W.Va., and Indian Head, Md., died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at his residence.
Born Sept. 13, 1908, at Henry, W.Va., he was a son of the late Thomas and Ann (Donnelly) Walsh. He was also preceded in death by three brothers; and six sisters. Mr. Walsh was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from the Naval Ordnance Station at Indian Head. He was a member of Kelly Mansfield Post #52, Piedmont. He was of the Catholic faith.
Mr. Walsh is survived by his wife, Vivian (Dayton) Walsh; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Friday, April 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Liturgy of the Word will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, with Father James Hannon officiating.
The graveside service and interment will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md., on Monday, April 5.
Publication date:
March 30,1999
19990330
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland,Maryland
(SOURCE) Joe McKenzie
Martin "Mart" Walsh was the fourth son and sixth child of Thomas Walsh and Anna Donnelly. He married Vivian Dayton December 7, 1933 in Keyser, WV. They each joined the Navy during WWII. Mart was assigned to the USS Shasta from May 1942 until Oct 1945. The Shasta departed Alameda, CA November 1942 for New Caledonia where she replenished ammunition supplies of the Battle Fleet. This was the first of her ten transpacific voyages. On one of these voyages his sister Lt. Elizabeth Walsh, a Naval nurse, was aboard. Mart was the last surviving member of the ten children of his parents at his death in 1999.
BROOKSVILLE,FLORIDA -- Martin M. Walsh, 90, of Greenwood Street, Brooksville, formerly of Piedmont, W.Va., and Indian Head, Md., died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at his residence.
Born Sept. 13, 1908, at Henry, W.Va., he was a son of the late Thomas and Ann (Donnelly) Walsh. He was also preceded in death by three brothers; and six sisters. Mr. Walsh was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from the Naval Ordnance Station at Indian Head. He was a member of Kelly Mansfield Post #52, Piedmont. He was of the Catholic faith.
Mr. Walsh is survived by his wife, Vivian (Dayton) Walsh; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Friday, April 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Liturgy of the Word will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, with Father James Hannon officiating.
The graveside service and interment will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md., on Monday, April 5.
Publication date:
March 30,1999
19990330
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland,Maryland
(SOURCE) Joe McKenzie
BROOKSVILLE,FLORIDA -- Martin M. Walsh, 90, of Greenwood Street, Brooksville, formerly of Piedmont, W.Va., and Indian Head, Md., died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at his residence.
Born Sept. 13, 1908, at Henry, W.Va., he was a son of the late Thomas and Ann (Donnelly) Walsh. He was also preceded in death by three brothers; and six sisters. Mr. Walsh was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from the Naval Ordnance Station at Indian Head. He was a member of Kelly Mansfield Post #52, Piedmont. He was of the Catholic faith.
Mr. Walsh is survived by his wife, Vivian (Dayton) Walsh; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, Md., on Friday, April 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Liturgy of the Word will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, with Father James Hannon officiating.
The graveside service and interment will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md., on Monday, April 5.
Publication date:
March 30,1999
19990330
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland,Maryland
(SOURCE) Joe McKenzie
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