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Corp Edwin Elwood Estright Jr.

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Corp Edwin Elwood Estright Jr.

Birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 Apr 1975 (aged 42)
Geeseytown, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Altoona Mirror 11 Apr 1975
Page 27

EDWIN E. ESTRIGHT JR. Of Geeseytown,
died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m. yesterday,
April 10, 1975, at his home, Mr.Estright
retired on disability from the Marine Corps
after being wounded in Heartbreak Ridge
during the Korean War.

He was born July 23, 1932, in Altoona,
a son of Edwin and E. and Margaret (Glacken)
Estright, and married Elda R. Ulery on
Jan. 21, 1949, in Duncansville.

Surviving are his wife, six children,
Mrs. Deborah Hill of Williamsburg,
Mrs. Margaret Ann Zeigler, Mrs. Cathy Long,
Elda Ruth and Tina Louise, at, home, and
Charles E., serving with the Marines at
Camp Lejeune. N.C.; three grandchildren,
his parents, of Duncansville, and four sisters,
Mrs. Doris Hawking, Mrs. Nancy Buehring and
Mrs. Naomi Sahs of Chicago, Ill. and
Mrs. Rebecca Schwarze of Altoona.

Mr. Estright was a member
of the Hollidaysburg American
Legion Post. Friends will be
received in the Plank & Stitt
Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg,
from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Obit supplied by Kelly Wick Taylor.
Altoona Mirror 11 Apr 1975
Page 27

EDWIN E. ESTRIGHT JR. Of Geeseytown,
died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m. yesterday,
April 10, 1975, at his home, Mr.Estright
retired on disability from the Marine Corps
after being wounded in Heartbreak Ridge
during the Korean War.

He was born July 23, 1932, in Altoona,
a son of Edwin and E. and Margaret (Glacken)
Estright, and married Elda R. Ulery on
Jan. 21, 1949, in Duncansville.

Surviving are his wife, six children,
Mrs. Deborah Hill of Williamsburg,
Mrs. Margaret Ann Zeigler, Mrs. Cathy Long,
Elda Ruth and Tina Louise, at, home, and
Charles E., serving with the Marines at
Camp Lejeune. N.C.; three grandchildren,
his parents, of Duncansville, and four sisters,
Mrs. Doris Hawking, Mrs. Nancy Buehring and
Mrs. Naomi Sahs of Chicago, Ill. and
Mrs. Rebecca Schwarze of Altoona.

Mr. Estright was a member
of the Hollidaysburg American
Legion Post. Friends will be
received in the Plank & Stitt
Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg,
from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Obit supplied by Kelly Wick Taylor.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42729532/edwin_elwood-estright: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Edwin Elwood Estright Jr. (23 Jul 1932–10 Apr 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42729532, citing Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by spanielfam (contributor 47112159).