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Gertrude L. <I>Wygrala</I> Caswell

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Gertrude L. Wygrala Caswell

Birth
Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Aug 2015 (aged 93)
Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Census of 1930 Laceyville, Wyoming, PA
August Wygrala 45 Germany "Clothing stone proprietor" Immigrated 1909
Pauline Wygrala 36 Germany Immigrated 1914
Emil W Wygrala 23 Germany Immigrated 1925
Walter P Wygrala 14 PA
Gertrude S Wygrala 7 PA

Gertrude L. Farr Caswell, age 93, of Laceyville, PA went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA.

She was born on June 16, 1922 in Laceyville, PA the daughter of the late August and Pauline Wygrala.
Gertrude graduated from the Laceyville High School with the class of 1940. She earned her Associates Degree from the Scranton Lackawanna Business College. During WWII she was employed by the Army Core of Engineers in various locations including Oak Ridge, TN. She and her husband, Warren H. Farr, owned and operated Farr Motors until his death. She was also employed by Proctor and Gamble for 12 years before retiring in 1982.
She was a member of the Braintrim Baptist Church, a past President and Board Member of the Laceyville Library, and wrote the newsletter for the Proctor and Gamble retirees for many years. She enjoyed knitting, reading, and dabbling on her computer (especially her Kindle). She absolutely loved her family and thoroughly enjoyed the time she spent with them.
Gertrude is survived by her sons Gary Farr and his wife Carol of Green Bay, WI and Dale Farr and his wife Cindy of Laceyville; grandchildren Jason Farr and his wife Kristin of Knoxville, TN, Braden Farr of Laceyville, PA, Michelle Meyer and her husband Jeff of Germantown, WI, and Melanie Farr and her fiancé Brian Denzien of Oak Creek, WI; great-grandchildren Bode, Nolan, Brennan, Jayden, Payton, Olivia, Colton, Barrett, and Samantha; nephews Dennis Wygrala and his wife Bea of Laceyville, PA and Gene Franklin and his wife Judy of Laceyville, PA; as well as great nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Warren H. Farr (1965), husband Donald F. Caswell (1970), brother and sister-in-law Walter P. (1981) and Marion Wygrala (2014) and niece Sharon Wygrala (2007).
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 12:00 noon from the Braintrim Baptist Church with Reverend Thomas Davis of the church and Reverend Richard Vieldhouse of Orwell Bible Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Lacey St. Cemetery. Family and friends may gather at the church on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Gertrude’s name to the Braintrim Baptist Church, PO Box 281, Laceyville, PA 18623 or the Goodwill Fire Co., PO Box 207, Laceyville, PA 18623 or the Laceyville Library, PO Box 68, Laceyville, PA 18623.
Gertrude’s family would like to give thanks to Sacred Heart Hospice and especially the Golden Living Center’s staff and residents in Tunkhannock for the loving care and special acts of kindness. Arrangements were entrusted with Sheldon Funeral Homes, Main St., Laceyville, PA.
Census of 1930 Laceyville, Wyoming, PA
August Wygrala 45 Germany "Clothing stone proprietor" Immigrated 1909
Pauline Wygrala 36 Germany Immigrated 1914
Emil W Wygrala 23 Germany Immigrated 1925
Walter P Wygrala 14 PA
Gertrude S Wygrala 7 PA

Gertrude L. Farr Caswell, age 93, of Laceyville, PA went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA.

She was born on June 16, 1922 in Laceyville, PA the daughter of the late August and Pauline Wygrala.
Gertrude graduated from the Laceyville High School with the class of 1940. She earned her Associates Degree from the Scranton Lackawanna Business College. During WWII she was employed by the Army Core of Engineers in various locations including Oak Ridge, TN. She and her husband, Warren H. Farr, owned and operated Farr Motors until his death. She was also employed by Proctor and Gamble for 12 years before retiring in 1982.
She was a member of the Braintrim Baptist Church, a past President and Board Member of the Laceyville Library, and wrote the newsletter for the Proctor and Gamble retirees for many years. She enjoyed knitting, reading, and dabbling on her computer (especially her Kindle). She absolutely loved her family and thoroughly enjoyed the time she spent with them.
Gertrude is survived by her sons Gary Farr and his wife Carol of Green Bay, WI and Dale Farr and his wife Cindy of Laceyville; grandchildren Jason Farr and his wife Kristin of Knoxville, TN, Braden Farr of Laceyville, PA, Michelle Meyer and her husband Jeff of Germantown, WI, and Melanie Farr and her fiancé Brian Denzien of Oak Creek, WI; great-grandchildren Bode, Nolan, Brennan, Jayden, Payton, Olivia, Colton, Barrett, and Samantha; nephews Dennis Wygrala and his wife Bea of Laceyville, PA and Gene Franklin and his wife Judy of Laceyville, PA; as well as great nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Warren H. Farr (1965), husband Donald F. Caswell (1970), brother and sister-in-law Walter P. (1981) and Marion Wygrala (2014) and niece Sharon Wygrala (2007).
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 12:00 noon from the Braintrim Baptist Church with Reverend Thomas Davis of the church and Reverend Richard Vieldhouse of Orwell Bible Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Lacey St. Cemetery. Family and friends may gather at the church on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Gertrude’s name to the Braintrim Baptist Church, PO Box 281, Laceyville, PA 18623 or the Goodwill Fire Co., PO Box 207, Laceyville, PA 18623 or the Laceyville Library, PO Box 68, Laceyville, PA 18623.
Gertrude’s family would like to give thanks to Sacred Heart Hospice and especially the Golden Living Center’s staff and residents in Tunkhannock for the loving care and special acts of kindness. Arrangements were entrusted with Sheldon Funeral Homes, Main St., Laceyville, PA.


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  • Added: Aug 16, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150820783/gertrude_l-caswell: accessed ), memorial page for Gertrude L. Wygrala Caswell (16 Jun 1922–15 Aug 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150820783, citing Lacey Street Cemetery, Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LDR (contributor 47171969).