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PFC Edward J. “Hammy” Mitura

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PFC Edward J. “Hammy” Mitura Veteran

Birth
Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA
Death
18 Sep 1972 (aged 45)
Marcy, Oneida County, New York, USA
Burial
Yorkville, Oneida County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 23
Memorial ID
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Died 11 days before his 46th birthday. Found hung on a tree by the Barge Canal.

The funeral for Edward J Mitura, 45, of 4 Glendale Place, Whitesboro, will be at 8:30
Friday from the Ryczek Funeral Home and at 9 from Holy Trinity Church. Burial will
be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.

Mr. Mitura's body was found by a hunter, Edward Lints of 43 Dudley Ave., about 12:30
Tuesday in a wooded area south of the canal about a mile east of Mohawk Street in Marcy.

Dr. Albert Redmond, coroner, said an autopsy performed today showed that Mitura had
died of suffocation from strangulation. He said the man had been hanged.

Lt. Robert Ingalls of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sheriff's Department,
said police were attempting to determine whether there had been any foul play involved in
the death of Mr. Mitura who had been missing from his home since Sept. 18

Mr. Mitura was born in Utica, son of Casper J. and Anna Malec Mitura. He attended
Utica schools and moved to Whitesboro in 1946. He was a World War II veteran and
served "with the infantry in Germany.

Before he entered the service he was employed as a carpenter and a roofer for various construction companies in the area After his discharge he was employed at the Frozen Cow Ice
Cream stand and the Boulevard Miniature Golf in Whitestown. He was a member of Holy
Trinity Church.

Besides his mother, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. George (Josephine) Perrone. Mrs. Joseph (Wanda) Zabek and Mrs. Stephen (Stephanie) Zabek, all of Whitesboro; four brothers, Joseph and Frank of Utica and Stanley and Benjamin of Whitesboro.

Calling hours at the Ryczek Funeral Home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today



Died 11 days before his 46th birthday. Found hung on a tree by the Barge Canal.

The funeral for Edward J Mitura, 45, of 4 Glendale Place, Whitesboro, will be at 8:30
Friday from the Ryczek Funeral Home and at 9 from Holy Trinity Church. Burial will
be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.

Mr. Mitura's body was found by a hunter, Edward Lints of 43 Dudley Ave., about 12:30
Tuesday in a wooded area south of the canal about a mile east of Mohawk Street in Marcy.

Dr. Albert Redmond, coroner, said an autopsy performed today showed that Mitura had
died of suffocation from strangulation. He said the man had been hanged.

Lt. Robert Ingalls of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sheriff's Department,
said police were attempting to determine whether there had been any foul play involved in
the death of Mr. Mitura who had been missing from his home since Sept. 18

Mr. Mitura was born in Utica, son of Casper J. and Anna Malec Mitura. He attended
Utica schools and moved to Whitesboro in 1946. He was a World War II veteran and
served "with the infantry in Germany.

Before he entered the service he was employed as a carpenter and a roofer for various construction companies in the area After his discharge he was employed at the Frozen Cow Ice
Cream stand and the Boulevard Miniature Golf in Whitestown. He was a member of Holy
Trinity Church.

Besides his mother, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. George (Josephine) Perrone. Mrs. Joseph (Wanda) Zabek and Mrs. Stephen (Stephanie) Zabek, all of Whitesboro; four brothers, Joseph and Frank of Utica and Stanley and Benjamin of Whitesboro.

Calling hours at the Ryczek Funeral Home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today





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  • Created by: Stephen's Mom
  • Added: Mar 5, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18247864/edward_j-mitura: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Edward J. “Hammy” Mitura (29 Sep 1926–18 Sep 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18247864, citing Holy Trinity Cemetery and Mausoleum, Yorkville, Oneida County, New York, USA; Maintained by Stephen's Mom (contributor 46861282).