Lewis A. Morgan, 78, veteran, sports buff
Amherst Township -- Lewis A. Morgan, 78, of Amherst Township, died Saturday,
Dec. 15, 2001, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a long illness.He was born Sept. 22, 1923, in New Philadelphia and moved to Lorain County and lived [on farms] in Wakeman, Vermilion, Henrietta Township] and Oberlin. He was a 1941 graduate of Oberlin High School.
Following graduation he played Class A baseball and was on the Cleveland Indians' farm training team until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served [in the Pacific Theater] until 1946, then attended Northwestern University for two years. He worked at American Standard in Elyria, as a salesman at Spitzer Motors in Elyria for 30 years and as a mechanic at Firestone Tire Co. in Elyria for eight years, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941, Wellington. He was an avid sports fan and followed the Cleveland Indians and Browns. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a history buff.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Edna M. Morgan (nee Mitchell); son, Gary A. Morgan of Lorain; daughters Lorraine Heeren of Maryland, Luanne McCormick of Lorain and Lavonne Kipp of Minnesota, and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Alice [nee Pycraft] Morgan; brother, Robert Morgan, and sister, Edith Wasem.
Friends may call Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst, where services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Pete Kerlin, pastor of Old Stone United Methodist Church, Amherst, will officiate.
Burial will be in Camden Cemetery, Camden [Township]. Military rites will be conducted by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Sunday, December 16, 2001 [Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, December 18, 2001, p. 2.]
Amherst Township -- Lewis A. Morgan, 78, of Amherst Township, died Saturday,
Dec. 15, 2001, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a long illness.He was born Sept. 22, 1923, in New Philadelphia and moved to Lorain County and lived [on farms] in Wakeman, Vermilion, Henrietta Township] and Oberlin. He was a 1941 graduate of Oberlin High School.
Following graduation he played Class A baseball and was on the Cleveland Indians' farm training team until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served [in the Pacific Theater] until 1946, then attended Northwestern University for two years. He worked at American Standard in Elyria, as a salesman at Spitzer Motors in Elyria for 30 years and as a mechanic at Firestone Tire Co. in Elyria for eight years, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941, Wellington. He was an avid sports fan and followed the Cleveland Indians and Browns. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a history buff.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Edna M. Morgan (nee Mitchell); son, Gary A. Morgan of Lorain; daughters Lorraine Heeren of Maryland, Luanne McCormick of Lorain and Lavonne Kipp of Minnesota, and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Alice [nee Pycraft] Morgan; brother, Robert Morgan, and sister, Edith Wasem.
Friends may call Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst, where services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Pete Kerlin, pastor of Old Stone United Methodist Church, Amherst, will officiate.
Burial will be in Camden Cemetery, Camden [Township]. Military rites will be conducted by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Sunday, December 16, 2001 [Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, December 18, 2001, p. 2.]
Lewis A. Morgan, 78, veteran, sports buff
Amherst Township -- Lewis A. Morgan, 78, of Amherst Township, died Saturday,
Dec. 15, 2001, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a long illness.He was born Sept. 22, 1923, in New Philadelphia and moved to Lorain County and lived [on farms] in Wakeman, Vermilion, Henrietta Township] and Oberlin. He was a 1941 graduate of Oberlin High School.
Following graduation he played Class A baseball and was on the Cleveland Indians' farm training team until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served [in the Pacific Theater] until 1946, then attended Northwestern University for two years. He worked at American Standard in Elyria, as a salesman at Spitzer Motors in Elyria for 30 years and as a mechanic at Firestone Tire Co. in Elyria for eight years, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941, Wellington. He was an avid sports fan and followed the Cleveland Indians and Browns. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a history buff.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Edna M. Morgan (nee Mitchell); son, Gary A. Morgan of Lorain; daughters Lorraine Heeren of Maryland, Luanne McCormick of Lorain and Lavonne Kipp of Minnesota, and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Alice [nee Pycraft] Morgan; brother, Robert Morgan, and sister, Edith Wasem.
Friends may call Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst, where services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Pete Kerlin, pastor of Old Stone United Methodist Church, Amherst, will officiate.
Burial will be in Camden Cemetery, Camden [Township]. Military rites will be conducted by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Sunday, December 16, 2001 [Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, December 18, 2001, p. 2.]
Amherst Township -- Lewis A. Morgan, 78, of Amherst Township, died Saturday,
Dec. 15, 2001, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a long illness.He was born Sept. 22, 1923, in New Philadelphia and moved to Lorain County and lived [on farms] in Wakeman, Vermilion, Henrietta Township] and Oberlin. He was a 1941 graduate of Oberlin High School.
Following graduation he played Class A baseball and was on the Cleveland Indians' farm training team until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served [in the Pacific Theater] until 1946, then attended Northwestern University for two years. He worked at American Standard in Elyria, as a salesman at Spitzer Motors in Elyria for 30 years and as a mechanic at Firestone Tire Co. in Elyria for eight years, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6941, Wellington. He was an avid sports fan and followed the Cleveland Indians and Browns. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a history buff.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Edna M. Morgan (nee Mitchell); son, Gary A. Morgan of Lorain; daughters Lorraine Heeren of Maryland, Luanne McCormick of Lorain and Lavonne Kipp of Minnesota, and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Alice [nee Pycraft] Morgan; brother, Robert Morgan, and sister, Edith Wasem.
Friends may call Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst, where services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Pete Kerlin, pastor of Old Stone United Methodist Church, Amherst, will officiate.
Burial will be in Camden Cemetery, Camden [Township]. Military rites will be conducted by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Sunday, December 16, 2001 [Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, December 18, 2001, p. 2.]
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