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Name: Robert Seldon Garfield Born: August 26, 1922 Place: French Creek, NY Died: January 29, 2000 Place: Palmetto, Fl Buried: February 4, 2000 Place: Cutting, NY Married: August 23, 1947 -- Corry, Pa Divorced Name: Dorothy Louise Hauenstein (1) Born: January 3, 1922 Place: Jamestown, NY Died: Place: Buried: Place: Married: June 30, 1984 -- Corry, Pa Name: Rachel Naomi Roush (2) Born: September 5, 1934 Place: Clymer, NY Died: Place: Buried: Place: |
I I __________________________________I_________________________________ I I I I I b 1952 b 1957 b 1963 b 1954 b 1955 m Terry m m Susan m Kenneth m Brenda McCray(1) d d Maroni Greene m Ronald ___I___ m Gregory d Ploss(2) Garfield Hartley ____I___ m Dexter Family d Loveland Sandburg(3) ___I___ Family d Maroni ___I___ Family Ploss Family |
Father: Joe Garfield Mother: Florence Ora Spinks |
Robert Seldon Garfield,[10:22] was the 5th. child and 2nd. living son of Joe Garfield and Florence Ora Spinks, born July 26, 1922 in the Town of French Creek, County of Chautauqua, State of New York. Robert, like the rest of his siblings, was born at home on his father's farm midway between Durkeyville and Cutting on the south side of State Road 474 across from his Grandfather's farm to the north. He had a normal childhood growing up on the farm, and helping with the daily chores of farm life. His first years of education were received at the Cutting School, a one room schoolhouse with 8 grades and 1 teacher for all the grades. During the last couple of years at Cutting School before transferring to Clymer High School, his job was to arrive early and ready the school for the day by building the fires, pumping water and etc. After leaving High School, circa 1939-1940 he went to Harbor Creek, PA to help his cousin, Claude Garfield, on his fruit farm. After the fall harvest he stayed on in Harbor Creek and went to work as an apprentice for a plumber in North East, PA. Robert continued working in and learning the plumbing business until his enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Force as a flying cadet in Sept. of 1942. He received his basic and advanced training at Keesler Air Force Base in Boloxi, Miss. From there he was transferred to a training base in Liberal, Kansas (which is now the home of the "Mid America Air Museum") where he helped in the upgrading of air crews flying 2 engine medium bombers to the heavy 4 engine B-24 "Liberator Bomber". After 1-1/2 years in Kansas he was shipped to the South Pacific,Clark Field,in the Philippines for the remainder of the war.He was discharged in the spring of 1946. After returning home, Bob went to work in Corry, PA for a plumber by the name of Guy Roger first, then started working for a Carl Peterson until he started his own plumbing business in 1956 and operated it until 1993. During his first few months back home he trained for and received his private pilots license. It was also at this time that he met his future wife, Dorothy Louise HAUENSTEIN,[10:22-S1] who was employed in an insurance office. Bob and Dorothy were married in Corry, PA on August 23, 1947. Together they had 3 children all born in Corry, PA. Mary Louise, 1952 - Susan Jane, 1957 - Jonn Robert, 1963. After Robert and Dorothy were divorced, he married on June 30, 1984 Rachel Naomi ROUSH,[10:22-S2] who had 2 grown children of her own from her first marriage. They were Cynthia Loveland, born in 1954 and Stephen Loveland, born in 1955, they were both born in Clinton, Iowa. Robert was a lifetime member of the Stanford Hose starting in 1942 and the VFW starting in 1947. He also worked as a dispatcher and driver for the Corry Fire Department from March 1966 until March 1986, and was a member of the Erie/Crawford State Police unit for 30 years. In the early 1960's he also found the time to attend some classes at the University of West Virginia in plumbing and A/C and was certified as a Master Plumber. Robert suffered a stroke on August 11, 1992 which left his right side disabled. After retiring from the Fire Dept. and disposing of his plumbing business, he and Rachel started spending their winters in Florida and the summers in Corry. Robert died after retiring for the night on January 29, 2000 while in Florida, and was buried on February 4, 2000 in the Cutting Cemetery, Cutting N.Y. with full military honors. |