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William/Bill McClusky was a linesman for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company for many years before beginning his own telephone company in Rock Creek, Ohio and there all the family helped to run the business. Catherine, his wife, along with his sons climbed the poles to stretch and repair wires after storms in the area. He made a success of his company and sold it to the Ohio Bell Co. when he retired. After his retirement he and his wife traveled extensively throughout the world both by ship and airplane. As a 50th wedding gift his wife, Catherine, gave him a mountain climbing trip to Switzerland. Mountain climbing was one of his hobbies. This is where he lost his life while preparing for a climb. His wife and daughter, Alice, went to Switzerland to form search parties with no luck. His body was found a few months later by hunters in the area. The body was cremated and returned to Rock Creek,Ohio for burial in Union Cemetery, Rock Creek, Ohio after a Mass in Sacred Heart Church on November 6, 1976. William married Catherine Elizabeth EHRBAR, daughter of Peter EHRBAR and Elizabeth "Lizzie" HUMMER. (Catherine Elizabeth EHRBAR was born on November 18, 1904 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, baptized in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, died on February 6, 1992 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2 and was buried on February 8, 1992 in Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.) |
1 Social Security Death Index,
Name: Catherine McClusky SSN: 293-05-5839 Born: 18 Nov 1904 Died: 6 Feb 1992 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 ).
2 Ohio Death Index,
Catherine E McClusky Age at Death: 87 Date of Death: 6 Feb 1992 Volume: 00027 Certificate: 401312 Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1904 City of Birth: Cleveland County of Birth: Cuyahoga State of Birth: Ohio Country of Birth: United States Father's Surname: Ehrbar Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic Years of Schooling: 12 Social Security Number: 293-05-5839 County of Residence: Ashtabula State of Residence: Ohio Country of Residence: United States.