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1919 - 2017 (98 years)
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Name |
Edward Gilson WHALEY [2, 3] |
Inscription
Edward Whaley
Edward Whaley, of New Milford, CT, born August 29, 1919, the third child born to Ira and Phoebe Whaley of Norwalk, CT. Raised in East Norwalk, he served a tour of duty in WWII, with the US Army 43 division. He was sent to the South Pacific with his best friend Joseph Padula and many people from the Danbury, Norwalk area, until the war ended. He resided and served the Methodist Church in the following communities, East Norwalk, CT, Danbury, CT, Gaylordsville, CT and New Milford, CT, until he passed away on November 10, 2017. Until the end his devotion to his family, church, country, and local community residents' was his daily routine.
Predeceased by wife Dorothy "Dot" Whaley; brother Ira Whaley of East Norwalk; sister Phoebe Johnson of Norwalk, CT and sister Ruth Vasquez of South Carolina. Surviving relatives are daughter Pamela Butler of Gaylordsville, CT; son Dennis Whaley and his wife Gail Whaley of Livingston Manor, NY; grandchildren Brian Butler of Gaylordsville, CT, Kelly Butler of Sherman, CT and Heather Whaley of Danbury, CT and several nieces and nephews throughout the country.
A Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, November 17, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the New Milford Methodist Church, 68 Danbury Rd., New Milford, CT 06776. There will be a private burial for the family at Morningside Cemetery in Gaylordsville, CT.
Arrangements by the Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge Street, New Milford, CT.
Posted on Find A Grave by Michael Ryley Bradbury [1]
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Birth |
29 Aug 1919 |
East Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1930 |
Living with parents in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [2] |
Census |
1940 |
Living with parents in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [4] |
Death |
10 Nov 2017 |
New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut [5] |
Burial |
Morningside Cemetery, Gaylordsville, Litchfield Co., Connecticut [5] |
Person ID |
I92454 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
16 May 2020 |
Father |
Ira Gilson WHALEY, b. 13 Apr 1891, Branchville, Fairfield Co, Connecticut d. Feb 1980, New Hampshire (Age 88 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Phebe Jane HENDRICKS, b. 31 Jan 1893, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 22 Jan 1953, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 59 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F38606 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Dorothy TUTTLE, b. 13 Aug 1921, Connecticut d. 6 May 1998, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 76 years) |
Family ID |
F38609 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Burial - - Morningside Cemetery, Gaylordsville, Litchfield Co., Connecticut |
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Headstones |
| Edward G. Whaley and Dorothy Tuttle Headstone Edward G., son of Ira G. Whaley and Phoebe Hendricks, and his wife Dorothy Tuttle, are buried in the Morningside Cemetery in Gaylordsville, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
Created by: Michael Ryley Bradbury
Photo added by: Michael Ryley Bradbury |
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Sources |
- [S10109] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Edward Gilson Whaley.
- [S01565] 1930 Census Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- [S10077] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
- [S5859] 1940 Census Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
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