Colclasure, Charles Earl 'Charley'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.C012
• Military Service: World War I, Cook, United States Army

Family/Spouse: Clement, Ruth M.. Ruth was born on 5 May 1892; died on 15 Nov 1963; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.L002

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.R004
• _FGRAVE: 109535800
• Military Service: World War II, Sergeant, Company C, 313th Infantry Battalion, 79th Infantry 'Cross of Lorraine' Division, United States Army

Notes:

Richard Colclasure was born 1 Sep 1915 and died 15 Oct 1986, in a plane crash, his plane was hit by a student pilot near Charleston, Coles County, Illionos. Richard married Hazel Mae Warren and together ran a Western Auto Hardware store for years in Arcola, Illinois. Richard was a WWII prisoner of war and an accomplished pilot.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on December 3, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained as a heavy mortar crewman (military occupational specialty 1607). Departed the Continental U.S. on May 13, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. After crossing into the continent across Utah Beach, entered combat on June 19, 1944 with Company C, 313th Infantry Battalion, 79th Infantry 'Cross of Lorraine' Division through the Normandy, northern France, and into the Rhineland Campaigns. Capaptured by the Germans in mid-September, he was interned at Stalag 2B near Hammerstein, Germany until liberated by advancing American forces on April 12, 1945. Earned the American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, the WWII Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on November 25, 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923895

Family/Spouse: Warren, Hazel Mae. Hazel (daughter of Warren, William Fleming Curtis 'Bill' and Forfang, Anna Emelia) was born on 29 May 1920 in Wyoming; died on 9 Feb 2011 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Factory Worker
• Reference Number: COLC.V001

Notes:

She had done factory work.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: COLC.C006
• _FGRAVE: 41575571
• Military Service: United States Navy
• Funeral: 15 May 2009

Notes:

Calvin Colclasure, 84, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of the Flora area, died at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ.

Funeral services were May 14 at the Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna with Rev. Jeff Lowery officiating.

Burial was in Wise Robinson Cemetery in Ozark, with military rites by Beggs-Gurley VFW Post.

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Calvin lied about his age, as a teen, in order to join the navy, and he made the Navy his career. He was married 3 times, the first two times to pretty women who didn't take to taking care of the homeplace while he sailed away for months at a time. There were jokes about him having 'a woman in every port' - which could have been true or not. He had 2 children by each wife (including 1 adoption). His third wife, Violet, was a big, homely, cheerful, jolly, likeable woman who could sing and play the piano and organ like nobody's business. She worked in an office and gave organ lessons on the side. She was a spinster and Calvin married her, when he left the Navy, because of her personality; he loved music and laughing and a good time. They adopted Ruth Ann, then had Jamie, who had health issues, and as a result, never worked, except for a short time once as a night watchman in a job Calvin found for him. Although I liked Calvin a lot and he could be great fun, his comedy and silliness could become wearing, and he didn't always behave seriously or responsibly. Violet was a pretty steady type and I think she was the making of their marriage.

Steve and Jackie were the issue of his first marriage, and Matt and Brigette were the children of his 2nd marriage.

After retiring from the Navy at 30-something, Calvin worked as a welder and claimed that he worked on the Sears tower in Chicago. He and Violet were involved with Eastern Star and the Masons, and he worked his way up to the Shriners, becoming a Shriner clown, riding in a mini-clown car and making balloon animals for various events. Calvin was always involved in something or other. One of his boys was into music and I recall Calvin in

Funeral:
Funeral services were May 14 at the Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna with Rev. Jeff Lowery officiating.

Buried:
Burial was in Wise Robinson Cemetery in Ozark, with military rites by Beggs-Gurley VFW Post.

Family/Spouse: Tanner, Violet Ruth. Violet was born on 29 Sep 1932 in Johnson County, Illinois; died on 23 Nov 2003 in Provena Pine View Care Center, Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois; was buried in Wise-Robinson Cemetery, Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

L.P. married Ritter, L.B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Franck. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Vandrie, L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Murphy, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, B.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]