Eatro E. Colombo

1917 - 2008  (91 years)

• Name	Eatro E. Colombo  [1]
  Birth	11 Jan 1917	Gatliff, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	World War II - US Army Air Forces
  Death	18 Sep 2008	Castorland, New York
  	Birth: Jan. 11, 1917 Gatliff Whitley County Kentucky, USA Death: Sep. 18, 2008 Castorland Lewis County New York, USA Eatro E. Colombo SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 ARTICLE OPTIONS CASTORLAND ? The funeral for Eatro E. "Tory" Colombo, 91, of 8613 Artz Road, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Scanlon Funeral Home, Croghan, with the Rev. Daniel L. Chapin, pastor of St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Croghan, officiating. Burial with military honors will be in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Croghan. He died Thursday at his home, where he was under the care of his family and Lewis County Hospice. He had been in failing health for two years. Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. He worked for the former Boise Cascade in Beaver Falls, retiring in the 1980s after 50 years of service, and also co-owned and operated Colombo TV Sales and Service in Castorland with his late brother, Joseph. He was a former member of the International Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Union and enjoyed cars, drag racing at Esta Race Track in Cicero during his younger years. He also enjoyed caring for animals and discussing politics. Born Jan. 11, 1917, in Gatliff, Ky., son of Francisco "Frank" and Mary Fillippini Colombo, he grew up in the mountains of Kentucky, moving with his family to Beaver Falls, where they purchased a farm on Artz Road. He attended school in Kentucky and Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls. He entered the Army Air Forces on June 3, 1941, serving during World War II with the 347th AAFBU Squadron D as a gunner, flying A-20 bombers on reconnaissance submarine patrols along the eastern coast of the United States. He was honorably discharged as a corporal on Nov. 28, 1944, from Key Field, Miss. He married Evelyn E. Beddingfield on June 15, 1944, in Laurel, Miss. Surviving besides his wife are a son and his wife, Michael and Kathleen, Beaver Falls; three grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, a great-granddaughter, two step-great-grandsons, a step-great-granddaughter, nieces and nephews. Besides his brother, a sister, Carolina "Lena" Maciejko, died before him, on Sept. 10. Donations may be made to Beaver Falls Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance Fund, Lewis County Friends of Hospice or Lewis County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. From the Watertown Daily Times
  Burial	Saint Stephens Cemetery, Croghan, NY   [2]
  		Corp Eatro E “Tory” Colombo (1917-2008) - Find A Grave Memorial
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  	1. Joseph Colombo           b. 28 Feb 1913, Wheeler, Kentucky           d. 6 Mar 2005, Lowville, New York  (Age 92 years)      ▻ Theresa M. Generous,  m. 1 Jan 1940   2. Carolina Colombo           b. 10 Oct 1914, Coxton, Kentucky           d. 10 Sep 2008, Watertown, New York  (Age 93 years)      ▻ Henry A. Maciejko
  Person ID	I3906	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Francisco Colombo           b. 23 Aug 1895, Italy           d. May 1970 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Fillipinie           b. 23 Jan 1892, Campbell County, Tennessee           d. Dec 1986, Lewis County, New York (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F1265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn E. Beddingfield           b. Yes, date unknown             d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	15 Jun 1944	Laurel, MS
  Children	1. Michael Colombo
  Family ID	F1268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 15 Jun 1944 - Laurel, MS Burial - - Saint Stephens Cemetery, Croghan, NY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35109571. [S120] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35109571, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35109571.