| Name |
James William Leone |
| Birth |
26 Jul 1925 |
Lewis Run, McKean County, PA, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
22 Apr 1930 |
Lewis Run, McKean County, PA, USA |
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1930 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, McKean County, Lewis Run Borough, Enumeration District 42-26, Sheet 3A.
1930 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, McKean County, Lewis Run Borough, Enumeration District 42-26, Sheet 3A. |
| Census |
8 Apr 1940 |
Lewis Run, McKean County, PA, USA |
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Death |
28 May 1965 |
Obabika Lake, Nipissing District, ON, Canada |
- ONE SURVIVOR
TWO LEWIS RUN ANGLERS DROWNED ON CANADIAN TRIP
BRADFORD—A fishing trip into the Timagami area near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, ended in tragedy when two area men drowned and the third man was saved from storm-churned waters of Lake Obabika. Dead are James Leone, 39, and <a href"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181419121" target"_blank">Eugene Dailey</a>, 38, both of nearby Lewis Run. Rescued by other boaters was Gerald E. Cunningham, 25, of Rew.
The men had packed up Friday and were ready to return home when they made their final fishing jaunt and became caught in a sudden storm which overturned their 16-foot metal boat.
Rescuers who recovered the body of Mr. Daily shortly after the accident worked two hours with artificial respiration in an effort to save his life. Body of Mr. Leone was recovered after three days of search effort.
An AP dispatch from Sturgeon Falls, Ont., this morning indicated the body of Mr Leone has been sent back to his home area.
Several friends of the men from the Lewis Run area joined provincial police and others in three days of dragging operations before the body of Mr. Leone was recovered.
Mr. Cunningham clung to a floating gas can. Rescuers said he was only partially conscious when they reached him and lost consciousness moments later from shock and exposure. As the rescue boat reached Mr. Cunningham, the body of Mr. Daily dame to the surface and he was hauled aboard.
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Drowning of James Leone. From the Kane Republican, 1 Jun 1965, page 1.
Drowning of James Leone. From the Kane Republican, 1 Jun 1965, page 1. |
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Death certificate of James Leone.
Death certificate of James Leone. |
| Burial |
3 Jun 1965 |
St. Bernards Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, PA, USA |
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80147000
- Funeral services for James W. Leone of Lewis Run, a victim of an accidental drowning last Friday in Ontario, Canada, were held Thursday morning, with a prayer service at 8:30 a.m. at the Still Funeral Home, followed by Solemn Requiem High Mass at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church, Lewis Run, at 9 a.m., with the Rev. J. P. Kennedy as celebrant, the Rev. John Rosenhammer as deacon and the Rev. Robert Fedor as sub-deacon. Mrs. James O'Mara was organist.
Honorary bearers were: John Polucci, Peter Paul DePalma, John Enos and Louis Gentile, all of the Pennsylvania Sales Tax Division here, and Mack Johnson of the Harrisburg office of the same agency; Anthony Calcagno, Michael Langianese Sr., Joseph Pelina, Albert Pingie Jr., Roger Vecellio and John Sankner, all of Italian Mutual Aid Society of Lewis Run.
Active bearers were: Angelo Robert and Joseph DiFonzo, Humbert Piscitelli, Michael Langianese, James Piscatelli, Richard Franco and John Romano.
Burial detail at St. Bernard Cemetery was in command of John Grassi; the color bearers were Louis Covine, Peter Perrino and George Gibson Sr.; the flag detail was in charge of Leo Healey; the firing squad composed Mike Sudock and Roy Potter, and the bugler was Arthur Hoke.
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Veterans Burial Card of James Leone.
Veterans Burial Card of James Leone. |
| Person ID |
I4034 |
Helms Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Feb 2021 |
1925 - 1965 (39 years)
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