1921
Edward
1996
Edward Mccarthy
November 8, 1921 — March 28, 1996
Edward F. McCarthy, age 74, of SE Cape Coral, FL, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at his home.
He was born November 8, 1921, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Allen James and Maude (Bryant) McCarthy. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in Staten Island, New York, and later attended Manhattan College and graduated from Wagner College in Staten Island. Ed served during WWII and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the E.A.M.E. Champion Medal and six Bronze Stars. Ed had a great love of flying. He was lead pilot of the B17 Flying Fortress Squad and flew 30 successful missions home. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the USAF Reserves and a member of the American Legion. After the war, Ed was Regional Sales Representative for Chevron Oil. He married the former Dorothy Shikoski on September 27, 1945, and they made their home in Des Moines, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; mother, Maude “Nana”; four sons, Edward (Karen) and John (Debbie) both of Cape Coral and Jim and Bob, both of Fort Myers; one daughter, Kathy Smith of Ripon; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Helen McCarthy of Sun City West, Arizona; and one brother, Ray of Cape Coral. He was preceded in death by his father, A.J.”Dee Dee” McCarthy and one brother, Allen “Bud”.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 31, 1996, from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Monday, April 1, 1996, at 10:00 am at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Green Lake, with Father John R. Dowd officiating. Interment will follow at Dartford Cemetery in Green Lake with military graveside services.
Ed is deeply loved and respected by his family and friends, and especially his crew from the B17 whom he has remained very close with. He will always be greatly loved and remembered, especially by his grandchildren. Ed was always there for everyone with a smile and a kind word.
Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.
He was born November 8, 1921, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Allen James and Maude (Bryant) McCarthy. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in Staten Island, New York, and later attended Manhattan College and graduated from Wagner College in Staten Island. Ed served during WWII and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the E.A.M.E. Champion Medal and six Bronze Stars. Ed had a great love of flying. He was lead pilot of the B17 Flying Fortress Squad and flew 30 successful missions home. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the USAF Reserves and a member of the American Legion. After the war, Ed was Regional Sales Representative for Chevron Oil. He married the former Dorothy Shikoski on September 27, 1945, and they made their home in Des Moines, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; mother, Maude “Nana”; four sons, Edward (Karen) and John (Debbie) both of Cape Coral and Jim and Bob, both of Fort Myers; one daughter, Kathy Smith of Ripon; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one sister, Helen McCarthy of Sun City West, Arizona; and one brother, Ray of Cape Coral. He was preceded in death by his father, A.J.”Dee Dee” McCarthy and one brother, Allen “Bud”.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 31, 1996, from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Monday, April 1, 1996, at 10:00 am at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Green Lake, with Father John R. Dowd officiating. Interment will follow at Dartford Cemetery in Green Lake with military graveside services.
Ed is deeply loved and respected by his family and friends, and especially his crew from the B17 whom he has remained very close with. He will always be greatly loved and remembered, especially by his grandchildren. Ed was always there for everyone with a smile and a kind word.
Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send on-line condolences.
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