Calvin Thomas (Thomas Kelley) Charsha^{[1, 2]}

1893 - 1954  (61 years)

• Name	Calvin Thomas (Thomas Kelley) Charsha
  Nickname	Shorty
  Born	1 Feb 1893	Wilmington, Delaware
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Oct 1954	St. Clair, Illinois
  Buried	Valhalla Gardens Burial Park Belleville,Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I5042	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	James Gover Charsha,   b. 6 Feb 1855, Cecil County, Maryland ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Colwyn, Pennsylvania  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sallie" Ponder Hall,   b. 2 Sep 1861, Sussex County, Delaware ,   d. 14 Oct 1906, Wilmington, Delaware  (Age 45 years)
  Married	1883
  Family ID	F1830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Wuest,   b. 8 Jul 1905, St. Clair County, Illinois ,   d. 4 May 1969, Illinois  (Age 63 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1936	Belleville, Illinois
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Family pictures from Kande Charsha Calvin and Sophia Charsha
  		Sophia Wuest and Calvin Thomas Charsha calvin-sophia charsha.jpg
  		Sarah's babies from left to right: John Edward Charsha, Sr. Clarence Leroy (middle) Calvin Thomas john edward (left) clarence leroy (middle) calvin (rt) charsha.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Thomas Kelley (Calvin Thomas) Charsha Birth Record
  		Death Record/Obit. Calvin Thomas Charsha
  		Calvin Thomas Charsha-Obit The News Journal Oct 22, 1954

  
  

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  [S4] Deborah Lozano. Calvin T Charsha United States World War II Army Enlistment Records Name: Calvin T Charsha Name (Original): CHARSHA CALVIN T Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 16 Oct 1945 Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Event Place: Pratt Aaf, Kansas, United States Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1893 Birthplace: DELAWARE Education Level: Grammar school Marital Status: Married Military Rank: Master Sergeant Army Branch: Air Corps Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source Reference: National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge Serial Number: 01550899 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 00231.23 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 [S4] Deborah Lozano. CALVIN THOMAS CHARSHA, 61, dies. Past head of the legion post here. Calvin (shorty) Charsha of 317 North Eighth Street, died at his home at 3:35 yesterday afternoon after an illness of about a year and a half. Mr. Charsha was a civil service employee at Scott air force base retiring in 1953. He joined the army, May 1, 1917 and after serving in the field artillery and air corps for more than 29 years he retired from the service April 13, 1946 with the rank of master sergeant. Active in the American legion affairs, he was a past commander of the George E. Hilgard post 58 and the past Chief de Gare of St. Clair-Monroe Co. voiture 926 of the forty ET eight. He served as the guard commissar of the Illinois forty ET eight and was a member of the Egyptian past commanders club of the American legion. He was a member of the St. Paul?s evangelical and reformed church. Mr. Charsha was born at Wilmington Delaware on 2/1/1893, a son of the late James g and Sallie Charsha, and married Sophia Wuest in Belleville, June 27, 1936. Besides his wife, he is survived by two brothers, Clarence l. of Wilmington, Delaware and John E. of Carney's Point New Jersey. Three nephews and a niece also survive. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Thursday afternoon at the Albert B. Baldus funeral home. rev. dr. b.j. Koehler will officiate Interment will be in Valhalla burial park. Graveside rites will be conducted by the George E. Hilgard Legion post. Friends may call at the funeral home at eight o'clock Wednesday night. (Belleview daily advocate-Monday 10/18/1954) CALVIN THOMAS CHARSHA: ?Shorty? 61 of 317 North Eight Street died at his home at 3:35 yesterday afternoon after an illness of about a year and half. Mr. Charsha was a Civil Service employee of Scott Air Force Base, retiring in 1953. He joined the Army May 1, 1912 and after serving in the Field Artillery and Air Corps for more than 29 years he retired from the service April 13, 1946 with the rank of Master Sergeant. Active in American Legion Affairs, He was past Commander of the George E. Hilgard Post Forty ET Eight. He served as Grand Commissar of Illinois Forty ET Eight and was a member of the Egyptian Past Commander Club of American Legion. He was a member of St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church. Mr. Charsha was born in Wilmington Delaware February 1, 1893 a son of the late James G. Charsha and Sally Ponder Charsha and married Sophia Wuest in Belleville June 27, 1936. Besides his wife he is survived by two brothers Clarence L. Charsha of Wilmington Delaware and John E. Charsha Sr. of Carney?s Point New Jersey. Funeral services will be held at two o?clock Thursday afternoon at the Albert B. Baldus Funeral Home. Rev. B. J. Koehler will officate. Interment will be in Valhalla Vurial Park, grave side rites will be conducted by the George E. Hilgard Legion Post. Friends may call at the funeral home after seven o?clock tomorrow night Fourty Et Eight, Rites will be held at the Funeral Home at eight o?clock Wednesday night. (Belleview daily advocate-Monday 10/18/1954) [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=charsha&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1954&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=118483576&df=all&.