Advertisement

Thelma Myrtle <I>Ashley</I> LaComb

Advertisement

Thelma Myrtle Ashley LaComb

Birth
Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
24 Aug 1964 (aged 49)
Massena Center, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Burial
Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits


Mrs. Thelma Myrtle Ashley LaComb, 49, Massena Center, was stricken with a heart attack at 8 o'clock last night, August 24, 1964, at her home at Massena Center. The rescue squad was called but she was dead on arrival at Massena Memorial Hospital.

She was employed at the Brakfast Cottage but did not work Monday as she wanted to be home with her daughter, Mrs. Frances Gillespie, who was scheduled to leave Wednesday to join her husband, Lawrence Gillespie, stationed in Japan with the navy.

Mrs. LaComb was born April 25, 1915, a daughter of Charles and Catherine Sharlow Ashley. She attended local schools and married Howard LaComb November 20, 1933. He died in 1959, also at the age of 49.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Catherine) Lawrence, Route 2, Madrid, Mrs. Richard (Jean) Williams, Route 2, Peru; Mrs. Lawrence (Francis) Gillespie, Massena Center, Jane and Nancy LaComb, in school; one son, Wayne LaComb, who is enrolled in Canton ATI; five grandchildren.

Also surviving are six brothers, Bernard, Clarence, Lester, James, William and Leo Ashley, all of Massena; five sisters, Mrs. Francis (Lena) Kearns, Massena, Mrs. Joseph (Sylvia) Premo, Massena, Mrs. Mabel Prescott, Syracuse, Mrs. Edward (Nellie) Lauber and Mrs. Frank (Sadie) Silmser, both of Massena.

She was a communicant of St. Mary's parish and a member of the League of the Sacred Heart.

Massena Observer
Tuesday, August 25, 1964



Mrs. Thelma Myrtle Ashley LaComb, 49, Massena Center, was stricken with a heart attack at 8 o'clock last night, August 24, 1964, at her home at Massena Center. The rescue squad was called but she was dead on arrival at Massena Memorial Hospital.

She was employed at the Brakfast Cottage but did not work Monday as she wanted to be home with her daughter, Mrs. Frances Gillespie, who was scheduled to leave Wednesday to join her husband, Lawrence Gillespie, stationed in Japan with the navy.

Mrs. LaComb was born April 25, 1915, a daughter of Charles and Catherine Sharlow Ashley. She attended local schools and married Howard LaComb November 20, 1933. He died in 1959, also at the age of 49.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Catherine) Lawrence, Route 2, Madrid, Mrs. Richard (Jean) Williams, Route 2, Peru; Mrs. Lawrence (Francis) Gillespie, Massena Center, Jane and Nancy LaComb, in school; one son, Wayne LaComb, who is enrolled in Canton ATI; five grandchildren.

Also surviving are six brothers, Bernard, Clarence, Lester, James, William and Leo Ashley, all of Massena; five sisters, Mrs. Francis (Lena) Kearns, Massena, Mrs. Joseph (Sylvia) Premo, Massena, Mrs. Mabel Prescott, Syracuse, Mrs. Edward (Nellie) Lauber and Mrs. Frank (Sadie) Silmser, both of Massena.

She was a communicant of St. Mary's parish and a member of the League of the Sacred Heart.

Massena Observer
Tuesday, August 25, 1964

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more LaComb or Ashley memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement