 1921 - 1998 (77 years)
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| Name |
Raymond Franklin (Buddy) Drees |
| Birth |
26 Dec 1921 |
Finzel, Garrett County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
31 Dec 1998 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- He died on 31 Dec 1998 at the age of 77 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland.
FINZEL - Raymond F. "Buddy" Drees, 77, of 394 Finzel Road, Finzel, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born Dec. 26, 1921, in Finzel, he was the son of the late Albert and Pearl (Minnick) Drees. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Drees and Harold Drees. Mr. Drees was retired as a carpenter of Bridge and Building for Western Maryland Railroad. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Farrady Post 24 American Legion, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 40, Frostburg, and Old Rail Post 6025 VFW, Mount Savage. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Helen (Clark) Drees; two sons, Junior Raymond Drees and wife Dolly, Finzel, and Bernard E. Drees and wife Kimberly, Hagerstown; two daughters, Deborah Green and husband Kenneth and Bonnie Robison and husband John, all of Avilton; one brother, Bernard C. Drees, Finzel; four sisters, Mabel Miller, Schellsburg, Pa., Genevieve Wilhelm, Pocahontas, Pa., Hilda Miller, Pocahontas, and Margaretta Festerman, York, Pa.; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Monday at 9 a.m. with the Rev. Father Paul Byrnes as celebrant. Interment will be in the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap. Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by the Farrady Post 24 American Legion Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be members of Old Rail Post 6025 VFW. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Eastern Garrett County Volunteer Fire Department. Cumberland Times-News, January 2, 1999
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| Person ID |
I43276 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Albert Conrad Drees, b. 5 Oct 1889, Finzel, Garrett County, Maryland d. 12 Jun 1975, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Margaret Pearl Minnick, b. 13 Feb 1898, Maryland d. 30 May 1979, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 81 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
12 May 1915 |
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Family ID |
F16319 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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