Poorman, George Ellmaker

Poorman, George Ellmaker

Male 1913 - 1996  (83 years)

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  • Name Poorman, George Ellmaker 
    Born 13 May 1913  West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Nov 1996  Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27637  Sackett
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2009 

    Father Poorman, Alfred Peter,   b. 26 Jan 1843, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Mother Ellmaker, Sarah Elizabeth,   d. Unknown 
    Married 10 Jun 1910  Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married: 22 JUN 1910 in Home of Mrs. Eliza Rogers, Boulder, Boulder, CO
    Children
     1. Poorman, George Ellmaker,   b. 13 May 1913, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1996, Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     
    Family ID F9842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sackett, Mariana Wray,   b. 21 Apr 1913, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 2001, Holland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1954  Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F9841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1913 - West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jul 1954 - Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Nov 1996 - Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Marriage Announcement:
      George Poorman Marries in West
      Mrs. Mariana W. Kulas of Fort Collins, Colo., and George E. Poorman, of Hatboro, Pa. were married in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fort Collins. The announcement is made by her parents, Mr. and Mrs Walter G. Sackett, also of Fort Collins. Mr Poorman is the son of Mrs Alfred P. Poorman, of 329 Russell street, West Lafayette, and the late Prof. Poorman, of the Applied mechanics staff at Purdue University.
      Rev. Edwin B. Thayer officiated and organ music was played by Mrs. Marvin Meiers. Both are of Fort Collins.
      Mrs. David K. Clint Jr., of Denver, Colo., was matron of honor.
      Flower girl was the bridegroom's niece, Betty Jensen, of Bedford, Ia. and Andrew Kulas, the bride's son, carried the ring. A. Elton Jensen Jr., of Bedford, Ia. was best man and the guests were ushered by John Hickman and William Amaden.
      The reception was in the parish house.
      Mr. and Mrs. Poorman will reside at Hatboro, Pa. The bride, who received her bachelor's degree from Colorado College and her master's degree from Mill's college, has been an assistant home economist at the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical college Experimental station for six years. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, PEO, and the Rainbow Girls alumnae.
      Mr. Poorman was graduated from Purdue University and is an engineer at the Naval Air Development Center at Johnsville, Pa. His college fraternity was Phi Kappa Tau.
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      Four children. Two sons and two children sex unknown.
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      Birth and Death place was: Wabash Valley Sanitarium, West Lafayette,
      Tippecanoe, IN. (Paul Poorman's research).

      Obituary in Hatboro Today's Spirit Newspaper, November 1996.
      George Poorman, 83, of Warminster, a 42-year resident of Hatboro, died Nov. 22 in the Richboro Nursing Center. He was the husband of Mariana W. (Sackett) Poorman. Born in West Lafayette, Ind., he was the son of the late Alfred P. and Sarah E. (Ellmaker) Poorman. Mr Poorman was a graduate of Purdue University.
      Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed as an aeronautical engineer at the former Johnsville Naval Air Station. He was also on the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D.C., an active member of the Philadelphia American Youth Hostel Organization and the Lehman United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir. He also had been a member of F.G.B.M.F.I. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, James of Roslyn, Paul of Meridian, Idaho, Peter of Seattle, Wash., and John of Quakertown.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Lehman Memorial Methodist Church, S. York Road, Hatboro, Pa. 19040. Memorials in his name may be made to the Organ Fund of the above named church. Arrangements were by the James R. Baskwill Funeral Home, Inc. Hatboro.
      George was a very meticulous man and had many hobbies, including bicycles, gem polishing, archery, hiking, model railroading, travel, gardening, Volkswagen buses, trains, opera, old clocks, and singing. He met Mariana Sackett while riding on the train to Colorado sometime before 1937.


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