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CPL Waldo A “Wuzzy” Schlag

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Birth	:	2 Oct 1922 Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	28 Oct 2015
Burial	:	Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana, Columbiana County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8869019, -80.6844025
Description	:	WALDO 'WUZZY' A. SCHLAG COLUMBIANA – Waldo “Wuzzy” A. Schlag, 93, passed away Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, at Whispering Pines Village. Mr. Schlag was born on Oct. 2, 1922, in Salem, a son of Herbert L. and Mamie V. (Detwiler) Schlag. He proudly served our country during World War II by joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in November of 1942, attaining the rank of corporal. He served as a flight traffic clerk in air transport command in the Pacific Asiatic Theatre. He was honorably discharged in December of 1945. ... Read More	WALDO 'WUZZY' A. SCHLAG COLUMBIANA – Waldo “Wuzzy” A. Schlag, 93, passed away Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, at Whispering Pines Village. Mr. Schlag was born on Oct. 2, 1922, in Salem, a son of Herbert L. and Mamie V. (Detwiler) Schlag. He proudly served our country during World War II by joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in November of 1942, attaining the rank of corporal. He served as a flight traffic clerk in air transport command in the Pacific Asiatic Theatre. He was honorably discharged in December of 1945. Wuzzy lived most of his life in Columbiana. Among places of employment, he worked at Fullerton Body Shop and also owned and operated his own shop, Parkway Auto Body from 1954 to 1965. He was a car salesman for Howard Wilson-Pontiac in Boardman, and also worked for Columbiana Buick Olds and Columbiana Motor Company. Waldo worked at Albert Advertising and Lee Wayne Advertising until 1989, when he retired. Known as the longest living member of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana, Waldo also belonged to the Allen Masonic Lodge No. 276, and was a life-member of the American Legion Post 290 in Columbiana, and served as commander in 1951. Wuzzy leaves to cherish his precious memory, his daughter, Lana Dobson and her husband, Terry, of New Middletown; his son, Gary Schlag of Wallace, W.Va.; three grandchildren, Taryn, Chase and Dane Dobson of New Middletown; a great-grandson, Parker Dobson; and a sister, Wilma Brubaker of Columbiana. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, the former Catherine “Kit” Ward, whom he married Dec. 18, 1946, and who passed away June 23, 2013. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. at the Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home, 154 S. Elm St. in Columbiana, with Pastor Fritz Nelson and Chaplain Ken Rambo officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. The American Legion Post 290 of Columbiana will conduct a military honors service immediately following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made in Wuzzy’s memory to the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana, 28 E. Park Ave., Columbiana, OH 44408. The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the staff of Whispering Pines and All-Caring Hospice for the care and comfort extended to Wuzzy during his time of need. The family has entrusted the Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home in Columbiana, with the arrangements for their loved one.

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Latitude: 40.8869019
Longitude: -80.6844025

Family Members:

Parent

PFC Herbert L Schlag

(1888 - 1978)

Mamie Virginia Detwiler Schlag

(1889 - 1970)

Spouse

Catherine “Kit” Ward Schlag

(1927 - 2013)

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