Harry Chase, 95, of Township Road 303-A, Toronto, Ohio, died Friday, September 11, 1998, in his residence of natural causes. Mr. Chase was retired from Teamsters Local 428 of Steubenville, Ohio. Surviving are 12 sons, Paul and Fred "Dump-Picker," both of Irondale, Ohio, Jack and John, both of Wellsville, Ohio, Cecil of Toronto, Ohio, Wayne "Pork" of Empire, Ohio, George and Floyd, both of Washington, Bob of Indiana, Charles of Avella, Harry of Tacoma, Wash., and Arthur Chase of Richland, N.C.; seven daughters, Patricia McCourt, Eunice "Neg" Evans and Rose Blackburn, all of Irondale, Ruth Kirby of Wellsville, Helen Valez of West Virginia, Florence Norris of Arkansas and Jessie Dobish of Uniontown.; a stepson, Eugene Lilly of East Liverpool, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Lee Rice of Texas; three sisters, Alma Dunkle and Mary Sprowls, both of Claysville, and Elizabeth Sprowls of Georgia; and several hundred grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Deceased are his first wife, Pauline Lilley Chase, who died in 1983; his second wife, Helen Crile Chase, who died in 1990; a son, Willard Chase; four daughters, Gladys Anderson, Dorothy Maze, Nellie Chase and Betty Allen; and four brothers, William, Ellis, Charles and Frank Chase. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, September 12, 1998Harry Chase
95-year-old leaves hundreds of survivors
He was born September 9, 1903, in Marshall County, W.Va., a son of Frederick and Elizabeth Chase.