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Nickname:<NICK> Jim Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sr. Cause of Death:<C AUS> Liver Cancer BIOGRAPHY: While he was attending Collinwood Hig h School in the early 1940s, he was forced to drop out because his fat her got sick and son Jim had to take o ver his Dad's duties as Churc h custodian. He never returned to complete his hi gh school education . He joined the Navy in March of 1944 and took his basic tr aining a t the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. From April 1944 to July 1945 , he was stationed at Indian Head, Maryland where he was a Seabee. H e built roa ds and worked at an ammunition plant. In July 1945, he wa s transferred to the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC. He pilote d the Admiral's "gig", a 60-foo t boat. He was busted for "mouthing o ff" to a WAC officer. After his discharg e, he took advantage of th e GI bill and became a carpenter's apprentice for the H. J. Morriso n Company. He used $100 of his GI bill money to buy tools, worke d fo ur days a week and attended classes for one day each week. He complet ed hi s four-year apprenticeship in 1950. During his years as a carpe nter, he worked for Midwest Builders (early 1950s), Zeman-Wolf (1956) , Giant Tiger Department Stores (early 1960s), and E. F. Hauserman (19 66). All during his adult life he was a member of the Catholic War Ve terans and held many local and statewide po sitions in that organizati on. He was a proud WWII veteran who marched in numer ous parades an d participated in as many fund raisers (even his sons were enlist ed i n the sale of poppies). He was known to "tear up" at the site of an A meric an flag or an old Hollywood war movie. He injured his back a t a construction s ite in 1968 and retired on disability in 1971. Ear ly in his retirement, he wen t back to work as a Maintenance Superinte ndent for a local manufacturing compan y. He spent his later years en joying his grandchildren, compiling the family's photo albums and hom e movie history, and indulging his passion for World War I I history . He compiled a large library of World War II books that were late r d istributed to various family members.

Birth	Jan 12, 1926	Cleveland, Ohio
Marriage	Jun 19, 1948	St. Jeromes Church, Cleveland, Ohio - Sally Ann O'Neil
Death	Nov 11, 1985	Cleveland, Ohio
Description		About 5'9", stocky build, brown hair
Description		About 5'9", stocky build, brown hair
Title (Nobility)		Sr.
Burial		All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Ohio

Spouse	Sally Ann O'Neil (1928 - )
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Child	Living Rastatter Jr. ( - )
Child	Living Rastatter Sr. ( - )
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Father	James Mathew Rastatter (1899 - 1973)
Mother	Elizabeth Marion Steitz (1903 - 1973)
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Sibling	Lillian Claire Rastatter (1925 - )
Sibling	Thomas Francis Rastatter Sr. (1928 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Catherine Rastatter (1938 - 1979)
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