Jim Gemmell
1923 - 2014
Born: 259 S Wyoming St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
Died: Lehigh Valley Hosp., 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
JOB: Postal Worker (retired)
EDUC:
June 1940 St. Gabriel's High School, 154 Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA
MIL-SERV:
Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces
Job-Specialty: Radio Operator, C47 Troop Carrier
Higgest rank: Corporal
Service-#: 14184807
From: 12 Nov 1942 to: 23 Nov 1945
Where:
...Selma Air Base, Selma, Ala.;
...Scottfield, Belleville, Ill;
...Bowman Field, Louisville, KY;
...Malden AB, Malden, MO;
...Bearfield, Fort Wayne, Ind;
...Pomigliano, Italy
Veteran of WW II - Italy Campaign
Aunt Terry said that Uncle Jimmy would say they were living in overtime and she said he loved politics and his sports:
Golf
Table Tennis
While in the service, he could sink 23 of 25 foul shots in basketball.
In Loving Memory of James Joseph Gemmell
Presented by his daughter, Margaret Mary Susan (Gemmell) Koval
WHAT WILL MATTER
by Michael Josephson
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Agnes "Aggie" Jane (Gemmell) Shellhammer Testimonial:
Uncle Jimmy was such a wonderful man who showed us all what and how a husband, father, (Grandfather, Great Grandfather), brother, uncle, son, and friend should be.
I don't ever remember him being cross or raise his voice. When you called he made you feel that you were the most important person on the phone. His voice made you feel so comfortable.
Uncle Jimmy was loved and will be truly missed.
http://standardspeaker.com/news/obituaries/james-j-gemmell-1.1682258
James J. Gemmell
Published: May 8, 2014
May 6, 2014
James J. Gemmell of Hazleton passed away Tuesday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
Born Feb. 10, 1923,
he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Reilly) Gemmell
and was a member of Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton.
He was an (U.S. Army) Air Force(s) veteran of World War II.
He was a retired mail carrier.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were all of his brothers and sisters.
Surviving are
his wife of 65 years,
the former Anne Belletiere;
children,
William J. Gemmell and his wife, Jody, New Fairfield, Conn.;
Congetta A. Koetteritz and her husband, Bill, Hopkinton, Mass.;
Margaret Mary Koval and her husband, Joe, Schnecksville; and
James P. Gemmell, Drums;
13 grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 2 p.m. in Most Precious Blood Church.
Burial will be held privately at the request of the family.
There will be no viewing.
Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent through www.moranfuneral home.com.
Family Tree:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/63067034/person/38101478191
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=L6RB-VZP&ion=pedigree
1923 - 2014
Born: 259 S Wyoming St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
Died: Lehigh Valley Hosp., 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
JOB: Postal Worker (retired)
EDUC:
June 1940 St. Gabriel's High School, 154 Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA
MIL-SERV:
Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces
Job-Specialty: Radio Operator, C47 Troop Carrier
Higgest rank: Corporal
Service-#: 14184807
From: 12 Nov 1942 to: 23 Nov 1945
Where:
...Selma Air Base, Selma, Ala.;
...Scottfield, Belleville, Ill;
...Bowman Field, Louisville, KY;
...Malden AB, Malden, MO;
...Bearfield, Fort Wayne, Ind;
...Pomigliano, Italy
Veteran of WW II - Italy Campaign
Aunt Terry said that Uncle Jimmy would say they were living in overtime and she said he loved politics and his sports:
Golf
Table Tennis
While in the service, he could sink 23 of 25 foul shots in basketball.
In Loving Memory of James Joseph Gemmell
Presented by his daughter, Margaret Mary Susan (Gemmell) Koval
WHAT WILL MATTER
by Michael Josephson
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Agnes "Aggie" Jane (Gemmell) Shellhammer Testimonial:
Uncle Jimmy was such a wonderful man who showed us all what and how a husband, father, (Grandfather, Great Grandfather), brother, uncle, son, and friend should be.
I don't ever remember him being cross or raise his voice. When you called he made you feel that you were the most important person on the phone. His voice made you feel so comfortable.
Uncle Jimmy was loved and will be truly missed.
http://standardspeaker.com/news/obituaries/james-j-gemmell-1.1682258
James J. Gemmell
Published: May 8, 2014
May 6, 2014
James J. Gemmell of Hazleton passed away Tuesday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
Born Feb. 10, 1923,
he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Reilly) Gemmell
and was a member of Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton.
He was an (U.S. Army) Air Force(s) veteran of World War II.
He was a retired mail carrier.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were all of his brothers and sisters.
Surviving are
his wife of 65 years,
the former Anne Belletiere;
children,
William J. Gemmell and his wife, Jody, New Fairfield, Conn.;
Congetta A. Koetteritz and her husband, Bill, Hopkinton, Mass.;
Margaret Mary Koval and her husband, Joe, Schnecksville; and
James P. Gemmell, Drums;
13 grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 2 p.m. in Most Precious Blood Church.
Burial will be held privately at the request of the family.
There will be no viewing.
Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent through www.moranfuneral home.com.
Family Tree:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/63067034/person/38101478191
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=L6RB-VZP&ion=pedigree
Jim Gemmell
1923 - 2014
Born: 259 S Wyoming St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
Died: Lehigh Valley Hosp., 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
JOB: Postal Worker (retired)
EDUC:
June 1940 St. Gabriel's High School, 154 Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA
MIL-SERV:
Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces
Job-Specialty: Radio Operator, C47 Troop Carrier
Higgest rank: Corporal
Service-#: 14184807
From: 12 Nov 1942 to: 23 Nov 1945
Where:
...Selma Air Base, Selma, Ala.;
...Scottfield, Belleville, Ill;
...Bowman Field, Louisville, KY;
...Malden AB, Malden, MO;
...Bearfield, Fort Wayne, Ind;
...Pomigliano, Italy
Veteran of WW II - Italy Campaign
Aunt Terry said that Uncle Jimmy would say they were living in overtime and she said he loved politics and his sports:
Golf
Table Tennis
While in the service, he could sink 23 of 25 foul shots in basketball.
In Loving Memory of James Joseph Gemmell
Presented by his daughter, Margaret Mary Susan (Gemmell) Koval
WHAT WILL MATTER
by Michael Josephson
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Agnes "Aggie" Jane (Gemmell) Shellhammer Testimonial:
Uncle Jimmy was such a wonderful man who showed us all what and how a husband, father, (Grandfather, Great Grandfather), brother, uncle, son, and friend should be.
I don't ever remember him being cross or raise his voice. When you called he made you feel that you were the most important person on the phone. His voice made you feel so comfortable.
Uncle Jimmy was loved and will be truly missed.
http://standardspeaker.com/news/obituaries/james-j-gemmell-1.1682258
James J. Gemmell
Published: May 8, 2014
May 6, 2014
James J. Gemmell of Hazleton passed away Tuesday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
Born Feb. 10, 1923,
he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Reilly) Gemmell
and was a member of Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton.
He was an (U.S. Army) Air Force(s) veteran of World War II.
He was a retired mail carrier.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were all of his brothers and sisters.
Surviving are
his wife of 65 years,
the former Anne Belletiere;
children,
William J. Gemmell and his wife, Jody, New Fairfield, Conn.;
Congetta A. Koetteritz and her husband, Bill, Hopkinton, Mass.;
Margaret Mary Koval and her husband, Joe, Schnecksville; and
James P. Gemmell, Drums;
13 grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 2 p.m. in Most Precious Blood Church.
Burial will be held privately at the request of the family.
There will be no viewing.
Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent through www.moranfuneral home.com.
Family Tree:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/63067034/person/38101478191
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=L6RB-VZP&ion=pedigree
1923 - 2014
Born: 259 S Wyoming St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
Died: Lehigh Valley Hosp., 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA USA
JOB: Postal Worker (retired)
EDUC:
June 1940 St. Gabriel's High School, 154 Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA
MIL-SERV:
Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces
Job-Specialty: Radio Operator, C47 Troop Carrier
Higgest rank: Corporal
Service-#: 14184807
From: 12 Nov 1942 to: 23 Nov 1945
Where:
...Selma Air Base, Selma, Ala.;
...Scottfield, Belleville, Ill;
...Bowman Field, Louisville, KY;
...Malden AB, Malden, MO;
...Bearfield, Fort Wayne, Ind;
...Pomigliano, Italy
Veteran of WW II - Italy Campaign
Aunt Terry said that Uncle Jimmy would say they were living in overtime and she said he loved politics and his sports:
Golf
Table Tennis
While in the service, he could sink 23 of 25 foul shots in basketball.
In Loving Memory of James Joseph Gemmell
Presented by his daughter, Margaret Mary Susan (Gemmell) Koval
WHAT WILL MATTER
by Michael Josephson
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.
So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
Agnes "Aggie" Jane (Gemmell) Shellhammer Testimonial:
Uncle Jimmy was such a wonderful man who showed us all what and how a husband, father, (Grandfather, Great Grandfather), brother, uncle, son, and friend should be.
I don't ever remember him being cross or raise his voice. When you called he made you feel that you were the most important person on the phone. His voice made you feel so comfortable.
Uncle Jimmy was loved and will be truly missed.
http://standardspeaker.com/news/obituaries/james-j-gemmell-1.1682258
James J. Gemmell
Published: May 8, 2014
May 6, 2014
James J. Gemmell of Hazleton passed away Tuesday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
Born Feb. 10, 1923,
he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Reilly) Gemmell
and was a member of Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton.
He was an (U.S. Army) Air Force(s) veteran of World War II.
He was a retired mail carrier.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were all of his brothers and sisters.
Surviving are
his wife of 65 years,
the former Anne Belletiere;
children,
William J. Gemmell and his wife, Jody, New Fairfield, Conn.;
Congetta A. Koetteritz and her husband, Bill, Hopkinton, Mass.;
Margaret Mary Koval and her husband, Joe, Schnecksville; and
James P. Gemmell, Drums;
13 grandchildren;
one great-granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 2 p.m. in Most Precious Blood Church.
Burial will be held privately at the request of the family.
There will be no viewing.
Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent through www.moranfuneral home.com.
Family Tree:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/63067034/person/38101478191
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=L6RB-VZP&ion=pedigree
Family Members
Parents
Siblings
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Mary B. Gemmell
1900–1979
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Anna Cecelia Gemmell
1902–1990
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Ellen R. "Nellie" Gemmell
1904–1936
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John J. Gemmell
1906–1928
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Michael Francis "Mike" Gemmell Sr
1908–1954
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Joseph Patrick "Old Joe" Gemmell Sr
1911–1979
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Bridget twin Gemmell
1913–1913
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Margaret twin Gemmell
1913–1913
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Susan Margaret "Sue - RN" Gemmell Henighan
1914–1993
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Thomas Martin "Tom" Gemmell
1917–1988
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Corp William John "Bill" Gemmell Jr
1919–2007
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Roger Patrick Gemmell
1925–1926
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