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   Edward
Gilbert Behm was born on Friday, December 8, 1911 at
2111 N. Orkney Street in Philadelphia. He was the
son of
Grover Cleveland and Elizabeth (Mugrauer) Behm.
In the 1920 census, he was living with his parents
and siblings at 36 Newkirk Place in Camden City,
Camden County, New Jersey.
From June of 1928 to June of 1967, he worked for the
New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden. He held
various title and was department head of Production
Control when the business closed in 1967.
On Monday, June 1,
1936 at the age of 24, Edward married Beulah Belle
Hawes at Turner Memorial Chapel, Germantown
Methodist Church in Philadelphia.
They had two
children:
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Lawrence Charles Behm
(1939-1995)
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Ronald John Behm
At the birth of
Lawrence in 1939, the family was living at 25 East
Clinton Avenue in Oaklyn, Camden County, NJ.
According to the 1940 census, Edward was making
$2,080 per year. By 1943, they were living at 603
Cold Spring Avenue in Oaklyn.
Between 1967 and
1998, the family was living at 77 Sweetbriar Drive
in Newport News, Virginia. Edward was employed by
the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock company.
Beulah who was born
on Monday, November 2, 1914, passed away on February
18, 1997 at the age of 82. She was living at the
James River Convalescent facility in Newport News.
On
Saturday, March 25, 2000 at the age of 88, Edward
married Mildred Albina Martin, age 84 at the
Reformation Lutheran Church in Newport News,
Virginia. Edward's first marriage lasted 61 years
while Mildred had been previously married for 62
years.
Edward Gilbert Behm
died at the age of 94 on April 20, 2006 at Riverside
Regional Medical Center in Newport News. His body
was cremated. He was living at Mennowood at the
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