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Clifford E.
Clifford King, age 92, passed away on December 29, 2014. Formerly of Oregon, Ohio, he lived the last 5 years in Genoa, Ohio. He was born to Clifford and Hazel (Bivins) King Sr., May 1, 1922.
Clifford was a 1940 graduate of Central Catholic High School, and attended Davis Business College. During World War II, Clifford served in the U.S. Army, seeing action in the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, and the Philippines. At the war's conclusion, he was part of the occupying force stationed outside of Tokyo under the command of General MacArthur.
After the war, Clifford returned to the United States, working for the U.S. Postal System for 21 years, and then as an Inspector with U.S. Customs Service until his retirement in 1978. After his retirement, he became active in the Knights of Columbus, Genoa Council 4237, and was a 4th degree member in Fremont, Ohio. He was a transportation volunteer at St. Charles Hospital for over 13 years, "retiring" in 2010. Clifford was also an active member of GBU and the GAF Retirees at Oak Shade Grove.
In 1946 he married Mary Christian and lived in Oregon until her death in 2009. Proud of their European Heritage, Mary and Cliff traveled several times to Europe visiting Ireland, Hungary, and other countries of interest.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of over 62 years, and his sister, Mary Elizabeth Kranz.
He is survived by his children, James C. (Janice) King and Marilyn (Tom) Riedeman; grandchildren, Megan King, Erin King MD, Kelly Riedeman DVM (Steve) Munoz, Craig (Ashley) Riedeman, and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home, 3500 Navarre Ave., Oregon, Ohio 43616 on Friday, January 2, 2015 from 2-8 p.m. The funeral Mass will be at St. Ignatius, 212 N. Stadium Rd., Oregon, Ohio 43616 on Saturday, January 3, at 10 a.m.
A special thank you to the staff at Genoa Retirement Village for the loving care and attention given to him these last 4 years.
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Terry & Cathy Waltzer
January 2, 2015
So Sorry For Your Loss !
Debbie Reinbolt
January 1, 2015
Jim and Jan, Marilyn and Tom...my sincere sympathy to you and your families. Cliff lived a full life and is now living life to the fullest.
This was our last visit together. I gave him a duck decoy that I had carved for him. He was always wearing a smile when I saw him.
Kenneth Lee
January 1, 2015
Cliff and I bonded as friends on a June day in 2012 I was his guardian for the day on a Honor Flight to his WW2 memorial at Washington DC. I visited Cliff after our trip as often as i could in Genoa but it definitely was not enough. We talked about the war and our families. We both had a common interest in reading books and he always would lend me books that he thought I would like. We also had a interest in wildlife mostly birds. There was a forty year difference in our ages but we had a lot in common and I loved hearing about the war years but making sure not to pry to hard not being sure if he didn't want to talk about some aspects of it. I really could go on and on about Cliff because he was one and a million, He was my HERO
Cliff and me at the Iow Jima Memorial during are trip on Honor Flight
Ken Lee
January 1, 2015
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