OBIT: John E. TALL, 2008, native of Somerset County, PA

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TALL, John E.

John E. Tall, 83, Mentor, Ohio, died Jan. 3, 2008, at his home. He was born 
March 12, 1924, in Somerset County. Preceded in death by parents, Miles and Edna 
(Kimmel) Tall; daughter, Susan Younkin; and brothers, James and Arthur Tall. 
Survived by his wife, Norma J. (Bortz), whom he married in 1958; daughter, Karen 
Tall, Friedens; stepsons, Terry (Christine Orr) Watson, Moreland Hills, Ohio; 
and Stephen Watson, Lexington, Ky.; eight grandchildren; five great-
grandchildren; and sister, Ethelene Tall (Vernon) Coleman, Somerset. He also 
leaves his son-in-law, Allen Younkin, Friedens. He was a World War II U.S. Army 
veteran, stationed on Okinawa Island in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as a radio 
operator. He was a member of Mentor United Methodist Church and was a former 40 
year member of Euclid Lutheran Church. He was past commander of the former 
Thatcher Lodge 439 Free and Accepted Masons, a member of the George A. Holly 
Lodge 745 Free and Accepted Masons, Scottish Rite Valley of Cleveland, Al Koran 
Shrine Painesville Chapter 46 R.A.M. Eagle Commandery 29 Knights Templar, Euclid 
Shrine Club, Eagles Shrine Club, Order of the Eastern Star Nottingham Chapter 
269 and a former member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge 549 in 
Painesville, Ohio. Mr. Tall was a supervisor/warehouseman for Lubrizol Corp. in 
Wickliffe, Ohio, for 30 years before his retirement in 1989. A Masonic service 
was held Tuesday immediately preceding a memorial service. In lieu of flowers, 
the family suggests contributions to Shriners Hospitals for Children, c/o Al 
Koran Shrine, 1000 East Edgerton Road, Broadview Heights, OH 44147 or Hospice of 
the Western Reserve Inc., 5786 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060.

Daily American,   January 10, 2008