Robert Walter Pittsley

1924 - 2002  (77 years)

• Name	Robert Walter Pittsley  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Jun 1924	Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 May 2002	New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I97404	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Horace Lewis Pittsley, Sr.,   b. 9 Jun 1889, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 27 Jun 1946, Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Edith Irene Haskell,   b. 5 Aug 1897, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 17 Nov 1967, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1913	New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F2356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F205769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Southcoasttoday May 9, 2002 New Bedford - Robert Walter Pittsley, 77, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Irene (Swiatlowska) Pittsley. Born in Berkley, the son of Horace and Edith (Haskell) Pittsley, he lived in New Bedford since 1927. Mr. Pittsley was a loom fixer at Berkshire-Hathaway for 29 years until retiring. He was a World War II veteran and served in Japan. He held the rank pf seaman first class and served aboard the USS Cabana. He was the recipient of the World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Medal and Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal with six stars. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Cheryl Payden and her husband, Bryant, of Manassas, Va.; two grandchildren, Renee Forand and Raymond Forand, both of Virginia; a brother, Warren Pittsley of Freetown, a sister, Eva Brownell of Freetown; and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Horace Pittsley Jr. Internment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68095] Ancestry.com, MPittsley. [S55357] Obituary, Southcoasttoday, Rabert Walter Pittsley, (May 9, 2002).