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Dewey W Minteer 1943 - 1998

Dewey W Minteer of Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA was born on May 22, 1943 in Ellwood City, and died at age 55 years old on December 20, 1998 in Akron, Summit County, OH. Dewey Minteer was buried at Holy Redeemer Cemetery 2900 Brighton Rd, in Ellwood City, Beaver County, PA.

Dewey W Minteer
Dewey Wayne Minteer
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Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA 16117
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May 22, 1943
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States
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December 20, 1998
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States
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  • Introduction

    Dewey Wayne Minteer was born to Clarence Raymond Minteer (1905 - 1980) and Cora Mae Kennedy (1911 - 1948). He had siblings John Andrew (1930 - 2005), Frank (1936 - 1936), and Clarence (1945 - 1945), Jane, and Virginia Minteer. Dewy Minteer married Vinnie DeCaria on September 16, 1967, and they had three daughters, Mindy, Marcie, and Maria Minteer. They were married for 31 years when he died from a traffic accident. His tanker truck collided with two cars and then caught on fire. He died in the burn unit at Akron Children's Burn Center the next day. See Dewey W Minteer: Obituary.
  • 05/22
    1943

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    May 22, 1943
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    Ellwood City, Pennsylvania United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Dewey was Caucasian.

  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of Pennsylvania, Dewey was a lifelong resident of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.

  • Early Life & Education

    According to his Ohio Death Record, Dewey had completed 12 years of school. He graduated from Laurel High School in 1966.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Dewey was a member of Purification BVM Roman Catholic Church.

  • Military Service

    According to his Ohio death certificate, Dewey had served in the United States Army. He served during the Vietnam era, serving from 1960 to 1966.

  • Professional Career

    Dewey had worked in the petroleum refining industry as a truck driver. He worked for Babcock & Wilcox for 20 years and then Hazen Petroleum Inc. when the accident that killed him occurred. His gasoline tanker had collided with two cars and then caught fire on Route 422 in Shenango Township.

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was a member of the Hungarian Home.
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    1998

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    December 20, 1998
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    burns sustained from truck accident
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    Akron, Summit County, Ohio United States
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    Holy Redeemer Cemetery 2900 Brighton Rd, in Ellwood City, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 16117, United States
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  • Obituary

    DEWEY W. MINTEER Minteer, 55, member of BVM church, Vietnam vet Dewey W. Minteer, 55, of 206 Martin Ave., Ellport, died at 6:35 p.m. yesterday, December 20, 1998, in Akron Children's Burn Center in Akron, Ohio, as a result of injuries suffered when his gasoline tanker truck collided with two cars and caught fire on Route 422 in Shenango Township shortly after 12:30 a.m. yesterday. A lifelong area resident, he was born May 22, 1943, in Ellwood City to the late Clarence "Pete" and Cora Kennedy Minteer and had been married more than 31 years, since September 16, 1967 to the former Vinnie DeCaria who survives. Mr. Minteer was a truck driver and was working for Hazen Petroleum Inc. of Ellwood City when the accident occurred. he former worked at Babcock & Wilcox for 20 years. A 1960 graduate of Laurel High School, he served in the Army during the Vietnam era, from 1960 to 1966. He was a member of Purification BVM Roman Catholic Church and the Hungarian Home. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Mrs. Kurt (Mindy) Radaz of Louisville, KY., Mrs. John (Marcie) Jewett of Saginaw, Mich., and Maria Minteer at Arizona State University; two grandchildren, Savannah Jewett and Kolten Radaz; two brothers, John Minteer and Larry Minteer, both of Ellwood City; and two sisters, Jane Majors and Virginia Behman, both of New Castle. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home, 309 Spring Avenue. A vigil service will be held at the funeral home at 3:45 p.m. tomorrow. Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday in BVM church by the pastor, the Rev. Mauro J. Cautela. Burial will be in St. Agatha Cemetery. Veterans Honor Guard will conduct full military rites. Members are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Wednesday. - Ellwood City Ledger (Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) published on Monday, December 21, 1998.
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In 1943, in the year that Dewey W Minteer was born, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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In 1958, at the age of only 15 years old, Dewey was alive when on January 31st, Explorer I, the United States' answer to Sputnik I (and 2,) was launched. America had entered the Space Race. The first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, it remained in orbit until 1970.
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Minteer, Lois (May 3, 1934 - Nov 26, 1996) Minteer, John (Nov 29, 1892 - Nov 1980) Minteer, Ben (Jan 17, 1900 - Mar 1965) Minteer, Mildred (Dec 13, 1903 - Mar 1986) Minteer, Frances (Jun 23, 1897 - Jun 6, 1988) Minteer, Roy (Nov 5, 1896 - Jul 3, 1990) Minteer, Ella (Oct 8, 1904 - Oct 1974) Minteer, Ida (May 21, 1902 - Dec 1977) Minteer, James (May 14, 1907 - Sep 12, 1988) Minteer, Alma (Apr 4, 1915 - Sep 15, 2004)
Minteer, Lloyd (Nov 9, 1943 - Apr 1972) Minteer, Grace (Jul 18, 1894 - Nov 1987) Minteer, Margaret (Mar 27, 1913 - May 24, 2007) Minteer, Dorothy (Oct 30, 1918 - May 14, 2011) Minteer, Mary (Oct 11, 1910 - Mar 1981) Minteer, Paul (Mar 29, 1908 - Aug 1983) Minteer, Jennie (Apr 20, 1893 - Mar 1969) Minteer, Ika (Dec 1, 1899 - Dec 1976) Minteer, Charles (Dec 7, 1918 - Jul 1987) Minteer, Edward (Nov 6, 1932 - Apr 3, 2010)
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