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Home Town Canton
Date of Passing Aug 25, 2012
Location of Interment Sunset Hills Burial Park - Canton, Ohio
William Emil Greaves
age 87, died Saturday after a long illness. He was a life resident of Canton/North Canton and a 1942 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. Bill retired in 1986 after 39 1/2 years as a Electrician at the Timken Company and then worked for two years at Timken Research. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in North Canton, St. Paul's Men's Club, and American Legion Post 44 for over 60 years. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the World War II Submarine Veterans Northeast Chapter of Ohio.
Survived by his wife of 60 years, Rita (Moegling) Greaves of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Kelly Greaves of North Canton and Mark and Joscelyn Greaves of Canton; grandson, Alec Greaves of North Canton; and three brothers and a sister-in-law, Donald and David Greaves of Canton and Thomas and Fran Greaves of Perry Township. Preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Dorothy Greaves and two brothers, Jack and Jerry Greaves.
Family and friends will meet on Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial with Msgr. James Clarke as Celebrant. Entombment with Military Honors will be in Sunset Hills Burial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Lamiell Funeral Home and Thursday from 9-10 a.m. at the church. The World War II Submarine Veterans Northeast Chapter of Ohio will have a service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4815 Munson Street, N.W., Canton, OH 44718 or St. Paul's Catholic Church, 241 South Main Street, North Canton, OH 44720. Condolences may be made to:
Other Memories With some modification to the ship, she was able to carry a number of troops in addition to her refrigerated stores. She served in the Atlantic War and the Pacific War and came back home with four battle stars to her credit. Continuing in the southwest Pacific as part of Service Force, U.S. 7th Fleet, she operated initially from Australian ports supporting the successful Australian and American struggle to halt the Japanese on New Guinea. USS Mizar made seven voyages to San Francisco, California, between 12 October 1942 and 9 February 1945 to get fresh meat, fruit, vegetables, dairy products and eggs for use on advanced bases and combatant ships. When not making these unescorted crossings of the Pacific Ocean she normally operated between Brisbane and Milne, New Guinea.
