Albert E. Graham
January 26, 1916 ~ July 5, 2009
Albert E. Graham, 93, of 1172 Lyons Road Weirton died Sunday July 5, 2009, at the Weirton Geriatric Center.
Albert was born on January 26, 1916, in East Liverpool, OH, to William and Olga Martha Graham. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Carl Graham of Indiana, Dr. Paul V. Graham of Wheeling, WV; and a sister, Wilma Ingalls of Richmond, OH.
Albert graduated Phi Beta Kappa from West Virginia University in 1937 with a Major in German and a Minor in American History. Mr. Graham served five years in World War II, participating in the invasion of Normandy, and was also stationed in Germany and France serving as an interpreter. In 1975 he retired after 22 years of service from the City of Weirton, where he was a Supervisor of Sanitation.
Mr. Graham was an avid reader and fisherman, spending many summers with his brother Paul, fishing at Nag's Head.
Albert is survived by his wife of 34 years, Virginia Zimin Graham, a son, Dr. Eric A. Graham of Greensburg, PA; two daughters, Karen Graham Mentzer of Moon Township, PA, and Jill Margaret Schmidlkofer, of Florida; two step children, Joseph Michael Wenzowski and Virginia Lynn Cavelet both of Weirton, WV and six grandchildren, and numerous great grandchildren.
Per Mr. Graham's wishes there will be no viewing.
Mr. Graham requested that memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Hancock County Animal Shelter, Jefferson County Animal Shelter or to the Animal Friends in Pittsburgh, PA.
Share tributes and memories with Mr. Graham's family at www.grecohertnick.com.
We send our sincere sympathy to the Albert Graham family. We will pray for him. Don & Rita Townsend
Dear Ginny, We have such fond memories of Al’s prize white peaches, his spiced beets, and his famous escargot but most of all, his warm smile and warmer heart. He will be sadly missed and always remembered. Cindy, Nick and Carl
Ginny, I am truly sorry for your loss of Al. I can still remember him coming to W-N to pick you up or just visit, and being able to get him laughing with a joke or two. You have my most sincere condolences. Chick
Dear Aunt Ginny, I am sorry for your loss. I know your husband passed in 2009 but since I lost my Frank in 2003 I know that the memories and feelings of sympathy are always welcome. I was searching the web for your telephone number as I want to talk to you but I found Uncle Al’s obituary and was compelled to send a message. I miss you and remember one of yours and Al’s visits here when we were talking about the store I was going to open and were discussing what we should name it. Uncle Al suggested La potpourri and then he explained why and told us it was a French word. We ended up naming our store La Potpourri. I want you to know Aunt Gen that I think about you very often. I have a picture on my bathroom sink of you and my mom that was taken at one of the graduation parties we had for one of the boys. It is a great picture. Mom loves you more than I can tell you and you are always on her mind. I know you have been ill and suffered. There are many kinds of suffering and I have suffered terribly for 8 years. Frank passed away very suddenly while at work in 2003. I fell apart and so did my sons. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t ask myself why. I was 47. It has been hell since. My sisters do not talk to me and neither does my husbands family so we are alone. I love you Aunt Genny and I hope you are not in pain. If you want to talk to me I would love to hear from you. 724 948 3413 Pru