Elizabeth City

Jasielum, Michael : Obituary

Pearl Harbor Survivor

Elizabeth City, NC - Michael Jasielum, 86, of the 100 Block of Marian Avenue, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, in the Carolina House in Elizabeth City, NC. He was born May 13, 1922 to the late Michael C. and Gertrude Ann Clifford Jasielum, in Shamokin, PA. Mr. Jasielum was retired from the U. S. Coast Guard and also retired civil service employee. He also served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was the widower of the late Margaret Jeweldean McPherson Jasielum.

A daughter, Sheryl Jasielum Shenberger of Gambrills, MD; a son, Michael G. Jasielum of Hertford, NC; one brother, Manny Jasielum of Cambridge, Ohio and a grandson, Michael Paul Helfer of Crofton, MD, survive him.

In keeping with Mr. Jasielum’s wishes, he will be cremated and no services are planned. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, One Intrepid Square, West 46th Street & 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036. Twiford Funeral Home, 405 E. Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC is assisting the Jasielum family. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.twifordfh.com.

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