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John William McCuiston[1]

Male 1918 - 2011  (92 years)

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  • Name John William McCuiston 
    Birth 9 Oct 1918  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Feb 2011  Novi, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • John W. McCuiston

      October 09, 1918 - February 25, 2011John W. McCuiston died peacefully February 25, 2011, at Fox Run Retirement Living in Novi. He was 92 years old. Mr. McCuiston was born October 9, 1918, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Minnie (nee Hermany) and Edward McCuiston.

      Mr. McCuiston served proudly as a Major in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War. In 1981, he retired from Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where he had spent 41 years in the Detroit sales office. In his last 20 years with Bethlehem Steel, he served as the District Manager of sales. Mr. McCuiston was a member of Kirk in the Hills in Bloomfield Hills and a life member of Orchard Lake Country Club. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, he was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.

      Mr. McCuiston is survived by his wife, Barbara, his sons, Douglas (Sally) McCuiston and Bob (Nadine) O’Brien, his grandchildren, Chris (Jenny) McCuiston, Andrew McCuiston, Patrick McCuiston, Elizabeth (Byron) Busath, Erin O'Brien, and Sean (Diane) O'Brien, and 7 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (nee Hursh) McCuiston, his second wife, Elizabeth O'Brien McCuiston, and his son, John W. McCuiston, Jr.

      A Memorial Service will take place at Kirk in the Hills, 1340 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, Friday, March 11, 1pm. Friends may visit at church beginning at 12:30pm.

      Mr. McCuiston’s cremated remains will be interred at the Kirk.

      Memorials appreciated to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, Illinois 60674.



    Burial 11 Mar 2011  Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I2802  Family
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2021 

    Father Edward Rufus McCuiston,   b. 26 Sep 1894, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1980, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Minnie Etta Hermany,   b. 8 Aug 1892, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1967, Bethelem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1917  Bethelem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    McCuiston-Hermany Marriage Record 1917
    McCuiston-Hermany Marriage Record 1917
    Family ID F893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Helen English Hursh,   b. 1920, Fountain Hill, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1969, Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1946  Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    McCuiston-Hursh Marriage Record 1946
    McCuiston-Hursh Marriage Record 1946
    Children 
     1. John William McCuiston, Jr.,   b. 1948   d. 19 Oct 2007, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Douglas McCuiston
    Family ID F10524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

    Family 2 Elizabeth O' Brien 
    Family ID F10525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

    Family 3 Barbara 
    Family ID F10521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Oct 1918 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Feb 2011 - Novi, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Mar 2011 - Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John W. McCuiston (1918 - 2011)
    John W. McCuiston (1918 - 2011)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 254.

    2. [S4521] 1940 Census for Erie County, New York, 64-38; p. 1A, line 1; family 1; Edward R. McCuiston; 4 February 2021.
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02823; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 64-38

    3. [S2864] McCuiston, John William, 5 March 2011; John W. McCuistion.

    4. [S2864] McCuiston, John William, 5 March 2011; John W. McCuistion.
      John W. McCuiston

      October 09, 1918 - February 25, 2011John W. McCuiston died peacefully February 25, 2011, at Fox Run Retirement Living in Novi. He was 92 years old. Mr. McCuiston was born October 9, 1918, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Minnie (nee Hermany) and Edward McCuiston.

      Mr. McCuiston served proudly as a Major in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War. In 1981, he retired from Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where he had spent 41 years in the Detroit sales office. In his last 20 years with Bethlehem Steel, he served as the District Manager of sales. Mr. McCuiston was a member of Kirk in the Hills in Bloomfield Hills and a life member of Orchard Lake Country Club. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, he was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.

      Mr. McCuiston is survived by his wife, Barbara, his sons, Douglas (Sally) McCuiston and Bob (Nadine) O’Brien, his grandchildren, Chris (Jenny) McCuiston, Andrew McCuiston, Patrick McCuiston, Elizabeth (Byron) Busath, Erin O'Brien, and Sean (Diane) O'Brien, and 7 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (nee Hursh) McCuiston, his second wife, Elizabeth O'Brien McCuiston, and his son, John W. McCuiston, Jr.

      A Memorial Service will take place at Kirk in the Hills, 1340 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, Friday, March 11, 1pm. Friends may visit at church beginning at 12:30pm.

      Mr. McCuiston’s cremated remains will be interred at the Kirk.

      Memorials appreciated to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, Illinois 60674.





    5. [S4520] The Morning Call, McCuiston-Hermany; notice; 13 July 1917; McCuiston-Hermany marriage; 3 February 2021.

    6. [S3924] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, 3 February 2021; McCuiston-Hursh Marriage Record 1946.