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BEN CARLISLE passed away peacefully August 8th, 2010 due to complications from surgery.
Devoted husband to Katherine (nee James, deceased) and loving father to his children Karen
Ely, Diana (Kent) Lamoreux, Richard (Cheryl) and Robert (Betty) and grandchildren Robin
(Kevin) Grier, April Ely, Alison (Tim) Mackin, Todd Lamoreux, Brian, Amy, Lee, Ross and
Nancy Carlisle and great grandchildren, Isabella and Cole Mackin.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Leonard, and leaves his sister Doris (Howard)
Parson.
He sustained a lifelong love of learning fueled by an endless curiosity and thirst for
knowledge. He was fascinating company due to his wide and varied expertise and experience.
He flew a single-engine airplane the day before surgery.
Ben was successful in life and work. Born February 10, 1920, Ben grew up in Akron, Ohio.
Shortly after graduating North High, he began working as a ham radio operator and
continued doing so during World War II.
He served in Europe and became a decorated war hero. After serving, he attended Duke
University, graduated in 1946 with an electrical engineering degree, and was employed by
Clark Control, Incorporated, where he earned many promotions and was appointed Director of
Engineering in 1969.
Ben developed several patented products and wrote numerous scientific articles during his
employment at Clark Control. He also worked as an engineer for A. O. Smith and GTE before
retiring in 1977.
During retirement, Ben learned to play the organ and pursued a writing career that
resulted in the publication of numerous poems and writing and editing for Machine Design
magazine until 1988.
Thereafter, Ben enjoyed traveling and golfing with his wife, Katherine, and continually
expanded his mind through the use of advanced technology, solving every problem in several
college physics books, downloading economics lectures and reading about topics ranging
from history, geography, politics, biology and chemistry to art.
Family will join friends for a Memorial Visitation on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 from 6 to
8 PM at Carlson Funeral Homes & Cremation Services 3477 Medina Road (corner of River
Styx and Rt. 18), Medina, Ohio, also 1 hour prior at 11 AM to Funeral Service at 12 Noon
on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the funeral home.
Inurnment will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio.
Summit County, Ohio
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