Edmund C. Sheliga was born on October 21st, 1922 in Buffalo, NY. He was the 2nd born to his parents of 4 children. Life growing up wasn't always easy as his father abandoned the family and his older brother died in 1932 leaving Ed as the "Man of the House" at the age of 9. Living through the Great Depression, it is easy to understand how he developed early on the trait of fixing things by repurposing items.
As a teenager he developed an interest in radios and became an amateur radio operator using only Morse Code. He graduated from Burgard Vocational High School in 1940 and started a career as an apprentice pressman. Shortly thereafter, he served 5 years in WWII, and was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Private.
He married his wife, Ruth, on August 2, 1952. They were married for 54 years having three boys: Jeffrey, Carl, and Donald. They started out their marriage living in Buffalo, moved to Tonawanda, and eventually settled in Wheatfield.
He worked as an electrician for Bell Aircraft, Sylvania, and Mennen Medical. Many of the projects he worked on at Bell Aircraft and Sylvania were government contracts and classified. You can try asking him about them, but he can't tell you.
He joined Delaware Hose Fire Company around 1958 and Adams Fire Company in 1969.
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| Ed and Jeanette after the Shawnee Parade June 2013 |
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