Mar 16, 2021
CANFIELD –Alex Chismar was welcomed to heaven on the morning of Friday, March 12, 2021, by Carol, his loving wife of 70 years and his grandson, Brad Blakeman. He was 96 years old.
Alex was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Youngstown to John and Catherine Parimucha Chismar. He spent his younger years with his many cousins and large family in the area.
Alex married his wife, Carol Basinger of Columbiana, in 1948, and built their home in Greenford, where they raised their three children and many grandchildren.
Alex worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the Canfield and Austintown areas with his cousin, Steve Parry. He also worked as a barber and at the GE Lamp Plant, prior to his retirement in 1985.