Bethlen Évkönyv, 1993-1996 (Ligonier)

Halottaink

In 1915, work began on the First Hungarian Presbyterian Church on Buckeye Road. It is the church which eventually became his parish.

Rev. Csutoros did not make an immediate decision to enter the ministry. In World War I, he was a flying companion of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker on the Western Front. In 1922, he entered into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY.

In 1923, he chose the ministry over the military and never regretted it. The scenes of his childhood were repeated at his church during the Depression.

„It was memorable for me to serve three generations. It was inspiring and it was gratifying. It was hard work, but it paid in spiritual rewards, ” he said at his retirement in 1968 after 40 years at First Hungarian Presbyterian Church.

After the Hungarian revolt in 1956, the State Department chose Rev. Csutoros to work with Hungarian refugees because of his familiarity with American customs and his knowledge of Hungarian traditions.

He went to Vienna, “and with the crisp incisiveness developed by his West Point training, procured visas for 510 relatives of Clevelanders,” one reporter wrote.

When Rev. Csutoros retired from the First Hungarian Presbyterian Church, he left behind a parish that was debt-free and financially sound. Its loyal parishioners came from Parma, Rocky River, Willoughby, Lakewood, Berea, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; son, Steven A. of Boca Raton, Fla.; two grandchildren; and one sister, Vilma Strohm.

Nt. ILLÉS LAJOS

1926-1992

Halála napján, egy augusztusi kora délután, még élcelődő hangulatban beszélgettünk vele telefonon. Orvosi vizsgálatról tért éppen haza, megállapítva azt, hogy szervezetileg rendben van, nincs oka aggodalomra. Néhány óra múlva jött a megdöbbentő hír: otthon váratlanul összeesett és meghalt. Vajon lelke érezte-é tudat alatt valamiképpen, hogy búcsúszó nélkül az lesz utolsó beszélgetésünk?

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