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George Walter Roos

M, #2576, b. 7 June 1911, d. 21 January 1990

Family: Norma Jeanne Gray (b. 23 March 1918, d. 20 August 2004)

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Biography

  • Birth: George Walter Roos was born on 7 June 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.1
  • Marriage: He and Norma Jeanne Gray were married on 23 December 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.2
  • Death: George Walter Roos died on 21 January 1990 at age 78 in Illinois, United States.G1
  • Burial: He was buried at Avon Centre CemeteryG+, in Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois, United States.1
  • Person Source: George Walter Roos had sources that helped establish his name.3
  • Last Edited: 2 May 2017

Citations

  1. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 May 2017; George W Roos; 177122463; Avon Centre Cemetery; Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois; Phil Roos; [no marker photograph]
  2. [S748] Illinois, Cook County; Historical Cook County, Illinois Vital Records, Chicago, Marriage license; no. 1837862; 23 December 1944; George W Roos and Norma Jeanne Gray
  3. [S747] "," Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), ; GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed ), Recent Obituaries, Norma Jeanne Roos; 23 August 2004; obituary; 25 November 2014; Daily Herald

Donald George Lorenzen

M, #2582, b. 3 December 1917, d. 7 February 2002

Family: Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray (b. 26 March 1924, d. 21 August 1997)

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  • Carl W Lorenzen (b. 16 June 1952, d. 23 January 1992)

Biography

  • Birth: Donald George Lorenzen was born on 3 December 1917 in Dolton, Cook County, Illinois, United States.1,2
  • Marriage: He and Adah Jane ("Jane") Gray were married on 16 August 1947 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.3
  • Death: Donald George Lorenzen died on 7 February 2002 at age 84.1
  • Last Edited: 28 November 2014

Citations

  1. [S25] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), , , 28 November 2014; Donald G Lorenzen; 337-09-3173; before 1951
  2. [S387] "Cook County, Illinois Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Illinois. Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield; "Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield, 28 November 2014; entry for Donald George Nicholas Lorenzen (3 December 2014); Dolson [Dolton]. FHL film no. 1308563; parents listed are Nicholas Lorenzen and Delha Meyer
  3. [S749] "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); This database is a collection of birth, marriage, and death announcements for the following years and major newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2003); The Los Angeles Times (1881-1985); The Boston Globe (1872-1923); The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend and National Editions) (1921-1975); The Chicago Tribune (1850-1985); The Hartford Courant (1791-1942); The Washington Post (1877-1990); The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1929), 28 November 2014; marriage announcement for Adah Jane Gray and Donald George Lorenzen (1947); Chicago Tribune, 2 November 1947

Carl W Lorenzen

M, #2587, b. 16 June 1952, d. 23 January 1992

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Biography

  • Birth: Carl W Lorenzen was born on 16 June 1952.1
  • Death: He died on 23 January 1992 at age 39.1
  • Person Source: Carl W Lorenzen had sources that helped establish his name.2,1
  • Last Edited: 28 November 2014

Citations

  1. [S25] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), , , 28 November 2014; Carl W Lorenzen; 331-44-6037; 1965-1966
  2. [S713] Jane (Gray) Lorenzen to Lyle O Reid, various dates

Magalene Genelle Shelton

F, #2590, b. 8 November 1925, d. 18 February 2000

Family: Marion Chandler Gray (b. 13 July 1928, d. 8 December 1999)

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  • Birth: Magalene Genelle Shelton was born on 8 November 1925 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States.1
  • Marriage: Marion Chandler Gray and Magalene Genelle Shelton were married on 16 June 1962 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. Officiated by Philip M Ritter.2
  • Death: She died of metastatic lung cancer on 18 February 2000 at age 74 at Windsor Estates Health and Rehab Center in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States.1,3
  • Burial: She was buried on 22 February 2000 at Albright CemeteryG+, in Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. "M. Genelle Gray, 74, 2100 Carmelita Blvd., died 12:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at Windsor Estates Health and Rehab Center. Born Nov. 8, 1925, in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., she was the daughter of Fred Benjamin and Margaret (Farris) Shelton, both of whom preceded her in death. On April 1, 1946, she married Earl G. McMasters in Lawrenceburg. He preceded her in death in April 1952. On June 16, 1962, in Lawrenceburg, she married Marion C. Gray, who preceded her in death Dec. 8, 1999.

    She was a graduate of Lawrence County High School, Lawrence County, Tenn. She retired from Ralph Stewart Insurance, Kokomo, as a bookkeeper. In Lawrenceburg, she worked for Union Carbide and owned and operated McMasters Insurance Agency.

    She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she was active in the Joy Sunday school class and the Ruth Minor women's circle. She was a member of the Kokomo China guild. In Lawrenceburg, she was a member of the Lawrenceburg Pilot club and the Order of the Eastern Star.

    She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Robert Gray, Detroit, and Glen 'Mac' and Julie McMasters, Kokomo; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Robert Lutz, Kokomo; seven grandchildren, Cheri and husband Chad Lovelace, Kristin Lutz, Harley McMasters, Glen M. McMasters, Angela McMasters, Amanda Archer and Elizabeth Hulsey, all of Kokomo; two great-grandchildren, Adam and Drake Johnson; one sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Lawrence Walker, McClenny, Fla., and several nieces and nephews.

    Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fenn and Shirley Mortuary, Colonial Chapel, 1315 W. Lincoln Road. Dr. Gary Forbes will officiate. Burial will follow in Albright Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. at the mortuary on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist church, 219 W. Mulbery St., Kokomo IN 46901
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  • Person Source: Magalene Genelle Shelton had sources that helped establish her name.2
  • Last Edited: 6 March 2017

Citations

  1. [S746] "," Kokomo Tribune; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Newspapers, M. Genelle Gray; 20 February 2000; p. A12, col. 1; obituary; 2012; Kokomo Tribune
  2. [S750] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Tennessee State Library and Archives. Nashville, 28 November 2014; marriage entry for Marion Chandler Gray and Magalene Genelle McMasters (16 June 1962); p. 27, lic. no. 584; this is her second marriage, first ended in the death of her husband
  3. [S1480] Indiana, Death Certificates, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, no. 005546
  4. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 29 November 2014; Genelle S Gray; 45461131; Albright Cemetery; Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana; John C Anderson; John C Anderson

Paul Albert Gehrke

M, #2600, b. 7 March 1910, d. 12 January 1971

Family: Lennice Sylvia Gray (b. 28 September 1914, d. 25 October 2014)

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  • Birth: Paul Albert Gehrke was born on 7 March 1910 in Wisconsin, United States.1
  • Marriage: He and Lennice Sylvia Gray were married on 15 April 1937 in Hancock, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.2
  • Death: Paul Albert Gehrke died cardio-respiratory failure; acute myocardial infarction on 12 January 1971 at age 60 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.1
  • Burial: He was buried on 14 January 1971 at Colburn-Leola CemeteryG+, in Colburn Township, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.1
  • Person Source: Paul Albert Gehrke had sources that helped establish his name.1
  • Last Edited: 30 November 2014

Citations

  1. [S56] Wood County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Wisconsin Rapids, death certificate; 59-393; 12 January 1971; Paul Albert Gehrke
  2. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 30 November 2014; Lennice S (Gray) Gehrke; 138156796; Colburn-Leola Cemetery; Adams County, Wisconsin; CurtB; CurtB