Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS

(b. 19 March 1926 , Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 21 September 2017 , Illinois, USA )

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Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS was born 19 March 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS was the child of Frank (Franja) PERHATS (PERHAC) and Mitzi (Mary) BERTLEFF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leslie PERHATS (PERHACS) and Maria ANDRAVOICH (ANDRCOVITES) (maternal) Friedrich Karl BERTLEFF and Pauline MANN

Francis Joseph (Josef) was a soldier in World War II.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francis Joseph (Josef) married Arden Diane ADAMS 16 June 1951 in Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Arden Diane ADAMS was born 2 October 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Arden Diane died 6 May 2018 in Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA. Arden Diane was the child of John Albert ADAMS and Jessie Lillian WALLACE.

Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS died 21 September 2017 in Illinois, USA.

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Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS married

Arden Diane ADAMS-- Date: 16 June 1951 Place: , Illinois, USA
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Arden Diane ADAMS was the child of John Albert ADAMS and Jessie Lillian WALLACE

Name: Arden D. Adams
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1951
Spouse: Francis J. Perhats
Marriage Location: Cook County, IL
Marriage license: 688B915C-48F1-432E-BE6C-A50CEC3DEBFB
File Number: 2184255
Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

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Birth
Name: Frank Joseph Perhats
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 19 Mar 1926
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Registration Date: 19 Apr 1926
Registration Place: , Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Frank Perhats
Father's Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Father's Age: 25
Father's Estimated Birth Year: 1901
Mother's Name: Mitzi Bertleff
Mother's Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Mother's Age: 23
Mother's Estimated Birth Year: 1903
Certificate Number: 15943

Digital Folder Number: 100563446
Image Number: 00510

Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QKMW-C3FF : 18 May 2016), Mitzi Bertleff in entry for Frank Joseph Perhats, 19 Mar 1926; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/ certificate 15943, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
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1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Francis Perhats
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Cleveland Street
Ward of City: 43rd
Block: 226
House Number: 1858-56
Dwelling Number: 3
Family Number: 6
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Hungary
Mother's Birthplace: Hungary
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Perhats 28
Mitzi Perhats 28
Francis Perhats 4
Marian Perhats 2

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Francis Perhats
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
House Number: 2249
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Perhato 38
Mitzi Perhato 37
Francis Perhato 14
Marion Perhato 12

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951 Marriage / Partner
Francis Joseph (Josef) PERHATS and Arden Diane ADAMS 16 June 1951, , Illinois, USA

He was 25 years old.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

Warm Idea for Parked Autos
How would you like to have your parked car stay warm on a cold day without having to run the engine?

Frank J. Perhats, president of Arden-Mark Inc. in Barrington, Ill., has developed a system which he says makes this possible. Perhats, who also heads a sales engineers firm, has been inventing auto-related items for years but this is the first system that he really hopes to score with.

'We're confining sales of the system, called Autotherm, to fleets and new-car dealerships,' Perhats said. 'We've sold it to a number of police departments, and it's even on cabs in Sweden, where it's illegal to idle a car for more than two minutes.

'The general public must wait, because we're only geared to make 50,000 systems next year. And we don't want amateurs botching its installation and hurting ist reputation although it's not difficult to install.

Running a car's engine to keep warm with the heater results in wasted gasoline, the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning, engine wear,...Read MORE...

Sunday World-Herald
Omaha, Nebraska
December 4, 1977

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

'Old' coke death mourned
In case the executives of the Coca-Cola Co are wondering how their customers like the new Coke:

...F. J. PERHATS - 'I certainly can find no reason to order Coca-Cola anymore. As a consequence of this, and because the Coca-Cola Co. has destroyed a part of what is America, I will refuse to purchase any of the Coca-Cola Co.'s other products and trademarks. The expenditure of tens of millions of dollars in advertising will not, under any circumstances, get me to change my mind.'

The Alliance Review
Alliance, Ohio
June 28, 1985

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2004

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2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

Grave

Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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2017 Death
21 September 2017
Illinois, USA

He died at the age of 91.

Obituary
Francis Joseph Perhats, Sr., 91, of Barrington passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born in Chicago on March 19, 1926 to Frank and Mitzi (nee Bertleff) Perhats.

Frank graduated from DePaul Academy and was inducted into the Army in June of 1944. After serving in WWII in the South Pacific and Occupied Japan, he returned home and attended DePaul University majoring in Philosophy. It was there he met the love of his life Arden Adams and they were married June 16, 1951.

He started Perhats Associates (his first company) in 1959, and held a variety of patents including, most recently, for Autotherm. Throughout his life, Frank’s interests spanned a broad spectrum: technology, WWII history, science, the history, culture and architecture of his beloved city Chicago, and the automotive industry. He painted, gardened, built model railroads and was an avid reader on all these topics as well as a faithful attendee at the Chicago Automobile Show for over 50 years.

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Francis is buried at: Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Added: 7/1/2019 1:21:31 PM - Updated: 7/10/2026 10:16:08 AM