Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN)

(b. 17 September 1919 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 June 1967 , Berea, Ohio, USA )
Age: 46

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Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN) was born 17 September 1919 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN) was the child of Jacob Joseph SERAPHIN and Mary Beatrice KORCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SERAPHIN and Tekla TRYBA (maternal) Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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Pearl Marie (Bertha) married Emery Joseph LUTCH 20 October 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA . Emery Joseph LUTCH was born 15 September 1918 in Ohio, USA. Emery Joseph died 17 May 2011 Emery Joseph was the child of Michael Martin LUTCH and Clara STAUCH.

Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN) died 4 June 1967 in Berea, Ohio, USA.

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Emery Joseph LUTCH-- Date: 20 October 1945 Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Emery Joseph LUTCH was the child of Michael Martin LUTCH and Clara STAUCH

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Birth
Name: Bertha Seraphin
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Sep 1919
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sex: Female
Father's Name: Jacob Seraphin
Mother's Name: Mary Korch
Certificate Number: 213

Page: 506
Digital Folder Number: 005243613
Image Number: 00507

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'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920', database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QLGT-YCSK : 22 February 2021), Bertha Seraphin, 1919.

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1920 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: Pearl Seraphin
Age: 0
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Birth Year: abt 1920
[abt 1916]
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Goddard Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jacob Seraphin
Mother's Name: Marie Seraphin
Able to Speak English: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Jacob Seraphin
24 Husband
Marie Seraphin
19 Wife
Pearl Seraphin 0 Daughter
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN) - George (Midge) Feige, Elizabeth Tomko Korch, Pearl Korch

George (Midge) Feige, Elizabeth Tomko Korch, Pearl Korch

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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 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Name: Pearl Korch
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 1-250), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
District: 0048
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID: 18
Line Number: 66
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1764
GS Film number: 2341498
Digital Folder Number: 004638903
Image Number: 00129
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Korch M 31 Massachusetts
Wife Mary Korch F 27 Massachusetts
Daughter Pearl Korch F 9 Massachusetts
Daughter May Korch F 4 Ohio
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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 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Name: Pearl Korch
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1921
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Street: Vinton Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 5B
Household Members:
Name Age
John A Korch 39
Mary Korch 37
Pearl Korch 19
May Korch 14
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 Marriage / Partner
Pearl Marie (Bertha) KORCH (SERAPHIN) and Emery Joseph LUTCH 20 October 1945, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

She was 26 years old.

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.

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.'

1967 Death
Name: Pearl M Lutch
Birth Date: Est. 1921
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence City: Strongsville
Residence County: Cuyahoga
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 4 Jun 1967
Hospital of Death: Southwest General Hospital
City of Death: Berea
County of Death: Cuyahoga
Certificate: 43674
Age at Death: 46
Certifier: Physician
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
Marital Status: Married
Census Tract: 0914

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