Jayne Olive KORCH

(b. 9 November 1920 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 September 2014 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA )

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Jayne Olive KORCH was born 9 November 1920 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Jayne Olive KORCH was the child of George Frank KORCH and Mae Natalie OSTBERG and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO (maternal) Oscar Ludwig OSTBERG and Almina Nathalia ANDERSON

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

Jayne Olive married Stephen Francis PLAZA 27 November 1943 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Stephen Francis PLAZA was born 30 May 1916 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Stephen Francis died 21 May 2013 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Stephen Francis was the child of Joseph PLAZA and Magdalena "Margaret" DUSLAK.

Jayne Olive KORCH died 26 September 2014 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jayne Olive KORCH married

Stephen Francis PLAZA-- Date: 27 November 1943 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Stephen Francis PLAZA was the child of Joseph PLAZA and Magdalena "Margaret" DUSLAK

Jayne Korch Webster Bride

WEBSTER, Nov. 27. Miss Jayne Korch, daughter of Mrs. Mae Korch, 17 Negus street became the bride of Stephen Plaza, son of Mrs. Margaret Plaza, 13 West street, at 9 this morning in St Louis Church. Rev. James Mitchell officiated...

Worcester Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
November 27, 1943

Children of Stephen Francis PLAZA and Jayne Olive KORCH:

Bette Jayne PLAZA (b.27 April 1945, d. 15 October 2024, St Albans, Maine, USA)

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Stephen Francis PLAZA (b.2 May 1949, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 October 2003, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Name: Jane Olive Korch
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 09 Nov 1920
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original): Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: George Korch
Mother's Name: May Ostberg
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Digital Folder Number: 005421109
Image Number: 00012

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920', database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QLGT-FJZ3 : 13 March 2018), Jane Olive Korch, 1920.
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1920
Name: Jane Olive Korch
Birth Date: 1920
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 144
Index Volume Number: 97
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.97

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births [1916–1970]. Volumes 92–160, 162, 168, 175, 212– 213. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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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

Jayne Olive KORCH - Christmas card sent to her cousin, Evelyn Feige, in 1924 (Obviously sent by her mother, since she was about 4 years old at the time)

Christmas card sent to her cousin, Evelyn Feige, in 1924
(Obviously sent by her mother, since she was about 4 years old at the time)

photos and papers belonging to Evelyn Feige Baker

photos and papers belonging to Evelyn Feige Baker

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Jayne O Korch
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 9
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1921
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0293
family number: 752
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 100
nara publication: T626, roll 966
film number: 2340701
digital folder number: 4607702
image number: 00865
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head George F Korch M 35 Connecticut
wife Mae N Korch F 30 Massachusetts
daughter Jayne O Korch F 9 Massachusetts
daughter Charlotte Korch F 8 Massachusetts
son George Korch M 5 Massachusetts
son Harold Korch M 4 Massachusetts
daughter Barbara Korch F 3 Massachusetts
son Warren Korch M 1 Massachusetts
son Donald Korch M 0 Massachusetts
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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Box 112 - Thompson Road
Korch Mae, head, divorced, 40, b. MA
Korch Jayne, daughter, single, 19, b. MA
Korch Charlotte, daughter, single, 18, b. MA
Korch George, son, 15, b. MA
Korch Harold, son, 14, b. MA
Korch Barbara, daughter, 13, b. MA
Korch Donald, son, 10, b. MA
Korch Norma, daughter, 6, b. MA
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)

1943 Marriage / Partner
Jayne Olive KORCH and Stephen Francis PLAZA 27 November 1943, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

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)

1949 Birth of Child
Stephen Francis PLAZA was born 2 May 1949, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Jayne Olive was 28 years old.

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.'

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

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)

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.

2003 Death of Child
Stephen Francis PLAZA died 7 October 2003, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jayne Olive was 82 years old.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2013 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen Francis PLAZA died 21 May 2013, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Obituary
DUDLEY – Jayne O. (Korch) Plaza, 93, died Friday, September 26, 2014 in Lanessa Extended Care with family at her side. Her husband of almost 70 years, Stephen F. Plaza, Sr., died in 2013. She leaves 3 children, Bette J. Plaza of St. Albans, Maine, Joseph E. Plaza and his wife Marietta of Hampton, NH, and Shirley A. Wagner and her husband David of Epsom, NH; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen F. Plaza, Jr. in 2003. She was born and raised in Webster, the oldest of the 9 children of George and Mae (Ostberg) Korch, and moved to Dudley in 1950. She attended Bartlett High School. Mrs. Plaza was a production worker at Bates Shoe in Webster for many years. Besides being a homemaker, she was the office manager for her husband’s business, Webster Machine Products Company, Inc., for 18 years before retiring. She was a member of Saint Andrew Bobola Church. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and completing jigsaw and word...Read MORE...

2014 Death
26 September 2014
Webster, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 93.

Jayne is buried at: Saint Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster, Massachusetts

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