Richard Sherman FEIGE

(b. 9 June 1918 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 December 1995 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 77

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Richard Sherman FEIGE was born 9 June 1918 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Richard Sherman FEIGE was the child of Willard S FEIGE and Anna R KORCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) George Wilhelm FEIGE and Charlotte Marie SALISBURY (maternal) Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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

Richard Sherman married Stella E WOJICK 27 April 1940 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Stella E WOJICK was born 18 July 1918 in Millville, Massachusetts, USA. Stella E died 28 June 2011 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Stella E was the child of Joseph WOJICK and Anna PICIK.

Richard Sherman FEIGE died 25 December 1995 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA .
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Richard Sherman FEIGE married

Stella E WOJICK-- Date: 27 April 1940 Place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
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Stella E WOJICK was the child of Joseph WOJICK and Anna PICIK

RICHARD FEIGE STELLA WOJICK 1940-04-27 THOMPSON

Children of Richard Sherman FEIGE and Stella E WOJICK:

Richard W FEIGE (b.8 June 1941, Putnam, Connecticut, USA d. 15 January 2016, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)

Living (b., Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock) d. , )

Robert Frederick FEIGE (b.14 July 1948, Putnam, Connecticut, USA d. 21 June 2024, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Patricia Margaret COX 2 October 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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1918 Birth
9 June 1918
Webster, Massachusetts, USA

1918
Name: Richard S Feige
Birth Date: 1918
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 138
Page Number: 271
Index Volume Number: 95
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.95

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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Richard Sherman FEIGE - Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920 Births, 1918, vol. 0138

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920 Births, 1918, vol. 0138

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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Willard Feige is found in Webster, MA living at 108 1/ 2 Lake St. at age 31. Living with him are: wife Anna age 29, daughter Anna age 12, daughter Dorothy age 10, daughter Evelyn age 7, daughter Vivian age 5, son Willard E. age 3, son Richard age 1. Willard is an electrician at an electric shop.
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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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

Richard Sherman FEIGE - Willard (Bud) Feige, George (Midge) Feige, Dick Feige

Willard (Bud) Feige, George (Midge) Feige, Dick Feige

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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
Anna Feige is living at 36 Boyden Street Extension in Webster, MA. She is widowed, age 38, born in CT, parents born in Austria, she is an examiner in a woolen mill. Living with her are: daughter, Anna, age 22, b. MA, bookkeeper in a cigar store; daughter, Dorothy, age 20, b. CT; daughter, Evelyn, age 18, b. CT, brusher in a shoe factory; daughter, Vivian, age 16, b. CT; son, Willard, age 14, b. MA; son, Richard, age 11, b. MA; son, George, age 10, b. MA.
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 Marriage / Partner
Richard Sherman FEIGE and Stella E WOJICK 27 April 1940, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

He was 21 years old.

1940 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Woodstock Road
Feige Anne R, head, 47, widowed, b. CT, living in Webster, MA in 1935, inspector, cotton mill, $800
Feige Willard F., son, 24, b. MA, floor man, cotton mill, $168
Feige Richard S., son, 21, b. MA, slasher helper, cotton mill, $728
Feige George W., son, 19, b. MA, beam? boy, cotton mill, $728
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Richard Sherman FEIGE - Stella Wojick Feige and Dick Feige

Stella Wojick Feige and Dick Feige

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1940 marriage

The Evening Gazette The Evening Post, Worcester, MA, Thursday, May 23, 1940

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Birth of Child
Richard W FEIGE was born 8 June 1941, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

Richard Sherman was 23 years old.

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)

1948 Birth of Child
Robert Frederick FEIGE was born 14 July 1948, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

Richard Sherman was 30 years old.

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

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Feige Richard S (Stella E) emp CP&Co h 281 Buckley Hill rd

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.

Richard Sherman FEIGE - 1957 - Stella and Dick Feige at Joan Bakers wedding

1957 - Stella and Dick Feige at Joan Baker's wedding

Thanks to Cliff Feige

Richard Sherman FEIGE - 1957 - Dick Feige at Joan Bakers wedding

1957 - Dick Feige at Joan Baker's wedding

Thanks to Cliff Feige

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

1971 Marriage of Child
Robert Frederick FEIGE married 2 October 1971, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Patricia Margaret COX

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

1995 Death
Name: RICHARD S FEIGE
Father's Surname: FEIGE
Death Date: 25 December 1995
Death Place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
Age: 77 Years
Birth Place: 999, Massachusetts
Birth Date: 09 June 1918
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: STELL
State File #: 28149
Occupation: MACHINE SHOP SUPERVI
Industry: PLASTICS MFG CO
Education: Primary/ Secondary
Residence: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Address: 14 BUCKLEY HILL RD ,
Gender: Male
Race: White

First Name: Richard
Middle Name: S
Last Name: Feige
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Jun 9, 1918
Death Date: Dec 25, 1995
Age: 77
Residence: Thompson, Windham Connecticut
Birth Location: MassachusettsMap
Death Location: Putnam, Windham, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Married
Collection: Connecticut Death Records
Certificate: Hard Copy Certificate
Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records...Read MORE...

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001

Richard Sherman FEIGE - Gravestone - St-Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, North Grosvenordale, CT

Gravestone - St-Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, North Grosvenordale, CT

St. Joseph's Cemetery, North Grosvenordale
Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

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Obituary
RICHARD S. FEIGE, 77
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
December 26, 1995

THOMPSON - Richard S. Feige, 77, of 14 Buckley Hill Road, North Grosvenordale, died yesterday in Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, after an illness.

He leaves his wife of 55 years, Stella E. (Wojick) Feige; two sons, Richard W. Feige of North Grosvenordale and Robert F. Feige of Wellesley; a daughter, Janice E. Dahl of North Grosvenordale; a sister, Anna Lachapelle of Milford, N.H.; and three grandchildren. He was born in Worcester, son of Willard and Anna (Korch) Feige, and lived in Thompson most of his life.

He was a supervisor in the machine shop at Colt's Plastics Co., Dayville, for 16 years, retiring in 1983. Previously, he worked for Stevens Linen Co., Dudley, for 13 years and Cluett, Peabody Co., North Grosvenordale, until the mill closed in 1954.

He attended St. Joseph's Church and was a volunteer in the parish's annual 'Spring Fling.'

A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, ...Read MORE...