Leonard Russell KORCH

(b. 18 January 1932 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 May 1962 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 30
Cause of Death: Hodgkin's disease

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Leonard Russell KORCH was born 18 January 1932 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard Russell 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

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Leonard Russell married Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE October 1954 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE was born 10 June 1932 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Madeleine Dolorea died 17 January 2013 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Madeleine Dolorea was the child of Louis CHOINIERE and Evelina DESJARDINS.

Leonard Russell KORCH died 5 May 1962 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Leonard Russell KORCH married

Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE-- Date: October 1954 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE was the child of Louis CHOINIERE and Evelina DESJARDINS

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1932 Birth
18 January 1932
Webster, Massachusetts, USA

1932
Name: Leonard Russell Korch
Birth Date: 1932
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 92
Page Number: 118
Index Volume Number: 129
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.129

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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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 - 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.

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.

1954 Marriage / Partner
Leonard Russell KORCH and Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE October 1954, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

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

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

Death
Social Security Death Index
Name: Leonard Korch
Date of Birth: Monday January 18, 1932
Date of Death: May 1962
Est. Age at death: 30 years, 3 months
Last known residence:
State: Unknown
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Number: 019-24-0312

Name: Leonard R Korch Sr
Death Date: 1962
Death Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 111
Page Number: 459
Index Volume Number: 130/ 131
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.130/ 131

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [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 Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Leonard Russell KORCH - Grave Sacred Heart Cemetery Webster, Massachusetts

Grave
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Webster, Massachusetts

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Obituary
Leonard Korch Sr.

WEBSTER - Leonard R. Korch Sr., 30, of 13 Elm St., died Saturday in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester.

He was born in Webster and lived here all his life. He was an employe of the Waterhouse Co.

Mr. Korch was a co-captain of the Bartlett High School basketball team in 1949-50 and played for the Lakers' Boys Club basketball and softball teams.

He leaves his widow, Mrs. Madeleine (Choinier) Korch, his mother, Mrs. Mae (Ostberg) Korch of Webster; a son, Leonard R. Jr.; a daughter, Debra Ann Korch, both of Webster; four brothers, George of Arizona, Harold of Putnam, Conn., Warren of Worcester, Donald of Grosvenor Dale, Conn.; four sisters, Mrs. Jane Plaza of Dudley, Mrs. Charlotte Armstrong of Fiskdale, Mrs. Barbara Kopas of Dudley and Miss Norma Korch of Webster.

The funeral will be held from the Paradis Funeral Home Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. followed by a Solemn High Mass at 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

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The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 7, 1962