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Early Wacks

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Cora Wack of Louisville, Stark County, Ohio was born on June 7, 1877, and died at age 96 years old in June 1973.
Lillian Wack of California was born on January 18, 1877, and died at age 92 years old in October 1969.
Mamie Wack of Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ was born on October 2, 1878, and died at age 90 years old in April 1969.
Minerva Wack of Netcong, Morris County, NJ was born on May 27, 1878, and died at age 93 years old in November 1971.
Millie Wack of Mansfield, Piatt County, Illinois was born on February 6, 1881, and died at age 91 years old in January 1973.
Mary Wack of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on August 15, 1881, and died at age 87 years old in May 1969.
Gertrude Wack of Honey Brook, Chester County, PA was born on August 30, 1881, and died at age 102 years old in January 1984.
William Wack of Saint James, Suffolk County, NY was born on May 4, 1882, and died at age 89 years old in October 1971.
Henry Wack of Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL was born on May 12, 1883, and died at age 85 years old in May 1968.
Thomas Wack was born on March 12, 1884, and died at age 61 years old in March 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Wack.
Nellie Wack of Narberth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was born on October 28, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in August 1974.
Richard Wack of Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California was born on August 28, 1884, and died at age 92 years old in December 1976.

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Dorothy E. Wack, (1920 – 2009), born Dorothy Emily Chaffee in El Paso, Tx. mother Emily Dorothy Esterbrook, father Charles Livingston Wesley Chaffee. After her parents divorced in the late 1920s, her now single mother and her four children, Dorothy, William, Rowand, and Ted moved the to NYC. When the Depression hit, she was unable to support her family, and they moved to Taos, NM. Times continued to be very hard for them in Taos, they often went hungry. Dorothy was greatly influenced by living in the burgeoning artist capital of Taos in the 1930's. From an early age, she showed artistic talent. Being a resourceful young teenager with beautiful flaming red hair, she stood out, and had a friendly, outgoing nature. Needing to earn money to help support her family, she sought artists in the community willing to teach her. Two elder members of the disbanded Taos Society of Artists, Joseph Henry Sharp and Eanger Irving Couse, mentored her. With these mature artists’ help, she quickly learned enough to make money by painting the plaza storefront windows with advertising and holiday themes. Their influence can be seen in her distinctive portrait style. Andrew Dasburg mentored her as well as groups of other young artists who eventually came to be known as "Taos Moderns." His influence can be seen in her still-lifes, and early abstracts, especially in her color choices and composition. As she matured, she continued to hone her craft and worked at a gift shop in the plaza, where she developed business acumen. After World War Two, she married William Paul Wack. They moved to Brownsville Tx. where they owned and operated a successful Southwestern gift shop and restaurant. They never had children. She was an active member of the Brownsville Art League for nearly two decades, serving on many committees, and for a period as president. She was passionate in her efforts to promote the League's art shows and exhibits ensuring the League artists had opportunities to show and sell their work. A much-loved painting teacher and mentor, she influenced generations of artists. Soon after being unexpectedly widowed in 1971, within weeks she was told she had cancer and had six months to live. This prompted her to move to Long Beach to be near her brothers. Her cancer miraculously went into remission. She joined the Long Beach Art League and continued to paint and teach for another 30 years. A prolific painter, she treasured her paintings and after 1971, rarely parted with any. Her personal collection totaled over 130 paintings at her passing. Her preferred medium was oil on canvas. Dorothy specialized in ethnic Americana portraits. As a portraitist, she had many paid commissions. Over the years, as her artistic talents evolved and styles changed, she experimented with cubism, abstract, mixed media collages, landscapes, cityscapes, and botanicals. She often won first place and Best in Show for lifelike portraits and realistic complex still-lifes. Note: she was often known to buy used paintings for their frames and canvases, which she would then paint over, so the foundations of her works are not always indicative of when they were painted, and often, upon examination, they will be shown to be an overpainted painting, or even two-sided paintings, often mounted in non-period frames. Despite failing eyesight and crippling arthritis, she painted into her 80s. If asked what she did for a living, she proudly responded, “I am an artist”.
Bernice Marie Wack was born on March 8, 1930, and died at age 72 years old on February 12, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bernice Marie (Wack).
Francis A Wack of Ambler, Montgomery County, PA was born on May 25, 1926, and died at age 74 years old on August 1, 2000.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna L. (Wack) Day.
Carol A. (Wack) Benigno was born to Francis A Wack and Doris, and has a sister Donna L. (Wack) Day. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carol A. (Wack) Benigno.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Doris.
Robert John Wack Sr. was born on June 11, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States to Franklin Benjamin Wack and Philamena Stella Majewski, and had siblings Francis A Wack and Bernice Marie (Wack). Robert Wack died at age 78 years old on February 2, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert John Wack Sr..
Franklin Benjamin Wack was born on April 26, 1905 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 64 years old on March 9, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Franklin Benjamin Wack.
Gerald W Wack of Weston, Wood County, OH was born on February 14, 1918, and died at age 79 years old on March 11, 1997.
Alex F Wack of Elyria, Lorain County, OH was born on July 6, 1919, and died at age 89 years old on May 6, 2009.
John M Wack of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio was born on July 6, 1922, and died at age 62 years old in January 1985.
George W Wack of Kingston, Ulster County, NY was born on June 30, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on June 3, 2001.
George N Wack of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 25, 1908, and died at age 62 years old in January 1971.
Robert W Wack of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio was born on September 8, 1919, and died at age 66 years old in June 1986.
Carl L Wack of Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA was born on February 28, 1912, and died at age 73 years old in March 1985.
Howard F Wack of Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA was born on March 17, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on June 6, 2003.
Arthur Wack of West Park, Ulster County, NY was born on December 26, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on October 31, 2001.
Harry C Wack of Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA was born on July 8, 1919, and died at age 60 years old in December 1979.
Peter C Wack of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma was born on January 24, 1899, and died at age 71 years old in January 1970.
Joseph J Wack of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on February 7, 1917, and died at age 68 years old in January 1986.

Popular Wack Biographies

Dorothy E. Wack, (1920 – 2009), born Dorothy Emily Chaffee in El Paso, Tx. mother Emily Dorothy Esterbrook, father Charles Livingston Wesley Chaffee. After her parents divorced in the late 1920s, her now single mother and her four children, Dorothy, William, Rowand, and Ted moved the to NYC. When the Depression hit, she was unable to support her family, and they moved to Taos, NM. Times continued to be very hard for them in Taos, they often went hungry. Dorothy was greatly influenced by living in the burgeoning artist capital of Taos in the 1930's. From an early age, she showed artistic talent. Being a resourceful young teenager with beautiful flaming red hair, she stood out, and had a friendly, outgoing nature. Needing to earn money to help support her family, she sought artists in the community willing to teach her. Two elder members of the disbanded Taos Society of Artists, Joseph Henry Sharp and Eanger Irving Couse, mentored her. With these mature artists’ help, she quickly learned enough to make money by painting the plaza storefront windows with advertising and holiday themes. Their influence can be seen in her distinctive portrait style. Andrew Dasburg mentored her as well as groups of other young artists who eventually came to be known as "Taos Moderns." His influence can be seen in her still-lifes, and early abstracts, especially in her color choices and composition. As she matured, she continued to hone her craft and worked at a gift shop in the plaza, where she developed business acumen. After World War Two, she married William Paul Wack. They moved to Brownsville Tx. where they owned and operated a successful Southwestern gift shop and restaurant. They never had children. She was an active member of the Brownsville Art League for nearly two decades, serving on many committees, and for a period as president. She was passionate in her efforts to promote the League's art shows and exhibits ensuring the League artists had opportunities to show and sell their work. A much-loved painting teacher and mentor, she influenced generations of artists. Soon after being unexpectedly widowed in 1971, within weeks she was told she had cancer and had six months to live. This prompted her to move to Long Beach to be near her brothers. Her cancer miraculously went into remission. She joined the Long Beach Art League and continued to paint and teach for another 30 years. A prolific painter, she treasured her paintings and after 1971, rarely parted with any. Her personal collection totaled over 130 paintings at her passing. Her preferred medium was oil on canvas. Dorothy specialized in ethnic Americana portraits. As a portraitist, she had many paid commissions. Over the years, as her artistic talents evolved and styles changed, she experimented with cubism, abstract, mixed media collages, landscapes, cityscapes, and botanicals. She often won first place and Best in Show for lifelike portraits and realistic complex still-lifes. Note: she was often known to buy used paintings for their frames and canvases, which she would then paint over, so the foundations of her works are not always indicative of when they were painted, and often, upon examination, they will be shown to be an overpainted painting, or even two-sided paintings, often mounted in non-period frames. Despite failing eyesight and crippling arthritis, she painted into her 80s. If asked what she did for a living, she proudly responded, “I am an artist”.
Franklin Benjamin Wack was born on April 26, 1905 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 64 years old on March 9, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Franklin Benjamin Wack.
Francis A Wack of Ambler, Montgomery County, PA was born on May 25, 1926, and died at age 74 years old on August 1, 2000.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Donna L. (Wack) Day.
Bernice Marie Wack was born on March 8, 1930, and died at age 72 years old on February 12, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bernice Marie (Wack).
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Doris.
Theodore Wack of Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States was born on October 1, 1948 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, and died at age 71 years old on March 30, 2020 in Willow Grove, Montgomery County. Theodore Wack was buried on April 3, 2020 in Roslyn.
Eric Theodore Wack was born on January 18, 1975 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 43 years old on April 11, 2018 in Willow Grove. Eric Wack was buried on April 18, 2018 at Washington Crossing National Cemetery 830 Highland Rd, in Newtown, Bucks County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eric Theodore Wack.
Robert John Wack Sr. was born on June 11, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States to Franklin Benjamin Wack and Philamena Stella Majewski, and had siblings Francis A Wack and Bernice Marie (Wack). Robert Wack died at age 78 years old on February 2, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert John Wack Sr..
James Joseph Wack was born on June 26, 1970 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Joseph Wack.
Ashley Anne Wack was born on November 1, 1999 in San Diego, San Diego County, California United States to Salvatore James LaVecchia II and Elizabeth Anne LaVecchia, and has siblings Sophia Anne LaVecchia and Salvatore James LaVecchia III. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ashley Anne Wack.
Sharon Lynn (Craft) Wack was born on March 5, 1950 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. She was married to Theodore Wack circa 1968 in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, PA, and they were together until Theodore's death on March 30, 2020 in Willow Grove. Sharon Wack has children James Joseph Wack, Lisa Michelle Clements, and Eric Theodore Wack. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sharon Lynn Wack.
Lisa Michelle (Wack) Clements was born on June 2, 1973 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lisa Michelle Clements.
Amy Elizabeth (Gotwols) Wack was born on October 6, 1974 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amy Elizabeth Wack.
Elizabeth Anne (Ochoa Wack) LaVecchia was born on January 8, 1974 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Anne LaVecchia.
Carol A. (Wack) Benigno was born to Francis A Wack and Doris, and has a sister Donna L. (Wack) Day. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carol A. (Wack) Benigno.
Margaret P Wack of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on January 3, 1914, and died at age 74 years old on October 13, 1988.
Thomas Wack was born on March 12, 1884, and died at age 61 years old in March 1945. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Wack.
Philip A Wack of Lacey, Thurston County, Washington was born on June 22, 1912, and died at age 71 years old in December 1983.

Wack Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Wack family member is 76.0 years old according to our database of 333 people with the last name Wack that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

76.0 years

Oldest Wacks

These are the longest-lived members of the Wack family on AncientFaces.

Gertrude Wack of Honey Brook, Chester County, PA was born on August 30, 1881, and died at age 102 years old in January 1984.
102 years
Christine Chapman Wack of Medford, Burlington County, NJ was born on September 29, 1906, and died at age 101 years old on January 13, 2008.
101 years
Eleanor M Wack of South Bend, St Joseph County, IN was born on October 13, 1897, and died at age 101 years old on May 10, 1999.
101 years
Marie Wack of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on August 5, 1898, and died at age 98 years old on October 25, 1996.
98 years
Elizabeth A Wack of Honey Brook, Chester County, PA was born on February 19, 1905, and died at age 97 years old on November 1, 2002.
97 years
Josephine B Wack of Prescott, Yavapai County, AZ was born on March 19, 1908, and died at age 97 years old on November 19, 2005.
97 years
Cora Wack of Louisville, Stark County, Ohio was born on June 7, 1877, and died at age 96 years old in June 1973.
95 years
Frances Wack of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on February 15, 1896, and died at age 96 years old in July 1992.
96 years
Mabel E Wack of Piqua, Miami County, OH was born on October 30, 1892, and died at age 95 years old on July 22, 1988.
95 years
Gladys M Wack of Hillsboro, Jefferson County, MO was born on July 31, 1907, and died at age 96 years old on November 8, 2003.
96 years
Helen L Wack of Watseka, Iroquois County, IL was born on February 8, 1915, and died at age 96 years old on February 9, 2011.
96 years
Scott Wack of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio was born on October 13, 1889, and died at age 95 years old in January 1985.
95 years
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