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Allen Wanek 1938 - 1986

Allen Wanek was born on February 2, 1938 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota United States, and died at age 48 years old in May 1986 in Olmsted County. Allen Wanek was buried at Oakwood Cemetery 38 7th Ave NE, in Rochester.

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Allen Russell Wanek
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February 2, 1938
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, 55987, United States
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    Allen Russell Wanek was born to John Albert Wanek (1896 - 1979) and Hilda Elizabeth Schwertel (1898 - 1993). Both of his parents had been born in Wisconsin. He had two brothers and a sister, one of whom was Owen Julius Wanek (1922 - 2015). He also had siblings Donald and Iona Wanek. Allen R Wanek married Laurel A Gillund on June 16, 1973 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. They had one son, Matthew. He served for nine years in the United States Air Force as a captain.
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    February 2, 1938
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    Winona, Winona County, Minnesota 55987, United States
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Born and raised in Winona Minnesota, Allen was a lifelong resident of Minnesota.

  • Early Life & Education

    He graduated from Winona Senior High School and attended Winona State College. He also attended the University of Minnesota after leaving the Air Force.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Funeral services were held at the Macken Colonial Chapel where a Lutheran minister officiated.

  • Military Service

    Allen was a Captain in the United States Air Force. He served for nine years.

  • Professional Career

    Allen was a data analyst at the Mayo Clinic.
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    May 1986
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    apparent heart attack
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    Oakwood Cemetery 38 7th Ave NE, in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota 55906, United States
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In 1938, in the year that Allen Wanek was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1950, he was just 12 years old when on June 25th, the Korean War began when North Korean Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union and China backed North Korea and the U.N., primarily the United States backed South Korea.
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Wanek, Olga (Jun 11, 1919 - May 14, 1989) Wanek, Rudolph (Dec 14, 1914 - Dec 15, 1993) Wanek, Julia (Oct 15, 1927 - Feb 4, 2003) Wanek, Anna (Jun 1, 1902 - Aug 1985) Wanek, Mary (Apr 19, 1938 - Jul 5, 1981) Wanek, Emil (Jan 31, 1894 - Jul 1963) Wanek, Ernest (Jan 21, 1899 - May 1987) Wanek, Anna (Jun 16, 1902 - Dec 1984) Wanek, Edwin (Jul 1, 1916 - Oct 1973) Wanek, Harold (Apr 16, 1912 - May 1984)
Wanek, Hilda (Jun 27, 1899 - Dec 1974) Wanek, Herbert (Apr 13, 1910 - Apr 15, 1989) Wanek, Gertrude (Aug 27, 1902 - May 1985) Wanek, Marion (Mar 29, 1913 - May 1995) Wanek, Henry (Mar 25, 1886 - Dec 1979) Wanek, Constance (May 12, 1931 - Nov 9, 2006) Wanek, Frances (Jun 5, 1915 - May 31, 2003) Wanek, Emily (Nov 27, 1891 - Dec 1983) Wanek, Marie (Jun 16, 1921 - Aug 2, 1988) Wanek, Arthur (Oct 21, 1933 - Feb 17, 1981)
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