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Edward Smola 1919 - 1983

Edward Smola of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 20, 1919, and died at age 64 years old in August 1983.
Edward Smola
Ed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60608
March 20, 1919
August 1983
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  • Introduction

    Edward is my grandfather. He had two children: Edward (wife Joan) and Barbara (deceased 2009). His wife was Rose (Caithamer). (deceased as of May 1990). My grandfather and his family and my grandma's family all resided in Chicago, IL . Ed and Rose and Barbara lived in the Pilsen neighborhood until their deaths, His son, Edward moved to the suburbs in 1968. Edward has 5 children, Mary, Edward IV, Raymond, Martin and Louis, all still living. My Grandfather, Ed was in the Navy during WWII. He was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after the December attack by Japan. When he returned home he worked for Automatic Electric and retired in March, 1983. Unfortunately, he passed away suddenly in August 1983. He died from a rapidly moving cancer. Grandma Rose resided in Chicago with her daughter Barbara until Rose's passing in 1990. Barbara passed in Chicago in July, 2009.
  • 03/20
    1919

    Birthday

    March 20, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Ed is Bohemian. His family resided in the Pilsen neighborhood for many generations. According to Ancestry, his grandfather or great grandfather emigrated here in the 1800's. He was a fine leather maker. He soon became part of Abraham Lincoln's saddlery company and provided saddles for the Union army.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Chicago, IL. Morgan Street in Pilsen.
  • Religious Beliefs

    Catholic attended St. Precopius Church in Pilsen.
  • Military Service

    Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor, reconisence after attack on December 7, 1941.
  • Professional Career

    Ed was a machinist at Automatic Electric.
  • 08/dd
    1983

    Death

    August 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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He was a good man and a proud man. He worked very very hard his whole life.
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I'd like to know more about his service time in Hawaii.
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