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Joseph Sheets Jr. (1932 - 1996)
Joseph Sheets Jr., father to 1 child, was born on August 4, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio. He was born to Anna Kmets and Joseph Sheets Sr., with siblings John, Charles, Dennis, and Frank. He married Florence Fern Mosier Sheets on December 31, 1959 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Joseph died. They gave birth to Elana Marie Sheets-Tedrick. Joseph died on May 28, 1996 at Veterans Hospital, Long Beach, California at 63 years old. We know that Joseph Sheets Jr. had been residing in 4802 Merten Ave., in Cypress, Orange County, California USA 90630.
Joseph Sheets Biography
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Most Commonly Known Name
Joseph Sheets Jr.
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First nameJoseph
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Middle name
Unknown.
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Gender
Male
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Birth
Joseph Sheets was born on in Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio United States
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Death
Joseph Sheets died on at Veterans Hospital, in Long Beach, Orange County, California United States 90630
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Cause of death
Lung disease
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Burial / Funeral
at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in Cypress, Orange County, California United States 90630
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Ethnicity & Lineage
Chech
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Nationality & Locations Lived
USA
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Religion
Catholic
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Last Known Residence
4802 Merten Ave., in Cypress, Orange County, California USA 90630
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Education
Did Joseph finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters?
What schools or universities did Joseph attend?
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Professions
Driver/delivery for Coca Cola.
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Personal Life & Organizations
VFW Post 9847 Cypress/Los Alamitos CA.
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Military Service
US Army
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Average Age
Joseph Sheets Jr. lived
9 years shorter than
the average Sheets family member
when he died at the age of 63.
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Survived by his wife Florence Fern Sheets (Mosier) of Cypress, CA. Children Elana Sheets-Tedrick (Arthur), Lorena Sheets-Nerney (Marshall), Gary Sheets, Paul Sheets (Dorrie), Maureen Sheets-McCoy (Greg). Seven grandchildren; Nicholas Sheets, Spencer Sheets, Douglas Sheets, Kristen Nerney, Ryan Nerney, Joey Tedrick and Tyler McCoy.
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1932 - 1996 World Events
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In 1932, in the year that Joseph Sheets Jr. was born, five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
In 1949, Joseph was 17 years old when on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.
In 1965, by the time he was 33 years old, on March 8th, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. The 3500 Marines joined 23,000 "advisors" already in South Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in the country.
In 1978, he was 46 years old when on July 25th, Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby", was born at Oldham Hospital in London. Louise was conceived through IVF (in vitro fertilization), a controversial and experimental procedure at the time.
In 1996, in the year of Joseph Sheets Jr.'s passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.
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