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Louis D. Ratkay 1924 - 2002

Louis D Ratkay of Oak Park, Oakland County, MI was born on February 20, 1924 in Kenézlő Hungary. Louis Ratkay died at age 78 years old on April 28, 2002 in Oak Park, Oakland County, Michigan United States, and was buried at Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, in South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN.
Louis D Ratkay
Oak Park, Oakland County, MI 48237
February 20, 1924
Kenézlő, 3955, Hungary
April 28, 2002
Oak Park, Oakland County, Michigan, 48237, United States
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  • Introduction

    Louis D. Ratkay was born in Kenezlo, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary to Nicholas Reha (1894-1977) and Margit "Margaret" Hunyady Andras (1899-1973) and had siblings Nicholas T. (1925-2014) and Margaret Ratkay-Folding (1929-2022). He immigrated into the United States on February 1st 1950 in New York.
  • 02/20
    1924

    Birthday

    February 20, 1924
    Birthdate
    Kenézlő 3955, Hungary
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Louis was born in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary. Both his father Nicholas Reha and mother Margit (Margaret) Hunyady Andras were born in Hungary.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Louis was born in Kenezlo, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary and arrived in New York on February 1st 1950, and lived in South Ben St Joseph Indiana according to the 1950s census. By the 1970s Louis was living in Texas.
  • 04/28
    2002

    Death

    April 28, 2002
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Oak Park, Oakland County, Michigan 48237, United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 46619, United States
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In 1924, in the year that Louis D. Ratkay was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1935, he was just 11 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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Louis Ratkay's Family Tree & Friends

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Louis D. Ratkay

June 6, 1974
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Montgomery County, TX
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September 2, 1975
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Harris County, TX
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Louis D. Ratkay

February 1, 1976
Marriage date
Galveston County, TX
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