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Peter Rapsis Jr 1935 - 1976

Peter Joseph Rapsis Jr of Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey United States was born on July 18, 1935 to Bertha Rapsis and Peter Rapsis. He married Janice Berke. Peter's partner was Elizabeth Johnston, and they had children Michael P. Rapsis, Kathleen Rapsis, Debra Rapsis, Cheryl Rapsis, Peter Joseph Rapsis 3rd, and Elizabeth Rapsis. Peter Rapsis died at age 41 years old on November 11, 1976, and was buried at Whiting Memorial Park in Manchester Township.

Peter Joseph Rapsis Jr
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Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey United States
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July 18, 1935
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November 11, 1976
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  • 07/18
    1935

    Birthday

    July 18, 1935
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Lithuanian

  • Nationality & Locations

    US

  • Religious Beliefs

    Catholic

  • Military Service

    none

  • Personal Life & Family

    Lions Club International
  • 11/11
    1976

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    November 11, 1976
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    Whiting Memorial Park in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey 08759, United States
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    ASBURY PARK PRESS, 7 Fri. Nov. 12, 1976 PETER J. RAPSIS JR. TOMS RIVER - Peter J. Rapsis Jr., 41, of Patmas Drive, died yesterday at the Atlantic City Medical Center. He was born in Newark and lived in Harrison and Kearny before moving here 17 years ago. Mr. Rapsis owned and operated the Petco Aluminum Co., South Toms River, for 10 years. Surviving are his wife, the former Janice Berke; two sons, Michael P., here, and Peter J. Ill, Miami; four daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Wagner, Miss Debra Rapsis, and Miss Cheryl Rapsis, here, and Miss Elizabeth Ropsis, Miami; his mother, Mrs. Berthe Rapsis, Harrison; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Liefkin, Boonton; Mrs. Adele Zuk, Stroudsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Ann Murray and Mrs. Eleanor Mermier, Kearny, and a grandson. The Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Manchester Township, is in charge of arrangements.
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In 1935, in the year that Peter Rapsis Jr was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1942, by the time he was merely 7 years old, on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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Rapsis, John (Died Oct 1968) Rapsis, Caroline (Oct 17, 1892 - Jun 1979) Rapsis, Edward (Jan 12, 1925 - May 14, 1998) Rapsis, James (Feb 12, 1954 - Nov 17, 2005) Rapsis, Janice (Mar 7, 1939 - Jan 2, 2006) Rapsis, Carol (Jan 18, 1942 - Feb 21, 2009) Rapsis, Ignatius (Nov 16, 1911 - Dec 30, 1994) Rapsis, Bertha (Nov 17, 1908 - Oct 10, 1992) Rapsis, Michael (Jun 5, 1955 - Dec 17, 2009) Rapsis, Bertha (Sep 7, 1911 - Feb 15, 2002)
Rapsis, Michael (Dec 18, 1925 - Jul 31, 1988) Rapsis, Anna (Sep 22, 1909 - Jul 1993) Rapsis, Peter (Jun 29, 1910 - Jul 1975) Rapsis, Margaret (Dec 18, 1918 - Apr 1969) Rapsis, Andres (Sep 25, 1915 - Nov 16, 2007) Rapsis, Isabel (Apr 22, 1928 - Jul 15, 2006) Rapsis, Peter Rapsis, Michael (Jun 5, 1955 - Dec 17, 2009) Rapsis, Kathleen (Born Apr 22, 1956) Rapsis, Debra (Born Apr 24, 1957)
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