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Ralph Leroy Kemerly 1918 - 2008

Ralph Leroy Kemerly of St Joseph County, Michigan United States was born on November 20, 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, IL, and died at age 89 years old on January 18, 2008 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN.
Ralph Leroy Kemerly
St Joseph County, Michigan United States
November 20, 1918
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
January 18, 2008
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States
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  • 11/20
    1918

    Birthday

    November 20, 1918
    Birthdate
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Ralph Leroy Kemerly was white. He was born on November 20, 1918 to parents Herman C Kemerly (1888-1960) and Maude Brown (1892-1983). His mother Maude was born on November 17, 1892 in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA and she grew up in Vernon, Hancock, Indiana, USA. Maude married Herman on October 16, 1912 in Hancock, Indiana and the couple resided in Allen, Noble, Indiana, USA. She passed away on July 30, 1983 in Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. His father Herman was born on January 1, 1888 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA and resided in Allen, Noble, Indiana, USA and Avilla, Noble, Indiana. He passed away on May 17, 1960 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA.
  • Early Life & Education

    Ralph was one of 8 children in his family with siblings including Ruth Kemerly (1914-), Frances Rosetta Kemerly (1916-2008), Paul Franklin Kemerly (1917-1997), Richard H Kemerly (1921-), and Vernon Kemerly (1926-2001). He was a high school graduate, completing 4 years.
  • Military Service

    Ralph L Kemerly enlisted on July 28, 1944 in Fort Sheridan Illinois with Military serial#: 36471918. He was a private and served in the US Army from July 28, 1944 until his discharge on January 19, 1946.
  • Professional Career

    Ralph was an engineer.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Ralph was married to Maxine Lucille Imler (1919-1982) and together the couple had two children.
  • 01/18
    2008

    Death

    January 18, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana United States
    Death location
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In 1918, in the year that Ralph Leroy Kemerly was born, on November 11th, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, ending the fighting on the Western Front in World War I. This meant a complete defeat of Germany although Germany never formally surrendered. It took another six months of negotiations to sign an actual peace treaty between the warring parties.
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In 1933, when he was only 15 years old, Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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