Leo A Bachrach
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Leo Adler Bachrach | |
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Born |
June 13, 1916[1] Danzig, Germany[2] |
Died | June 28, 2009 (aged 93)[3] |
Resting place | Chicago, Cook, Illinois[4] |
Occupation | Jeweler |
Spouse | Audrey Rubin (m. 1953–)[5] |
Children | Mark Bacharach |
Obituary[6][edit]
Bachrach, Leo A. beloved husband of Audrey (nee Rubin), loving father of Steven (Sally) Bachrach, Mark Bacharach and the late Shirley Bachrach, grandfather of Jessica Bachrach, Ryan Bachrach, Kyle Benjamin and Darren Benjamin, cousin of Claire Dratch, brother-in-law of Ellen Grombacher. Funeral Services Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 12 NOON at the Piser Chapel, 9200 N. Skokie Blvd. (at Church Street) Skokie, IL. Interment Jewish Oakridge Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Selfhelp Home, 908 W. Argyle St., Chicago, IL 60640. For Information: Piser Funeral Service 847-679-4740.
Historical Records[edit]
- Leo (age 20) left the port of Hamburg, Germany aboard the ship "President Roosevelt" and arrived in New York, New York on October 24, 1936. He is listed as a Goldsmith, not married, and a Jew. His place of birth and last residence are both listed as Seligenstadt, Germany. (This conflicts with his naturalization petition, which says "Nativity State or Country: Danzig or Germany". Danzig (present day Gdansk, Poland) is over 600 miles from Seligenstadt.)
- Leo applied for naturalization in 1936 and was granted citizenship on April 20, 1943. The back of the card states that he changed his name from Leo Adler Bacharach to Leo Adler Bachrach. He was living at 5464 S. Harper Ave., Chicago, Illinois. He says that he immigrated via the port of New York, NY on Oct. 24, 1936. He gives as witnesses: Leonard Fisher (5406 S. Ingleside Ave., Chicago, IL) and Walter Zegadlo (3715 W. 55th, Chicago, Illinois).
- Leo enlisted in the draft in 1941:
- Name: Leo A Bachrach
- Birth Year: 1916
- Race: White, Not Yet A Citizen (White)
- Nativity State or Country: Danzig or Germany
- Enlistment Date: 5 May 1941
- Enlistment Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
- Grade Code: Private
- Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
- Source: Civil Life
- Education: 4 years of high school
- Civil Occupation: Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths
- Marital Status: Single, without dependents
- Height: 65
- Weight: 124
- Leo (age 38) lived at 5 N Wabash Ave Apt 702, Chicago, IL, 60602-4732 in 1954
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Social Security Death Index
- ↑ WWII Draft
- ↑ Social Security Death Index
- ↑ Social Security Death Index
- ↑ Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
- ↑ http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/view.aspx?db=web-obituary&kw=Bachrach+Leo+A&pid=21474619&url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll%3Frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-i%26gsfn%3dLeo%2bA%26gsln%3dBachrach%26msbdy%3d1916%26msddy%3d2009%26msgdy%3d1953%26msgpn__ftp%3dCook%2bCounty%252c%2bIllinois%252c%2bUSA%26msgpn%3d730%26msgpn_PInfo%3d7-%257c1652393%257c2%257c3247%257c16%257c730%257c%26uidh%3duv6%26mssng0%3daudrey%26mssns0%3drubin%26mscng0%3dmark%26mscns0%3dbacharach%26db%3dweb-obituary