Benny Gatch
1891 - 1969 (77 years)-
Name Benny Gatch Born 14 Nov 1891 Lithuania 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1930 Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois _MILT World War I. US veteran. [2] Died 13 Jan 1969 Cook County, Illinois [1, 2] Buried Lithuanian National Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois [1, 2] Person ID I2065 Gritton Last Modified 23 Feb 2024
Family Helen Bertha Butz, b. 10 Apr 1908, Steger, Cook County, Illinois , d. 6 Feb 1981 (Age 72 years) Children 1. Ben Gatch, b. 19 Jul 1929, Illinois , d. 20 Oct 2011, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois (Age 82 years)2. Frank Benjamin Gatch, b. 10 Aug 1930, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois , d. 27 Aug 1994 (Age 64 years)3. Earl James Gatch, b. 16 Nov 1937, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois , d. 2 Feb 1997 (Age 59 years)Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F864 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Nov 1891 - Lithuania 
Census - 1930 - Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois 
Died - 13 Jan 1969 - Cook County, Illinois 
Buried - - Lithuanian National Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - The Chicago Heights Star, Thursday, January 16, 1969, p.6
Funeral services will be held Thursday at Hub Chapel for Benny Gatch, 77, of 1543 Thorn Street, Chicago Heights, who died Monday at St. James Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A 60 year resident of Chicago Heights, Mr. Gatch was born in Lithuania on November 14, 1891. He was a retired employe of Inland Steel Company, and was a World War I veteran. He also was a member of VFW Post 2825 and the Chicago Lithuanian Society.
Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m., with burial at Lithuanian National Cemetery in Willow Springs, Ill.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Miss Helen Gatch of Chicago Heights; four sons, Ben and Frank of Chicago Heights, Earl of Park Forest and Anthony of Forest Park, Ga; a sister, Mrs. Frances Gruskis of Chicago, and nine grandchildren.
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- The Chicago Heights Star, Thursday, January 16, 1969, p.6
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