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Benny Gatch

Male 1891 - 1969  (77 years)


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  • Name Benny Gatch 
    Born 14 Nov 1891  Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _MILT World War I. US veteran.  [2] 
    Died 13 Jan 1969  Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Lithuanian National Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I2065  Gritton
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Family Helen Bertha Butz,   b. 10 Apr 1908, Steger, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1981  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ben Gatch,   b. 19 Jul 1929, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 2011, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Frank Benjamin Gatch,   b. 10 Aug 1930, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1994  (Age 64 years)
     3. Earl James Gatch,   b. 16 Nov 1937, Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1997  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1891 - Lithuania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jan 1969 - Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lithuanian National Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.


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