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Leo Konopasek Jr. 1926 - 1992

Leo Konopasek Jr of Griffith, Lake County, IN was born on December 7, 1926 in Griffith, and died at age 66 years old on December 13, 1992 in Hammond. Leo Konopasek was buried at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, South Cline Avenue, Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America 8178 S Cline Ave, in Crown Point.
Leo Konopasek Jr
Griffith, Lake County, IN 46319
December 7, 1926
Griffith, Lake County, Indiana, United States
December 13, 1992
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, United States
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Leo Konopasek Jr's History: 1926 - 1992

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  • 12/7
    1926

    Birthday

    December 7, 1926
    Birthdate
    Griffith, Lake County, Indiana United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Leo Konopasek Jr is the son of Bernard Leo Konopasek and Ruby D. Konopasek. He waas white. His mother Ruby was born on June 28 1900 and lived in Griffith, Lake, Indiana, USA. She passed away on May 31, 1988 and is buried at the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America. His father Bernard Leo was born on September 29, 1894 and lived in Griffith, Lake, Indiana, USA. Ge served as a PFC in the US Army. He passed away on June 29, 1974 and is also buried at the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America with his wife.
  • Early Life & Education

    He completed four years of high school.
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35971730 Enlisted: November 28, 1945 in Cp Beale Marysville California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • Professional Career

    As a teenager, he worked for the Buckeye Pipe Line Co in Griffith, Lake, Indiana, USA.
  • Personal Life & Family

    On March 20, 1948 he married Shirley Yates (1930–1981) in Lake, Indiana, United States and they had two daughters together.
  • 12/13
    1992

    Death

    December 13, 1992
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Hammond, Lake County, Indiana United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, South Cline Avenue, Schererville, Lake County, Indiana, United States of America 8178 S Cline Ave, in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana 46307, United States
    Burial location
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In 1926, in the year that Leo Konopasek Jr. was born, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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In 1958, Leo was 32 years old when on January 31st, Explorer I, the United States' answer to Sputnik I (and 2,) was launched. America had entered the Space Race. The first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, it remained in orbit until 1970.
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