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Otie Gehrke 1904 - 1982

Otie Gehrke of Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan was born on November 26, 1904, and died at age 77 years old in October 1982.
Otie Gehrke
Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan 49412
November 26, 1904
October 1982
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Otie Gehrke's History: 1904 - 1982

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  • 11/26
    1904

    Birthday

    November 26, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1982

    Death

    October 1982
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Otie Gehrke lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1904, in the year that Otie Gehrke was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1918, by the time this person was only 14 years old, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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