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William H. “Willie” Rucksdaeschel

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Birth	:	23 Mar 1911 York County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	23 Jul 1973 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Cemetery, Waco, York County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8367004, -97.4246979
Inscription	:	RUCKSDAESCHEL Dorothea L. 1910 - 2003 Willie H. 1911 - 1973
Description	:	Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: William Rucksdaeschel Age: 8 Estimated birth year: 1912 Birthplace: Nebraska Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Home in 1920: Beaver, York, Nebraska Address: farm Marital status: single Able to speak English: yes Able to read and write: yes Father's birthplace: Nebraska Mother's birthplace: Nebraska Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Henry (age 18) and Frieda (13) Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 208; Image: 835 Date: 25 Mar 1920 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Willie Rucksdaeschel Age: 19 Estimated birth year: 1911 Read More	Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: William Rucksdaeschel Age: 8 Estimated birth year: 1912 Birthplace: Nebraska Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Home in 1920: Beaver, York, Nebraska Address: farm Marital status: single Able to speak English: yes Able to read and write: yes Father's birthplace: Nebraska Mother's birthplace: Nebraska Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Henry (age 18) and Frieda (13) Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 208; Image: 835 Date: 25 Mar 1920 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Willie Rucksdaeschel Age: 19 Estimated birth year: 1911 Birthplace: Nebraska Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: son Home in 1930: Beaver, York, Nebraska Marital status: single Education: able to speak English Education: able to read and write Father's birthplace: Nebraska Mother's birthplace: Nebraska Occupation: none Siblings living at home: none Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: 1295; Page: ; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 779.0. Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Willie Rucksdaeschel Age: 29 Estimated birth year: 1921 Birthplace: Nebraska Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: son Home in 1940: Beaver, York, Nebraska Marital status: married Highest grade of school completed: 8 Living on farm: yes Place of residence in 1935: same house Occupation: farm laborer Industry: farm Salary or wage worker: wages Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52 Amount of money wages or salary: $0 [sic] Has other income of more than $50: yes At work during week of March 24-30: yes Number of hours worked: 50 Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2268; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 93-4 Date: 19 Apr 1940 Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Name: William Henry Rucksdaeschel Age: 29 Birth date: 23 Mar 1911 Birth place: York, Nebraska Race: white Residence: Waco, York, Nebraska Next of kin: Dorothea Louise Rucksdaeschel Relationship: wife Employer: self Height: 5 feet 10 inches Weight: 175 Eyes: blue Hair: brown Complexion: light Registration date: 16 Oct 1940 Extract from the 1950 Census: Name: William Rucksdaeschel Age: 39 Estimated birth year: 1911 Birthplace: Nebraska Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1950: Beaver, York, Nebraska Address: Section 21 Marital status: married Living on farm: yes Occupation: farmer Industry: farm At work during last week: yes Number of hours worked: 84 Class of worker: own business Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska Date: 24 Apr 1950 Article from the "Evening Journal" of Lincoln, Nebraska dated 27 Jul 1973: A rural Waco man was listed in critical condition at Omaha's Methodist Hospital Friday with a gunshot wound in the head suffered Thursday. The hospital said William H. Rucksdaeschel. 62, Rt. 2, was being held in the intensive care unit. York County Sheriff Deputy Dean Heiden said Rucksdaeschel was shot once in the head with a .22 cal. rifle about noon Thursday. He was taken to York Hospital, later transferred to Lincoln General Hospital then to Omaha's Methodist Hospital. Heiden said the man was shot at his farm home about five miles south and one and a quarter miles east of Waco. He was apparently alone when the shooting occurred. Authorities were attempting to learn Friday whether the shooting was self-inflicted accidentally or on purpose. Obituary from the "Evening Journal" of Lincoln, Nebraska dated 30 Jul 1973: William H. Rucksdaeschel, 62, Waco, died Sunday at Omaha. Survivors: wife, Dorothea; sons, Lester, Seward, Clifford, Waco; daughter, Mrs. Cedric (Leona) Dehling [sic], Seward; brother Henry, Staplehurst,; sister, Mrs. George Klepper, Waco; four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. John's Lutheran, Waco. Church cemetery. He married Dorathea Fehlhafer 21 Aug 1933 in Nebraska.

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Where is William H. “Willie” Rucksdaeschel's memorial?
William H. “Willie” Rucksdaeschel's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Cemetery, Waco, York County, USA.
When did William H. “Willie” Rucksdaeschel death?
William H. “Willie” Rucksdaeschel death on 23 Jul 1973 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.8367004
Longitude: -97.4246979

Family Members:

Parent

Johann H. “John” Rucksdaeschel

(1873 - 1952)

Lena Barghahn Rucksdaeschel

(1876 - 1950)

Spouse

Dorathea Fehlhafer Rucksdaeschel

(1910 - 2003)

Siblings

Ernst J.H. Rucksdaeschel

(1890 - 1899)

J. F. E. O. Rucksdaeschel

(1900 - 1900)

Henry Carl Rucksdaeschel

(1901 - 1981)

Fritz F.H. Rucksdaeschel

(1904 - 1904)

Frieda Rucksdaeschel Klepper

(1906 - 1993)

Hulda L. A. Rucksdaeschel

(1910 - 1910)

Children

Lester C. Rucksdaeschel

(1934 - 1993)

Alvin H. Rucksdaeschel

(1935 - 1935)

Clifford H. Rucksdaeschel

(1940 - 1976)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ebenezer Cemetery
Waco, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8595000, -97.4240000

2. Cashler Union Cemetery
York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8225000, -97.3688000

3. Waco Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8943000, -97.4658000

4. Gilmore Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7705994, -97.4847031

5. Blue Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7571983, -97.4535980

6. Knob Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7630997, -97.3672028

7. Vernon Cemetery
York, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8291300, -97.5391200

8. Utica Cemetery
Utica, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9003600, -97.3424800

9. Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery
Utica, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8938130, -97.3311380

10. Prairie Grove Cemetery
Utica, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8506012, -97.3003006

11. Holoch Cemetery
York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7630997, -97.5207977

12. Saint Josephs Cemetery
York, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8586006, -97.5599976

13. Beaver Crossing Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7820670, -97.2820720

14. Rosemond Cemetery
York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9417000, -97.5211029

15. Leland Cemetery
Cordova, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7352982, -97.3094025

16. Palo Cemetery
Thayer, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9736000, -97.4250200

17. Calvary Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7714005, -97.2564011

18. Zastrow Cemetery
Cordova, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7127991, -97.3300018

19. Greenwood Cemetery
York, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8706017, -97.6093979

20. Mound Prairie Cemetery
Goehner, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8573380, -97.2344200

21. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
McCool Junction, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7271996, -97.5511017

22. Leonard Cemetery
Beaver Crossing, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7425003, -97.2739029

23. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Utica, Seward County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9746490, -97.3477080

24. Zion Cemetery
Thayer, York County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9730988, -97.5117035