John Harbridge Gerlach1

#5944, (30 December 1930 - November 1971)
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Estelle Rose Roche
Father*Norman Harbridge Gerlach1 (1904 - 1980)
Mother*Joanna Powell1 (1903 - 1992)

Family

Maureen Knaus b. 1933, d. 1981
Birth*30 December 1930He was born on 30 December 1930 at Cook Co., IllinoisG.2 
11 April 1940He appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 in the household of Joanna Powell and Norman Harbridge Gerlach at 757 W. Hutchinson Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG, age 9.3 
Marriage*20 July 1957He married Maureen Knaus on 20 July 1957 at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.4 
Death*November 1971He died in November 1971 at Los Angeles, California, at age 40.5 
Obituary20 November 1971Obituary for John Harbridge Gerlach was published John Harbridge Gerlach, 40, of Pacific Palisades, Cal., formerly of Chicago, died early Thursday after a long illness. He was an account executive with Leo Burnett Company here. Recently he was executive vice-president of Carson-Roberts, an advertising agency in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, Maureen, daughter of Mrs. George Henry Knaus of Chicago; three sons, Mark, Peter, and Matthew, a daughter, Maura, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gerlach, and a sister, Mrs. William McCormick Blair Jr. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. today in Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. on 20 November 1971.5 
Burial*23 November 1971He was buried on 23 November 1971 at Holy Cross Cemetery, CaliforniaG; est. date.6 

Citations

  1. [S551] Ancestry.com Powell Hakes Pomeroy, ALICEBOYDSTUN, owner, online \Ancestry.com\, Transcription of text: Name: John Gerlach Birth Date: 30 Dec 1930 Birth Location: Cook County, IL File Number: 6057227 Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Births) Archive repository location: Chicago, IL Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk. Hereinafter cited as Powell Hakes Pomeroy.
  2. [S551] Powell Hakes Pomeroy, online Ancestry.com, Citing Birth Record: Illinois, Cook County Birth Index, 1916-1935; Transcription of text: Name: John Gerlach Birth Date: 30 Dec 1930 Birth Location: Cook County, IL File Number: 6057227 Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Births) Archive repository location: Chicago, IL Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk.
  3. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Norman H (34), b. IL, patent attorney; Joanna P (35), b. IL.
  4. [S622] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line], online Ancestry.com, John H. Gerlach and Maureen Knaus; Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1957; Marriage Location: Cook County, IL; File Number: 2451500; Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages); Archive repository location: Chicago, IL; Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk.
  5. [S533] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, online Ancestry.com, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov 1971, image of news item. Hereinafter cited as Historical Newspapers1851 -2003.
  6. [S533] Historical Newspapers1851 -2003, online Ancestry.com, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov 1971, image of news item; mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades.