Brief Life History of Jerold Bernard
When Jerold Bernard Ruzicka was born on 6 May 1916, in Loma, Butler, Nebraska, United States, his father, Alois Josef Ruzicka, was 35 and his mother, Mary A. Coufal, was 31. He married Alice Regina Makovicka on 21 February 1938. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Pleasant Home Township, Polk, Nebraska, United States in 1950. He died on 15 January 2000, in Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States.
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- Jerold Ruzicka, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jerold Bernard Ruzicka - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Jerold Bernard Ruzicka
- James E. Mc Daniel, "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Czech (Růžička): nickname meaning ‘nice little rose’, a diminutive of růže ‘rose’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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