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John Rowan “Jack” Deardorff Jr. Veteran

Birth
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Death
17 Mar 1983 (aged 74)
Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Sgt US Army WWIIJohn Rowan 'Jack' Deardorff, Jr.
(August 12, 1908 ~ March 17, 1983)

Burial: Saturday, March 19, 1983.

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Jack Deardorff

GALENA, Kan. — Jack R. Deardorff, 74, 1302 Main St., was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo., after suffering an apparent heart attack while shopping in Joplin.

Mr. Deardorff was born Aug. 12, 1908, in Joplin an had lived in Galena for 35 years. He retired from Vickers in 1970 and was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Aleutian Islands.

He was a member of First Christian Church, Galena.

He married Grace Walker on April 4, 1948, in Galena. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Richard N. Deardorff, Webb City, Mo.; three sisters, Betty Howard, Joplin, Velma Funk , state of California, and Mary Lou Clanton, Long View, Ark., and two grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery, west of Galena, with the Rev. Lee Williams officiating, under the direction of the Derfelt Funeral Home. The family will be at the home.

Joplin Globe,
Friday, March 18, 1983,
Page: 8B; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.

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Social Security Death Index

Name: Jack Deardorff
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Wednesday August 12, 1908
Date of Death: March 1983
Est. Age at Death: 74 years, 7 months
Last known residence:

City: Galena; Badger; Lowell; Spring Grove.
County: Cherokee
State: Kansas
ZIP Code: 66739
Latitude: 37.0394
Longitude: -94.6644

Location of Last Benefit Paid:

City: Galena; Badger; Lowell; Spring Grove.
County: Cherokee
State: Kansas
ZIP Code: 66739

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John R Deardorff

Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946

Event Type Military Service
Event Date 15 Oct 1945
Event Place Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Event Place Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri

Name John R Deardorff
Marital Status Single
Military Service Branch Army
Birth Date 12 Aug 1908
Birthplace Joplin, Missouri

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Citing this Record

"Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q4-8LG8), John R Deardorff, 15 Oct 1945; citing Military Service, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

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Sgt US Army WWIIJohn Rowan 'Jack' Deardorff, Jr.
(August 12, 1908 ~ March 17, 1983)

Burial: Saturday, March 19, 1983.

***

Jack Deardorff

GALENA, Kan. — Jack R. Deardorff, 74, 1302 Main St., was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo., after suffering an apparent heart attack while shopping in Joplin.

Mr. Deardorff was born Aug. 12, 1908, in Joplin an had lived in Galena for 35 years. He retired from Vickers in 1970 and was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Aleutian Islands.

He was a member of First Christian Church, Galena.

He married Grace Walker on April 4, 1948, in Galena. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Richard N. Deardorff, Webb City, Mo.; three sisters, Betty Howard, Joplin, Velma Funk , state of California, and Mary Lou Clanton, Long View, Ark., and two grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery, west of Galena, with the Rev. Lee Williams officiating, under the direction of the Derfelt Funeral Home. The family will be at the home.

Joplin Globe,
Friday, March 18, 1983,
Page: 8B; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.

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Social Security Death Index

Name: Jack Deardorff
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Wednesday August 12, 1908
Date of Death: March 1983
Est. Age at Death: 74 years, 7 months
Last known residence:

City: Galena; Badger; Lowell; Spring Grove.
County: Cherokee
State: Kansas
ZIP Code: 66739
Latitude: 37.0394
Longitude: -94.6644

Location of Last Benefit Paid:

City: Galena; Badger; Lowell; Spring Grove.
County: Cherokee
State: Kansas
ZIP Code: 66739

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John R Deardorff

Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946

Event Type Military Service
Event Date 15 Oct 1945
Event Place Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Event Place Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri

Name John R Deardorff
Marital Status Single
Military Service Branch Army
Birth Date 12 Aug 1908
Birthplace Joplin, Missouri

No image available

Citing this Record

"Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q4-8LG8), John R Deardorff, 15 Oct 1945; citing Military Service, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

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