Individual Details

Roland "Racey" Terkel

(29 Oct 1915 - 24 Oct 2009)

Events

Alt nameRacey Terkel
Birth29 Oct 1915Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence19201920 Census - Middle Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence19301930 Census - 2201 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
EducationCa 1932Fifth Avenue High School, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Education1934Age: Abt 16 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence19342201 Forbes, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1935Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage7 May 1939Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - Sadie Tamres
Residence1940Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence19401940 Census - Jackson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Military16 Oct 1940WWII Draft - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Military13 Mar 1943Enlistment - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Military1946Discharge from Military Service as a sergeant of the Army Air Force Corp
Residence19501950 Census - Elysian Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Soc Sec NoBef 1951192-01-9332 PA
Occupation1972Advertising Dept
Residence19901200 NE Miami Gd, Zip 33179, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States
Residence199433179-4714, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
PhoneBef 2009(305) 944-2232
ResidenceBef 200915147-1126 - 452 Ridge Avenue, Verona, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death24 Oct 200915147 - Verona, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
BurialAft 24 Oct 2009Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseSadie Tamres (1919 - 2003)
ChildLee A. Terkel (1951 - )
FatherJacob Jake "Jake" Türkel (1884 - 1972)
MotherDeborah (Dora) "Dora" Langer (1891 - 1952)
SiblingLeo Jay Terkel (1913 - 1948)
SiblingHarold William Terkel (1915 - 1990)
SiblingMaurice "Morry" Terkel (1920 - 2000)

Notes

Residence

StreetAddress: Middle Street; Age: 4; Occupation: None; EnumerationDistrict: 688; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son

Residence

StreetAddress: 2201 Forbes; Occupation: Student

Residence

StreetAddress: Jackson Street; Age: 24; Occupation: Advertising Salesman; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 11; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 69-253; GradeCompleted: High School, 4th year; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 44; Income: 1550; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 38; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

Military

Complexion: Light; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Brown; Height: 5 7; Weight: 167 Served in World War II as a sergeant of the Army Air Force Corp. from 1943 to 1946.

Military

Information: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Military Service Branch: No branch assignment; Rank: Private; Height: 34; Military Division: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Service Number: 33667723; Weight: 106

Military

Served in World War II as a sergeant of the Army Air Force Corp. from 1943 to 1946.

Residence

StreetAddress: Elysian St.; Age: 34; Occupation: Salesman; ApartmentNumber: D.; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 77-450; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Retail Fire Store; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married

Residence

StreetAddress: 1200 NE Miami Gd; Age: 75; StreetAddress: 1200 NE Miami Gardens Dr Apt 809; StreetAddress: 809 1200ne Miamigrdn; StreetAddress: 1200 NE Miami Gardens Dr

Death

oland Terkel, 93, of Verona, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Beloved father of Lee A. Terkel. Preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Dora Terkel; and siblings, Leo, Harold and Maurice Terkel. Mr. Terkel is a graduate of Fifth Avenue High School. After graduation, he married Sadie Tamres in 1936 and served in World War II as a sergeant of the Army Air Force Corp. from 1943 to 1946. He was a longtime employee for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and later left Pittsburgh to reside in Miami, Fla., where he worked as a salesman for Modern Trend Wigs and later retired as a part-time Santa in Florida. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Homewood Cemetery Chapel.Published by Pittsburgh Tribune Review on Oct. 26, 2009.

Endnotes

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8. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03659; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 69-253.

9. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2505.

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