Individual Details

Bernard Wendell MAVERS

(1 Dec 1925 - 24 Dec 1987)

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ID: I112371618
Name: Bernard Wendell MAVERS
Given Name: Bernard Wendell
Surname: Mavers
Sex: M
Birth: 1 Dec 1925 in Renault,IL at home
Death: 24 Dec 1987 in Barnes Hospital,St. Louis,MO
Christening: 1 Dec 1925 St. Mary Catholic Church,Renault,IL
Burial: 28 Dec 1987 St. Agatha Catholic Cmtry,New Athens,IL
MARC: 30 Jan 1946 St. Agatha Catholic Church,New Athens,IL
FCOM: 24 May 1938 Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,Waterloo,IL
Change Date: 22 Jan 2002
Note:
Bernie left home during the depression at age 12 to make his own wayin
the world. He finished school only to the sixth grade. He boarded with
a dairy farmer locally, where he was employed for his keep. He then
joined the MerchantMarines in WWII. He married and held several jobs
at different times welding, incl. Granite City Steel, Anheuser Busch,
and lived with his wife in Michigan and St. Louis,MO before settling
in Lenzburg. He then became a member of the AFL-CIO and workedconstruction out of Local 13 in New Athens,IL. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus and also kept financial books for his union local.

Father: Jacob John MAVERS b: 6 May 1900 in Monroe County,IL
Mother: Ella Agnes FORNESS (MAVERS) b: 4 Oct 1901 in Tipton,IL

Events

Birth1 Dec 1925Renault, IL
Marriage30 Nov 1946St. Agatha Parish, New Athens, IL - Thelma Lucille HOFFMAN
Death24 Dec 1987St. Louis City, Missouri
Burial28 Dec 1987New Athens, St. Clair Co., IL
Reference No7111

Families

SpouseThelma Lucille HOFFMAN (1928 - 1991)

Endnotes