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Family HistoryFamily History - Kenneth Wayne Strate


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This family history features Kenneth Wayne Strate and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Kenneth Wayne Strate,1 born 21 June 1926 in Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana, the son of John Henry Strate and Marie Angeline Anderson;1 died 13 January 2009 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.1 Kenneth married, 1983 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, Rodean Ann ‘Deanie’ Donovan5 (born 7 March 1936 in Michigan, the daughter of Bernard Joseph ‘Red’ Donovan and Ethel Luella Olson2, 3, 4). Kenneth is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, Kenneth Wayne Strate, born: 21 June 1926 in Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana; died: 13 January 2009 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and one wife).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 39-16, Sheet No. 13B, Bernard Donovan, 27, Michigan, street work, city; wife Ethel Donovan, 29, Minnesota; daughter Rodean Donovan, 4, Michigan; son Thomas Donovan, 1, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, DuPage County, Elmhurst, E.D. 22-2, Sheet No. 16, Arne Fredricksen, 58, South Dakota, electrical engineer, Commonwealth Edison Co.; wife Viola M. Fredericksen, 46, Minnesota; niece Rodean A. Donovan, 14, Michigan.
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 (available at ancestry.com), Kenneth Wayne Strate and Rodean Ann Moerdyk, married in 1983 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.