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This family history features John Anthony Reitz and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. John Anthony Reitz,1 born 14 June 1925 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (parents not determined);1 died 22 March 2013 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.1 John married, ca. 1970 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus8 (born 17 August 1926 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan, the daughter of Harry Henry Quardokus and Hattie Belle Herman;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Jackie died 5 June 1981 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana2, 3, 4, 5). Jackie is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.2

  1. Obituary, legacy.com; John Anthony Reitz, died: 22 March 2013 in St. Joseph, Michigan; born: 14 June 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of one wife (Rose Clark), his children and their spouses.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Riverview Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, Jacqueline L. “Jackie” Quardokus Reitz, born: 1926 in Michigan; died: 1981 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and four siblings).
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Reitz, Jacquelyn, no. 380-20-1155; born 17 August 1926; died June 1981.
  4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Jacqueline Leona Quandokus [sic], alias Jacqueline Leo Reitz; died: June 1981; born: 17 August 1926 in Stevensville, Michigan; father: Harry Quandokus [sic]; mother: Hattie Herman.
  5. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Jacqueline L. Reitz, State No. 81-022650; died: 5 June 1981 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; born: 17 August 1926 in Michigan; married, husband: John Reitz; father: Harry Quardokus; mother: Hattie Herman; burial: Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-32, Sheet No. 10A, family of Harry Quardogus [sic] (36, Michigan, laborer, federal building, first married age 26; wife Hattie Quardogus (31, Michigan, first married age 21); daughter Jane Quardogus (9, Michigan); daughter Clare Quardogus (8, Michigan); son Fay Quardogus (6, Michigan); daughter Chatharina Quardogus (3 8/12).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-45, Sheet No. 8A, family of Harry Quardokus (46, Michigan, farmer, fruit farm); wife Hattie Quardokus (41, Michigan); daughter Jane Quardokus (19, Michigan); daughter Clair Quardokus (18, Michigan); son Fay Quardokus (16, Michigan); daughter Jacqueline Quardokus (14, Michigan); son Harlan Quardokus (5, Michigan).
  8. U.S., Newspapers.com, Marriage Index, 1800s-current (available at ancestry.com), John Anthony Reitz, age 45, and Jacqueline Leona Bookwalter; married about 1970 in Benton Harbor [Michigan].