Alex Rakas

1914 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	Alex Rakas
  Born	3 May 1914	Cicero, Cook County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Cicero, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Died	29 Jun 1997	Manor Care Nursing Home, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois   [2]
  Buried	Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I387737	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	William Rakas,   b. Abt 1909, Lithuania ,   d. 19 Feb 1959  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Theodora Gedmin,   b. Abt 1913, Lithuania ,   d. 15 Jun 1969  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F153300	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Emily
  Children	1. Loretta Rakas   2. James Rakas
  Family ID	F153302	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 May 1914 - Cicero, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1930 - Cicero, Cook County, Illinois Buried - - Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Alex Rakas Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Birthplace: Illinois Father's Birthplace: Lithuania Mother's Birthplace: Lithuania Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William Rakas Head M 47 Lithuania Theodora Rakas Wife F 48 Lithuania Alex Rakas Son M 16 Illinois Joanna Rakas Daughter F 22 Lithuania Mary Rakas Daughter F 14 Illinois Anthony Rakas Son M 10 Illinois [S142] Newspaper Article, The Naperville Sun (IL), 2 Jul 1997. Alex A. Rakas , 83, died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at Manor Care Nursing Home in Naperville. Born May 3, 1914, in Cicero, Mr. Rakas was a 28-year resident of Bolingbrook. He was a meat inspector for A&P Food stores in Chicago and was a member of the Bolingbrook Senior Citizens club. He is survived by his wife, Emily; a daughter, Loretta Morris; a son, James (Flora); eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary (the late Craig) Williams; a sister-in-law, Bernice (John) York; and nieces and nephews. Services were held Monday and Tuesday, July 1 and 2. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Bolingbrook Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.