Ralph Gast: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Ralph Gast was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Indiana; died in Jan 1978.

Notes:

Probably his SSDI, but needs to be verified:

RALPH GAST 15 Jul 1908 Jan 1978 60505 (Aurora, Kane, IL) 60538 (Montgomery, Kendall, IL) 308-01-3142 Indiana

Ralph married Juanita Schultz about 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana. Juanita (daughter of Harry F. Schultz and Anna Machalleck) was born on 31 Aug 1910 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana; died on 4 Feb 1965 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Roger Dale Gast was born on 10 Aug 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana; died on 8 Jul 1996 in La Porte County, Indiana.

Generation: 2

Roger Dale Gast

(1.Ralph¹) was born on 10 Aug 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana; died on 8 Jul 1996 in La Porte County, Indiana.

Notes:

Roger Gast

Roger Dale Gast, 66, Michigan City, died at 6 a.m. Monday (July 8, 1996) at St. Anthony Hospital after a brief illness.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. James McGrogan officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Skwiat Post will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Carlisle Funeral Home.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and until 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Gast was born Aug. 10, 1929 in LaPorte, son of Ralph E. and Juanita Schultz Gast. On November 8, 1952, in Michigan City, he married Henrietta M. (Weiss) Gast, who survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Karen (Ray) Bloomer, Michigan City, and Janet (Roy) Privoznik, Michigan City; one son, Douglas S. Gast; Michigan City; five grandchildren; one sister, Patty Lou (Jim) Niendorf, LaPorte; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Gast worked for 22 years as production control manager at Arno Tape. From 1976 to 1993 he worked as a correction officer.

He served in the U.S. Army, was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and also belonged to Knights of Columbus 1452, La Porte; VFW 2536; Skwiat Post 451 and the America Association of Retired Persons. He had been a Michigan City resident since 1952.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

(Michigan City News Dispatch, July 9, 1996, p. 2)

Per the SSDI:

ROGER D GAST 10 Aug 1929 08 Jul 1996 (V) 46360 (Michigan City, La Porte, IN) (none specified) 311-28-3676 Indiana

Roger married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]