Joanne M Oberkirch

1921 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Joanne M Oberkirch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	24 Sep 1921	New York, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Census (State)	1 Jun 1925	New York, New York, USA   [3]
  Census	1930	Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA   [4]
  	"Fran" Oberkirch
  Education	1938	Freeport, Nassau, New York, USA   [8]
  	Freeport High School
  		School-Freeport High
  Census	1940	Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA   [2]
  	Age: 18; Daughter of Louise and Frederick Oberkirch
  Census	1950	New York, New York, New York, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Charles Willis
  _ELEC	Mar 1958	Manorhaven, Nassau, New York, USA   [10]
  	Village Board of Trustees
  		News-WILLIS Joanne (Election)
  Obituary	Oct 2009	St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [5]
  	Tampa Bay Times • St Petersburg, Florida • 26 Oct 2009, Mon • Page 17
  		Obituary-WILLIS Joanne
  Death	25 Oct 2009	Pinellas County, Florida, USA   [5, 6]
  Burial	Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Largo, Pinellas, Florida, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I14055	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Frederick W Oberkirch,   b. 22 Jul 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA d. Jul 1969, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louise Beatrice Brown,   b. 11 Oct 1894, Alsace, France d. 13 Nov 1990, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 96 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 May 1915	New York, New York, USA   [11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F11107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles F Willis,   b. Abt 1913, Costa Rica
  Marriage	1947	New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Karen J Willis
  Family ID	F11994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Sep 1921 - New York, New York, USA Census (State) - 1 Jun 1925 - New York, New York, USA Census - "Fran" Oberkirch - 1930 - Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA Education - Freeport High School - 1938 - Freeport, Nassau, New York, USA Census - Age: 18; Daughter of Louise and Frederick Oberkirch - 1940 - Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA Marriage - 1947 - New Jersey, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Charles Willis - 1950 - New York, New York, New York, USA _ELEC - Village Board of Trustees - Mar 1958 - Manorhaven, Nassau, New York, USA Obituary - Tampa Bay Times • St Petersburg, Florida • 26 Oct 2009, Mon • Page 17 - Oct 2009 - St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA Death - 25 Oct 2009 - Pinellas County, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  Obituary-WILLIS Joanne

  
  

• Sources

  [S1374] Ancestry.com, New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;). New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965 [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T627_2688; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 30-148. Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States 1940 United States Federal Census [S1347] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: United States Residence date: 1 June 1925 Residence place: New York, New York, New York, United States New York, State Census, 1925 [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1460; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 1061.0; FHL microfilm: 2341195. Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York 1930 United States Federal Census [S1375] Obituary of Louise Willis - Tampa Bay Times - 2009, (Name: Tampa Bay Times; Location: St Petersburg FL; Date: 26 Oct 2009;), Joam M Oberkirch Willis Obituary. WILLIS, Joanne Oberkirch died at age 88 on Oct 25, 2009. She is the daughter of Frederick Oberkirch of New York City and Louise Oberkirch of St. Petersburg. She was predeceased by her husband Charles F Willis. Mrs Willis was born in New York City, grew up in Merrick, Long Island, graduated from Merrick High School, Sweet Briar College, and raised her family in Port Washington, Long Island. In the late 1950's she was an elected trustee for the village of Manorhaven. She was a music librarian at NBC Studios in New York City. Mrs Willis moved to Ft Lauderdale in 1971 and to St Petersburg in 1987. She believed in volunteering. Over the years she volunteered for the PTA, Girl Scouts, Audobon, various environmental organizations, church, and in St Petersburg for the Palladium, the Florida International Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, and her residence, Presbyterian Towers. She was a unity student and attended Unity Christ Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Karen Barmmer and Marlena Willis; her five grandchildren, Chris, Kevin, Jim, Lindsay, and Ryan; and her four great-grandsons, Fred Willis, Benjamin Sedgwick, Damien Jude, and Gus Church. Donations may be made in her name to the Florida Symphony Orchestra. • Tampa Bay Times • St Petersburg, Florida • 26 Oct 2009, Mon • Page 17 https://www.newspapers.com/image/331870365/?article=fdd61636-eb76-4776-b4e6-dbb02c9420c4&focus=0.7948724,0.51622677,0.9653098,0.84050536&xid=3355 Obituary-WILLIS Joanne [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S121] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1947; Surname Range: K - Z. New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016 [S450] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Freeport High School; Year: 1938. 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The groups that united against the Civic Party under the Village Party banner are the Democratic Party, The Amity Party, The Taxpayers Party, and the Orchard Beach Civic Association • Newsday (Nassau Edition) • Hempstead, New York • 18 Mar 1959, Wed • Page 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95119021/newsday-nassau-edition/?xid=637 News-WILLIS Joanne (Election) [S2611] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 47; Assembly District: 34; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 28. New York, State Census, 1915 [S1135] Ancestry.com, New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 6. 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