1949
Misc. Death and/or Burial Notices
Cook County, Illinois

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SUBJECT: GALOT, John Stanley - 1949
POSTER: Mark E Housler
EMAIL: [email protected]
FILE DATE: Jan 18, 2001

NOTE: Alternate spellings GALAT or GAWAT

1. Place of Death: County of Cook, City of Chicago, St. Luke's Hospital,
1442 Indiana Avenue. Length of stay in hospital 2 months 27 days. In
community where death occured 25 years.

2. Place of Residence: State of Illinois, County of Cook, City of Chicago,
2609 W 23rd Street.

3a. Full Name: John Stanley GALOT
3b. If veteran: 1st World War
3c. Social Security Number:

4. Sex: Male

5. Color or Race: White

6a. Single/Married: Married
6b. Name of husband or wife: Emily
6c. Age of husband or wife (if alive): 53 years

7. Birthdate of deceased: December 14, 1893

8. Age of deceased: 55 years, 2 months, 13 days

9. Birthplace of deceased: Unknown city, State of Pennsylvania

10. Usual Occupation: Cabinet Maker

11. Industry or Business: Lumber Business

12. Father's Name: Unknown
13. Father's Birthplace: Unknown, Poland

14. Mother's Name: Constance Unknown
15. Mother's Birthplace: Unknown, Poland

16. Informant: St. Luke's Hospital Records

17. Place of Burial
17a. Cemetary: St. Adalbert's, Location: Niles, Cook County, Illinois
17b. Date: March 2, 1949

18. Funeral Director

Signature: Steven J Lendziah (sp?)

Address: 2654 West 21st Street

License Number: 5300

19. Int. List Number: 4B

20. Date of Death: February 27, 1949, 12:35pm

21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from November 28th, 1948
to February 27, 1949; that I last saw him alive on February 27, 1949 and
that death occurred on the date and hour stated above.

Immediate cause of death: Respiratory failure from malignant brain tumor.
Duration: approximately 5 months.

Associated diseases: none

22. Was an operation performed? Yes. Date: November 29, 1948

For what disease or injury? Brain tumor.

Was there an autopsy? Yes

Findings? Brain tumor.

23. Not a communicable disease.

Was disease in any way related to occupation of deceased? No.

24. Signed: Highland J. Hebert (sp?)

Address: 1439 S. Michigan, Chicago

Date: 2/28, 1949

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Contributor:	Kenneth Gruschow	[email protected]	May 2005

Chicago Tribune (IL) - August 15, 1949 

Deceased Name: Robert Ganschow 
Robert Ganschow, 21, of 5300 Congress st., was shot fatally last night by a close friend, 

Lee A. Grose, 23, in Grose's home at 5421 N. Linder av. Police said the shooting was accidental.
Grose told Detective Michael Yordon that he took a .38 caliber revolver from his collection of 

about two dozen firearms and was preparing to hand it to Ganschow when it was discharged accidentally. 

The bullet struck Ganschow in the stomach. He was pronounced dead at Swedish Covenant hospital.
Both the victim and Grose served in the armed forces in World War II. Ganschow was the son of 

Edward Ganschow, retired policeman, and a nephew of Policeman George Ganschow of the Jefferson Park station.
Grose, a printer, was held pending an inquest at 9:30 a.m. today at 2500 N. Cicero av. Ganschow 

was a clerk in Madigan Brothers department store, 4030 Madison st.

Chicago Tribune (IL) - August 18, 1949 

Deceased Name: Robert A. Ganschow 
Robert A. Ganschow, beloved son of Edward and Helen, dear brother of George E., Capt. Edward F., 

U.S.M.C., and Helen A. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m. from funeral home, 2500 N. Cicero avenue, 

to Resurrection church. Interment Queen of Heaven. 



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