Walter Ladislaus Gortz 
Walter Ladislaus was born on June 21st, 1887 in Cleveland, Ohio. Walter Ladislaus' father was John Gortz and his mother was Florence Gortz. He had three brothers and a sister, named Joseph, John, Leo Harold and Florence. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 71 on May 10th, 1959 in Chicago, IL. He was buried in 1959 in Mt. Hope Cemetery.General Notes
Address:<ADDR> 7443 S. Coles; Chicago; IL
Death announcement shows address as 7443 S. Coles, Chicago. Says th
at he was born in Cleveland. Says he lived in Chicago for 50 years as a b
artender and cook.
Death information gained from death notice and gravestone.
Found draft registration. Waiter. Birthdate, birthplace, everything el
se match. This means that he and my grandmother probably met in Chicago.
Found his son's death again. It shows that he was born in 1913. Draft in
formation doesn't show any children. Something wrong there. Could Walt
er Clarence be from a previous marriage? At the same time why didn't he s
how up on the draft information?
A bunch of articles/ads in the Suburbanite Economist in 1943. Walter Gor
tz is the mc for various groups at the Top Hat club.
Parental information gleened from death certificate.
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Children
Walter Clarence Gortz
Walter Clarence was born on January 28th, 1913. He died at the age of 55 in August 1968 in Florida.1
Dorathy May Gortz
Dorathy May was born on September 19th, 1924 in Chicago, IL. She died at the age of 57 on December 7th, 1981 in Miller Beach, Indiana. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
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