Dagosto/Dimirra/Weckerle/Kuhn Family Tree » Joseph James William Demes (1924-2015)

Personal data Joseph James William Demes 

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Household of Joseph James William Demes

He is married to Marylou Tucker.

They got married on November 20, 1948 at Eustis Farley, J.O.P., Yonkers, N.Y, he was 24 years old.


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Notes about Joseph James William Demes

Joseph Demes

Merritt Island, FL

Joseph "Joe" Demes, 91, departed this life to join his wife of 62 years on April 9th, 2015. He was born in New York City where he resided until he joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942. Like so many of his generation, Joe enlisted to serve his country in World War II. This began a thirty year career with the US Air Force which included over 200 combat missions; B26 Martin Marauder in World War II, B26 Douglas Invader in Korea and the B52 in Vietnam. He was a decorated veteran which included 2 distinguished flying crosses, 12 Air Medals, 6 Battle Stars, The Legion of Merit and numerous other campaign medals and citations. He retired as a Lt. Colonel in Merritt Island, Florida where he resided for 40 years. Joe continued to stay active with his many Air Force friends and served for many years as the President of the 306th Bomb Wing Reunion Assn. After retirement from the Air Force, he worked for Mutual of Omaha for nearly twenty years. Joe was active with Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Merritt Island and devoted 30 years in volunteer service in the American Red Cross. He enjoyed gardening, reading, fishing, traveling and most especially time with his family. A large part of Joe's life was devoted to young people, from coaching to leading and mentoring them. He was preceded in death by the love of his life "his bride" Mary Louise Demes.

He is survived by his son, Robert & Jane Demes of Gastonia NC, and daughters Linda and Vernon Myers of Palatka, FL, Mary Anne & Mike Gresham of Dallas, Texas and Helen Diane (DeeDee) Demes of Reston, Virginia, sixteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren, two sisters, Carol Pitts, Jacksonville, FL and Anne Dagosto, New York City and a number of nieces and nephews who loved their Uncle Joe. He leaves behind a lifetime of loving Friends, who knew him as a gentle man who loved life and could be counted on for wise and compassionate counsel.

The family would also like to recognize the special people who cared for him in his time of need; his Putnam Caregivers Family and the professional staff at Hospice of the Nature Coast.

He will be interred next to 'his bride' in Arlington National cemetery at a date soon to be determined.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Joseph James William Demes

Elia DiMira
1857-1940
Marta "Mary" Verrastro
1857-1952
Valentin Kuhn
1835-1883
Magdalena Weckerle
1847-1917
Joseph Demes
1887-1936
Anna Kuhn
1884-1960

Joseph James William Demes
1924-2015

1948

Marylou Tucker
1927-2009

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Sources

  1. New York, State Census, 1925, Ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 28; Assembly District: 01; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 35 / Ancestry.com
  2. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2017, Ancestry.com, Publication Place: Portland, Oregon, USA; Web edition: http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/1086186/Demes-Joseph.php / Ancestry.com
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Historical events

Birthday March 7, 1924

  • The temperature on March 7, 1924 was between -2.6 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
    • January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
    • June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
    • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
    • October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
    • December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.

Day of marriage November 20, 1948

  • The temperature on November 20, 1948 was between 6.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
    • May 13 » Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
    • June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
    • July 29 » Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
    • July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
    • December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.

Day of death April 9, 2015

  • The temperature on April 9, 2015 was between 1.9 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2015: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.9 million citizens.
    • January 26 » An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.
    • February 11 » A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.
    • May 23 » At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.
    • October 26 » A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
    • November 4 » A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
    • November 24 » A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet is shot down by the Turkish Air Force over the Syria-Turkey border, killing one of the two pilots; a Russian marine is also killed during a subsequent rescue effort.


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