William Andrew Petrasek ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  Death Notes:

Name: William A Petrasek
Given Name: William
Middle Name: A
Surname: Petrasek
State: New jersey
Residence Place: New jersey
Last Place of Residence: Monmouth, New jersey
Previous Residence Postal Code: 07732
Age: 90
Birth Date: 03 Dec 1917
Death Date: 08 May 2007

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS34-143 : 23 August 2020), William A Petrasek, 08 May 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Wholesale Company Partner. ²

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Garfield, NJ on 2 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 44, Family 7, Line Number 25, Roll 1018, Ward 4
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey
11 Semel Avenue; home owned, no mortgage
William Petrasek..Son..2..NJ

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Garfield, NJ on 15 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 23B, District 97, Family 485, Roll 1312
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey
11 Semel Avenue; home owned, $7,000
William Petrasek..Son..12..NJ

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Garfield, NJ on 8 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 2-138, Family 138, Roll 2308
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey
11 Semel Avenue; Home owned, $2,000
Last residence: same house
William Petrasek..Son..22..NJ..9th grade..Laborer, Paper Mill..earned $1560 in 1939

(Living with parents.)
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• Military: US Army Enlistment, 19 September 1940, Passaic, NJ. ⁸ Name: William A Petrasek
Event Date: 19 Sep 1940
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
Event Place: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Birth Year: 1917
Birthplace: NEW JERSEY
Education Level: 2 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Infantry
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• His occupation in 1960 was a Boat Captain in Highlands, NJ. ²

• His occupation in 1960 was a Marina/Hotel Owner in Highlands, NJ. ²

• His obituary was published in May 2007. Captain William Petrasek, age 89, of Highlands entered peacefully into the presence of our Lord on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Manchester Manor, Manchester. He was the owner of the Montauk Boat Basin which was later sold to his brother District and wife Doris and is known as Doris N Ed's Seafood Restaurant. It was sold after Ed's death in 1983. He was the captain of The Highlander party fishing boat for many years. He later gave up deep sea fishing for a commercial lobster business. He was also a tug boat captain who daily brought the workers to the statue of Liberty for the renovation in 1985. After his retirement he worked for Middletown Public Works until leaving when he was 84. Mr. Petrasek is predeceased by his wife Bernice in 1999, his parents Joseph and Krystyna, his sister Mary Garber, a daughter Kathleen in 2005 and 2 brothers Rudolph and Edward Petrasek. He is survived by daughter Laurie Whitfield, Highlands, daughter and son-in-law Linda and Reed Lundin, Manchester, Joseph McGowan, Keansburg; 7 Grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. All services will be private.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried after 8 May 2007 in the Fair View Cemetery in Middletown, NJ.

Find a Grave Memorial 188225590
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William married Bernice Catherine Drugan, daughter of David Glenn Drugan Sr. and Lena Louise Hanson, on 25 July 1942 in San Diego, CA.² (Bernice Catherine Drugan was born on 26 January 1915 in Winona, MN,^{2 9 10 11 12 13} died on 30 November 1999 in Red Bank, NJ ^{2 13} and was cremated after 30 November 1999 in Leonardo, NJ ¹³.). The cause of her death was Lung, Bone, and Liver Cancer.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided in Clifton, NJ in July 1947.
A newspaper article in Winona, MN mentioned the family visiting Lena Rice and stated that they were from Clifton, NJ.