Reino August Makela (1914 - 1996)

Born 12 Nov 1914 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Shirley Evelyn (Green) Makela — married before 1963 in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Died 10 Feb 1996 at age 81 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Born 12 Nov 1914 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John August Makela and Martha Saarela. ^[1][2][3][4]

Military Service: Note: He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II. He served from May 4, 1942 to November 19, 1945. ^[5]

Occupation: Employee of Simonds Industries Inc. Note: He worked for Simonds Industries Inc., formerly known as Simond Saw & Steel Co., Fitchburg, MA, for 37 years, retiring in 1977.^[6][7]

Died 10 FEB 1996. Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Cause: Long Illness. ^[1] Note: Died at 81. ^[8][9][10]

Buried 13 FEB 1996. Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. ^[1][11]

Census Records

• Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1920 ^[12]

• Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1940 ^[6]

• Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1950 ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: #S786
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXK3-4DF : 15 November 2022), Raino Makela, 1914.
3. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMC-24D3 : 10 February 2023), Reino August Makela, .
4. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 600 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/196141559:2238 (Membership)
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9692127:2441 (Membership)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4JS-7KN : Tue Nov 28 17:53:01 UTC 2023), Entry for John Makela and Edla Makela, 1940.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3Q-GFCC : Mon Dec 11 23:20:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Reino Makela and Veiko Makela, 6 April 1950.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5BT-KZJ : 7 January 2021), Reino A Makela, 10 Feb 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR3-JRN : 13 June 2019), Reino A Makela, 1996.
10. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKW2-5RZ1 : Wed Oct 18 01:34:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Mr Reino A Makela and Shirley E Greene Avery Makela Makela, 11 Feb 1996.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32289955/reino_a-makela: accessed February 15, 2024), memorial page for PFC Reino A Makela (12 Nov 1914–10 Feb 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32289955, citing Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Nita May Stolns (contributor 47233907).
12. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Fitchburg Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_746; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/108990816:6061 (Membership)

• Source: S7068 Internet (www.stone-ladeau.com/obits/obituary.php?id=167941)
• Source: S786 Telegram (Worcester, MA, USA) Obituaries, 1990-1999 (Internet)
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRP-KBLP : Wed Oct 18 14:16:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Veikko A Makela and August Makela, 31 Mar 1989.