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Roy A Griwatch

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Roy A Griwatch

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
4 Apr 2015 (aged 94)
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Roy A. Griwatch
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

GENEVA — Roy A. Griwatch, age 94, formerly of Parma, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015.

He was born Oct. 18, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Albert and Lucy (née: Zahn) Griwatch. He married Joyce A. Brink in Cleveland on April 14, 1950.


A Veteran, Roy proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

He was a lifetime member of the VFW and loved working in his yard and garden. Roy always had a smile for the ladies.

He is survived by his daughter, Karen Maynard of Madison; grandsons, Vincent (Brittney) Jantonio of Ashtabula and Nicholas Jantonio of Geneva; and great-grandchildren, Joseph, Anthony and Tessa Jantonio and Laura and Ryan Hobbs.

Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce A. Griwatch; his parents; and brother, Ralph Griwatch.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at THE BEHM FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 175 S. Broadway, Geneva, Ohio 44041. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home.

Final resting place will be at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in Cleveland, where Military Honors will be performed.

Obituary and condolences at www.behmfuneral.com and starbeacon.com.




>son of Albert Rudolph Griwatch (4 Oct 1895 Cleveland OH--28 Oct 1957) and Lucy H Zaun (Nov 1897 OH--1981). They are also buried in this cemetery.
>grandson of Rudy Griwatsch (1874 Germany--1933) and Caroline Olschewski (1876 Germany--23 Oct 1945 Cleveland). They are buried in Lutheran Cemetery in Cleveland.
>great-grandson of Jacob Griwatsch (15 Jan 1831 Germany--11 Feb 1910 Cleveland) and Amalia Reiss. They are also buried in Lutheran Cemetery.
>great-grandson of Carl Olschewski (18 Aug 1845 Germany--16 July 1934 Cleveland). He is also buried in Lutheran Cemetery.

>grandson of George Zaun (30 Oct 1870 Cleveland OH--19 Dec 1916 Cleveland) and Augusta Kaminski (b 1876 Germany). George is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
>great-grandson of George Zaun and Anna Barbara Bernhardt



Id#: 0527333
Name: Griwatch, Albert R.
Date: Oct 30 1957
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #114.
Notes: Griwatch, Albert R., beloved husband of Lucy (nee Zaun), father of Roy and Ralph, grandfather of Linda and Carl, brother of Rose Hoherz, Gertrude Butler and Margaret Somnitz, passed away Monday at his residence, 4935 W. 12th St. Friends received 2-5 And 7-9 P. M. Wednesday at Gustav Buesch & Sons Funeral Home, 3111 Broadview Rd. Services Thursday, Oct. 31, at 1 p. m.


Name: Albert Griwatch
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Precinct F Cleveland City Ward 37, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Number of Living Children: 3
Years Married: 5
Birth Date: Oct 1895
Birthplace: Ohio
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1895
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 3

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Rudolph Griwatch Head M 26 Germany
Carrie Griwatch Wife F 24 Germany
Albert Griwatch Son M 5 Ohio
Walter Griwatch Son M 4 Ohio
Rosa Griwatch Daughter F 2 Ohio

Id#: 0126888
Name: Griwatsch, Rudolph
Date: 1933
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #032.
Notes: 1874 - 1933. Cleve. Lutheran Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.


Name: Albert Griwatch
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 9, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Last Place of Residence: Same Place

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Albert Griwatch Head M 44 Ohio
Lucy Griwatch Wife F 42 Ohio
Roy Griwatch Son M 19 Ohio
Ralph Griwatch Son M 16 Ohio
Caroline Griwatch Mother F 63 Germany
Herbert Zaun Brother-in-law M 41 Ohio

Name: Albert R. Griwatch Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Mar 1919 Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Father's Name: Rudolph Mother's Name: Caroline Olshefsky Spouse's Name: Lucy Zaun Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Spouse's Birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Spouse's Father's Name: George Spouse's Mother's Name: Augusta Kaminsky

Name: Albert R Griwatch Event Type: Burial Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Cemetery: Brooklyn Heights Cemetery Birth Date: 04 Oct 1895 Death Date: 28 Oct 1957 Affiliate Image Identifier: 10526427 Latitude: 41.428612 Longitude: -81.703613 Affiliate Create Date: 2014-09-16 18:27:03

Name: Albert Rudolf Griwatch Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1942 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Birth Date: 04 Oct 1895 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 623234


Name: Lucy Zaun
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year: 1880
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George Zaun Head M 39 Ohio
Augusta Zaun Wife F 34 Germany
Lucy Zaun Daughter F 12 Ohio
Herbert Zaun Son M 11 Ohio

Name: George Zaun Event Type: Death Event Date: 19 Dec 1916 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Rubber worker Birth Date: 30 Oct 1870 Birthplace: Cleveland, O. Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Burial Date: 22 Dec 1916 Cemetery: Woodland Father's Name: George Zaun Father's Birthplace: U.S. Mother's Name: Ada. Beha...Dt Mother's Birthplace: U.S.
Name: George Zaun Spouse's Name: Anna Barbara Bernhard Marriage Event Date: 09 Oct 1869 Event Place: Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Roy A. Griwatch
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

GENEVA — Roy A. Griwatch, age 94, formerly of Parma, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015.

He was born Oct. 18, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Albert and Lucy (née: Zahn) Griwatch. He married Joyce A. Brink in Cleveland on April 14, 1950.


A Veteran, Roy proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

He was a lifetime member of the VFW and loved working in his yard and garden. Roy always had a smile for the ladies.

He is survived by his daughter, Karen Maynard of Madison; grandsons, Vincent (Brittney) Jantonio of Ashtabula and Nicholas Jantonio of Geneva; and great-grandchildren, Joseph, Anthony and Tessa Jantonio and Laura and Ryan Hobbs.

Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce A. Griwatch; his parents; and brother, Ralph Griwatch.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at THE BEHM FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 175 S. Broadway, Geneva, Ohio 44041. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home.

Final resting place will be at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in Cleveland, where Military Honors will be performed.

Obituary and condolences at www.behmfuneral.com and starbeacon.com.




>son of Albert Rudolph Griwatch (4 Oct 1895 Cleveland OH--28 Oct 1957) and Lucy H Zaun (Nov 1897 OH--1981). They are also buried in this cemetery.
>grandson of Rudy Griwatsch (1874 Germany--1933) and Caroline Olschewski (1876 Germany--23 Oct 1945 Cleveland). They are buried in Lutheran Cemetery in Cleveland.
>great-grandson of Jacob Griwatsch (15 Jan 1831 Germany--11 Feb 1910 Cleveland) and Amalia Reiss. They are also buried in Lutheran Cemetery.
>great-grandson of Carl Olschewski (18 Aug 1845 Germany--16 July 1934 Cleveland). He is also buried in Lutheran Cemetery.

>grandson of George Zaun (30 Oct 1870 Cleveland OH--19 Dec 1916 Cleveland) and Augusta Kaminski (b 1876 Germany). George is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
>great-grandson of George Zaun and Anna Barbara Bernhardt



Id#: 0527333
Name: Griwatch, Albert R.
Date: Oct 30 1957
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #114.
Notes: Griwatch, Albert R., beloved husband of Lucy (nee Zaun), father of Roy and Ralph, grandfather of Linda and Carl, brother of Rose Hoherz, Gertrude Butler and Margaret Somnitz, passed away Monday at his residence, 4935 W. 12th St. Friends received 2-5 And 7-9 P. M. Wednesday at Gustav Buesch & Sons Funeral Home, 3111 Broadview Rd. Services Thursday, Oct. 31, at 1 p. m.


Name: Albert Griwatch
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Precinct F Cleveland City Ward 37, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Number of Living Children: 3
Years Married: 5
Birth Date: Oct 1895
Birthplace: Ohio
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1895
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 3

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Rudolph Griwatch Head M 26 Germany
Carrie Griwatch Wife F 24 Germany
Albert Griwatch Son M 5 Ohio
Walter Griwatch Son M 4 Ohio
Rosa Griwatch Daughter F 2 Ohio

Id#: 0126888
Name: Griwatsch, Rudolph
Date: 1933
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #032.
Notes: 1874 - 1933. Cleve. Lutheran Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.


Name: Albert Griwatch
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 9, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Last Place of Residence: Same Place

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Albert Griwatch Head M 44 Ohio
Lucy Griwatch Wife F 42 Ohio
Roy Griwatch Son M 19 Ohio
Ralph Griwatch Son M 16 Ohio
Caroline Griwatch Mother F 63 Germany
Herbert Zaun Brother-in-law M 41 Ohio

Name: Albert R. Griwatch Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Mar 1919 Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Father's Name: Rudolph Mother's Name: Caroline Olshefsky Spouse's Name: Lucy Zaun Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Spouse's Birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Spouse's Father's Name: George Spouse's Mother's Name: Augusta Kaminsky

Name: Albert R Griwatch Event Type: Burial Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Cemetery: Brooklyn Heights Cemetery Birth Date: 04 Oct 1895 Death Date: 28 Oct 1957 Affiliate Image Identifier: 10526427 Latitude: 41.428612 Longitude: -81.703613 Affiliate Create Date: 2014-09-16 18:27:03

Name: Albert Rudolf Griwatch Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1942 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Birth Date: 04 Oct 1895 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 623234


Name: Lucy Zaun
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Cleveland Ward 16, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year: 1880
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George Zaun Head M 39 Ohio
Augusta Zaun Wife F 34 Germany
Lucy Zaun Daughter F 12 Ohio
Herbert Zaun Son M 11 Ohio

Name: George Zaun Event Type: Death Event Date: 19 Dec 1916 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Rubber worker Birth Date: 30 Oct 1870 Birthplace: Cleveland, O. Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Burial Date: 22 Dec 1916 Cemetery: Woodland Father's Name: George Zaun Father's Birthplace: U.S. Mother's Name: Ada. Beha...Dt Mother's Birthplace: U.S.
Name: George Zaun Spouse's Name: Anna Barbara Bernhard Marriage Event Date: 09 Oct 1869 Event Place: Cuyahoga County, Ohio



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