Donald Keith Obenland

Donald Keith Obenland

Male 1913 - 1993  (80 years)

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  • Name Donald Keith Obenland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 2 Jan 1913  Champaign County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Adopted He was the son of Lillie Neef, born prior to her marriage to Fred. When they married, Fred adopted Donald.  [1
    Name Donald Keith Neef 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 26, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 26, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1930  York, Dupage County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Occupation Between 1948 and 1976  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    porduct safety engineer for RCA Coproration 
    Retired 1976  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    from RCA Corporation 
    Social Security Number 334-09-2089  [9
    Died 16 Nov 1993  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    • St Vincent Hospital
    _FUN 20 Nov 1993  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    First Baptist Church 
    Buried 20 Nov 1993  Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oaklawn Memorial Gardens; Garden of Eternal Peace, Lot 34B, Grave 2
    Person ID I3804  obenlandGenealogy
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 

    Mother Lillie Mae Neef,   b. 5 Oct 1890, Champaign County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1967, Riverside County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Nelle Bowers,   b. 6 Jul 1914, Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1991, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1943  Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12
    Children 
     1. Stephen Frederick Obenland,   b. 28 Sep 1946, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 2004, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     2. David Karl Obenland
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Donald Keith Obenland Death Certificate
    Donald Keith Obenland Death Certificate
    Donald Keith Obenland and wife buys house
    Donald Keith Obenland and wife buys house
    Donald K Obenland Funeral Notice
    Donald K Obenland Funeral Notice

  • Notes 

    • I had conversations and correspondence with Donald and his wife in the 1970's and 1980's. He told me he was adopted. In July of 2008, I interviewed his sister, Mabel Lein. She told me that Donald's mother had him prior to her marriage to Fred Obenland. When Lillie and Fred married, he adopted Donald. Donald met his future wife in a Baptist Chuch he attended in Chicago. Ruth was working as a secretary at the church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S414] Mabel May Obenland Lein Interview With Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, Mabel May Obenland, (Name: Mabel May Obenland; Location: Idyllwild, CA; Date: 2007;), My telephone interview with Mabel Obenland Lein.

    2. [S342] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Database online. York, Dupage, Illinois, ED 67, roll 511, page , image 470.0.
      Record for Fred Obenland

    3. [S32] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_337; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1553; Image: 456.
      Record for Fred Obenland

    4. [S322] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;;), Database online.
      Record for Donald K. Obenland

    5. [S38] Mary Ann Obenland Diskin Letter To Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, Mary Ann Obenland Diskin, (Name: Mary Ann Obenland Diskin; Location: Rankin, IL; Date: Mar 1980;), Obenland #38., Obenland #38, received 20 Mar 1980 in response to my letter of 15 Nov 1979.
      includes family tree of the Frederick Obenland and Lillie May Neef family

    6. [S756] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 334-09-2089; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Donald K. Obenland

    7. [S4767] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Ruth N Obenland
      Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 - Ruth Nelle Bowers
      Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 - Ruth Nelle Bowers


    8. [S342] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Database online. York, Dupage, Illinois, ED 67, roll 511, page , image 470.0.
      Record for Donald K Obenland

    9. [S390] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;), Database online.
      Record for Donald K. Obenland

    10. [S32] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_337; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1553; Image: 456.
      Record for Donald Obenland

    11. [S5336] Donald Keith Obenland Funeral Announcement, The Indianapolis News, (Name: John H Holliday; Location: Indianapolis, IN; Date: 18 Nov 1993;), Main Edition, page 36, cfolumn 2; accessed 3 Aug 2017.
      Record for Donald K Obenland

    12. [S2302] Donald Keith Obenland and Ruth Nelle Bowers Marriage Record, Cook County Clerk, (Name: Cook County, IL; Location: Chicago, IL; Date: 1944;), Marriage license #1799326; accessed 9 Jun 2008.
      date of 24 Dec 1943 could be license date. A Mary Ann Diskin wrote that they were married on 2 Jan 1944, which could fit.