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Jonas Kardelis (1893 - 1969)

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4/21/2024
4/21/2024
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4/21/2024
4/21/2024

Anthony Sabol MP (1914 - 2004)

"Tony"

Professional Baseball Player : See details from obituary and other sources, below. Obituary Information : Name: Anthony (Tony) Sabol Age: 90 Residence: Kingston [Pennsylvania] Birth Date: July 25, 19...

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11/7/2007
2/1/2024
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11/7/2007

Anthony Sabol MP (1914 - 2004)

"Tony"

Professional Baseball Player : See details from obituary and other sources, below. Obituary Information : Name: Anthony (Tony) Sabol Age: 90 Residence: Kingston [Pennsylvania] Birth Date: July 25, 19...

2/1/2024

David P O'Brien MP

"OB"

David "OB" O'Brien is a play-by-play sports commentator for the New England Sports Network (NESN), and the ACC Network (ACCN), owned by ESPN Inc. He received the Georgia Associated Press “Best Sports P...

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5/4/2022
1/30/2024
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5/4/2022

David P O'Brien MP

"OB"

David "OB" O'Brien is a play-by-play sports commentator for the New England Sports Network (NESN), and the ACC Network (ACCN), owned by ESPN Inc. He received the Georgia Associated Press “Best Sports P...

1/30/2024

Marcus Charles Illions MP (c.1871 - 1949)

Marcus Charles Illions (1871–1949) was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures who flourished in the Coney Island section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the early 20th ...

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6/29/2008
1/6/2024
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6/29/2008

Marcus Charles Illions MP (c.1871 - 1949)

Marcus Charles Illions (1871–1949) was a master carver of wooden carousel horses and other figures who flourished in the Coney Island section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the early 20th ...

1/6/2024

Meyer Schapiro MP (1904 - 1996)

"M.Morrison"

Meyer Schapiro was a Lithuanian-born American art historian known for forging new art historical methodologies that incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works of art. An expert on...

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12/29/2015
1/4/2024
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12/29/2015

Meyer Schapiro MP (1904 - 1996)

"M.Morrison"

Meyer Schapiro was a Lithuanian-born American art historian known for forging new art historical methodologies that incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works of art. An expert on...

1/4/2024

Donald Dov Kagan MP (1932 - 2021)

Donald Kagan (/ˈkeɪɡən/; born May 1, 1932) is an American historian and classicist at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. He ...

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3/29/2017
1/4/2024
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3/29/2017

Donald Dov Kagan MP (1932 - 2021)

Donald Kagan (/ˈkeɪɡən/; born May 1, 1932) is an American historian and classicist at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. He ...

1/4/2024

Joseph Zeller (1908 - 1983)

"Joe"

Joseph Thomas Zeller (May 2, 1908 – September 23, 1983) was an American football player. He played professional in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers for one season and the C...

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12/25/2023
12/25/2023
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12/25/2023

Joseph Zeller (1908 - 1983)

"Joe"

Joseph Thomas Zeller (May 2, 1908 – September 23, 1983) was an American football player. He played professional in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers for one season and the C...

12/25/2023

Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda; January 29, 1950) is a retired American actress and singer whose career began as a child actress in 1960. She is best known for her role as the sultry Cassie Cransto...

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9/18/2020
12/10/2023
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9/18/2020

Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda; January 29, 1950) is a retired American actress and singer whose career began as a child actress in 1960. She is best known for her role as the sultry Cassie Cransto...

12/10/2023

Romas Viktoras Šležas (1938 - 2019)

OBITUARY published by The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), April 25-26, 2019 : SLEZAS, Romas V. Documentary Film Maker Died at his home in Boston, on Monday, April 15, 2019, at the age of 80, afte...

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1/23/2007
11/25/2023
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1/23/2007

Romas Viktoras Šležas (1938 - 2019)

OBITUARY published by The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), April 25-26, 2019 : SLEZAS, Romas V. Documentary Film Maker Died at his home in Boston, on Monday, April 15, 2019, at the age of 80, afte...

11/25/2023

Adolfas Mekas MP (1925 - 2011)

Wikipedia: Adolfas Mekas was a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor and educator.

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12/28/2010
11/25/2023
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12/28/2010

Adolfas Mekas MP (1925 - 2011)

Wikipedia: Adolfas Mekas was a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor and educator.

11/25/2023

Wikipedia: Moose Krause was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator.

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3/7/2019
11/11/2023
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3/7/2019

Wikipedia: Moose Krause was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator.

11/11/2023

Feliksas Kriauciunas (Phil Krause) MP (1911 - 1977)

"Felix", "Krauciunas"

Wikipedia: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas was a Lithuanian American basketball player and coach. He won two gold medals with Lithuania national basketball team and silver medal with Lithuania women's national ba...

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3/7/2019
11/11/2023
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3/7/2019

Feliksas Kriauciunas (Phil Krause) MP (1911 - 1977)

"Felix", "Krauciunas"

Wikipedia: Feliksas Kriaučiūnas was a Lithuanian American basketball player and coach. He won two gold medals with Lithuania national basketball team and silver medal with Lithuania women's national ba...

11/11/2023

Frank Konstant Talz MP (1913 - 1984)

"Talzunas"

Wikipedia: Pranas Talzūnas (Frank Talz, Talzunas) was a Lithuanian American basketball player. He won a gold medal with the Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937, held in Riga.

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11/11/2023
11/11/2023
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11/11/2023

Frank Konstant Talz MP (1913 - 1984)

"Talzunas"

Wikipedia: Pranas Talzūnas (Frank Talz, Talzunas) was a Lithuanian American basketball player. He won a gold medal with the Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937, held in Riga.

11/11/2023

Anthony Bimba MP (1894 - 1982)

Wikipedia: Anthony Bimba was a Lithuanian-born American newspaper editor, historian, and radical political activist. An editor of a number of Lithuanian-language Marxist periodicals published in the Un...

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11/10/2023
11/10/2023
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11/10/2023

Anthony Bimba MP (1894 - 1982)

Wikipedia: Anthony Bimba was a Lithuanian-born American newspaper editor, historian, and radical political activist. An editor of a number of Lithuanian-language Marxist periodicals published in the Un...

11/10/2023

Edward M Alisauskis (1930 - 1999)

SEE MEDIA TAB for documentation. Mechanical engineer; held numerous patents. Played professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets in 1952. Served the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

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10/31/2023
10/31/2023
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10/31/2023

Edward M Alisauskis (1930 - 1999)

SEE MEDIA TAB for documentation. Mechanical engineer; held numerous patents. Played professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets in 1952. Served the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

10/31/2023

Algis Budrys MP (1931 - 2008)

"Algis"

Wikipedia: Algis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), John A....

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5/29/2020
10/8/2023
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5/29/2020

Algis Budrys MP (1931 - 2008)

"Algis"

Wikipedia: Algis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), John A....

10/8/2023

Alex Sepkus MP (1954 - 2021)

JCK: Industry Mourns and Remembers Jewelry Designer Alex Šepkus National Jeweler: Remembering Alex Šepkus, an Artist Without Equal

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11/23/2008
10/7/2023
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11/23/2008

Alex Sepkus MP (1954 - 2021)

JCK: Industry Mourns and Remembers Jewelry Designer Alex Šepkus National Jeweler: Remembering Alex Šepkus, an Artist Without Equal

10/7/2023

Attorney John Lopatto (c.1880 - 1956)

"Jan Layako"

SEE TIMELINE for additional source information. EXTRACTS FROM OBITUARIES (see Media Tab). Referred to as "one of the nation's most prominent residents of Lithuanian extraction". His activities were...

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7/21/2022
7/25/2023
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7/21/2022

Attorney John Lopatto (c.1880 - 1956)

"Jan Layako"

SEE TIMELINE for additional source information. EXTRACTS FROM OBITUARIES (see Media Tab). Referred to as "one of the nation's most prominent residents of Lithuanian extraction". His activities were...

7/25/2023

Genie Francis MP

"Genie"

Ann "Genie" Francis is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role she played from 1976-1982, 1983-1984, 1993-2002, and then again, br...

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9/7/2010
7/10/2023
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9/7/2010

Genie Francis MP

"Genie"

Ann "Genie" Francis is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role she played from 1976-1982, 1983-1984, 1993-2002, and then again, br...

7/10/2023

David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 18 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports. (Wikipedia, CC ...

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5/28/2023
5/28/2023
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5/28/2023

David Malukas (born September 27, 2001) is a Lithuanian-American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 18 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports. (Wikipedia, CC ...

5/28/2023