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Shirley Ann Rich was born on 30 Apr 1926 in Washington, Illinois
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4,5,6 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,
G in the household of her parents, Joseph Rich and Martha Ann Augustine.
14 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,
G in the household of her parents.
15 She was a dictaphone operator at a fence manufacturing company by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census she had worked 44 hours the prior week.
16 She appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,
G in the household of her parents.
17 Shirley married first
Edward Louis Oetzel Jr, son of
Edward Louis Oetzel and
Mayme Louise Mooberry, on 23 Sep 1950 in Washington, Illinois
G. He had previously been married to
Freda Schmidgall.
7 Her husband died on 18 May 1970 in Peoria, Illinois
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18,19 Shirley married second Billy J. Bandeko, son of William H. Bandeko and Dorothy I. Neff, on 18 Jan 1974 in Pekin, Illinois
G. He was the widower of Maurine Neeley.
8,9 She worked for Caterpiller Tractor Company for 26 years, until her retirement in 1982.
20 Shirley died on 7 Jun 1990 in Peoria, Illinois
G, at age 64.
10,6,11 She was buried on 9 Jun 1990 in Antioch Cemetery, Tremont, Tazewell Co., Illinois
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