JINDRA, Oscar Louis

1905 - 1964  (59 years)

• Name	JINDRA, Oscar Louis
  Birth	24 Feb 1905	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Sep 1964	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Oscar Jindra, 59, of 2916-12th St., Two Rivers, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. T.F. Stern officiating. Burial will be in Knollwood Memorial Gardens, Town of Kossuth. Mr. Jindra was born Feb. 24, 1905, at Mishicot, a son of the late Geeorge (sic) and Mary Lenhardt Jindra. He attended the Mishicot schools and for the past 29 years was employed at the Mirro Aluminum Co., Two Rivers. He married the former Viola Fronk at Mishicot Sept. 6, 1933 after which the couple moved to Two Rivers. Besides his wife he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Reuben (Joyce) Peserik, of Two Rivers; two sons, James of Two Rivers, and Roger, of Rt. 1, Mishicot; three sisters, Mrs. Herman Stoer, of Two Rivers, Mrs. Edward Zell, of Mishicot, and Miss Hilda of Crown Point, Ind.; three brothers, Alvin, of Mishicot, George, of Dickey, N.D., and Reuben, of Two Rivers; and seven grandchildren. Two brothers preceded him in death. Friends may call at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels Two Rivers, after 3 p.m. Thursday until 10:30 a.m. Friday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of services. Herald-Times-Reporter Wed, Sep 09, 1964 ·Page 19
  Burial	Town of Kossuth, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Knollwood Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I453	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	JINDRA, Jiri Petr Jr.,   b. 16 Apr 1860, Miletice, Bohemia d. 18 Feb 1948, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States (Age 87 years)
  Mother	LENHARDT, Maria Margareta,   b. 20 Dec 1862, Coblenz, Sachsen, Germany d. 22 Oct 1942, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1885
  Photos		George and Mary (Lenhardt) Jindra, Jr. George and Mary Jindra, Jr. family photo taken around 1912. Oscar, youngest at bottom, between George and Mary. Middle row from left, Norman, Hilda, Anna, Alice. Back, from left, Walter, George III and Alvin.
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FRONK, Viola F.,   b. 12 Mar 1912, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 18 Mar 2002, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1933	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Children	1. Private   2. JINDRA, James A.,   b. 28 Jul 1934   d. 3 Jun 1999, Iron River, Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States (Age 64 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  In the pamphlet, "The Eighth Manitowoc County Annual", 1913-1914, pg. 22 there is a listing for Oscar Jindra at the Graded School Declamatory Contest at the Court House Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. he participated in the Intermediate Grade category (Grades 3-4-5) with the selection "The Wind"

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Newspaper Archives, obituary; 9 September 1964; viewed online; date unknown.