1868 - 1945 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Otto John Pokorny was born on 1 Jul 1868 in Milevska, Pisek, Bohemia; died on 15 Oct 1945 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH; was buried on 18 Oct 1945 in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH. Notes:
Buried:
Funeral probably in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, OH
Died:
Otto J. Pokorny - 1945 Obituary
Name: Pokorny, Otto J.
Date: Oct 8 1945
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #64
Notes: Pokorny: Otto J., beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Sprosty), father of Mrs. O. R. Brown and Mrs. A. D. Bochmer, and grandfather; brother of Frank and Mrs. John Bees; residence, 325 Arundel rd. Rocky River. Friends received at Klanke Funeral Parlors, 12629 Detroit ave., Lakewood, where services will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p. m.
(This transcription of Otto's obituary was extracted from a findagrave profile for Otto J. Pokorney/Pokerny, where it had been erroneously displayed.)
• Mrs. O.R. Brown is Clementine Pokorny Brown, wife of Dr. Otto Richard Brown.
• Mrs. A.D. Bochmer is Andela F. Pokorny Boehmer, wife of August D. Boehmer.
Otto married Marie A. Sprosty on 20 Sep 1894 in Cuyahoga Co, OH. Marie (daughter of Frank Sprosty, Jr. and Marie Maystrik) was born on 4 Feb 1870 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 3 Apr 1941 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; was buried on 5 Apr 1941 in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Albie Dolezal was born on 15 Nov 1888 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died in 1932; was buried in Monroe Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
- 3. Clementine F. Pokorny was born on 23 Aug 1895 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 19 Jun 1977 in Lancaster, Los Angeles Co, CA.
- 4. Arnosta Pokorny was born in Jan 1900; and died.
- 5. Andela F. Pokorny was born in 1902 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 8 Sep 1975 in Pompano Beach, Broward Co, FL.
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Generation: 2
2. | Albie Dolezal (1.Otto1) was born on 15 Nov 1888 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died in 1932; was buried in Monroe Street Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH. Notes:
Albie Dolezal is listed as an orphan in the 1900 census, living with the family of Otto J. Pokorny. It is not known whether Albie was adopted or not.
Name:
Certain aspects of the birth records for Albie suggest she was not yet named at the time when the original record was created. Out of 43 records on the compiled page, only two had been given first names. Although not specified in the record image, this many unnamed child births on one page seems to suggest that it was a list of children who were adopted or about to be adopted.
Albie married George H. Cooper on 30 Jan 1907 in Cuyahoga Co, OH. George was born est 1880 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY; died on 28 Jun 1951 in Stow Township, Summit Co, OH; was buried in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Harry Stanley Cooper was born on 20 Oct 1908 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 16 Mar 2001 in Geauga Co, OH; was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
- 7. Russell Cooper was born on 11 Oct 1914 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 13 Mar 2000 in Parma, Cuyahoga Co, OH; was buried in Woodvale Cemetery, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
- 8. William M. Cooper was born on 12 Mar 1916 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 28 Feb 2006 in OH; was buried in North Royalton Cemetery, North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
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3. | Clementine F. Pokorny (1.Otto1) was born on 23 Aug 1895 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 19 Jun 1977 in Lancaster, Los Angeles Co, CA. Clementine married Dr. Otto Richard Brown on 31 Jul 1916 in Cuyahoga Co, OH. Otto (son of Richard Barth and Mary A. Maystrick, son of Dr. Edward George Brown and Mary A. Maystrick) was born on 30 Jun 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK; died on 31 Mar 1980 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Capt. Frank Otto Brown was born in 1918 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 24 Oct 1944 in Ship-Arisan Maru, North Pacific Ocean, At Sea; was buried on 24 Oct 1944 in Lost at Sea, North Pacific Ocean.
- 10. Allen Dale Brown was born on 3 Jan 1920 in Camp Eldridge, Philippines; died on 28 Jun 2007 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA.
- 11. Dr. Richard John Brown was born on 21 Jun 1924 in Hollywood, Los Angeles Co, CA; died on 19 Jul 1964 in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA; was buried on 22 Jul 1964 in Olivewood Memorial Park, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA.
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Generation: 3
6. | Harry Stanley Cooper (2.Albie2, 1.Otto1) was born on 20 Oct 1908 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 16 Mar 2001 in Geauga Co, OH; was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga Co, OH. |
7. | Russell Cooper (2.Albie2, 1.Otto1) was born on 11 Oct 1914 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 13 Mar 2000 in Parma, Cuyahoga Co, OH; was buried in Woodvale Cemetery, Cuyahoga Co, OH. |
8. | William M. Cooper (2.Albie2, 1.Otto1) was born on 12 Mar 1916 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 28 Feb 2006 in OH; was buried in North Royalton Cemetery, North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co, OH. |
9. | Capt. Frank Otto Brown (3.Clementine2, 1.Otto1) was born in 1918 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH; died on 24 Oct 1944 in Ship-Arisan Maru, North Pacific Ocean, At Sea; was buried on 24 Oct 1944 in Lost at Sea, North Pacific Ocean. Notes:
Frank was Killed In Action with the sinking of a Japanese ship carrying American prisoners of war, sailing from Manila, Philippine Islands by submarine action on October 24, 1944.
Died:
The Arisan Maru was a Japanese freighter POW ship, one among many. It was sunk 24 October 1944 by an Allied forces torpedo. The two possible submarines which sank the Arisan Maru were the USS Shark or the USS Snook, with inadequate or conflicting information about which submarine was responsible. These two submarines were part of a wolf pack of allied submarines responsible for the many sinkings of the Japanese convoy MATA-30 heading for Takao. The USS Shark was sunk in Luzon Strait by Japanese destroyers on 24 October 1944. The last contact from the USS Snook was on 8 April 1945 in Luzon Strait. — View Ships' Information — Close Ships' InformationJapanese Freighter Arisan Maru POW ShipArisan Maru was a Japanese freighter and was one of Imperial Japan's "hell ships". The vessel, named for a mountain on Formosa, was initially used as a troop transport. The vessel was then used for the transportation of POWs from the Philippines to Manchuria, China or Japan. On October 24, 1944 the ship was torpedoed by an American submarine and sank. Of the 1,781 POWs aboard, all of them escaped the sinking ship but were not rescued by the Japanese. In the end, only nine of the prisoners survived the sinking. (click ship image to close ship information) | Allied Submarine USS Shark POW Ship On 24th October, USS Seadragon received a message from the USS Shark stating that she had made radar contact with a single freighter, and she was going in to attack. This was the last message received from the submarine. She was reported as presumed lost on 27th November. Japanese records examined after the war indicate that on 24th October 1944, in Luzon Strait, Japanese destroyer Harukaze made contact with a submerged submarine and dropped depth charges. After losing and regaining the contact, the destroyer dropped another 17 depth charges which resulted in “bubbles, heavy oil, clothes and cork” coming to the surface. |
(click ship image to close ship information)Allied Submarine USS Snook POW ShipUSS SharkThe USS Snook was lost on her 9th patrol in Luzon Strait. She was last heard of on 8th April, 1945, when she was reporting her position. (click ship image to close ship information)
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11. | Dr. Richard John Brown (3.Clementine2, 1.Otto1) was born on 21 Jun 1924 in Hollywood, Los Angeles Co, CA; died on 19 Jul 1964 in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA; was buried on 22 Jul 1964 in Olivewood Memorial Park, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA. Notes:
source: pers knowledge Alvira (Schwartz) Brown, birth certs & marr lic Richard & Alvira
Richard married Elvira Elizabeth Schwartz on 18 Feb 1952 in Yuma, Yuma Co, AZ. Elvira (daughter of George Anthony Schwartz, Jr. and Ida Elizabeth Biskup) was born on 16 Oct 1921 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO; died on 08 Jan 2009 in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA; was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
15. | Antoinette Louise Brown (11.Richard3, 3.Clementine2, 1.Otto1) was born on 5 Dec 1952 in Brawley, Imperial Co, CA; died on 15 Feb 2020 in Beaumont, Riverside Co, CA. Notes:
Buried:
"In home" memorial for family and friends, Saturday, 29 February 2020, Beaumont, California. Cremation ashes also retained by family "in home".
Antoinette married Douglas Eugene Couch (son of Rev. Wilson Wade Couch and Margaret Ann Adkins) [Group Sheet]
Antoinette married Gordon R. Hoskins on 14 Feb 1983 in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA. Gordon was born in 1939 in CA; died in in CA. [Group Sheet]
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