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Ruth Elizabeth Wade 1920–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 NOV 1920

Birth Location: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 SEP 2016

Death Location: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Leverett Wade

Mother: Eva Bruso

Spouse(s): Sigmund Kordek

Children(s): James Kordek

Ruth Elizabeth Wade was born in 1920 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Leverett Charles Wade And Eva Mable Bruso. Ruth Elizabeth Wade married Sigmund Walter Kordek, and had children including James Kordek. Ruth Elizabeth Wade passed away in 2016 in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Wade was born in 1920 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Leverett Charles Wade And Eva Mable Bruso.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Wade married Sigmund Walter Kordek, and had children including James Kordek.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Wade passed away in 2016 in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Ruth Wade's Ancestors

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Ruth Wade
1920–2016
Birth Place: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Leverett Charles Wade
1884–1950
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eva (Mable) Bruso
1887–1944
Northboro, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
David ('Leonard') Wade
1855–1928
Hillsburn, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann (Amelia) Halliday
1858–1893
Granville Ferry, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Wade
1819–1891
Ann Young
1823–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wade
1788–1878
Elizabeth Wheelock
1791–1861

Ruth Wade's Descendants

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Ruth (Elizabeth) Wade (26 NOV 1920–23 SEP 2016) m. Sigmund (Walter) Kordek (14 NOV 1912–12 SEP 2000)
  1. 1. James Kordek 1047–

Ruth Wade's Timeline

2 Records

1920
26 NOV 1920
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Wade in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
2016
23 SEP 2016
Age 96
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Wade in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1920
    Event Place: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] United States, Census, 1950, "United States, Census, 1950", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jan 02 17:35:20 UTC 2026), Entry for <Unknown> and <Unknown>, April 22, 1950.
    [2] Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927, "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu May 23 03:43:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Ruth Elizabeth Wade and Leverett C Wade, 26 Nov 1920.
    [3] United States, Census, 1940, "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Jul 13 14:31:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Sigmund Kordek and Ruth E Kordek, 1940.
    [4] United States, Census, "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jan 13 09:40:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Leverett C Wade and Eva W Wade, 1930.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 SEP 2016
    Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, "Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Sep 11 17:38:43 UTC 2025), Entry for Ruth E Wade and Sigmund W W Kordek.

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