Person:Reuben Stephanovic (2)

Fought in World War I. Worked as a policeman in McKeesport, PA. (Source: Bill Terbovic)

Registered for the draft (WWI) on 5 Jun 1918. Listed as naturalized citizen. Worked at National Tube Co. Brown eyes, black hair, tall, stout. Lists nearest relative as Michael Mrvos, living on Evans Ave., McKeesport, PA.

The 1920 Census gives his age as 22. Date emigrated to US: 1901. Naturalized in 1904. Obituary gives cause of death as broncho. pneumonia.

Buried McKeesport/Versailles cemetery, Section Vets #1, Lot 005 West, Grave 0009.

Obituary from McKeesport Daily News (Apr 18, 1940): "Ruben Sephanovic Sr., 43, of 2329 Fifth Ave., died at his home today at 4:15 a.m. following a six-day illness. He was an ex-serviceman and served as a city patrolman for 10 years. A resident of McKeesport for 40 years, he was employed at the Firth Sterling Steel Co. He was a member of St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church and St. Sava's Lodge No. 1. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and the following children, Anna Mae, Charlotte and Ruben Jr. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Michael Terbovich, of McKeesport, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Daniel Yonic, Anna Stephanovic, and Louise and Diana Terbovich, Raymond, William, Daniel and Michael, all of McKeesport, and Nick Stephanovic, of Clairton. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. Sava's Church with the Rev. Milan Popovich in charge. Burial will be in Versailles Cemetery."

Fought in World War I. Worked as a policeman in McKeesport, PA. (Source: Bill Terbovic)

Registered for the draft (WWI) on 5 Jun 1918. Listed as naturalized citizen. Worked at National Tube Co. Brown eyes, black hair, tall, stout. Lists nearest relative as Michael Mrvos, living on Evans Ave., McKeesport, PA.

The 1920 Census gives his age as 22. Date emigrated to US: 1901. Naturalized in 1904. Obituary gives cause of death as broncho. pneumonia.

Buried McKeesport/Versailles cemetery, Section Vets #1, Lot 005 West, Grave 0009.

Obituary from McKeesport Daily News (Apr 18, 1940): "Ruben Sephanovic Sr., 43, of 2329 Fifth Ave., died at his home today at 4:15 a.m. following a six-day illness. He was an ex-serviceman and served as a city patrolman for 10 years. A resident of McKeesport for 40 years, he was employed at the Firth Sterling Steel Co. He was a member of St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church and St. Sava's Lodge No. 1. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and the following children, Anna Mae, Charlotte and Ruben Jr. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Michael Terbovich, of McKeesport, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Daniel Yonic, Anna Stephanovic, and Louise and Diana Terbovich, Raymond, William, Daniel and Michael, all of McKeesport, and Nick Stephanovic, of Clairton. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. Sava's Church with the Rev. Milan Popovich in charge. Burial will be in Versailles Cemetery."

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. Roll 1894019, DraftBoard 1.

   Record for Reuben Stephanovic

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. McKeesport Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, ED , roll , page , image 902.

   Record for Ruben Stefanich

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Reuben Stephanovic, in United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).

   born 18 Nov 1896 in Gomirge, Yugoslavia
   died 18 Apr 1940