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 male ancestor  Arthur F "Ted"  WOLDORF

Born
24 March 1930 Wheeling, West Virginia
Died
12 August 2009 Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Born: 24 March 1930 in Wheeling, West Virginia

Paternal grandparents: William WOLSCHENDORF , Clara Eleanor HANSEN
Maternal grandparents: John Harrison ELLIOTT , Ella HATTON


Arthur F "Ted" WOLDORF died 12 August 2009 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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BirthBirth — 1930
24 March 1930
Wheeling, West Virginia
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1951 Held on Draft Charge
PHILADELPHIA - (AP) - Federal authorities today were holding Arthur F. Woldorf, Jr., 21, a former Ohio State University student, on draft violation charges.

News-Journal
Mansfield, Ohio
July 10, 1951

GETS JAIL IN DRAFT DODGE
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9. (AP) - Arthur F. Woldorf, Jr., 21, formerly of Steubenville, O., was sentenced yesterday to a year in federal penitentiary as a draft violator. Woldorf is a former Ohio State University Student.

The Sandusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio
November 9, 1951
1953 - Married In Church
The altar of the Mayflower Congregational church was banked with palms and decorated with beauty baskets of white flowers when Miss Dorothy Hainer became the bride of Arthur F. Woldorf, Columbus, yesterday in a double ring ceremony performed at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Rudy H. Thomas of the Central Community church, Columbus, united the couple in marriage. He was assisted by the Rev. A. F. Lindbeck. The custom of open church was used.

Mrs. Roger Au presided at the console of the organ for a program of traditional wedding music.

The bride, daughter of Cleo F. Hainer, 298 Dudley Ave., was escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her father. She was attired in a street length dusty rose antique shantung dress with a matching hat. White accessories, and a corsage of white roses and stephanotis completed her ensemble.

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Mrs. T. P. Wilhelm, Saginaw, Mich, served as the bride's matron of honor. She wore a street length dress of rose-gray nylon shantung complemented with ...Read full story



News-Journal
Mansfield, Ohio
July 12, 1953
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
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WOLDORF, ARTHUR FREDERICK 24 Mar 1930 12 Aug 2009 (P) 79 43215 (Columbus, Franklin, OH) (none specified) Ohio 288-26-6589

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Obituary
WOLDORF Arthur 'Ted' Woldorf, age 79, long time Delaware County resident, passed away quietly on August 12, 2009 at Westminster Thurber Retirement Community, after a long journey with Parkinsons Disease. Born March 24, 1930 in Wheeling, W.Va. Ted graduated from OSU and worked for 30 years for the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources in the Water Division. Ted (Art) is survived by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy Woldorf; daughter, Tamara Kato; son, Terrence Woldorf; four grandchildren, Stacia and Nick Woldorf, and Marissa and Mikaela Kato. A celebration of his life and memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Central Ohio Parkinson Society, P.O. Box 16126, Columbus, Oh. Arrangements by COOK & SON-PALLAY FUNERAL HOME.
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