William Leroy Deak

1929 - 2000  (71 years)

• Name	William Leroy Deak  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	18 May 1929	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Birdie and John Deak
  Census	1950	Maplewood, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Never
  Residence	Jul 1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Military Service	24 Apr 1951  [3, 6, 7]
  	US Army - Korean War
  Death	9 Nov 2000  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7]
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 6]
  	Helen and William Deak, buried together
  		Memorial Park Cemetery Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #30159
  Person ID	I23743	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Marie Wonsewitz,   b. 18 Nov 1938, Missouri, USA bur. Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Wayne Anthony Deak,   b. 24 Mar 1960   d. 4 Aug 2008, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Joella Darleen Vintila,   b. 4 Oct 1933, East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA d. 3 Nov 2005, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1950	Randolph County, Arkansas, USA   [5, 8, 10]
  Family ID	F9690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 May 1929 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Birdie and John Deak - 1930 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Never - 1950 - Maplewood, St Louis County, Missouri, USA Residence - Jul 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 30 Jul 1950 - Randolph County, Arkansas, USA Burial - - Memorial Park Cemetery, Jennings, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S4464] Newspapers.com: Obituary of William Deak • St Louis Post Dispatch - 12 Nov 2000, William Leroy Deak Sr -- St Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 12 Nov 2000; Publication Place: St Louis, Missouri. https://www.newspapers.com/image/141284617/?article=fde4ce00-a0db-4b93-9f5b-f1a8cc185c37&focus=0.15624087,0.7884379,0.25990275,0 [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2340973. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2340973 [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, DEAK William L 1929-2000 (Veteran). Helen Marie Wonsewitz Deak and William Leroy Deak, buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202754489/william-leroy-deak [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S84] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1950; Film: #11. Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1950; Film: #11 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Maplewood, St Louis,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Maplewood, St Louis, [S8379] Find a Grave: VINTELLA Joella D 1933-2005 (Veteran), Joella Darleen Vintilla Deak Rowan Schmitt Hutton Beckett. Joella Darleen Schmitt, 72, a dog groomer and foster mom, retired from the US Marine Corps, died Thursday, Nov 3 ,2005 in Fort Worth. Funeral in Benbrook Cemetery. Joella Darleen Schmitt was born Oct 3 1933, in East St Louis IL. She went home to be with the Lord. She was a kind loving mother to all and to many of her foster children. Joella had a passion for animals. Her warm smiles and hugs were a blessing to all who knew her. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234824155/joella-darleen-vintilla