SAA History Mystery; Dorothy W. Kroupa, Class of 1937. Born June 19, 1919 in Bohemia, Suffolk, NY.
Dorothy W. Kroupa was born on June 9, 1919, in Bohemia, New York. At the time of her birth, her father, Winnie Edward Kroupa (1889-1962) was 30 years old, and her mother, Agnes (Behounek) Kroupa, was 27 (1892-1958).
Dorothy had one brother and one sister. Her sister, Evelyn Rose (Kroupa) Stann, who graduated Sayville High in 1935, passed away on November 24, 1970, in Virginia, when Dorothy was 51 years old.
Evelyn was born on August 28, 1917, and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery after her death at the age of 53.
Dorothy’s brother, Louis Edward Kroupa, was born on June 21, 1915, in Bohemia and died on March 30, 1980, in Bohemia, New York, when Dorothy was 60 years old.
Louis’s obituary mentions Dorothy as a surviving sibling, indicating that she was still living in 1980.
Several family members, including Dorothy’s parents and brother, are buried in Bohemia Union Cemetery.
Is there anyone who has information regarding Dorothy? If she is still living, she would be 104 years old today. Can you help us solve this history mystery?
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