Opela, Francis Raymond

1927 - 1976  (48 years)

• Name	Opela, Francis Raymond  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Dec 1927	St Louis County, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Bef 1951	Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Death	21 Jun 1976	Arizona, USA   [1, 2]
  Age	48 years
  Burial	Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I6602	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Opela, Frank George,   b. 29 Jan 1906, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA d. 17 Aug 1985, Eveleth, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Block, Martha Irene,   b. 23 Nov 1908, Portage, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 19 Oct 1987, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  1. Opela, Julian Micheal   2. Opella, Danella Pauline,   b. 6 Sep 1942, Portage, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 21 Aug 2010, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Zimmerman, Patricia Anne ▻ Zimmerman, Kenneth Duane   4. Opela, Francis Raymond,   b. 11 Dec 1927, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 21 Jun 1976, Arizona, USA  (Age 48 years) ▻ Rathbun, Carol Jean   5. Opela, Florence Josephine,   b. 2 Dec 1928, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. May 1971, Tumacacori, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA  (Age 42 years)   6. Opela, Ramona Charlotte ▻ Thorne, Donald Rodley   7. Opella, Caroline Marie
  Family ID	F1110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Rosenow, Alfred Ernst,   b. 25 Apr 1900, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA d. Apr 1967, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Block, Martha Irene,   b. 23 Nov 1908, Portage, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 19 Oct 1987, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rathbun, Carol Jean,   b. 14 Aug 1936, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 8 Dec 1964, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F2922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1927 - St Louis County, Minnesota, USA Residence - Bef 1951 - Minnesota, USA Death - 21 Jun 1976 - Arizona, USA Burial - - Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S3] Ancestry.com, Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).