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John Schnabel
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Overview
Born
February 11
,
1920
·
Kansas, USA
Died
March 18
,
2016
·
Oakland, California, USA
(congestive heart failure)
Birth name
John Joseph Schnabel
Nickname
Grampa
Mini Bio
John Schnabel was born on February 11, 1920 in Kansas, USA. He was married to Erma Dire. He died on March 18, 2016 in Oakland, California, USA.
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Erma Dire
(August 20, 1950 - March 18, 2016) (his death, 5 children)
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At age 68, he purchased the Gold Nugget Mine in Porcupine Creek, Alaska, as a way to keep active after triple-bypass heart surgery.
At age 19, he joined his father running a sawmill in Haines, Alaska. During WWII, he served in the Air Corps.
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