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Kitzis, Jerome

Male 1928 - 2004  (75 years)


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  • Name Kitzis, Jerome  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born 6 May 1928  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Male 
    Name Jerry Kay 
    Name Joseph Kitzis  [13
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Died 29 Apr 2004  Moreno Valley, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14
    Buried Menifee Valley Memorial Park, Sun City, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 15, 16
    Person ID I12895  Our Family
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 

    Father Kitzis, Solomon,   b. 8 May 1900, Kiliya, Odesa, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1989, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Silver, Esther,   b. 5 May 1905, Rowno, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1992, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 14 Sep 1924  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18
    Family ID F6106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sobb, Linda 
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F4523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Goldstein, Edythe May,   b. 11 May 1929, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 2010, Jupiter, Palm Beach, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1950  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13
    Alt. Marriage 20 Aug 1950  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20, 21
    Children 
     1. Kitzis, Gregg Steven
     2. Kitzis, Jamie Eilyn
     3. Kitzis, Mark Stuart
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F4524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1928 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jul 1950 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Marriage - 20 Aug 1950 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Apr 2004 - Moreno Valley, Riverside, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Jerome ''Jeri Kay'' Kitzis, age 75, formerly of Chicago, IL, died on Apr il 29, 2004, at his home in Moreno Valley, CA, after a lengthy illness. Be loved husband of Linda, nee Sobb; loving father of Gregg [Annette Cohen ], Jamie [Bruce] Hague and Mark [Sharman]; loving stepfather of Debbie [Re m] McCombs and Paul Gelles; dear grandfather of Lee, Daniel, Courtney, Tyl er, Travis, Matthew, Shayna and Max; adored brother of Bernyce Zimmerman a nd Marilyn Goldsmith.

      KITZIS, JEROME 75, of Moreno Valley, CA., passed away on April 29, 2004 due to lung cancer. Jerome was born on May 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He served in the Army Nat'l Guard from 1949-1955 and also was a member of the Freedom Flyer Ministries. He is survived by his Wife; Linda Kitzis of Moreno Valley, CA., Daughters; Jamie Kitzis and Debbie McCombs, both of IL., Sons; Gregg Kitzis of IL., Mark Kitzis of WI., and Paul Gelles of Temecula, CA., Sisters; Bernice Zimmerman and Marilyn Goldsmith, both of IL., and nine Grandchildren..

      Jerome ''Jeri Kay'' Kitzis, age 75, formerly of Chicago, IL, died on Apr il 29, 2004, at his home in Moreno Valley, CA, after a lengthy illness. Be loved husband of Linda, nee Sobb; loving father of Gregg [Annette Cohen ], Jamie [Bruce] Hague and Mark [Sharman]; loving stepfather of Debbie [Re m] McCombs and Paul Gelles; dear grandfather of Lee, Daniel, Courtney, Tyl er, Travis, Matthew, Shayna and Max; adored brother of Bernyce Zimmerman a nd Marilyn Goldsmith.

      KITZIS, JEROME 75, of Moreno Valley, CA., passed away on April 29, 2004 due to lung cancer. Jerome was born on May 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He served in the Army Nat'l Guard from 1949-1955 and also was a member of the Freedom Flyer Ministries. He is survived by his Wife; Linda Kitzis of Moreno Valley, CA., Daughters; Jamie Kitzis and Debbie McCombs, both of IL., Sons; Gregg Kitzis of IL., Mark Kitzis of WI., and Paul Gelles of Temecula, CA., Sisters; Bernice Zimmerman and Marilyn Goldsmith, both of IL., and nine Grandchildren.

  • Sources 
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      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


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      1940 United States Federal Census


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      Jerome Kitzis - Tombstone
      Jerome Kitzis - Tombstone


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