Monica Marie (Ruth) VonDom (1912 - 1979)

Born 28 Oct 1912 in Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, United States

Died 17 Oct 1979 at age 66 in Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, United States

Biography

Monica was born in 1912. Her parents were W S Ruth (aka Charles Willett Ruth) and Mary J Fox.^[1] In 1920, the family was living in Thurston, Lane, Oregon.^[2] The household included:

• Charles W Ruth Head Male 50 Iowa
• Mary J Ruth Wife Female 51 England
• Laura J Ruth Daughter Female 15 Oregon
• Monica M Ruth Daughter Female 7 Oregon

Monica was still living with her parents in Thurston, Lane, Oregon, in 1930.^[3] Her sister Laura was no longer in the home.

By 1940, Monica had married and was living with her husband, Vincent Rodakouski, and two young sons, in Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 69, Multnomah, Oregon.^[4]

Monica passed away in 1979. She had married Otto Vondom at some point before her death.^[5] Burial was in the Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Sonoma, California.^[6]

Monica and Vincent were mentioned in the obituary of their son, James Rodakowski, in 2008.^[7]

Research Notes

Parents on Family Search:

Charles Willett Ruth 1869–1979 • KZLV-PCC​​

Mary J Fox 1868–1943 • LJJX-HGV​​

Marriage: 1891

Sources

1. ↑ "Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR3P-JCPZ : 12 February 2020), Ruth, 1912.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48K-Y2C : accessed 12 March 2020), Monica M Ruth in household of Charles W Ruth, Thurston, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing ED 228, sheet 2B, line 74, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1496; FHL microfilm 1,821,496.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC9G-C1T : accessed 12 March 2020), Monica Ruth in household of Charles W Ruth, Thurston, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 1B, line 90, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1946; FHL microfilm 2,341,680.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTK-YDV : 28 February 2020), Monica Rodakouski in household of Vincent Rodakouski, Tract 60, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 69, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-113, sheet 3A, line 2, family 55, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3386.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC7-RSN : 26 November 2014), Monica Marie Vondom, 17 Oct 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124343131
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR2-JCW7 : accessed 16 April 2020), Monica Ruth Rodakowski in entry for James A Rodakowski, Eugene, Oregon, United States, 06 Mar 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Register-Guard, The, born-digital text.