Oscar Joseph Pladek (1928 - 1990)

Born 27 Nov 1928 in Passaic, New Jersey

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Died 15 Jun 1990 at age 61 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

OSCAR JOSEPH PLADEK JR., 61, of Eagle, Pa., formerly of Leonia, died Wednesday. A chemist and market-research analyst, he was president of Eagle (Pa.) Quality Products Co. He was a graduate of St. Peter's College, Jersey City, and of Harvard Business School, and he had served in the Army. A professional magician, he was a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Surviving are his wife, Joan Mayer Pladek; a son, Robert of Jobstown; a daughter, Barbara of Eagle; a sister, Eleanor Bradley of Louisa, Va., and three grandchildren. Arrangements are by Donohue Funeral Home, Downingtown, Pa. Donations to the American Heart Association, 121 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107, or to Greenpeace, P.O. Box 3720, Washington, D.C. 28007, would be appreciated.

- The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, Thursday, June 21,1990, Page: 32

They adopted Barbara Joan Pladek, born 21 Jun 1960.

"Regarding the small balls and net routine....didn't Oscar Pladek, a local NJ magician, have something to do with that? I seem to recall some conversations many years ago." "Oscar invented the double-ball steal, which was stolen and published by Marlo. Pladek's original handling was eventually published by Karl Fulves in Pallbearers (I believe). Vernon did not use the Pladek move."

Sources

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRP-HQKC : accessed 11 May 2018), Oscar Joseph Pladek Jr, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 21 Jun 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Record, The, born-digital text.