Helen Elizabeth MELROSE

1924 - 2008  (83 years)

• Name	Helen Elizabeth MELROSE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	13 Jun 1924	Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Elizabeth MELROSE  [8]
  Also Known As	Helen Elizabeth RUZICKA  [5, 6, 7]
  Census	22 Apr 1930	Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [5]
  Census	9 Mar 1940	Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [7]
  Census	4 Apr 1950	Weed, Siskiyou, California, USA   [4]
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	California, USA   [3]
  	551-32-8468
  Death	24 Feb 2008  [2, 3]
  	Highly likely that the death occurred in California.
  Burial	Abt 27 Feb 2008	Santa Rosa Memorial Park/Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I351	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph John RUZICKA,   b. 4 Aug 1882, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 16 May 1958, Shasta, California, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emily Elizabeth KUBANEK,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA d. 26 Jul 1934, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Nov 1912	Prague Catholic Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There is a SSDI entry for Helen Elizabeth MELROSE, born 13 Jun 1928, died 24 Feb 2008, SSN 551-32-8468. It is is big coincidence that the date of birth is exactly 4 years off and the last residence is only slightly off of the U.S. Public Records Index source.

  
  

• Sources

  [S432] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2. Name: Helen E Melrose Birth Date: 13 Jun 1924 Address: 306 Mendocino Ave Apt 409, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401-8523 [S1436] Santa Rosa Memorial Park (Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA), Grave Markers. HELEN E. MELROSE JUN. 13, 1924 - FEB. 24, 2008 [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014. Name: Helen Elizabeth Melrose Social Security Number: 551-32-8468 Birth Date: 13 Jun 1928 [sic] Issue year: Before 1951 Issue State: California Last Residence: 95405, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA Death Date: 24 Feb 2008 [S1437] 1950 U.S. Census, California, Siskiyou, Edgewood, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 71. Line 17 [S18] 1930 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Fair, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A. Lines 15 thru 21 [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Later, Joe and Emily, with their children, returned to their home at Ontario, Oregon. There Albert John was born on February 14, 1922 and Helen Elizabeth was born on June 13, 1924. [S686] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Applegate, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A. Lines 4 thru 8 [S1438] Oregon, U.S., Motor Vehicle Registrations, 1911-1946, We do not know with absolute certainty that this document refers to our Elizabeth / Helen. However, the likelihood is good enough that we are adding it. Name: Elizabeth Melrose Residence Date: 1942 Address and Additional Info: 602 N Winter Salem 41 Ply cpe Pll-379336 Residence Place: Oregon, USA [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Joe and Emily were married November 18, 1912 by father Teck in the church in Prague. [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942. Name: Jos. John Kuzicke [sic] Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1912 Marriage Place: Prague, Alberta, Canada Spouse: Emilia E. Kubanek Certificate Number: 4326