John Press Biography

My great-grandfather, John Press, was born on February 20, 1920. He lived in Pennsylvania and worked as a shipper. He would ship items by land, sea, or air. He then later married his wife, Elizabeth. She worked as a secretary where they would help makes bombs for the war. John and Elizabeth Press had two girls that they put in Catholic school. Throughout their life, they were very healthy individuals. When they got older from age, John Press, had a heart attack at home and was sent to the hospital. He was in the hospital for ten days while he was in a coma. He later passed away on February 28, 1998. About thirteen years later, Elizabeth Press, passed away on January 18, 2011. She started smoking cigarettes when her husband passed and one day went out to smoke and fell on ice.
She was taken to the hospital, where they found she broke her hip.
While in the hospital she got sicker and passed away. My mother's other grandparents are Charles Luis Lang and Frances Lang. Charles Lang was born on December 14, 1918. He worked in Philly as a prison guard. His wife, Frances, was born on July 10, 1921. She worked at Philco, a company where they made supplies. For example, can openers, television, and radios. They had three children, two boys, and one girl. On June 25, 2001, Frances passed away from a heart attack. One year later on August 20, 2002, Charles Lang passed away in the hospital from organ failure. Each of my great-grandparents lived a healthy life and did not have any issues until they grew older. For my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Press, smoking contributed to her death. If she wasn't a smoker, maybe she would have grown
older.

My grandparents are Michael and Elizabeth Lang. Michael Lang was born on August 11, 1945. Elizabeth was born on November 19, 1946. My grandfather fought in the Vietnam war, worked as a prison guard in Philly like his father, he also became a K-9 officer and then later retired. My grandmother worked as a secretary for different companies her whole life and is also currently retired. They are currently living a healthy and happy life.

The parents could only help with information on one set of grandparents on my father's side. My great- great parents are John Joseph Miller and Marie Maloney. John Miller was born in Pennsylvania on June 27, 1919. He married his wife on April 22, 1946. Marie Maloney was also born in Pennsylvania in 1921. Her actual birth date could not be found. John and Marie had six children, five girls, and one boy. John Miller passed away on April 27, 1990. His wife passed in 2006. Marie Maloney had type 2 diabetes, had her thyroid removed due to pre-cancerous cells. She passed away from late-stage dementia. John Miller also had a thyroid problem, cirrhosis of the liver. His cause of death started with him falling. He was taken to the hospital where the doctor said he would be leaving the next day. He later walked to the bathroom and fell and passed away. The overall reason was due to a myocardial infarction. Their occupations could not be found.

One of the five girls is my grandmother, Jacqueline Marie Miller. My grandmother was born on August 19, 1949. She worked at Immaculata University for many years and then retired. Currently, she helps with all her children's children. She married Ronald Smith on May 23, 1970. Ronald Smith was born on August 31, 1948. He worked construction and still works occasionally They had five children together, three boys and two girls. One of the boys including my father.