Son of Frank and Olga (Verzll) Koutnik. Harry and his mother Olga were both killed in the Favorite Disaster on July 28, 1927. 27 people were killed when the boat capsized in Lake Michigan. Harry was 7 years old at the time of his death.∼Harry and his mother, Olga, are listed among the drowned along with 25 other people when a steamer capsized in a wild storm gala off the Gold Coast .
From the Chicago Tribune 7-29-1927:
"Sixteen children, ten women, and one man were drowned yesterday when the "Favorite," a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to the Municipal pier, capsized half a mile off North avenue in a sudden, terrific squall. Ten of the children were boys and six girls. Twenty-five of the dead have been identified."
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name Harry Koutnek
Event Date 28 Jul 1927
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Race White
Age 7
Birth Date About 1920
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Father's Name Frank Koutnek
Father's Birthplace Pilsen, Czecho Slovakia
Mother's Name Olga Verzll
Mother's Birthplace Winn, Austria Hungary
Occupation Schoolboy
Residence Place Elmwood Park, Illinois
Burial Date 01 Aug 1927
Cemetery Natl Bohemian
From the Chicago Tribune 7-29-1927:
"Sixteen children, ten women, and one man were drowned yesterday when the "Favorite," a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to the Municipal pier, capsized half a mile off North avenue in a sudden, terrific squall. Ten of the children were boys and six girls. Twenty-five of the dead have been identified."
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name Harry Koutnek
Event Date 28 Jul 1927
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Race White
Age 7
Birth Date About 1920
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Father's Name Frank Koutnek
Father's Birthplace Pilsen, Czecho Slovakia
Mother's Name Olga Verzll
Mother's Birthplace Winn, Austria Hungary
Occupation Schoolboy
Residence Place Elmwood Park, Illinois
Burial Date 01 Aug 1927
Cemetery Natl Bohemian
Son of Frank and Olga (Verzll) Koutnik. Harry and his mother Olga were both killed in the Favorite Disaster on July 28, 1927. 27 people were killed when the boat capsized in Lake Michigan. Harry was 7 years old at the time of his death.∼Harry and his mother, Olga, are listed among the drowned along with 25 other people when a steamer capsized in a wild storm gala off the Gold Coast .
From the Chicago Tribune 7-29-1927:
"Sixteen children, ten women, and one man were drowned yesterday when the "Favorite," a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to the Municipal pier, capsized half a mile off North avenue in a sudden, terrific squall. Ten of the children were boys and six girls. Twenty-five of the dead have been identified."
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name Harry Koutnek
Event Date 28 Jul 1927
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Race White
Age 7
Birth Date About 1920
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Father's Name Frank Koutnek
Father's Birthplace Pilsen, Czecho Slovakia
Mother's Name Olga Verzll
Mother's Birthplace Winn, Austria Hungary
Occupation Schoolboy
Residence Place Elmwood Park, Illinois
Burial Date 01 Aug 1927
Cemetery Natl Bohemian
From the Chicago Tribune 7-29-1927:
"Sixteen children, ten women, and one man were drowned yesterday when the "Favorite," a small excursion boat cruising from Lincoln Park to the Municipal pier, capsized half a mile off North avenue in a sudden, terrific squall. Ten of the children were boys and six girls. Twenty-five of the dead have been identified."
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name Harry Koutnek
Event Date 28 Jul 1927
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender Male
Race White
Age 7
Birth Date About 1920
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Father's Name Frank Koutnek
Father's Birthplace Pilsen, Czecho Slovakia
Mother's Name Olga Verzll
Mother's Birthplace Winn, Austria Hungary
Occupation Schoolboy
Residence Place Elmwood Park, Illinois
Burial Date 01 Aug 1927
Cemetery Natl Bohemian
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