Vonachen Family - Ourfolk
Harold Albert Vonachen 9 DEC 1898 - FEB 1975
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Harold was born on 9 DEC 1898 and died on FEB 1975 in Peoria, Illinois . He was the son of Rudolph Vonachen (21 FEB 1866 - 17 SEP 1924) and Amelia Reuter (Vonachen) (1 AUG 1864 - 11 AUG 1939). Harold was married to Bernice Doyle Verner (Vonachen) on 5 AUG 1924. Bernice was born on 29 JUL 1899 and died on APR 1980 in Peoria Ill . View Family Chart - - -
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S1 Social Security Death Index
Son - 'Pete' Vonachen - Harold was born on 31 AUG 1925 in Peoria, Illinois
The Return to Work Center at IPMR had its origins 60 years ago. As the outcome of World War II became clear, Dr. Harold Vonachen, the medical director of Caterpillar Tractor, knew that Caterpillar was going to need to bring disabled veterans back into its workforce if CAT was to meet post war production demand.
Dr. Vonachen, spearheaded the 'Peoria Plan for Rehabilitation' a comprehensive, community-based model for physical, emotional and vocational rehabilitation. When the concept for IPMR was formulated in the late 1940's, Dr. Vonachen was a member of the IPMR Board of Directors. He brought the concepts of vocational rehab to the forefront and made workplace training a key component of IPMR when it formally incorporated in 1950.
Over the decades, IPMR vocational staff worked with polio patients, trauma victims and school-age children with impairments, to optimize their abilities in the work place. A rehabilitation engineering department was formalized in 1971.
( http://www.ipmr.org/Return%20to%20Work%20Center/return_to_work_center.htm )
Dr. Vonachen, spearheaded the 'Peoria Plan for Rehabilitation' a comprehensive, community-based model for physical, emotional and vocational rehabilitation. When the concept for IPMR was formulated in the late 1940's, Dr. Vonachen was a member of the IPMR Board of Directors. He brought the concepts of vocational rehab to the forefront and made workplace training a key component of IPMR when it formally incorporated in 1950.
Over the decades, IPMR vocational staff worked with polio patients, trauma victims and school-age children with impairments, to optimize their abilities in the work place. A rehabilitation engineering department was formalized in 1971.
( http://www.ipmr.org/Return%20to%20Work%20Center/return_to_work_center.htm )
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018