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- Birth nameJohn Joseph Schnabel
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- John Schnabel was born on February 11, 1920 in Kansas, USA. He was married to Erma Dire. He died on March 18, 2016 in Oakland, California, USA.
- SpouseErma Dire(August 20, 1950 - March 18, 2016) (his death, 5 children)
- At age 68, he purchased the Gold Nugget Mine in Porcupine Creek, Alaska, as a way to keep active after triple-bypass heart surgery.
- At age 19, he joined his father running a sawmill in Haines, Alaska. During WWII, he served in the Air Corps.
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