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In loving memory of
Rainer Constantine Olligschlager
November 26, 1946 – July 18, 2023
Lived 76 years
Lakeview Cemetery · Howell, Michigan
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Rainer served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Life story
When Rainer Constantine Olligschlager was born on November 26, 1946, in Liblar, Germany, his father, Konstantin, was 25, and his mother, Gertrude, was 23. He had three sons and six daughters with Kathleen May Lewis between 1969 and 1988. He died on July 18, 2003, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 56 and was buried in Howell, Michigan.
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1946
Born November 26
1947
Rainer was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Rainer was 12 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Rainer was 23 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Rainer was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1983
Rainer was 37 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1998
Rainer was 52 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Rainer was 58 when Facebook was launched
2014
Rainer was 68 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Rainer was 76 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away July 18, age 76
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