Richard Lee Mayhak

1943 - 1995  (52 years)

• Name	Richard Lee Mayhak  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	30 Apr 1943	Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA   [1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  yDNA	R-A294
  Name	Richard L Mayhak  [9, 10, 12]
  Name	Richard Mayhak  [11]
  Name	Richard Mayhak  [8]
  Reference Number	581
  Residence	1952	Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA   [11]
  Residence	1987	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA   [5, 10]
  Residence	1993	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA   [12]
  Residence	Between 1995 and 1996	Faribault, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Death	9 Oct 1995	Rice, Minnesota, USA   [1, 3, 8]
  	Suicide (After murdering his wife)
  Person ID	I581	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George Washington Mayhak,   b. 11 Mar 1907, Spencer, McCook, South Dakota, USA d. 16 Sep 1957, Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Gwendolyn Louise Negus,   b. 2 Jul 1914, Iowa, USA d. Jun 1987, Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Pauline Rose Carlson,   b. 21 Aug 1936, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA d. 19 Sep 1993, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1963	Freeborn, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Marlene Mabel Aleckson,   b. 16 Nov 1944, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA d. 9 Oct 1995, Wells, Rice, Minnesota, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1995	Rice, Minnesota, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Apr 1943 - Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA Residence - 1952 - Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA Marriage - 21 Dec 1963 - Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1987 - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1993 - Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Residence - Between 1995 and 1996 - Faribault, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 11 Mar 1995 - Rice, Minnesota, USA Death - 9 Oct 1995 - Rice, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Richard Mayhak
  	Richard Lee Mayhak Death Article
  	George Washington Mayhak, Gwendolyn L Negus Mayhak, Faye Laray Mayhak, Richard Lee Mayhak Photo courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Faye LaRay Mayhak and Richard Lee Mayhak

  
  

• Sources

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