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Feb 14, 2017 · When Ray Kroc met Joan Beverly Smith in a Minnesota piano bar one night in 1957, he was instantly smitten. No matter that he was 25 years her senior, or that they were both married to other people, or that he was still hustling franchises for a fast-food hamburger stand owned by two other guys.
Jan 26, 2024 · In 1922, Ethel Fleming married her second husband, Ray Kroc, the future founder of McDonald’s. The couple had two children, Marilyn and Harry. However, their marriage faced several challenges, including Ray’s increasing work commitment.
Jun 2, 2023 · Rosi Maria Hrach (1881 - 1930) - He migrated to Chicago with her family. Her family was from Austria, and she married in 1901 and had three children. Spouse: Ethel Fleming (1890 - 1965) - She was the first wife of Ray Kroc, and the two had a daughter together. She was the longest marriage to Ray Kroc.
Dec 22, 2016 · Her relationship with Ray was straight out of Peyton Place. She was 28 and married to a man named Rollie Smith when she collided with Kroc, 52, in 1957 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Nov 15, 2016 · Ray Kroc took McDonald's restaurants from a small franchising operation to a global brand. His wife Joan left over $1 billion to various charitable organizations.
Kroc's first two marriages to Ethel Fleming (1922–1961) and Jane Dobbins Green (1963–1968) ended in divorce. [31] Kroc and Fleming met in 1919, married in 1922, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois .
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Dec 5, 2016 · Joan Mansfield met Ray Kroc while playing the organ in a swanky St. Paul restaurant. Their relationship turned her into one of America's most influential philanthropists.
