Melzer, Sara (née Soergel) (Died)

appeared in Glenview Post, 29 Mar 1951, p. 8

Description

Media Type: Genealogical Resource; Text; Newspaper
Item Type: Obituaries
Notes: Age: 93
Died: Mar 27, 1951
Born: in Chicago and moved to Glenview in 1893.
Residence: on Glenview Road near Milwaukee Avenue
She often told of having seen the body of Abraham Lincoln when it lay in state at the Court House in Chicago. She entertained grandchildren with stories of the Chicago fire.
Spouse: Nicholas Melzer
Funeral: Oehler's Funeral Home in DesPlaines
Cemetery: West Northfield Cemetery
Survived by: three daughters, Mrs. Fred Pfingsten, Northbrook; and Mrs. George Ward and Mrs. Willard Hank, both of Wheeling; and six sons: Bob, Henry, and Elmer of Glenview; Ted and Norman of DesPlaines; and Nicholas of Chicago; 28 grandchildren; and 32 great grandchildren.
Predeceased by:
Date of Publication: 29 Mar 1951
Date Of Event: 27 Mar 1951
Last Name(s): Melzer
Soergel
Language of Item: English
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