Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameBertha A. WAHL
Birth29 Aug 1876, St. Joseph County, Indiana3480,78
Death22 Feb 1958, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana3480,78
Burial25 Feb 1958, Bremen Cemetery, Bremen, Indiana3480,78
OccupationTelephone Operator
ReligionSt. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church
FatherMichael WAHL (1836-1919)
MotherMary Amanda FINK (1842-1919)
Spouses
Death1908
Marriage20 Jul 1899, Marshall County, Indiana134
ChildrenHermina Ella (1899-1987)
Obituary notes for Bertha A. WAHL
The Bremen Enquirer, 27 February 1958, page 1
Mrs. Bertha A. Felden
Mrs. Bertha A. Felden, 81 years old, died in her sleep in her home at 304 East South street Friday night or early Saturday morning. She was found in bed Saturday afternoon by neighbors who were unable to get any response when they telephoned and called at the house. Dr. Marshall E. Stine, coroner, said death was due to a heart attack.
Mrs. Felden was born Bertha A. Wahl, the daughter of Michael and Mary (Fink) Wahl. She was born in St. Joseph county August 29, 1876, and had lived in this community all her life. She was married to Jacob Felden who died in 1908.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George Bryan of Syracuse; two granddaughters, Mrs. James Mace of Sheridan, Ind., and Mrs. David Johnson of Elkhart; seven great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Charles E. Koontz of Bremen.
Mrs. Felden was a member of St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran church and of the ladies’ Sewing Circle of the church.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Glant Funeral Home, Rev. Harold V. Schmidt, pastor of St. Paul’s church, officiating. Burial was in Bremen cemetery.
Census notes for Bertha A. WAHL
1880 Indiana, Marshall County, Bremen, E.D. 101, sheet 24D, film T9-297
dwelling 8, family 8
Wahl, Michael, white, male, age 45, head, married, saloon keeper, born France, parents born France
-------, Mary M., white, female, age 38, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, parents born Pennsylvania
-------, George F., white, male, age 21, son, single, student of physic, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Ida, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Josephine, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Elva, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Harman, white, male, age 9, son, single, at school, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, Bertha, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, born Indiana, father born France, mother born Ohio
-------, John, white, male, age 60, brother, widowed, boarder, born France, parents born France

1910 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen, ward 2, E.D. 106, sheet 20A, stamped page 141, film T624-370
dwelling 432, family 453
Feldn, Bertha, head, female, white, age 33, widow, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, telephone operator
--------, Hermina, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana

1920 Indiana, Marshall County, German Township, Bremen, ward 1, E.D. 173, sheet 12B, film T625-456
East Street, dwelling 292, family 298
Felden, Bertha, head, female, white, age 43, widow, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio, telephone operator
---------, Hermine, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, stenopher [sic] for railroad

1930 Indiana, Marshall County, German township, Bremen, ward 4, E.D. 50-9, sheet 20B, film T626-617
304 East South, dwelling 506, family 520
Holderman, Harold O., head, male, white, age 31, married at age 21, born Michigan, parents born Indiana, salesman flour mill, served in navy
---------------, Hermina E., wife, female, white, age 30, married at age 20, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------------, Sue Alice, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Michigan, mother born Indiana
---------------, Jeanette, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Indiana, father born Michigan, mother born Indiana
Felden, Bertha M., mother-in-law, female, white, age 53, widow, married at age 23, born Indiana, father born Germany, mother born Ohio
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