Re: KREKEL - SCHMITT
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KREKEL - SCHMITT
NADINE MAYER 3/18/04
Nadine,
It has been over 4 years since you posted your inquiry, so don't know if you are still looking for a response.I received a copy of the obituary of Margaret Schmidt (your Marguerite Schmitt) who died on 22 June 1913 and was on line trying to verify that the obituary did come from a St. Louis newspaper.The obituary is as follows:
KREKEL – Entered into rest on Sunday, June 22, 1913, at 4:30 a.m., Margaret Krekel (nee Schmidt), beloved mother of Mary Dessau (nee Krekel), Elizabeth Schoenbaechle (nee Krekel), Margaret Kisstenmacher (nee Krekel) and Theresa Schimmelpfennig (nee Krekel), and our dear mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, at the age of 83 years.
Funeral from Gebken chapel, 2846 Meramec street, on Tuesday, June 24, at 8:30 a.m., to St. Anthony’s Church, thence to SS. Peter and Paul’s Cemetery.Relatives and friends invited to attend.Please omit flowers.
Wappello (Io.) papers please copy. (c)
Margaret Schmidt Krekel is the sister to Katherine Schmidt Zippe Korn, who is the Great Great Great Grandmother of my daughter.It was in working with some information from the Zippe family line that is prompting me to look for Margaret and the St. Louis relatives - although at this point I don't know any details about them.
From the little amount contained in the obituary, I believe that the Gebken Chapel located at 2846 Meramec Street was probably a funeral home.St. Anthony’s Church (now St. Anthony of Padua School) is located at 4235 S. Compton Ave. is about 0.3 miles from the Gebken Chapel location.The Old S. S. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located at 7030 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63116, and is 3.4 miles from St. Anthony’s church.All of which is circumstantial but my guess is that Jacob and Margaret are probably buried together at the cemetery.
I would be interested to hear from you if you are still looking or if you perhaps have found more information in these past 4 years.
Norm Sanford
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Re: KREKEL - SCHMITT
NADINE MAYER 6/26/08