Person:Engelbertha Van Laaten (1)

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Engelbertha Van Laaten
b.14 Nov 1874 Enden, Germany
d.18 Nov 1949
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Name[1][2] Engelbertha Van Laaten
Gender Female
Birth? 14 Nov 1874 Enden, Germany
Marriage 12 Dec 1900 Cleveland, OHto Jacob Cornelius Martinus Schuur
Death? 18 Nov 1949
Reference Number? 6129

Cleveland Public Library Necrology File: Id#: 0319739 Name: Schuur, Bertha Date: Nov 18, 1949 Source: Source unknown Notes: Schuur, Bertha (nee: Van Laaten), age 75, of 6202 Southington Dr.,; beloved wife of the late Jacob; mother of Marine and Martha Schuur, Mrs. Margaretha MacIntyre, Mrs. Katherine Cumberwerth, Mrs. Eunice Van Linge, Mrs. Irene Paulsen and the late Cornelius; sister of Mrs. M. Smalheer, Mrs. C. Schuur, Cornelia Van Laaten, Mrs. C. Minderhout, Mrs. D. Kromminga and the late Mrs. Ida Schyve, grandmother and great-grandmother, Tuesday evening. Friends may call at the Geo. C. Lang Co. Funeral Home, W. 95th and Lorai Ave. Services Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m.

Born in Enden, Germany, came to United States when 14 years old, after high-school graduation. Worked for various well-to-do families as a governess and later was homemaker. Hobbies: cooking, baking, sewing, collecting fine china and linens. Buried in Sunset Memorial Park, North Olmsted, Ohio, 11-19-1949, Grave 4, Lot 107, Section 1-GH.

References
  1. Cleveland Public Library Necrology File.
  2. Files of Carolyn Vigneulle.