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Martha Kasper Beck
30 Oct 1894 – 2 Oct 1992
| Birth | 30 Oct 1894 |
| Death | 2 Oct 1992 |
| Cemetery | San Fernando Cemetery #2 San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Emory Schnuriger on 23 Aug 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100396334 |
Bio
Martha Beck Dies at 97 in San Antonio Mrs. Martha K. Beck, widow of a former Weimar business man who went from here to form Texas Scenic Co. of San Antonio, which she continued to run after his death, died Friday, Oct. 2, at the age of 97. She was the last of three sisters and four brothers in one of Weimar’s early families, the Kaspers. Born Oct. 30, 1894, she was a daughter of Joseph and Mary Schilhab Kasper. She was married to Adolf J. Beck here in 1916. He was born and reared here, the youngest son of Anton and Rosina Beck, and for a number of years operated a confectionery and café business here. In 1931 he and his wife moved to San Antonio, where he was president and owner of Texas Scenic Co. until the time of his death in 1954 at age 61. His widow and family continued the business, which was prominent statewide. Mrs. Beck was also preceded in death by a son, Leon Beck; a son-in-law, Glenn C. Martin; four brothers, Steve Kasper, Joe Kasper, John Kasper Sr. and Edmund Kasper; and three sisters, Bertha Anders, Mary Wanja and Rosie Schindler. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 5, from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, San Antonio, with burial in San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No. 2. Rev. John O’Donoghue and Rev. Richard Beck, O.M.I. as con-celebrant officiated. The Weimar Mercury, October 8, 1992
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- Joseph Kasper 1887–1966
- Bertha Kasper Anders 1888–1986
- Stephan John "Steve" Kasper 1890–1962
- Mary Mathilda Kasper Wanja 1892–1985
- Rosa Kasper Schindler 1897–1982
- John J. Kasper 1900–1981
- Edmund W. Kasper 1905–1983
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