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Mary Gerdes Schuelke
10 Apr 1871 – 23 Jan 1959
| Birth | 10 Apr 1871 |
| Death | 23 Jan 1959 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Memorial Cemetery Greenwood , Cass County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Mr Ostrich on 01 May 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115767818 |
Bio
Mrs. Mary Schuelke, 87, of Havelock, who died January 23, was buried in the Greenwood cemetery last week, Monday January 26, after services held at Rogers & Sons Havelock Chapel. The Reverend Leslie Lewis of the Wesley Methodist church was in charge. Clarence Meister sang "In the Garden," and "Beyond the Sunset." Rachel Reichwein was organist. Pall bearers were Harvey, William, and Everett Heier, and Fred, Clarence, and William Schuelke. Mary, daughter of Aaron and Bertha Gerdes, was born in North Friedland, Germany, April 10, 1871. At the age of ten, she came to Nebraska with her parents. They made their home near Murdock, and she was a member of the Callahan Evangelical church. She married Charles Schuelke, February 11, 1891. They made their home on a farm southeast of Greenwood. After Mr. Schuelke's death in 1936, Mrs. Schuelke remained there until 1940, when she moved to Havelock. Mrs. Schuelke is survived by six children: Ervin of Waverly; Edward of Eagle; Virgil of Alvo; Mrs. Wilma Rogers of Ashland; Mrs. Ruth Parrott of Ashland; and Mrs. Irene Haynes of Los Angeles. [She is also survived by] one brother, John Gerdes, of Lincoln; and by eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Carrie Buckingham, died in 1937. - Ashland Gazette, Ashland, Nebraska; Thursday, 5 February 1959, page 1.
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- Caroline "Carrie" Schuelke Buckingham 1892–1937
- Ervin Albert Schuelke 1894–1977
- Wilma J. Schuelke Rogers 1897–1966
- Edward J. Schuelke 1900–1978
- Ruth Evelyn Schuelke Parrott 1901–1986
- Irene Esther Schuelke Haynes 1904–1988
- Virgil R. Schuelke 1907–1988
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