Age: 83 years, 9 months, 15 days
NELLIE M. FREERKING
DOB: July 26, 1907
Indiana, USA
DOD: May 11, 1991
Parentage & birth family uncertain
I cannot tell you much about Nellie. We do not have her obituary. Below is what we do know:
Nellie married Alexander A Maass around 1928 after the death of Alexander’s first wife, Louisa Priess Maass, who died in 1919.
After Alexander A Maass’ death in 1955, Nellie married August Freerking on April 18, 1956. August Freerking’s first wife, Lydia Maass, died Nov. 29, 1944.
August Freerking was the brother of Henry J. Freerking, who is interred in the mausoleum.
It has been mentioned that Nellie and Lydia Maass Freerking, the first wife of August Freerking, were cousins, but we cannot confirm that connection at this time.
If you can help us identify Nellie’s family, please let us know.
Nellie’s known family members also resting in the mausoleum are:
Second Wife to: Alexander A. Maass
Alexander A Maass’s first wife is also in the mausoleum: Louise M (Priess) Maass
Brother-in-law: Henry Freerking
First husband’s (August Freerking) grandmother: Wilhelmina (Stradtman) Scheer Pralle
Girl Scout patrols one and two held a meeting at the home of Captain Myrick Wednesday evening at 7:30. The principal business transacted was the election of officers for the ensuing year. The new officers are listed below.
In May of 1957, Olive traveled to London, England via Trans World Airlines.
Sister to: Susan Kay (Ronald L. Clausing), Charles Arthur (Susan Unknown) Graham
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Spindler-Koelling Crete chapel for Mrs. Clara E. Hager, 82 of Crete, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Suburban Convalescent Center, South Chicago Heights.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for former Crete resident Arthur H. Horn who died Sunday at Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock. He was born July 13, 1901 in Crete and lived most of his life here.
Miss Lora Bahlman of Beecher and Arthur A Hinze were quietly married, Friday evening October 31, 1924, at the home of Rev. J.G. Grace on West Fifteenth Street. They spent their honeymoon at Davenport, IA. Mrs. Hinze has been employed in the city clerk’s office for several years. The groom is chief clerk of the Zouri Drawn Metals company – Chicago Heights Star.
Lora B. Hinze, of Chicago Heights, beloved wife of the late Arthur, loving mother of Lowell of San Diego; fond sister of Ferne Hildeman of Chicago Heights and Dr. Henry Bahlman of Chicago Heights; grandmother of two. Resting at West End Funeral Home, 1340 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights after 4 p.m. Thursday. Services Friday, 1:30 p.m. Entombment Beecher cemetery.
Funeral services for John Henry Guritz were held from the Gorden Funeral Residence on Monday evening after he died suddenly at his home on route 4, Allegan, Friday.
John Guritz, a former resident of this community, passed away in Allegan, Michigan Friday morning, Sept. 5th. He was born and raised in this community and operated a farm east of Beecher for a number of years. He was born June 20, 1876, attaining the age of 76 years at the time of his passing.
Committal services were held at the Beecher Mausoleum recently for John Guritz of Allegan Mich., a former Beecher resident who died in Allegan on September 5. He was born June 20, 1876 east of Beecher on a farm. He lived near the Beecher-Indiana state line for many years before moving to Michigan. He is survived by one son Harvey of Allegan, four grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Foy of Minnesota, Mrs. Sophie Rudolph of Crown Point, Ind., and Mrs. Bertha Wilkening of Beecher.