Charlotte Loretta Kamm

1913 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	Charlotte Loretta Kamm  [1]
  Born	17 Nov 1913	North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Christened	9 Jul 1924	Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Feb 1997	Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa   [1]
  Notes	Her application for a Social Security number, date June 5, 1945, shows that she was living at 1005 Rhomberg, Dubuque, Iowa. She was working for Kretz in Dubuque, and using the name Charlotte Lor EHLERS. Her name at birth was shown as Charlotte Lorette KAMM, and her date of birth was listed as November 17, 1913, and it showed she was born in N. Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa to Joseph KAMM and Mary MACHELLECK (sic). Ken Kamm also supplied this obituary, which ran in the DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH-HERALD of Monday, February 10, 1997: Mrs. Frank K. Ehlers, 83, of Luther Manor Nursing Home, formerly of 540 Kaufmann Ave., died at 2:23 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997, at Luther Manor. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m. Mrs. Ehlers formerly worked at Bethany Home for a while. She then became a full time wife and homemaker. She was born on Nov. 17, 1913 in North Buena Vista, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Machalik) Kamm. She married Frank K. Ehlers on May 17, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista. She was a member of St. Mary's Parish and was president of the Resident's Council at Luther Manor. Charlotte was known as an avid reader. She enjoyed doing needlework, working crossword puzzles and playing euchre and bingo. Charlotte enjoyed being with her family and especially her grandchildre Surviving are two sons, Jerome F (Norma) Ehlers and Dale J. Ehlers, both of Dubuque, 10 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank K. Ehlers, on September 24, 1983; and an infant great-granddaughter; Frances Ehlers; and an infant sister, Dorothy Kamm. A Charlotte L. Ehlers Memorial Fund has been established.
  Person ID	I13935	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kamm,   b. 6 Apr 1881, North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Oct 1963, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Machalleck,   b. 20 Sep 1881, Prussia ,   d. 10 Oct 1947, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa  (Age 66 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1913	Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa   [1]
  	The Dubuque County, Iowa "Register of Marriages" shows Joe Kamm, age 33 and white, of North Buena Vista, Iowa, married Mary Machalleck of Michigan City, Indiana, age 29 and white. The register indicated that Mary was born in Germany, and that this was her first marriage. It listed her parents as Peter Machalleck and ANNA FESKY (???). The witnesses to the wedding were Dora and Henry Voels, and the ceremony was performed by John Glab, J.P. The couple was married in Dubuque, Iowa on January 21, 1913. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJQ6-QJR Name: Joe Kamm Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Jan 1913 Event Place: Dubuque, Iowa, United States Age: 33 Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Father's Name: Henry Kamm Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mary Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Mary Machalleck Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 29 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Spouse's Father's Name: Peter Machalleck Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Fesky Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number: 1035404 Digital Folder Number: 004265583 Image Number: 00412 Collection: Peter Machalleck in entry for Joe Kamm and Mary Machalleck, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  Family ID	F2698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank K. Ehlers,   b. Abt 1907, Holy Cross, Dubuque County, Iowa ,   d. 24 Sep 1983, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	17 May 1932	North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa   [1]
  	Alice KOSTLE and Henry BERNE were witnesses.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F5539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Nov 1913 - North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Christened - 9 Jul 1924 - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Married - 17 May 1932 - North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Died - 9 Feb 1997 - Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Kamm, Joseph family front row: Mary (Machalleck) Kamm with her eldest child, Charlotte, and husband Joseph Kamm back row: Joe's brother-in-law, Cory Noggle and sister Mary (Kamm) Noggle

  
  

  Documents

  Kamm, Charlotte Lorette (Mrs. Frank Ehlers) Application for a Social Security Account

  
  

• Sources

  [S155] Kamm, Kenneth-Family Researcher (332 Georjean Ct. Sycamore, IL 60178 815-895-5817). [S348] Sauceda, Sandra Everett--Family Researcher (sandrasauceda@yahoo.com).