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Charlotte Loretta Kamm

Female 1913 - 1997  (83 years)


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  • Name Charlotte Loretta Kamm  [1
    Birth 17 Nov 1913  North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 9 Jul 1924  Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Feb 1997  Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1963, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Machalleck,   b. 20 Sep 1881, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1947, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1913  Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1983, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1932  North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Alice KOSTLE and Henry BERNE were witnesses.
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F5539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Nov 1913 - North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 9 Jul 1924 - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 May 1932 - North Buena Vista, Clayton County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Feb 1997 - Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Kamm, Joseph family
    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)
    Kamm, Charlotte Lorette (Mrs. Frank Ehlers)
    Application for a Social Security Account

  • Sources 
    1. [S155] Kamm, Kenneth-Family Researcher (332 Georjean Ct. Sycamore, IL 60178 815-895-5817).

    2. [S348] Sauceda, Sandra Everett--Family Researcher (sandrasauceda@yahoo.com).