Murray Samuel Vandeusen
M, #4133, b. 13 October 1852, d. 11 July 1908
Last Edited=18 May 2015
Murray Samuel Vandeusen married Lena Miller. Death Record for son Louis, gave information on parents. Murray Samuel Vandeusen was born on 13 October 1852. He died on 11 July 1908 at age 55. He was buried at St. Johns Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.
Child of Murray Samuel Vandeusen and Lena Miller
- Louis Frank Van Deusen b. 9 Dec 1893, d. 17 Dec 1956
Catherine VanHook1
F, #762
Last Edited=23 Aug 1997
Child of Catherine VanHook and Cornelius Hoogland
- Catherine Hoogland b. 31 Oct 1750, d. 8 Jul 1829
Citations
- [S107] Paul Bradley Purdy, A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 4 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
male Vann
M, #8527
Last Edited=2 Feb 2021
Tolthan Ann Vann1
F, #5101, b. 28 April 1852, d. 14 February 1902
Last Edited=17 Feb 2020
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandmother of Terresa Ann Struck
Tolthan Ann Vann was born on 28 April 1852 at Evening Shade, Sharp Co., Arkansas. She married Marshall Lafayette Parks, son of Marshall Lafayette Parks and Mary H. Williams, on 26 December 1868.1 Tolthan Ann Vann died on 14 February 1902 at Centerville, Reynolds Co., Missouri, at age 49.
Child of Tolthan Ann Vann and Marshall Lafayette Parks
- George Washington Parks+1 b. 30 Sep 1875, d. 12 Jul 1977
Citations
- [S1705] Web site of Merrill and Sharon Sanders, online http://www.pilotindexpeak.com/. Hereinafter cited as Web site of Merrill and Sharon Sanders.
Marcia May VanSlyke
F, #9345, b. 23 May 1888, d. September 1976
Last Edited=23 Sep 2022
Marcia May VanSlyke was born on 23 May 1888 at Illinois.1 She married William Howard Longley, son of William H. Longley and Helen Louise Searle, before 1930. Marcia May VanSlyke died in September 1976 at Michigan at age 88.1 She was buried at Eastlawn Cemetery, Lake Orion, Oakland Co., Michigan.1
Citations
- [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Marcia May (VanSlyke) Longley, Memorial ID 116355791,
Birth: 23 May 1888, Plattville, Kendall County, Illinois, USA
Death: September 1976, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Eastlawn Cemetery, Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan
Source: Find a Grave
SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116355791/marcia-may-longley: accessed 23 September 2022), memorial page for Marcia May VanSlyke Longley (23 May 1888–Sep 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116355791, citing Eastlawn Cemetery, Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Gone But Not Forgotten (contributor 46869124).
Parents
Silas H VanSlyke 1847–1912
Jennie Howell VanSlyke 1867–1948
Spouses
William Howard Longley 1878–1955
Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/242/116355791_137799966406.jpg,.
Hendric Vanwaganen1
M, #1727
Last Edited=10 Nov 1997
- Relationship
- 1st cousin 9 times removed of Steven Harn Redman
Citations
- [S621] Paul Bradley Purdy, A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 4 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
Hendrick Vanwaganen1
M, #780
Last Edited=23 Aug 1997
Hendrick Vanwaganen married Annetje Hoogland, daughter of Dirck Jansen Hoogland and Annetje Hansen Bergen, circa 1684.
Child of Hendrick Vanwaganen and Annetje Hoogland
Citations
- [S107] Paul Bradley Purdy, A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 4 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
Margaret A. Varnes
F, #8253, b. 4 February 1801, d. 29 December 1881
Last Edited=25 Jun 2020
Margaret A. Varnes was born on 4 February 1801 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. She married Henry L. Leighty, son of Jacob Leighty and Frances Fuchs, circa 1830. Margaret A. Varnes died on 29 December 1881 at Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, at age 80.
David Varos
M, #9012, b. 30 December 1951, d. 20 March 1993
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
- Relationships
- 2nd cousin of Terresa Ann Struck
2nd great-grandson of George David Struck
David Varos was born on 30 December 1951 at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Joseph Ralph Varos and Juliet Mary Dupont. David Varos died on 20 March 1993 at Saint Bernard, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at age 41.
Edward Ralph Varos Jr.
F, #9011, b. 25 March 1950, d. 20 February 1982
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
- Relationships
- 2nd cousin of Terresa Ann Struck
2nd great-granddaughter of George David Struck
Edward Ralph Varos Jr. was born on 25 March 1950 at Louisiana. She was the daughter of Joseph Ralph Varos and Juliet Mary Dupont. Edward Ralph Varos Jr. died on 20 February 1982 at Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at age 31.
Florentine Varos
F, #9010, b. 23 February 1949, d. 8 March 2011
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
- Relationships
- 2nd cousin of Terresa Ann Struck
2nd great-granddaughter of George David Struck
Florentine Varos was born on 23 February 1949 at Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado. She was the daughter of Joseph Ralph Varos and Juliet Mary Dupont. Florentine Varos died on 8 March 2011 at Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, at age 62. She was buried at Restlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Avondale, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.1
Citations
- [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Florentine (Varos) Crook, Memorial ID 161701530,
Birth: 23 February 1949, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Death: 8 March 2011, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial: Restlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Avondale, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Source: Find a Grave
SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161701530/florentine-crook: accessed 23 March 2022), memorial page for Florentine Varos Crook (23 Feb 1949–8 Mar 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161701530, citing Restlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Avondale, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by CJ (contributor 47124305).
Parents Juliet Mary Dupont Varos 1924–2004
Siblings Edward R Varos 1950–1982
David Richard Varos 1951–1993,.
Jane Varos
F, #9007, b. circa 1926
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
- Relationships
- 1st cousin 1 time removed of Terresa Ann Struck
Great-granddaughter of George David Struck
Jane Varos married Joseph Lucero. Jane Varos was born circa 1926 at New Mexico. She was the daughter of Joseph M. Varos and Mary Struck.
Joseph M. Varos
M, #7462, b. 22 February 1896, d. 28 August 1970
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
Joseph M. Varos was born on 22 February 1896 at Taos, Taos Co., New Mexico.1 He married Mary Struck, daughter of George Struck and Juanita Teresa Tafoya, in 1918. Joseph M. Varos died on 28 August 1970 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, at age 74.1 He was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado.1
Children of Joseph M. Varos and Mary Struck
- Joseph Ralph Varos+ b. 21 Sep 1919, d. 21 Aug 1968
- Jane Varos b. c 1926
Citations
- [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Joseph M. Varos, Memorial ID 95481283,
Birth: 22 February 1896, Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Death: 28 August 1970, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Burial: Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
Source: Find a Grave
SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 November 2020), memorial page for Joseph M. Varos (22 Feb 1896–28 Aug 1970), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95481283, citing Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by GravesScribe (contributor 46481285).
Spouse Mary Struck Varos 1895–1989,.
Joseph Ralph Varos
M, #9006, b. 21 September 1919, d. 21 August 1968
Last Edited=23 Mar 2022
- Relationships
- 1st cousin 1 time removed of Terresa Ann Struck
Great-grandson of George David Struck
Joseph Ralph Varos was born on 21 September 1919 at Wheatland, Platte Co., Wyoming. He was the son of Joseph M. Varos and Mary Struck. Joseph Ralph Varos married Juliet Mary Dupont on 8 September 1946 at Rock Springs, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming. Joseph Ralph Varos died on 21 August 1968 at age 48. He was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Colorado.
Children of Joseph Ralph Varos and Juliet Mary Dupont
- Florentine Varos b. 23 Feb 1949, d. 8 Mar 2011
- Edward Ralph Varos Jr. b. 25 Mar 1950, d. 20 Feb 1982
- David Varos b. 30 Dec 1951, d. 20 Mar 1993
Korey Vasa
M, #7304
Last Edited=5 Apr 2015
Korey Vasa married Cassie Legerski, daughter of Anthony C. Legerski and Bernadette Marie Erramouspe, on 23 August 2014.
Carolyn Vassion
F, #3124
Last Edited=16 Sep 2020
Carolyn Vassion married William Arnold Harn, son of Harry Harn and Florence Jenkins, on 3 November 1973.1
Citations
- [S647] Letter from Mildred (Toland) Harn (P.O. Box 36, Mather, PA 15346) to Steven Harn REDMAN (1), Mar 1995; Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
Elizabeth Vaughn1
F, #2608
Last Edited=23 Aug 1997
Elizabeth Vaughn married William R. Mills.
Child of Elizabeth Vaughn and William R. Mills
- Sarah Elizabeth Mills+ b. Oct 1846, d. 1 Apr 1901
Citations
- [S1158] B. Esther (Oviedo) Harn, "E.B. Harn Sheets, FHL film 1036595, # 159-162", Feb 1977 (18921 Knapp St., Northridge, CA 91324). Hereinafter cited as "E.B. Harn Sheets, FHL film 1036595."
Anna Velzke
F, #935, b. January 1898, d. 6 May 1974
Last Edited=5 Mar 2016
Anna Velzke was born in January 1898 at Minnesota. She was the daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage, pg. 446. Anna Velzke married Robert Colvell on 5 November 1960 at Ramsey Co., Minnesota. Anna Velzke died on 6 May 1974 at Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 76.
August Frederich Michael Velzke
M, #928, b. 23 December 1855, d. 9 November 1926
Last Edited=25 Jan 2021
August Frederich Michael Velzke married Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. August Frederich Michael Velzke was a farmer. He was born on 23 December 1855 at Germany.1 He was the son of Ludwig Velzke and Augusta Budtke. August Frederich Michael Velzke immigrated in 1891 Immigrated from Treblin, Pommern, Germany, in Spring of 1891. He died on 9 November 1926 at Wells Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 70.2,1 He was buried on 12 November 1926 at Concordia Cemetery, North Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota.2,1
Children of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball
- Louise Velzke+ b. 31 Aug 1888, d. 4 Apr 1975
- Ida Velzke b. 1890, d. 1890
- Martha Velzke b. Jul 1891, d. 30 Sep 1928
- Otto Velzke b. 31 Dec 1892, d. 19 Jul 1896
- Hugo August Velzke b. 8 Jun 1894, d. 11 Jun 1971
- Henry C. Velzke Sr. b. 20 Mar 1896, d. 27 Sep 1977
- Emma Velzke b. c Aug 1897, d. 28 Feb 1986
- Anna Velzke b. Jan 1898, d. 6 May 1974
- Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke+ b. 30 Sep 1900, d. 23 Dec 1997
- Walter Velzke+ b. 10 Jun 1902, d. 5 Sep 1977
- Erna Velzke b. 25 Jan 1904, d. 9 Oct 1997
- Olga Velzke b. 4 Oct 1905, d. 12 Oct 1905
Citations
- [S1625] August Frederich Michael Velzke, death 1926-MN-013120 (06 Dec 1926), unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate - August Velzke.
- [S736] Lillian & Stu Thibodeau, editor, Rice Co Families, Their History, Our Heritage, pg 446 (Marceline, Missouri 64658: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1982). Hereinafter cited as Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage.
Delena Velzke
F, #2017
Last Edited=29 Dec 1993
Delmer Velzke
M, #2016
Last Edited=29 Dec 1993
Delores Velzke
F, #2013
Last Edited=29 Dec 1993
Donald Velzke
M, #2014
Last Edited=14 Feb 1997
Emma Velzke
F, #934, b. circa August 1897, d. 28 February 1986
Last Edited=5 Mar 2016
Emma Velzke was born circa August 1897 at Minnesota.1 She was the daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Emma Velzke married August Schmidt in 1919.1 Emma Velzke lived in 1981 at Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota. Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our History, pg. 446. August and Emma had five children. She died on 28 February 1986 at Rice Co., Minnesota; Record Number: 2208665.
Citations
- [S739] Interview with Olga Louise (Borchert) McCarthy (1296 W. 7th St., St. Paul, Minnesota), by Steven Harn Redman. Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
Erna Velzke
F, #936, b. 25 January 1904, d. 9 October 1997
Last Edited=16 Aug 2003
Erna Velzke was born on 25 January 1904.1 She was the daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Erna Velzke married Wesley Schreiber in 1924.1 Erna Velzke lived in 1981 at Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota. Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage, 1981, pg 446. Appears that Erna and Wesley had two children. Her Social Security Number was 470-18-7294 issued in Minnesota, last residence was Faribault, Minnesota. She died on 9 October 1997 at Minnesota at age 93.
Citations
- [S739] Interview with Olga Louise (Borchert) McCarthy (1296 W. 7th St., St. Paul, Minnesota), by Steven Harn Redman. Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke1,2
F, #222, b. 30 September 1900, d. 23 December 1997
Last Edited=16 Sep 2021
Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke was born on 30 September 1900 at Morristown Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota.3 She was the daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke was a Housewife. Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke was also known as Helen. She married John Peter McCarthy, son of Jeremiah McCarthy and Mary C. McGinnis, on 2 November 1922 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.3 Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke was a Lutheran.
Helen was the ninth child in a family of eleven children. Because of the lack of beds for all the family, Helen and her sister Anna slept with their father and their sister Erna slept with their mother until Helen was about seven years old. Their Grandfather Kuball lived with them and also slept on the living room couch. Once a year the family would go to town to buy new clothes.
One year Helen remembers that her mother purchased a red sweater with a sailor collar and a coat with four or five capes on it and as long as her ankles. It was a very warm coat, but was so heavy she could hardly walk. Helen remembers some childhood experiences with her brothers and sisters. When she was about five or six years old, Helen, Erna and Wally were in the house with their grandfather while their mother and father were in the fields, and their other brothers were at school. They decided to clean all the cupboards out and surprise their mother. They could not find any old rags, so they used some old green window shades. Upon getting wet, the shades faded and all the cupboards ended up green on the inside. Their older sister, Martha, had to clean all the cupboards over again. When Helen was about seven or eight years old, she and Wally and about eight other neighbors and cousins were at a cousins house. There was an old wood stove outside in a canvas tent, used for cooking food for the pigs. The children put hay and wood in the stove, started the fire and put potatoes on the stove in an old kettle to cook. The stove became red hot, cooking the potatoes, but fortunately did not burn down the tent. The children enjoyed dogs and cats as pets on the farm. One time Helen, Erna and Wally were each given a puppy as a pet of their own. One day they took the puppies up an outside stairway to the loft in the chicken coop. Helen's dog accidentally fell from the second story to the ground. Helen rushed down, picked up the puppy and held it in her lap. The puppy proceeded to vomit all over Helen, and she did not care for dogs after that experience.
For recreation, the children would often walk for miles to friends homes to play. Helen was born with a handicap in the right leg and arm, but could keep up with her brothers and sisters equally well. The children attended a one room country school containing grades one through eight. Helen finished the eighth grade. There was not enough money for books and clothes to send the children on to high school. When the family lived in Faribault, the children had a two and a half mile walk to school. When the weather was bad, the children remained at home. When the family lived in Morristown, they attended the public school a half a mile away in the winter. In the spring and fall when the weather was milder, they attended the Lutheran school a mile and a half away.
Helen's parents both attended school in Germany, and felt education was important, encouraging their children to attend. Helen remembers one time in school when she was about ten years old and was put on the "whisper" bench when the teacher thought she had been misbehaving. Feeling the punishment was unjustified, Helen began to cry. When she would not stop crying, the teacher slapped her hands with a strap. Helen was so upset, that she ran home at lunch time. Later, her father came to school and told the teacher that he could not spank his children again. Helen was very good at memorizing and could sing many songs from memory. She had difficulty learning in school. Her sister Anna would sit in a corner at home with her and help Helen memorize her lessons for school. She did not learn to well until she was 15 years old. The letters just did not make any sense to her. Today we would say Helen has a learning disability which she learned to overcome by herself.
When she was sixteen, Helen did light housework and was a cook at Severy School for two years. At the age of eighteen, she worked in a shoe factory and at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, MN, as a maid. When she was 22, she married John McCarthy. Helen was always very active in church work. She attended St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Winona and was a member of the women's guild helping assemble the monthly newsletter, serve dinners and helping with the bazaars. She also belonged to the guild at the Sauer Memorial Home for the elderly where she helped with entertaining the residents, playing bingo with them and helped with the annual craft bazaar. She enjoyed traveling and visiting her children and grandchildren and relatives in various parts of the United States.
When she was seventy-one, Helen started to take painting lessons at Valley View Tower in Winona. She specialized in acrylics and oils. Helen painted many lovely pictures which she hung in her home as well as gave to family and friends. Helen lived in the home on Fourth Street until she sold it in October of 1979, and moved into an apartment at Winhaven Court on Main Street. When Helen turned 90 years old, her family and friends gathered to give her a special birthday celebration.
The above information was received from Ann Alice (KRANZ) KURTH on 04 Sep 1992.
On 01Oct1996, Helen McCarthy entered the Glendoveer Retirement Villa, in Portland, Oregon. According to a letter from Ann Kurth on 23Nov1996, Helen "...needs almost constant nursing care and had become extremely forgetful and confused". Helen until Summer 1994, lived at 104 Main St., #504, Winona, MN. She lived circa August 1994 at Gresham, Multnomah Co., Oregon; living with her daughter Beatrice. Her Social Security Number was 477-24-0809, issued in Minnesota. She lived in October 1996 at Glendoveer Retirement Villa, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. She died on 23 December 1997 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 97.4 She was buried on 30 December 1997 at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.4,5
Helen M. McCarthy
Sept 30, 1900-Dec. 23, 1997
PORTLAND, Ore. - Helen M. McCarthy, 97, of Portland and formerly of Faribault Minn., died on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in Portland. Helen was born Sept 30, 1900, to August and Hermina (Kuball)) Velzke in Morristown. She married John McCarthy and he preceded her in death. She has been living in the Portland area for the past four years, otherwise her home has been in Minnesota. She is survived by two daughters, Beatrice Kirchner of Gresham, Ore., and Helen Kranz of St Charles, Minn; nine grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one great-grandson, 11 siblings: Louisa Gray, Ida Velzke, Martha Krenz, Otto Velzke, Hugo Velzke, Henry Velzke, Emma Schmidt Anna Colvell, Walter Velzke, Olga Velzke and Erna B. Schreiber. Services will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Boldt Funeral Home in Faribault with the Rev. Fran Lieb officiating. Interment will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault Visitation will be held in the Boldt Funeral Home on today for one hour prior to the services. Boldt Funeral Homes are in charge of the arrangements.
The Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota
30 Dec 1997, Tue - Page 7.6
Helen was the ninth child in a family of eleven children. Because of the lack of beds for all the family, Helen and her sister Anna slept with their father and their sister Erna slept with their mother until Helen was about seven years old. Their Grandfather Kuball lived with them and also slept on the living room couch. Once a year the family would go to town to buy new clothes.
One year Helen remembers that her mother purchased a red sweater with a sailor collar and a coat with four or five capes on it and as long as her ankles. It was a very warm coat, but was so heavy she could hardly walk. Helen remembers some childhood experiences with her brothers and sisters. When she was about five or six years old, Helen, Erna and Wally were in the house with their grandfather while their mother and father were in the fields, and their other brothers were at school. They decided to clean all the cupboards out and surprise their mother. They could not find any old rags, so they used some old green window shades. Upon getting wet, the shades faded and all the cupboards ended up green on the inside. Their older sister, Martha, had to clean all the cupboards over again. When Helen was about seven or eight years old, she and Wally and about eight other neighbors and cousins were at a cousins house. There was an old wood stove outside in a canvas tent, used for cooking food for the pigs. The children put hay and wood in the stove, started the fire and put potatoes on the stove in an old kettle to cook. The stove became red hot, cooking the potatoes, but fortunately did not burn down the tent. The children enjoyed dogs and cats as pets on the farm. One time Helen, Erna and Wally were each given a puppy as a pet of their own. One day they took the puppies up an outside stairway to the loft in the chicken coop. Helen's dog accidentally fell from the second story to the ground. Helen rushed down, picked up the puppy and held it in her lap. The puppy proceeded to vomit all over Helen, and she did not care for dogs after that experience.
For recreation, the children would often walk for miles to friends homes to play. Helen was born with a handicap in the right leg and arm, but could keep up with her brothers and sisters equally well. The children attended a one room country school containing grades one through eight. Helen finished the eighth grade. There was not enough money for books and clothes to send the children on to high school. When the family lived in Faribault, the children had a two and a half mile walk to school. When the weather was bad, the children remained at home. When the family lived in Morristown, they attended the public school a half a mile away in the winter. In the spring and fall when the weather was milder, they attended the Lutheran school a mile and a half away.
Helen's parents both attended school in Germany, and felt education was important, encouraging their children to attend. Helen remembers one time in school when she was about ten years old and was put on the "whisper" bench when the teacher thought she had been misbehaving. Feeling the punishment was unjustified, Helen began to cry. When she would not stop crying, the teacher slapped her hands with a strap. Helen was so upset, that she ran home at lunch time. Later, her father came to school and told the teacher that he could not spank his children again. Helen was very good at memorizing and could sing many songs from memory. She had difficulty learning in school. Her sister Anna would sit in a corner at home with her and help Helen memorize her lessons for school. She did not learn to well until she was 15 years old. The letters just did not make any sense to her. Today we would say Helen has a learning disability which she learned to overcome by herself.
When she was sixteen, Helen did light housework and was a cook at Severy School for two years. At the age of eighteen, she worked in a shoe factory and at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, MN, as a maid. When she was 22, she married John McCarthy. Helen was always very active in church work. She attended St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Winona and was a member of the women's guild helping assemble the monthly newsletter, serve dinners and helping with the bazaars. She also belonged to the guild at the Sauer Memorial Home for the elderly where she helped with entertaining the residents, playing bingo with them and helped with the annual craft bazaar. She enjoyed traveling and visiting her children and grandchildren and relatives in various parts of the United States.
When she was seventy-one, Helen started to take painting lessons at Valley View Tower in Winona. She specialized in acrylics and oils. Helen painted many lovely pictures which she hung in her home as well as gave to family and friends. Helen lived in the home on Fourth Street until she sold it in October of 1979, and moved into an apartment at Winhaven Court on Main Street. When Helen turned 90 years old, her family and friends gathered to give her a special birthday celebration.
The above information was received from Ann Alice (KRANZ) KURTH on 04 Sep 1992.
On 01Oct1996, Helen McCarthy entered the Glendoveer Retirement Villa, in Portland, Oregon. According to a letter from Ann Kurth on 23Nov1996, Helen "...needs almost constant nursing care and had become extremely forgetful and confused". Helen until Summer 1994, lived at 104 Main St., #504, Winona, MN. She lived circa August 1994 at Gresham, Multnomah Co., Oregon; living with her daughter Beatrice. Her Social Security Number was 477-24-0809, issued in Minnesota. She lived in October 1996 at Glendoveer Retirement Villa, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. She died on 23 December 1997 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 97.4 She was buried on 30 December 1997 at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.4,5
Helen M. McCarthy
Sept 30, 1900-Dec. 23, 1997
PORTLAND, Ore. - Helen M. McCarthy, 97, of Portland and formerly of Faribault Minn., died on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in Portland. Helen was born Sept 30, 1900, to August and Hermina (Kuball)) Velzke in Morristown. She married John McCarthy and he preceded her in death. She has been living in the Portland area for the past four years, otherwise her home has been in Minnesota. She is survived by two daughters, Beatrice Kirchner of Gresham, Ore., and Helen Kranz of St Charles, Minn; nine grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one great-grandson, 11 siblings: Louisa Gray, Ida Velzke, Martha Krenz, Otto Velzke, Hugo Velzke, Henry Velzke, Emma Schmidt Anna Colvell, Walter Velzke, Olga Velzke and Erna B. Schreiber. Services will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Boldt Funeral Home in Faribault with the Rev. Fran Lieb officiating. Interment will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault Visitation will be held in the Boldt Funeral Home on today for one hour prior to the services. Boldt Funeral Homes are in charge of the arrangements.
The Winona Daily News, Winona, Minnesota
30 Dec 1997, Tue - Page 7.6
Children of Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke and John Peter McCarthy
Citations
- [S201] Letter from Ann Alice (Kranz) Kurth (unknown author address) to Steven Harn Redman, 27 Dec 1994; Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
- [S202] Letter from Ann Alice (Kranz) Kurth (unknown author address) to Steven Harn Redman, 23 Nov 1996; Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
- [S194] Letter from Helena (Helen) Minnie Mathilda (Velzke) McCarthy (unknown author address) to Steven Harn Redman, Aug 1990; Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).
- [S1500] Unknown article title, Faribault Daily News obituary 27Dec1997, Faribault, Minnesota, 27 Dec 1997. Hereinafter cited as FDN.
- [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Helen M McCarthy, Memorial ID 88260513,
Birth: 30 September 1900
Death: 23 December 1997
Burial: Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota
Source: Find a Grave
SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 01 April 2021), memorial page for Helen M McCarthy (30 Sep 1900–23 Dec 1997), Find a Grave Memorial no. 88260513, citing Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).,. - [S2579] Helen M. McCarthy, The Winona Daily News (Winona, MN), www.newspapers.com, 30 dec 1997, 7. Hereinafter cited as The Winona Daily News (Winona, MN).
Henry C. Velzke Sr.
M, #932, b. 20 March 1896, d. 27 September 1977
Last Edited=13 Sep 2014
Henry C. Velzke Sr. was born on 20 March 1896 at North Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota.1 He was the son of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Henry C. Velzke Sr. married Anna Frieda Schwichtenberg on 30 October 1919.1 Henry and Anna had seven children. Henry C. Velzke Sr. died on 27 September 1977 at age 81. He was buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.
Citations
- [S737] Lillian & Stu Thibodeau, editor, Rice Co Families, Their History, Our Heritage, pg 440,446 (Marceline, Missouri 64658: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1982). Hereinafter cited as Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage.
Hugo August Velzke
M, #2009, b. 8 June 1894, d. 11 June 1971
Last Edited=5 Mar 2016
Rice Co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage, 1981, pg 446. Hugo married Margaret Krause. Hugo August Velzke was born on 8 June 1894 at Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota. He was the son of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Hugo August Velzke died on 11 June 1971 at Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 77.
Ida Velzke
F, #2007, b. 1890, d. 1890
Last Edited=16 Sep 2021
Rice Co Families, Their History, Our Heritage, 1981, pg 446. Ida Velzke was born in 1890 at Germany. The cause of death was died as an infant. She died in 1890 at Trebbin, Germany. She was the daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball.
Lois Velzke
F, #2015
Last Edited=29 Dec 1993