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Bertha Luella Steele 1897–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1897

Birth Location: Larmior, Madison, Iowa

Death Date: 19 Jan 1991

Death Location: Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Father: James Steele

Mother: Dorothy Means

Spouse(s): Frank "Walkenhauer", John Broecher

Children(s): James "Walkenhauer", Ada Broecher, Henry "Walkenhauer", Wendell Wolkenhauer, Alice Broecher, Anita Broecher, Luella Wolkenhauer, John Broecher, Albert Broecher

Bertha Luella Steele was born in 1897 in Larmior, Madison, Iowa, the child of James Lincoln Steele And Dorothy Eola Means. In 1930, Bertha Luella Steele resided in Harwood, Yakima, Washington, USA. In 1935, Bertha Luella Steele resided in West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington. Bertha Luella Steele married Frank Henry Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, John Joseph Broecher, and had children including Ada Lorraine Broecher, Albert R Broecher, Alice Eola Broecher, Anita Mary Broecher, Henry Oran Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, James Theodore Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, John J Broecher, Luella Mae Wolkenhauer, Wendell L Wolkenhauer. Bertha Luella Steele passed away in 1991 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Bertha Luella Steele was born in 1897 in Larmior, Madison, Iowa, the child of James Lincoln Steele And Dorothy Eola Means.
  • In 1930, Bertha Luella Steele resided in Harwood, Yakima, Washington, USA.
  • In 1935, Bertha Luella Steele resided in West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington.
  • Bertha Luella Steele married Frank Henry Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, John Joseph Broecher, and had children including Ada Lorraine Broecher, Albert R Broecher, Alice Eola Broecher, Anita Mary Broecher, Henry Oran Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, James Theodore Wolkenhauer Walkenhauer, John J Broecher, Luella Mae Wolkenhauer, Wendell L Wolkenhauer.
  • Bertha Luella Steele passed away in 1991 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Steele's Ancestors

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Bertha Steele
1897–1991
Birth Place: Larmior, Madison, Iowa
Parents
James Lincoln Steele
1864–1940
Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
Dorothy (Eola) Means
1866–1939
Creston, Union County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Steele's Descendants

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Bertha (Luella) Steele (17 Apr 1897–19 Jan 1991) m. Frank (Henry Wolkenhauer) "Walkenhauer" (16 Mar 1883–April 1984) m. John (Joseph) Broecher (15 December 1887–16 June 1957)
  1. 1. James (Theodore Wolkenhauer) "Walkenhauer" 1928–2014
  2. 2. Ada (Lorraine) Broecher 1917–2013 m. Virgil (Eugene) Gibson 1915–2001
    1. 1. Janice (Lee) Gibson 1940–2015
  3. 3. Henry (Oran Wolkenhauer) "Walkenhauer" 1921–1994
  4. 4. Wendell (L) Wolkenhauer 1919–1992
  5. 5. Alice (Eola) Broecher 1915–2011
  6. 6. Anita (Mary) Broecher 1916–2001 m. Albert (Franklin) Purviance 1915–1990 m. Noel (G) Collins 1908–1968 m. Frank (Elmer) Abbey 1903–1981
    1. 1. Frank (Albert) Purviance 1935–1936
  7. 7. Luella (Mae) Wolkenhauer 1923–2015 m. Jerald (Leo) Walker 1921–2011
  8. 8. John (J.) Broecher 1913–1913
  9. 9. Albert (R.) Broecher 1914–1914

Bertha Steele's Timeline

5 Records

1897
17 Apr 1897
Birth of Bertha Luella Steele in Larmior, Madison, Iowa
Larmior, Madison, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 33
Bertha Luella Steele resided here in Harwood, Yakima, Washington, USA
Harwood, Yakima, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Bertha Luella Steele resided here in West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington
West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Bertha Luella Steele resided here in West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington, USA
West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington, USA
1991
19 Jan 1991
Age 94
Death of Bertha Luella Steele in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Larmior, Madison, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4373; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39-103
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harwood, Yakima, Washington; Roll: 2524; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 969.0; FHL microfilm: 2342258
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1993
    [5] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Harwood, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harwood, Yakima, Washington; Roll: 2524; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 969.0; FHL microfilm: 2342258

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4373; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39-103

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Ahtanum, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4373; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39-103

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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