Judson Kloos Scheurer1
M, #146011, b. 7 February 1918, d. 18 January 1943
Parents
Biography
Judson Kloos Scheurer was born on 7 February 1918 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL.
1 He died on 18 January 1943 in Alaska
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
2nd Lt. U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II-Lt. Shirer was lost in action during the American Campaign Theater of Operations on 1-18-1943 while serving as a Co-Pilot on a B-24G Aircraft in the Alaskan Frontier while flying with the 21st Bomber Squadron of the 30th Bomber Group. He and eight other crew members were stationed at March Air Base in California, and they were patroling up and down the West Coast.
He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Shirer of 409 Laura Avenue in Peoria, Illinois, and is a 1935 graduate of Peoria H.S., and he was married at the time that he went missing.
He received his Commission and Wings at Kelly Field, Texas on December 18, 1941.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Pilot Wings, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Footnote: His father, Ben, was first cousin to the great writer and news Analyst, William L. Shirer, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".
Memo: The other crew members, Lt. Linton D. Hamilton, Pilot, Lt. Bill Carpenter, TSgt. John B. Byars, SSgt. Edward Beavers, Sgt. Milton Kalter, SSgt. Ranford R. Patterson, SSgt. Carl B. Reigh, and SSgt. Roger P. Vance. Also, Lt Hamilton' wife, Lois, was killed on the same plane that had the Actress, Miss Carole Lombard in 1942.
He was buried in Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., HI, Findagrave #56122259.
Judson Kloos Scheurer was also known as Judson Shirer.
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Citations
- [S1044] Peoria Ward 5, Dist. 0103, sheet 8B, Dwelling 181, Family 193, 1920 Federal Census, Peoria County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T625, Rolls 398-400; FHL #1820398-400.
Thelma Borgstrom
F, #146012, b. 20 August 1911, d. 27 October 1953
Parents
| Daughter | Katherine J. Shirer |
| Son | Dr. Bruce E. Shirer+ |
| Daughter | Mary Elizaberth Shirer+ (b. 15 September 1942, d. 16 October 2017) |
Biography
Thelma Borgstrom was baptized on 15 October 1911 in Batavia, Kane Co., IL. She lived on 26 April 1940 in 212 Walnut Street, Batavia, Kane Co., IL.
1 She lived in 1950 in St. Charles, DuPage Co., IL.
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Citations
- [S2930] Batavia, ED 45-50, sheet 8A, Household 145, 1940 Federal Census, Kane County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 819.
Mary Elizaberth Shirer
F, #146013, b. 15 September 1942, d. 16 October 2017
Parents
Family 1: Ruben Alejandro Roca
| Daughter | Katherine Elizabeth Roca |
| Daughter | Kristen Roca |
| Son | R. Alexander Roca |
Family 2:
| Son | Scott Robert Springthorpe |
Biography
Mary Elizaberth Shirer was born on 15 September 1942. She married Ruben Alejandro Roca. She died on 16 October 2017.
She was buried in October 2017 in Union Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable Co., MA, Findagrave #201571424.
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Thora Evelina Carlson (Karlsdotter)1
F, #146019, b. 26 September 1873, d. December 1971
Biography
Thora Evelina Carlson (Karlsdotter) was born on 26 September 1873 in Hallands län, Sweden, per Findagrave.com memorial.
1 She married
Edward Leander Borgstrom on 3 November 1905 in Kane Co., IL. She died in December 1971 in Joliet, Will Co., IL.
She was buried in 1971 in West Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane Co., IL, Findagrave #16851583.
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Citations
- [S2930] Batavia, ED 45-50, sheet 8A, Household 145, 1940 Federal Census, Kane County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 819.
Edward Leander Borgstrom
M, #146021, b. 15 January 1875, d. 19 March 1927
Biography
Edward Leander Borgstrom was born on 15 January 1875 in Gävleborgs län, Sweden, per Findagrave.com memorial. He married
Thora Evelina Carlson (Karlsdotter) on 3 November 1905 in Kane Co., IL. He died on 19 March 1927 in Geneva, Kane Co., IL.
He was buried in March 1927 in West Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane Co., IL, Findagrave #16851582.
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Charlotte Hanley
F, #146027, b. 6 November 1908, d. 1 August 1999
Biography
Charlotte Hanley was born on 6 November 1908 in California.
1 She married
Wilbur Flowers Nothacker on 17 April 1940 in Alameda Co., CA,
Bride's name recorded as Charlotte Hanley Lewis. Charlotte Frances Hanley had previously married Albert Archie Lewis (1905 - 1966) on 29 MAY 1930, Alameda County, California.
Source: California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941, database online (Ancestry.com).
Wilbur was first married to Martha Lucille Fortier on 28 APR 1917, Wayne County, Ohio. She died on 26 JAN 1921 at Coumbus, Ohio. He was subsequently married on 25 MAR 1932 to Loys M. Gerling at Rye, Westchester County, New York. She died in childbirth giving birth to John C. Nothacker.
Charlotte subsequently remarried to Harman Schlichting about February, 1947.1
She died on 1 August 1999 in Alameda Co. (probably), CA, per SSDI, last residence Alameda.
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Citations
- [S2012] Alameda, ED 1-19, sheet 12A, Household 381, 1940 Federal Census, Alameda County, California. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 441.
Wilbur Flowers Nothacker1
M, #146028, b. 24 September 1893, d. 16 December 1947
Family: Loys M. Gerling (b. 10 September 1908, d. 1 March 1938)
| Son | John Charles Nothacker |
Biography
Wilbur Flowers Nothacker was born on 24 September 1893 in Lancaster Co., OH, WW I and WW II draft registrations.
1 He married
Loys M. Gerling on 25 March 1932 in Rye, Westchester Co., NY. He married
Charlotte Hanley on 17 April 1940 in Alameda Co., CA,
Bride's name recorded as Charlotte Hanley Lewis. Charlotte Frances Hanley had previously married Albert Archie Lewis (1905 - 1966) on 29 MAY 1930, Alameda County, California.
Source: California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941, database online (Ancestry.com).
Wilbur was first married to Martha Lucille Fortier on 28 APR 1917, Wayne County, Ohio. She died on 26 JAN 1921 at Coumbus, Ohio. He was subsequently married on 25 MAR 1932 to Loys M. Gerling at Rye, Westchester County, New York. She died in childbirth giving birth to John C. Nothacker.
Charlotte subsequently remarried to Harman Schlichting about February, 1947.1
He died on 16 December 1947 in Wooster, Wayne Co., OH.
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Citations
- [S2012] Alameda, ED 1-19, sheet 12A, Household 381, 1940 Federal Census, Alameda County, California. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 441.
Loys M. Gerling
F, #146029, b. 10 September 1908, d. 1 March 1938
Biography
Loys M. Gerling was born on 10 September 1908 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY,
New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, database on-line, (Ancestry.com).
She married
Wilbur Flowers Nothacker on 25 March 1932 in Rye, Westchester Co., NY. She died on 1 March 1938 in Alameda Co., CA,
Obituary -- Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York; Friday, 11 MAR 1938, p.24 (Newspapers.com):
Mrs. Lois Nothacker Dies in California
Word of the death of Mrs. Lois Gerling Nothacker, well-known among the younger set of Rochester, in Alameda, Calif., was received here yesterday. A graduate of Livingston Park Seminary, she was a member of the original Eastman Theater ballet.
Mrs. Nothacker, granddaughter of the late Jacob Gerling, continued her theatrical career in New York and later traveled with the San Carlo Opera Company and the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company.
She leaves her husband, Wilbur F. Nothacker; two sons, Frederick Nothacker and an infant son; her father, Fred C. Gerling; four sisters, Jean, Phyllis, Jacquelyn and Gwendolyn, all of Alameda, and a number of relatives in Rochester.
She was buried in March 1938 in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Findagrave #65598797.
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Viola M. Miller
F, #146030, b. 15 March 1899, d. May 1983
Parents
Biography
Viola M. Miller was born on 15 March 1899 in Iowa. She married
Herbert Truman Wagner, son of
Robert Henry Wagner and
Clara Annette Huppert, on 27 June 1923 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. Viola M. Miller died in May 1983.
She was buried in 1983 in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, Findagrave #70994483.
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Calvin J. Miller
M, #146031, b. 20 November 1872, d. 11 December 1954
Biography
Calvin J. Miller was born on 20 November 1872 in Orange, Black Hawk Co., IA. He married
Clara Etta Stokes in 1896. He died on 11 December 1954 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.
He was buried in December 1954 in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, Findagrave #73240265.
Occupation: Druggist for 42 years in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.
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Clara Etta Stokes
F, #146032, b. 13 December 1872, d. 8 March 1967
Biography
Clara Etta Stokes was born on 13 December 1872 in Orange, Black Hawk Co., IA. She married
Calvin J. Miller in 1896. She died on 8 March 1967 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.
She was buried in March 1967 in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, Findagrave #73240254.
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Gordon Calvin Wagner
M, #146033, b. 11 December 1924, d. 22 August 2014
Parents
Family: Donna Anderson
| Daughter | Lynette Kay Wagner |
| Son | William Marc Wagner+ |
| Daughter | Deeann Marie Wagner+ |
| Daughter | Ramona Wagner |
Biography
Gordon Calvin Wagner was born on 11 December 1924 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. He married Donna Anderson in 1956. He and Donna Anderson were divorced about 1971. He died on 22 August 2014 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA,
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Gordon Calvin Wagner, 89, died Friday, August 22 at Unity Point Health Allen Hospital.
He was born December 11, 1924 in Waterloo, son of H. Truman and Viola Miller Wagner. He married Donna Anderson in 1956 and they were later divorced. He then married Elaine E. Pippert Arbuckle on August 30, 1975 in Waterloo. She died January 10, 2008.
Gordon graduated from West High School in 1942. He then graduated from Drake University with a degree in pharmacy. He worked as a pharmacist at Miller Drug for over fifty years, retiring in 1992.
He is survived by two sons, Bill M. (fiancé Lori Olson) Wagner of Owatonna, Minn. and Dale D. Arbuckle of Albany, Ore.; five daughters, Lynette K. (Jeff) Hinkle of Marshalltown, DeAnn Waniorek of Waterloo, Ramona Lee Hamilton of Tupelo, Miss., Kathy (Jeff) Gors of Waterloo and Debbie S. Arbuckle of Waterloo; fifteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Wagner of Waterloo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Steven Arbuckle; a sister-in-law, Rita Wagner and two dogs, Samantha and Destiny.
There will be a Celebration of Life visitation on Wednesday, August 27 from 4-7 p.m. at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street. A family burial will be Thursday at Waterloo Cemetery.
He was buried in August 2014 in Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, Findagrave #134804914.
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