Schlecht, Mary Alverda

1908 - 2004  (96 years)

• Name	Schlecht, Mary Alverda
  Born	28 Mar 1908	Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 2004  [2]
  Person ID	I764	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Schlecht, George,   b. 22 Jun 1870, Bellevue, Jackson Co., Iowa, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1940  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pogeman, Catherine,   b. 24 Jan 1878,   d. 17 Jun 1954  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Feb 1899	Sabula, Jackson, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Forsell, Albert W,   d. 22 Nov 1999
  Married	14 Aug 1937	Sabula, Jackson, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F10921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Mar 1908 - Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa, USA Married - 14 Aug 1937 - Sabula, Jackson, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rockford Register Star - 5 APR 2004 Alverda Forsell, 96 ROCKFORD -- Alverda Forsell, 96, of Rockford died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, April 4, 2004, in St. Anne Center. Born March, 28, 1908, in Bellevue, Iowa, the daughter of George and Catherine Pogeman Schlecht. Married Albert Forsell on August 14, 1937, in Sabula, Iowa. He died Nov. 22, 1999, in Rockford. Rockford resident since 1934. She worked as an accounting teacher, starting in 1929 for Bayles Business College in Dubuque, Iowa and Brown's Business College in Rockford. She retired in 1968. Member of Oakvale Garden Club, Winnebago County Garden Club and River Bluff Auxiliary for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening, tutoring and volunteering for various organizations. Survivors include her nieces, Mary (Clarence) Horst of Miles, Iowa and Catherine (Francis) Dunn of Platteville, Wis.; brother-in-law, Albert (Dorothy) Forsell; and sister-in-law, Beulah Forsell. Predeceased by her parents and sister, Irene Belk. Service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 6 in Holy Family Catholic Church, where visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m.; Monsignor Thomas E. Bales will officiate. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to River Bluff Auxiliary or Holy Family Catholic Church. Arrangements by Fred C. Olson Funeral Chapels Ltd., East Chapel, 1001 Second Ave.

  
  

• Sources

  [S167] History of Jackson County Iowa, Hon. James W. Ellis, (Name: 1910, vol 2.;), page 439. On the 8th of February, 1899, Mr. Schlecht was married in Sabula, to Miss Katherine Pogeman, a daughter of Herman and Anna (Gerlach) Pogeman, both natives of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Schlecht have become the parents of two daughters: Anna Irene, born April 19, 1901, and Mary Alverta, born March 28, 1908. [S751] Obituary - Alverda Forsell.