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Rietta <I>Kreis</I> Grotenfent

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Rietta Kreis Grotenfent

Original Name
Henrietta Kreis
Birth
Geisenfeld, Landkreis Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, Germany
Death
18 Apr 1963 (aged 43)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, USA
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Circus Performer. A member of the famous family of aerialists, 'The Flying Wallendas.' She married Karl Wallenda's half-brother, Art Grotefent in 1937 in Texas. She fell to her death from a 50 foot sway pole during a 1963 performance in Omaha, Nebraska.
Circus Performer. A member of the famous family of aerialists, 'The Flying Wallendas.' She married Karl Wallenda's half-brother, Art Grotefent in 1937 in Texas. She fell to her death from a 50 foot sway pole during a 1963 performance in Omaha, Nebraska.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Feb 2, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13210009/rietta-grotenfent: accessed ), memorial page for Rietta Kreis Grotenfent (3 Mar 1920–18 Apr 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13210009, citing Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.