Born in Alsace Lorraine, France in 1880. Moved to Chicago when a little girl. Was a pastry maker in the Plaza Hotel before marriage. Worked in a laundry after marriage.
Chicago Tribune Obit, 7-7-1944:
Lena Drewes, nee Fluhr, of 5141 Winona street, beloved wife of the late Otto, fond mother of Edna Laenertz, William J. and Walter, U. S. N.; dear grandmother of Ernest Laenertz, U. S. N.; Patsy Laenertz, William J. Jr., Audrey Herbert, and Norma, sister of John Fluhr. At chapel, 3905-07 Lincoln avenue, where services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. Interment Wunders.
Born in Alsace Lorraine, France in 1880. Moved to Chicago when a little girl. Was a pastry maker in the Plaza Hotel before marriage. Worked in a laundry after marriage.
Chicago Tribune Obit, 7-7-1944:
Lena Drewes, nee Fluhr, of 5141 Winona street, beloved wife of the late Otto, fond mother of Edna Laenertz, William J. and Walter, U. S. N.; dear grandmother of Ernest Laenertz, U. S. N.; Patsy Laenertz, William J. Jr., Audrey Herbert, and Norma, sister of John Fluhr. At chapel, 3905-07 Lincoln avenue, where services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. Interment Wunders.
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