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Dorcus Burdean <I>Schaal</I> Spooner

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Dorcus Burdean Schaal Spooner

Birth
Potosi, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
2 Jul 1942 (aged 30)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Henry Schaal and Mandelena "Lena" Maude Schuelter

Marriage
To Kenneth Everett Spooner
On 20 Mar 1937 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Died at age 30 due to shock caused by a coronary embolism during childbirth.

Mrs. Dorcus B. Spooner, 30, of 1717 Gaviota Avenue, died yesterday in a local hospital. She was born in Potosi, Wisconsin, and lived there until coming to Los Angeles in 1938, removing to Long Beach in 1939. Surviving are the widower, Kenneth Spooner; an infant son, Kendall Eugene Spooner; a sister, Mrs. Homer Walter, Potosi, Wis. and a brother, Russell Schaal, Savannah, Ill. The funeral will be directed by Mottell's Mortuary. (The Long Beach Morning Sun, Long Beach, California, Friday, 3 Jul 1942, page A5)

California Death Certificate
Name: Dorcus B. Spooner
Age: 30 years, 7 days
Birth: 25 June 1912 at Potosi, Wisconsin
Death Date: 2 July 1942
Death Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Cause of Death: Shock, 2 1/2 hours; due to Coronary Embolism, 2 1/2 hours; due to Parturition (childbirth)
Usual Residence: 1717 Gaviota Ave, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Homemaker in own home
Marital Status: Kenneth Spooner, age 26
Father: Henry Schaal, born Potosi, Wisconsin
Mother: Lena Schuelter, born Wisconsin
Informant: Kenneth Spooner, 1717 Gaviota Ave, Long Beach, Calif.
Burial: 6 July 1942 Sunnyside Memorial Park (now Forest Lawn, Long Beach), Los Angeles Couty, California.
Funeral Director: Mottell's Mortuary & Chapel, Long Beach

Iowa Marriage Record
Groom: Kenneth Spooner, age 22 next birthday; born & resides Rockford, Illinois; Clerk; 1st marriage.
Bride: Dorcas Schaal, age 25 next birthday; born & resides Potosi, Wisconsin; 1st marriage.
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1937
Marriage Place: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Officiator: F. W. Kracher, 207 Seminary Street
Witnesses: Mrs. Lena Schaal and Louis C. Spooner
Groom's Father: Louis C Spooner
Groom's Mother: Agnes Westberg
Bride's Father: Henry Schaal
Bride's Mother: SchulterDied during childbirth
Survived by a son: Kendall Eugene Spooner
Daughter of Henry Schaal and Mandelena "Lena" Maude Schuelter

Marriage
To Kenneth Everett Spooner
On 20 Mar 1937 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Died at age 30 due to shock caused by a coronary embolism during childbirth.

Mrs. Dorcus B. Spooner, 30, of 1717 Gaviota Avenue, died yesterday in a local hospital. She was born in Potosi, Wisconsin, and lived there until coming to Los Angeles in 1938, removing to Long Beach in 1939. Surviving are the widower, Kenneth Spooner; an infant son, Kendall Eugene Spooner; a sister, Mrs. Homer Walter, Potosi, Wis. and a brother, Russell Schaal, Savannah, Ill. The funeral will be directed by Mottell's Mortuary. (The Long Beach Morning Sun, Long Beach, California, Friday, 3 Jul 1942, page A5)

California Death Certificate
Name: Dorcus B. Spooner
Age: 30 years, 7 days
Birth: 25 June 1912 at Potosi, Wisconsin
Death Date: 2 July 1942
Death Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Cause of Death: Shock, 2 1/2 hours; due to Coronary Embolism, 2 1/2 hours; due to Parturition (childbirth)
Usual Residence: 1717 Gaviota Ave, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Homemaker in own home
Marital Status: Kenneth Spooner, age 26
Father: Henry Schaal, born Potosi, Wisconsin
Mother: Lena Schuelter, born Wisconsin
Informant: Kenneth Spooner, 1717 Gaviota Ave, Long Beach, Calif.
Burial: 6 July 1942 Sunnyside Memorial Park (now Forest Lawn, Long Beach), Los Angeles Couty, California.
Funeral Director: Mottell's Mortuary & Chapel, Long Beach

Iowa Marriage Record
Groom: Kenneth Spooner, age 22 next birthday; born & resides Rockford, Illinois; Clerk; 1st marriage.
Bride: Dorcas Schaal, age 25 next birthday; born & resides Potosi, Wisconsin; 1st marriage.
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1937
Marriage Place: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Officiator: F. W. Kracher, 207 Seminary Street
Witnesses: Mrs. Lena Schaal and Louis C. Spooner
Groom's Father: Louis C Spooner
Groom's Mother: Agnes Westberg
Bride's Father: Henry Schaal
Bride's Mother: SchulterDied during childbirth
Survived by a son: Kendall Eugene Spooner


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