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: Schulter∼Died during childbirth
Survived by a son: Kendall Eugene Spooner
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: Schulter∼Died during childbirth
Survived by a son: Kendall Eugene Spooner
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