Mrs. Nancy Kretchman, widow of Manasses Kretchman, succumbed on June 12 to the infirmities of old age. She had been ailing a long time before death came to her relief. Her husband died many years ago. One of her four children died in early childhood, and the others also have been dead for a considerable time.
Her children were Monroe, Emma, Jeremiah and Savilla Kretchman. Mrs. Kretchman was born in Elk Lick Township, April 22, 1838, and at the time of her death was aged 92 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bockes, and her mother was a daughter of John and Barbara Livengood Keim, who died at the age of 96 and 94 years, respectively, after having lived to enjoy each other's companionship as husband and wife for a little more than 75 years. With an ancestry noted for longevity such as that, it is not to be wondered at, that Mrs. Kretchman reached the great age she did. Her mother also was a nonogenarion, as were also others of her maternal relations.
Mrs. Kretchman was the eldest of a family of ten children, five of whom survive, as follows: William, Samuel and Daniel Bockes, of Grundy Center, Iowa; Lewis Bockes, Mrs. Barbara Shultz and Mrs. Ellen Converse, of Amity, Oregon. Two brothers and one sister preceded her to the grave, namely, John and Henry Bockes, and Mrs. Barbara Kinsinger. Mrs. Kretchman was a wife and mother of the finest type, and was greatly beloved by a large circle of friends. She was a steadfast member of the Lutheran Church for many years. Her funeral was held at the St. Paul (Wilhelm) Reformed Church, in Elk Lick Township, not far from where most of her long life was spent. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. S. D. Sigler, and the burial arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director J. L. Tressler, of Meyersdale. Interment was in the Wilhelm, or St. Paul Cemetery.
Meyersdale Republican, June 19, 1930
She was the widow of Manasses Kretchman, born 22 April 1838 in Salisbury, Pa. She was aged 92 years, 1 month, 22 days. Her occupation was that of a housewife. Her father was Lewis Bockes, who was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was Catherine Keim also born in Pennsylvania. Nancy died in the Somerset County Home and Hospital on 11 June 1930.
Her children were Monroe, Emma, Jeremiah and Savilla Kretchman. Mrs. Kretchman was born in Elk Lick Township, April 22, 1838, and at the time of her death was aged 92 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bockes, and her mother was a daughter of John and Barbara Livengood Keim, who died at the age of 96 and 94 years, respectively, after having lived to enjoy each other's companionship as husband and wife for a little more than 75 years. With an ancestry noted for longevity such as that, it is not to be wondered at, that Mrs. Kretchman reached the great age she did. Her mother also was a nonogenarion, as were also others of her maternal relations.
Mrs. Kretchman was the eldest of a family of ten children, five of whom survive, as follows: William, Samuel and Daniel Bockes, of Grundy Center, Iowa; Lewis Bockes, Mrs. Barbara Shultz and Mrs. Ellen Converse, of Amity, Oregon. Two brothers and one sister preceded her to the grave, namely, John and Henry Bockes, and Mrs. Barbara Kinsinger. Mrs. Kretchman was a wife and mother of the finest type, and was greatly beloved by a large circle of friends. She was a steadfast member of the Lutheran Church for many years. Her funeral was held at the St. Paul (Wilhelm) Reformed Church, in Elk Lick Township, not far from where most of her long life was spent. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. S. D. Sigler, and the burial arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director J. L. Tressler, of Meyersdale. Interment was in the Wilhelm, or St. Paul Cemetery.
Meyersdale Republican, June 19, 1930
She was the widow of Manasses Kretchman, born 22 April 1838 in Salisbury, Pa. She was aged 92 years, 1 month, 22 days. Her occupation was that of a housewife. Her father was Lewis Bockes, who was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was Catherine Keim also born in Pennsylvania. Nancy died in the Somerset County Home and Hospital on 11 June 1930.
Mrs. Nancy Kretchman, widow of Manasses Kretchman, succumbed on June 12 to the infirmities of old age. She had been ailing a long time before death came to her relief. Her husband died many years ago. One of her four children died in early childhood, and the others also have been dead for a considerable time.
Her children were Monroe, Emma, Jeremiah and Savilla Kretchman. Mrs. Kretchman was born in Elk Lick Township, April 22, 1838, and at the time of her death was aged 92 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bockes, and her mother was a daughter of John and Barbara Livengood Keim, who died at the age of 96 and 94 years, respectively, after having lived to enjoy each other's companionship as husband and wife for a little more than 75 years. With an ancestry noted for longevity such as that, it is not to be wondered at, that Mrs. Kretchman reached the great age she did. Her mother also was a nonogenarion, as were also others of her maternal relations.
Mrs. Kretchman was the eldest of a family of ten children, five of whom survive, as follows: William, Samuel and Daniel Bockes, of Grundy Center, Iowa; Lewis Bockes, Mrs. Barbara Shultz and Mrs. Ellen Converse, of Amity, Oregon. Two brothers and one sister preceded her to the grave, namely, John and Henry Bockes, and Mrs. Barbara Kinsinger. Mrs. Kretchman was a wife and mother of the finest type, and was greatly beloved by a large circle of friends. She was a steadfast member of the Lutheran Church for many years. Her funeral was held at the St. Paul (Wilhelm) Reformed Church, in Elk Lick Township, not far from where most of her long life was spent. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. S. D. Sigler, and the burial arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director J. L. Tressler, of Meyersdale. Interment was in the Wilhelm, or St. Paul Cemetery.
Meyersdale Republican, June 19, 1930
She was the widow of Manasses Kretchman, born 22 April 1838 in Salisbury, Pa. She was aged 92 years, 1 month, 22 days. Her occupation was that of a housewife. Her father was Lewis Bockes, who was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was Catherine Keim also born in Pennsylvania. Nancy died in the Somerset County Home and Hospital on 11 June 1930.
Her children were Monroe, Emma, Jeremiah and Savilla Kretchman. Mrs. Kretchman was born in Elk Lick Township, April 22, 1838, and at the time of her death was aged 92 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bockes, and her mother was a daughter of John and Barbara Livengood Keim, who died at the age of 96 and 94 years, respectively, after having lived to enjoy each other's companionship as husband and wife for a little more than 75 years. With an ancestry noted for longevity such as that, it is not to be wondered at, that Mrs. Kretchman reached the great age she did. Her mother also was a nonogenarion, as were also others of her maternal relations.
Mrs. Kretchman was the eldest of a family of ten children, five of whom survive, as follows: William, Samuel and Daniel Bockes, of Grundy Center, Iowa; Lewis Bockes, Mrs. Barbara Shultz and Mrs. Ellen Converse, of Amity, Oregon. Two brothers and one sister preceded her to the grave, namely, John and Henry Bockes, and Mrs. Barbara Kinsinger. Mrs. Kretchman was a wife and mother of the finest type, and was greatly beloved by a large circle of friends. She was a steadfast member of the Lutheran Church for many years. Her funeral was held at the St. Paul (Wilhelm) Reformed Church, in Elk Lick Township, not far from where most of her long life was spent. The obsequies were conducted by Rev. S. D. Sigler, and the burial arrangements were in charge of Funeral Director J. L. Tressler, of Meyersdale. Interment was in the Wilhelm, or St. Paul Cemetery.
Meyersdale Republican, June 19, 1930
She was the widow of Manasses Kretchman, born 22 April 1838 in Salisbury, Pa. She was aged 92 years, 1 month, 22 days. Her occupation was that of a housewife. Her father was Lewis Bockes, who was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was Catherine Keim also born in Pennsylvania. Nancy died in the Somerset County Home and Hospital on 11 June 1930.
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