Orvie (may have been Orville) Adam Casper was one of the at least six children born to William H. Casper (1867-1933) and Emma Catherine Good (1870-1954), both of German descent, who married in 1893. Their first child, daughter Mary C., born in 1894, died in infancy. Emma lost a second child before the couple welcomed Orvie in 1898 according to the 1900 Census on which Emma indicated that only one of her three children was still living. A son identified as Ivan William Casper (8/22/1895-3/17/1897) shares a headstone with Mary C. in this cemetery which notes "Children of W & E Casper". On that same 1900 Census, the family was living in North Bend Township, Starke Co., Indiana, where Orvie's father was farming for a living.
William and Emma had a son they named Roy S. in 1901, but he also died in infancy. They welcomed a daughter they named Edna in 1902 and a son they named Alvin Frederick in 1906. I caught up with the family again on the 1910 Census, living on Michigan St. in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana, where William was the proprietor of a hardware store. Emma reported that three of her six children were living which is consistent with the previous census and living children Orvie, Edna and Alvil on that census.
Sometime between 1910 and 1918, William and Emma moved the family to South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana where they resided on Corby St. William was working as a carpenter for a construction company, and 21-year-old Orvie as a laborer in a construction company. On his 1918 WWI registration, Orvie was working as a drill press operator for Oliver Tractor Plow Co in South Bend.
On 3 Jun 1920, Orvie married Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Daughter Virginia Lucille arrived on 24 Mar 1921 while they were still living in Chicago. They had a second daughter they named Jean Marie.
A 1925 and 1928 city directory show Orvie and Fern living on Corby St. in South Bend. Orvie was a driver in 1925 and Fern was employed as a stenographer for a home insurance company. In 1928, Orvie's occupation was given in the abbreviated form "Exp" (not sure what that stands for).
Orvie died of Tuberculosis early in 1929 on January 12th at age 30. Fern remarried. Her second husband's name was Frank H. Marsh.
Obituaries below thanks to Michael McDaniel:
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 13, 1929 (Sunday)
Orvie Adam Casper, age 30 of 1225 East Corby street, died at 2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Healthwin hospital following an illness of two years of tuberculosis. He was born in Starke county, Indiana, in 1898, and came to South Bend from there at the age of seven years. On June 3, 1920, he married Miss Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Casper; his widow; two children, Virginia Lucille and Jean Marie; one sister, Miss Edna Lucille Casper; and a brother, Alvin Frederick Casper, all of South Bend. The body may be viewed in the residence Monday and until 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning when brief prayer services will be held there. Further services will be held in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at both services and interment will be made in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 14, 1929 (Monday)
The body of Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, who died Saturday, may be viewed in the residence until the time of the funeral. A brief prayer service will be held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning after which funeral services will be conducted in Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind. The Rev. Marion Bishop of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church will officate and burial will be in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 15, 1929 (Tuesday)
Brief prayer services for Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, were held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock this morning and further services were conducted in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, officated and interment was made in Zion cemetery.
William and Emma had a son they named Roy S. in 1901, but he also died in infancy. They welcomed a daughter they named Edna in 1902 and a son they named Alvin Frederick in 1906. I caught up with the family again on the 1910 Census, living on Michigan St. in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana, where William was the proprietor of a hardware store. Emma reported that three of her six children were living which is consistent with the previous census and living children Orvie, Edna and Alvil on that census.
Sometime between 1910 and 1918, William and Emma moved the family to South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana where they resided on Corby St. William was working as a carpenter for a construction company, and 21-year-old Orvie as a laborer in a construction company. On his 1918 WWI registration, Orvie was working as a drill press operator for Oliver Tractor Plow Co in South Bend.
On 3 Jun 1920, Orvie married Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Daughter Virginia Lucille arrived on 24 Mar 1921 while they were still living in Chicago. They had a second daughter they named Jean Marie.
A 1925 and 1928 city directory show Orvie and Fern living on Corby St. in South Bend. Orvie was a driver in 1925 and Fern was employed as a stenographer for a home insurance company. In 1928, Orvie's occupation was given in the abbreviated form "Exp" (not sure what that stands for).
Orvie died of Tuberculosis early in 1929 on January 12th at age 30. Fern remarried. Her second husband's name was Frank H. Marsh.
Obituaries below thanks to Michael McDaniel:
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 13, 1929 (Sunday)
Orvie Adam Casper, age 30 of 1225 East Corby street, died at 2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Healthwin hospital following an illness of two years of tuberculosis. He was born in Starke county, Indiana, in 1898, and came to South Bend from there at the age of seven years. On June 3, 1920, he married Miss Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Casper; his widow; two children, Virginia Lucille and Jean Marie; one sister, Miss Edna Lucille Casper; and a brother, Alvin Frederick Casper, all of South Bend. The body may be viewed in the residence Monday and until 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning when brief prayer services will be held there. Further services will be held in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at both services and interment will be made in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 14, 1929 (Monday)
The body of Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, who died Saturday, may be viewed in the residence until the time of the funeral. A brief prayer service will be held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning after which funeral services will be conducted in Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind. The Rev. Marion Bishop of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church will officate and burial will be in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 15, 1929 (Tuesday)
Brief prayer services for Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, were held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock this morning and further services were conducted in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, officated and interment was made in Zion cemetery.
Orvie (may have been Orville) Adam Casper was one of the at least six children born to William H. Casper (1867-1933) and Emma Catherine Good (1870-1954), both of German descent, who married in 1893. Their first child, daughter Mary C., born in 1894, died in infancy. Emma lost a second child before the couple welcomed Orvie in 1898 according to the 1900 Census on which Emma indicated that only one of her three children was still living. A son identified as Ivan William Casper (8/22/1895-3/17/1897) shares a headstone with Mary C. in this cemetery which notes "Children of W & E Casper". On that same 1900 Census, the family was living in North Bend Township, Starke Co., Indiana, where Orvie's father was farming for a living.
William and Emma had a son they named Roy S. in 1901, but he also died in infancy. They welcomed a daughter they named Edna in 1902 and a son they named Alvin Frederick in 1906. I caught up with the family again on the 1910 Census, living on Michigan St. in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana, where William was the proprietor of a hardware store. Emma reported that three of her six children were living which is consistent with the previous census and living children Orvie, Edna and Alvil on that census.
Sometime between 1910 and 1918, William and Emma moved the family to South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana where they resided on Corby St. William was working as a carpenter for a construction company, and 21-year-old Orvie as a laborer in a construction company. On his 1918 WWI registration, Orvie was working as a drill press operator for Oliver Tractor Plow Co in South Bend.
On 3 Jun 1920, Orvie married Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Daughter Virginia Lucille arrived on 24 Mar 1921 while they were still living in Chicago. They had a second daughter they named Jean Marie.
A 1925 and 1928 city directory show Orvie and Fern living on Corby St. in South Bend. Orvie was a driver in 1925 and Fern was employed as a stenographer for a home insurance company. In 1928, Orvie's occupation was given in the abbreviated form "Exp" (not sure what that stands for).
Orvie died of Tuberculosis early in 1929 on January 12th at age 30. Fern remarried. Her second husband's name was Frank H. Marsh.
Obituaries below thanks to Michael McDaniel:
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 13, 1929 (Sunday)
Orvie Adam Casper, age 30 of 1225 East Corby street, died at 2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Healthwin hospital following an illness of two years of tuberculosis. He was born in Starke county, Indiana, in 1898, and came to South Bend from there at the age of seven years. On June 3, 1920, he married Miss Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Casper; his widow; two children, Virginia Lucille and Jean Marie; one sister, Miss Edna Lucille Casper; and a brother, Alvin Frederick Casper, all of South Bend. The body may be viewed in the residence Monday and until 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning when brief prayer services will be held there. Further services will be held in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at both services and interment will be made in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 14, 1929 (Monday)
The body of Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, who died Saturday, may be viewed in the residence until the time of the funeral. A brief prayer service will be held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning after which funeral services will be conducted in Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind. The Rev. Marion Bishop of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church will officate and burial will be in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 15, 1929 (Tuesday)
Brief prayer services for Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, were held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock this morning and further services were conducted in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, officated and interment was made in Zion cemetery.
William and Emma had a son they named Roy S. in 1901, but he also died in infancy. They welcomed a daughter they named Edna in 1902 and a son they named Alvin Frederick in 1906. I caught up with the family again on the 1910 Census, living on Michigan St. in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana, where William was the proprietor of a hardware store. Emma reported that three of her six children were living which is consistent with the previous census and living children Orvie, Edna and Alvil on that census.
Sometime between 1910 and 1918, William and Emma moved the family to South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana where they resided on Corby St. William was working as a carpenter for a construction company, and 21-year-old Orvie as a laborer in a construction company. On his 1918 WWI registration, Orvie was working as a drill press operator for Oliver Tractor Plow Co in South Bend.
On 3 Jun 1920, Orvie married Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Daughter Virginia Lucille arrived on 24 Mar 1921 while they were still living in Chicago. They had a second daughter they named Jean Marie.
A 1925 and 1928 city directory show Orvie and Fern living on Corby St. in South Bend. Orvie was a driver in 1925 and Fern was employed as a stenographer for a home insurance company. In 1928, Orvie's occupation was given in the abbreviated form "Exp" (not sure what that stands for).
Orvie died of Tuberculosis early in 1929 on January 12th at age 30. Fern remarried. Her second husband's name was Frank H. Marsh.
Obituaries below thanks to Michael McDaniel:
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 13, 1929 (Sunday)
Orvie Adam Casper, age 30 of 1225 East Corby street, died at 2:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Healthwin hospital following an illness of two years of tuberculosis. He was born in Starke county, Indiana, in 1898, and came to South Bend from there at the age of seven years. On June 3, 1920, he married Miss Fern Mae Holbrook in Chicago. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Casper; his widow; two children, Virginia Lucille and Jean Marie; one sister, Miss Edna Lucille Casper; and a brother, Alvin Frederick Casper, all of South Bend. The body may be viewed in the residence Monday and until 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning when brief prayer services will be held there. Further services will be held in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at both services and interment will be made in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 14, 1929 (Monday)
The body of Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, who died Saturday, may be viewed in the residence until the time of the funeral. A brief prayer service will be held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning after which funeral services will be conducted in Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind. The Rev. Marion Bishop of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church will officate and burial will be in Zion cemetery.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE January 15, 1929 (Tuesday)
Brief prayer services for Orvie Adam Casper, of 1225 East Corby street, were held in the residence at 8:30 o'clock this morning and further services were conducted in the Zion Reform church, near Culver, Ind., at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Marion Bishop, of Lowell Heights Methodist Episcopal church, officated and interment was made in Zion cemetery.
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