Mary Strassberg, or Mayme, as she was affectionately called by all who loved her, was born February 28, 1882. She was the daughter of George Strassberg and Catherine Conroy Strassberg of County Cork, Ireland. Mary was born at the family home on Budd Street, in what is now the over the Rhine section of Cincinnati. I believe that she attended school at St. Peter's Cathedral school.
Shortly after the turn of the century, Mary met a young man named Conrad Soete, who lived on Gest street, which is not too far from the Strassberg family home on Budd street. Conrad was some 9 years older than Mary but that did not seem to be a problem. Conrad's father had died very young, and being the only son, he was thrust into the role of breadwinner at a very early age. On July 2, 1902, the Reverend John J. Gallagher, who was the assistant pastor of St. Peter's, married Mary and Conrad at St. Peter's Cathedral. Mary's brother, George Strassberg, and her life long friend Catherine Feeny were witnesses to the wedding. After the wedding the new couple took up residence on Kenyon Ave, and remained at that address for several years.
On March 29, 1903 a son was born to Mary and Conrad. He was named John Ignatius Soete, probably after Conrad's father, whose name was John Henry Soete. The following year in 1904, a second child was born. It was a daughter, and she was given the name Mary, after her mother. In 1906 tragedy struck. Baby Mary came down with pneumonia and became very ill. Without the help of modern day antibiotics, pneumonia was most often fatal. Little Mary died in 1905. She was buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family continued to live on Kenyon Ave as other children were born to Mary and Conrad. August 10, 1906 brought the birth of a second son, Charles Soete. In 1908, Joseph was born, and 1910 brought George John Soete. Mary must have wondered if God would ever bless her with another girl! God must have smiled on Mary and Conrad as April 21, 1913 brought the birth of Margaret Helen Soete. There were two more girls born after Margaret. Bernice was born in 1917 and Alice, the baby of the family, was born on March 4, 1921.
These were hard times for the Soete family. The economy in the whole country was not all that stable, and Conrad had to work very hard at his job as a molder to put food on the table. Unions were still in their infancy and to make $12.00 a week, Conrad would have to work long hours.
However, the family struggled by and formed a very solid loving bond.
John Soete was approaching 20 years of age and looked to his uncle, John Strassberg to learn the plumbing trade. He was a very good student and after an apprenticeship under his Uncle's watchful eye he eventually became a licensed master plumber. Whatever money he and his brothers could earn went to help out the family.
The year 1927 again brought tragedy to the Soete family. On November 18, 1927 Conrad was walking along the sidewalk on his way home from work when he slipped on a discarded banana peel and fell backward to the pavement. He is said to have hit his head so hard that it could be heard a block away. He was helped to his feet by witnesses and brought home. Mary helped him into bed, and noticed that he was not talking like himself.
Conrad had probably suffered a severe concussion and skull fracture that probably caused his brain to swell. Conrad grew worse and at age 54, died the following morning, November 19, 1927. At 45 years of age Mary was a widow with young children still at home.
As the saying goes, "The Good Lord Will Provide", most definitely must have been the case here. Mary entered the depression years with dependent children and no means of support. It surely had to be her prayers and her strong faith that kept the family going. Stories were passed down told of how Mary would take in wash and do chores for other people to make a little money. She must have been a very strong woman.
Little by little her children began to marry and move away from home. John was the first to marry in 1930. Within the next few years Joe and George married and in 1940, Margaret married John T. Driggers.
Alice was blessed with a religious calling and after a little skepticism from her mother, she received her blessing to enter the Sisters of Mercy. After working at the Bell Telephone Company for a short while, Bernice also entered the Sisters of Mercy.
The family had moved several times over the years since the original home on Kenyon Ave. During the early 1940's there was only Mary and her son Charles living together on the second floor of a house at 3714 Warsaw Avenue, in the Price Hill section of town. Occasionally Mary's brother, John Strassberg, would come to live with her and Charles.
Mary is remembered for always helping other people, especially sick and older people in need. She had so little to give but what she had came from her heart.
Mary began to have problems with her health in 1953. She was under the care of Dr. Louis Kreindler, a family MD and a pioneer doctor in the field of allergies. Mary had been overweight for a good deal of her life and this had undoubtedly put a great deal of strain on her heart. Her condition grew worse and on April 11, 1954, at 72 years of age she passed away from a heart attack. Alice had been stationed out of town with the Sisters of Mercy and related how, on that particular day, that she had looked down a long hallway, and saw a vision of her mother and her Aunt Margaret, who had died some six years earlier. She knew then that her mother had died. A short while later she received the call from the family telling her that she had indeed passed away.
Mary Strassberg Soete, is buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery along side her husband Conrad. In the same plot lies her brother John Strassberg and a nephew George Mannix.
Shortly after the turn of the century, Mary met a young man named Conrad Soete, who lived on Gest street, which is not too far from the Strassberg family home on Budd street. Conrad was some 9 years older than Mary but that did not seem to be a problem. Conrad's father had died very young, and being the only son, he was thrust into the role of breadwinner at a very early age. On July 2, 1902, the Reverend John J. Gallagher, who was the assistant pastor of St. Peter's, married Mary and Conrad at St. Peter's Cathedral. Mary's brother, George Strassberg, and her life long friend Catherine Feeny were witnesses to the wedding. After the wedding the new couple took up residence on Kenyon Ave, and remained at that address for several years.
On March 29, 1903 a son was born to Mary and Conrad. He was named John Ignatius Soete, probably after Conrad's father, whose name was John Henry Soete. The following year in 1904, a second child was born. It was a daughter, and she was given the name Mary, after her mother. In 1906 tragedy struck. Baby Mary came down with pneumonia and became very ill. Without the help of modern day antibiotics, pneumonia was most often fatal. Little Mary died in 1905. She was buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family continued to live on Kenyon Ave as other children were born to Mary and Conrad. August 10, 1906 brought the birth of a second son, Charles Soete. In 1908, Joseph was born, and 1910 brought George John Soete. Mary must have wondered if God would ever bless her with another girl! God must have smiled on Mary and Conrad as April 21, 1913 brought the birth of Margaret Helen Soete. There were two more girls born after Margaret. Bernice was born in 1917 and Alice, the baby of the family, was born on March 4, 1921.
These were hard times for the Soete family. The economy in the whole country was not all that stable, and Conrad had to work very hard at his job as a molder to put food on the table. Unions were still in their infancy and to make $12.00 a week, Conrad would have to work long hours.
However, the family struggled by and formed a very solid loving bond.
John Soete was approaching 20 years of age and looked to his uncle, John Strassberg to learn the plumbing trade. He was a very good student and after an apprenticeship under his Uncle's watchful eye he eventually became a licensed master plumber. Whatever money he and his brothers could earn went to help out the family.
The year 1927 again brought tragedy to the Soete family. On November 18, 1927 Conrad was walking along the sidewalk on his way home from work when he slipped on a discarded banana peel and fell backward to the pavement. He is said to have hit his head so hard that it could be heard a block away. He was helped to his feet by witnesses and brought home. Mary helped him into bed, and noticed that he was not talking like himself.
Conrad had probably suffered a severe concussion and skull fracture that probably caused his brain to swell. Conrad grew worse and at age 54, died the following morning, November 19, 1927. At 45 years of age Mary was a widow with young children still at home.
As the saying goes, "The Good Lord Will Provide", most definitely must have been the case here. Mary entered the depression years with dependent children and no means of support. It surely had to be her prayers and her strong faith that kept the family going. Stories were passed down told of how Mary would take in wash and do chores for other people to make a little money. She must have been a very strong woman.
Little by little her children began to marry and move away from home. John was the first to marry in 1930. Within the next few years Joe and George married and in 1940, Margaret married John T. Driggers.
Alice was blessed with a religious calling and after a little skepticism from her mother, she received her blessing to enter the Sisters of Mercy. After working at the Bell Telephone Company for a short while, Bernice also entered the Sisters of Mercy.
The family had moved several times over the years since the original home on Kenyon Ave. During the early 1940's there was only Mary and her son Charles living together on the second floor of a house at 3714 Warsaw Avenue, in the Price Hill section of town. Occasionally Mary's brother, John Strassberg, would come to live with her and Charles.
Mary is remembered for always helping other people, especially sick and older people in need. She had so little to give but what she had came from her heart.
Mary began to have problems with her health in 1953. She was under the care of Dr. Louis Kreindler, a family MD and a pioneer doctor in the field of allergies. Mary had been overweight for a good deal of her life and this had undoubtedly put a great deal of strain on her heart. Her condition grew worse and on April 11, 1954, at 72 years of age she passed away from a heart attack. Alice had been stationed out of town with the Sisters of Mercy and related how, on that particular day, that she had looked down a long hallway, and saw a vision of her mother and her Aunt Margaret, who had died some six years earlier. She knew then that her mother had died. A short while later she received the call from the family telling her that she had indeed passed away.
Mary Strassberg Soete, is buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery along side her husband Conrad. In the same plot lies her brother John Strassberg and a nephew George Mannix.
Mary Strassberg, or Mayme, as she was affectionately called by all who loved her, was born February 28, 1882. She was the daughter of George Strassberg and Catherine Conroy Strassberg of County Cork, Ireland. Mary was born at the family home on Budd Street, in what is now the over the Rhine section of Cincinnati. I believe that she attended school at St. Peter's Cathedral school.
Shortly after the turn of the century, Mary met a young man named Conrad Soete, who lived on Gest street, which is not too far from the Strassberg family home on Budd street. Conrad was some 9 years older than Mary but that did not seem to be a problem. Conrad's father had died very young, and being the only son, he was thrust into the role of breadwinner at a very early age. On July 2, 1902, the Reverend John J. Gallagher, who was the assistant pastor of St. Peter's, married Mary and Conrad at St. Peter's Cathedral. Mary's brother, George Strassberg, and her life long friend Catherine Feeny were witnesses to the wedding. After the wedding the new couple took up residence on Kenyon Ave, and remained at that address for several years.
On March 29, 1903 a son was born to Mary and Conrad. He was named John Ignatius Soete, probably after Conrad's father, whose name was John Henry Soete. The following year in 1904, a second child was born. It was a daughter, and she was given the name Mary, after her mother. In 1906 tragedy struck. Baby Mary came down with pneumonia and became very ill. Without the help of modern day antibiotics, pneumonia was most often fatal. Little Mary died in 1905. She was buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family continued to live on Kenyon Ave as other children were born to Mary and Conrad. August 10, 1906 brought the birth of a second son, Charles Soete. In 1908, Joseph was born, and 1910 brought George John Soete. Mary must have wondered if God would ever bless her with another girl! God must have smiled on Mary and Conrad as April 21, 1913 brought the birth of Margaret Helen Soete. There were two more girls born after Margaret. Bernice was born in 1917 and Alice, the baby of the family, was born on March 4, 1921.
These were hard times for the Soete family. The economy in the whole country was not all that stable, and Conrad had to work very hard at his job as a molder to put food on the table. Unions were still in their infancy and to make $12.00 a week, Conrad would have to work long hours.
However, the family struggled by and formed a very solid loving bond.
John Soete was approaching 20 years of age and looked to his uncle, John Strassberg to learn the plumbing trade. He was a very good student and after an apprenticeship under his Uncle's watchful eye he eventually became a licensed master plumber. Whatever money he and his brothers could earn went to help out the family.
The year 1927 again brought tragedy to the Soete family. On November 18, 1927 Conrad was walking along the sidewalk on his way home from work when he slipped on a discarded banana peel and fell backward to the pavement. He is said to have hit his head so hard that it could be heard a block away. He was helped to his feet by witnesses and brought home. Mary helped him into bed, and noticed that he was not talking like himself.
Conrad had probably suffered a severe concussion and skull fracture that probably caused his brain to swell. Conrad grew worse and at age 54, died the following morning, November 19, 1927. At 45 years of age Mary was a widow with young children still at home.
As the saying goes, "The Good Lord Will Provide", most definitely must have been the case here. Mary entered the depression years with dependent children and no means of support. It surely had to be her prayers and her strong faith that kept the family going. Stories were passed down told of how Mary would take in wash and do chores for other people to make a little money. She must have been a very strong woman.
Little by little her children began to marry and move away from home. John was the first to marry in 1930. Within the next few years Joe and George married and in 1940, Margaret married John T. Driggers.
Alice was blessed with a religious calling and after a little skepticism from her mother, she received her blessing to enter the Sisters of Mercy. After working at the Bell Telephone Company for a short while, Bernice also entered the Sisters of Mercy.
The family had moved several times over the years since the original home on Kenyon Ave. During the early 1940's there was only Mary and her son Charles living together on the second floor of a house at 3714 Warsaw Avenue, in the Price Hill section of town. Occasionally Mary's brother, John Strassberg, would come to live with her and Charles.
Mary is remembered for always helping other people, especially sick and older people in need. She had so little to give but what she had came from her heart.
Mary began to have problems with her health in 1953. She was under the care of Dr. Louis Kreindler, a family MD and a pioneer doctor in the field of allergies. Mary had been overweight for a good deal of her life and this had undoubtedly put a great deal of strain on her heart. Her condition grew worse and on April 11, 1954, at 72 years of age she passed away from a heart attack. Alice had been stationed out of town with the Sisters of Mercy and related how, on that particular day, that she had looked down a long hallway, and saw a vision of her mother and her Aunt Margaret, who had died some six years earlier. She knew then that her mother had died. A short while later she received the call from the family telling her that she had indeed passed away.
Mary Strassberg Soete, is buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery along side her husband Conrad. In the same plot lies her brother John Strassberg and a nephew George Mannix.
Shortly after the turn of the century, Mary met a young man named Conrad Soete, who lived on Gest street, which is not too far from the Strassberg family home on Budd street. Conrad was some 9 years older than Mary but that did not seem to be a problem. Conrad's father had died very young, and being the only son, he was thrust into the role of breadwinner at a very early age. On July 2, 1902, the Reverend John J. Gallagher, who was the assistant pastor of St. Peter's, married Mary and Conrad at St. Peter's Cathedral. Mary's brother, George Strassberg, and her life long friend Catherine Feeny were witnesses to the wedding. After the wedding the new couple took up residence on Kenyon Ave, and remained at that address for several years.
On March 29, 1903 a son was born to Mary and Conrad. He was named John Ignatius Soete, probably after Conrad's father, whose name was John Henry Soete. The following year in 1904, a second child was born. It was a daughter, and she was given the name Mary, after her mother. In 1906 tragedy struck. Baby Mary came down with pneumonia and became very ill. Without the help of modern day antibiotics, pneumonia was most often fatal. Little Mary died in 1905. She was buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family continued to live on Kenyon Ave as other children were born to Mary and Conrad. August 10, 1906 brought the birth of a second son, Charles Soete. In 1908, Joseph was born, and 1910 brought George John Soete. Mary must have wondered if God would ever bless her with another girl! God must have smiled on Mary and Conrad as April 21, 1913 brought the birth of Margaret Helen Soete. There were two more girls born after Margaret. Bernice was born in 1917 and Alice, the baby of the family, was born on March 4, 1921.
These were hard times for the Soete family. The economy in the whole country was not all that stable, and Conrad had to work very hard at his job as a molder to put food on the table. Unions were still in their infancy and to make $12.00 a week, Conrad would have to work long hours.
However, the family struggled by and formed a very solid loving bond.
John Soete was approaching 20 years of age and looked to his uncle, John Strassberg to learn the plumbing trade. He was a very good student and after an apprenticeship under his Uncle's watchful eye he eventually became a licensed master plumber. Whatever money he and his brothers could earn went to help out the family.
The year 1927 again brought tragedy to the Soete family. On November 18, 1927 Conrad was walking along the sidewalk on his way home from work when he slipped on a discarded banana peel and fell backward to the pavement. He is said to have hit his head so hard that it could be heard a block away. He was helped to his feet by witnesses and brought home. Mary helped him into bed, and noticed that he was not talking like himself.
Conrad had probably suffered a severe concussion and skull fracture that probably caused his brain to swell. Conrad grew worse and at age 54, died the following morning, November 19, 1927. At 45 years of age Mary was a widow with young children still at home.
As the saying goes, "The Good Lord Will Provide", most definitely must have been the case here. Mary entered the depression years with dependent children and no means of support. It surely had to be her prayers and her strong faith that kept the family going. Stories were passed down told of how Mary would take in wash and do chores for other people to make a little money. She must have been a very strong woman.
Little by little her children began to marry and move away from home. John was the first to marry in 1930. Within the next few years Joe and George married and in 1940, Margaret married John T. Driggers.
Alice was blessed with a religious calling and after a little skepticism from her mother, she received her blessing to enter the Sisters of Mercy. After working at the Bell Telephone Company for a short while, Bernice also entered the Sisters of Mercy.
The family had moved several times over the years since the original home on Kenyon Ave. During the early 1940's there was only Mary and her son Charles living together on the second floor of a house at 3714 Warsaw Avenue, in the Price Hill section of town. Occasionally Mary's brother, John Strassberg, would come to live with her and Charles.
Mary is remembered for always helping other people, especially sick and older people in need. She had so little to give but what she had came from her heart.
Mary began to have problems with her health in 1953. She was under the care of Dr. Louis Kreindler, a family MD and a pioneer doctor in the field of allergies. Mary had been overweight for a good deal of her life and this had undoubtedly put a great deal of strain on her heart. Her condition grew worse and on April 11, 1954, at 72 years of age she passed away from a heart attack. Alice had been stationed out of town with the Sisters of Mercy and related how, on that particular day, that she had looked down a long hallway, and saw a vision of her mother and her Aunt Margaret, who had died some six years earlier. She knew then that her mother had died. A short while later she received the call from the family telling her that she had indeed passed away.
Mary Strassberg Soete, is buried in the new St. Joseph Cemetery along side her husband Conrad. In the same plot lies her brother John Strassberg and a nephew George Mannix.
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