Peter came to the USA from Russia in 1906 and went back to marry Margaret Steib. He brought her to Topeka Kansas in 1910.
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Peter Merkel, beloved husband of Margaret, nee Steib; fond father of Rose Loewe, Katherine McEvilly, John Peter, Jacob, August, Leo, Agatha, Anna, and Hilda, grandfather of seven grandchildren.
Funeral Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 9:30 a.m. from chapel, 2834 N. Southport avenue, to St. Alphonsus church. Interment St. Joseph's cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 10/5/1947
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Name: Peter Merkel
Born: 28 Jul 1888, Goebel, Russia
Died: 04 Oct 1947, Chicago, IL
Age: 59
Father: Phillip Merkel, b. Goebel, Russia
Mother: Elizabeth Schneider, b. Goebel, Rus.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Margaret
Occupation: Watchman
Residence: 1332 Wolfram St
Burial Date: 07 Oct 1947
Cemetery: St. Joseph, River Grove, IL
Informant: Jacob Merkel
Illinois Death Index
Peter came to the USA from Russia in 1906 and went back to marry Margaret Steib. He brought her to Topeka Kansas in 1910.
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Peter Merkel, beloved husband of Margaret, nee Steib; fond father of Rose Loewe, Katherine McEvilly, John Peter, Jacob, August, Leo, Agatha, Anna, and Hilda, grandfather of seven grandchildren.
Funeral Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 9:30 a.m. from chapel, 2834 N. Southport avenue, to St. Alphonsus church. Interment St. Joseph's cemetery.
Chicago Tribune, 10/5/1947
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Name: Peter Merkel
Born: 28 Jul 1888, Goebel, Russia
Died: 04 Oct 1947, Chicago, IL
Age: 59
Father: Phillip Merkel, b. Goebel, Russia
Mother: Elizabeth Schneider, b. Goebel, Rus.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Margaret
Occupation: Watchman
Residence: 1332 Wolfram St
Burial Date: 07 Oct 1947
Cemetery: St. Joseph, River Grove, IL
Informant: Jacob Merkel
Illinois Death Index
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