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Lillian S. “Lillie” Mathews Kratzenstein

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
14 Sep 1954 (aged 84)
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Carl C. (Lillian) Kratzenstein Sr., a member of a long time Santa Cruz family, died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. She was 84 years old. A native of Missouri, she came to Santa Cruz with her parents when she was 3 years old. Her father, the late T. V. Mathews, was the Santa Cruz county assessor for many years. Her husband, who died in 1927, was the mayor of Santa Cruz from 1919 to 1923 and was instrumental in buying the Hihn property for the city hall. She lived at 306 Davis street.

Mrs. Kratzenstein is survived by a son, Carl Kratzenstein Jr., a Santa Cruz pharmacist; a daughter, Mrs. Ray A. Macaulay of Santa Cruz; a brother T. V. Matthews; three grandsons, R. A. Macaulay Jr., of Seattle, Lt. Cmdr. Lee Macaulay of Alameda and Malcolm Macaulay, a teacher in the Bay View school in Santa Cruz; three granddaughters, Betty, Mary and Nancy Kratzenstein, all of Santa Cruz, and six great-grandchildren. She was a charter member of the Elks Ladies. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. by the Wessendorf Mortuary.

Published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on September 15, 1954

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Married Carl C. Kratzenstein on June 14, 1893 in Santa Cruz, California
Mrs. Carl C. (Lillian) Kratzenstein Sr., a member of a long time Santa Cruz family, died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. She was 84 years old. A native of Missouri, she came to Santa Cruz with her parents when she was 3 years old. Her father, the late T. V. Mathews, was the Santa Cruz county assessor for many years. Her husband, who died in 1927, was the mayor of Santa Cruz from 1919 to 1923 and was instrumental in buying the Hihn property for the city hall. She lived at 306 Davis street.

Mrs. Kratzenstein is survived by a son, Carl Kratzenstein Jr., a Santa Cruz pharmacist; a daughter, Mrs. Ray A. Macaulay of Santa Cruz; a brother T. V. Matthews; three grandsons, R. A. Macaulay Jr., of Seattle, Lt. Cmdr. Lee Macaulay of Alameda and Malcolm Macaulay, a teacher in the Bay View school in Santa Cruz; three granddaughters, Betty, Mary and Nancy Kratzenstein, all of Santa Cruz, and six great-grandchildren. She was a charter member of the Elks Ladies. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. by the Wessendorf Mortuary.

Published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on September 15, 1954

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Married Carl C. Kratzenstein on June 14, 1893 in Santa Cruz, California


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  • Created by: Renee
  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193916670/lillian_s-kratzenstein: accessed ), memorial page for Lillian S. “Lillie” Mathews Kratzenstein (28 Apr 1870–14 Sep 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193916670, citing Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA; Maintained by Renee (contributor 48423945).