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Elizabeth M. “Bette” <I>Drumm</I> Albrecht

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Elizabeth M. “Bette” Drumm Albrecht

Birth
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1 Jul 2001 (aged 85)
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
V-30-4
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ELIZABETH M. ALBRECHT

Elizabeth M. Albrecht, age 85, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at St. Mary's Care
Center, Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, Wis.

Elizabeth had been a life long resident of Manitowoc, Wis., until she suffered a
stroke in 1991. At that time she moved to Madison, Wis., to live with her son,
Robert Albrecht and Barbara Born.

A service of comfort will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday July 5, 2001, at the
Reinbold and Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will take place at
Evergreen Cemetery.

Bette was born on Sept. 11, 1915, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Frank and
Elizabeth Schmidt Drumm. She attended local public school graduating from
Lincoln
High School with the Class of 1933. She was active in the Home Economics Club
and
the Health Club at Lincoln.

Prior to her marriage, she wss employed at the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing
Company.

On Sept. 5, 1936, the Rev. Koeninger married her to Arnold H. Albrecht at the
parsonage of the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Arnold
preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1972 in Manitowoc.

Until the end of World War II, she assisted her parents in running a room and
board home for young women employed by local factories engaged in the war
effort. After the war, she was employed by the National Tinsel Company and then
by the Schmidtmann Paper Company, Manitowoc, until she retired in 1980.

In 1991, Bette suffered a stroke which left her partially paralyzed. As a
result, she relocated to live with her son in Madison, Wis. There she was
involved initially in attending the Meriter Adult Day Care program and later the
St. Mary's Adult Day Care program. Her friends in Madison came to learn of her
life long interest in cooking and baking German foods as well as collecting
recipes. She enjoyed interacting with the participants at the day care programs,
helping with the cooking and baking, all the other activities and the generous
staff of both programs. She always enjoyed and appreciated the opportunities to
return to Manitowoc.

Bette has a variety and number of interests including ice skating, dancing,
playing sheepshead, cooking, baking, knitting, needlepoint work, the family get
together at Christmas time, visiting, and shopping with her friends and
relatives.

Survivors include her son, a brother-in-law's wife, a brother-in-law and his
wife, a brother-in-law. Nieces and nephews, cousins and friends further survive
her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and their
spouses; Charles and Emma Drumm, Roland and Anne Drumm, Delmer and Isabel Drumm;
two brothers-in-law, Leslie Albrecht, Clarence and his wife Virginia Albrecht;
sister-in-law and her spouse Daniel and Florence Krumel.

A special thank you is extended to the Dr., to the staff of the adult day care
programs and St. Mary‘s Care Center for their interest in and care for Bette.

Relatives and friends may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home on
Thursday, July 5, 2001 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 2 p.m.

Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, July 3, 2001


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ELIZABETH M. ALBRECHT

Elizabeth M. Albrecht, age 85, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at St. Mary's Care
Center, Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, Wis.

Elizabeth had been a life long resident of Manitowoc, Wis., until she suffered a
stroke in 1991. At that time she moved to Madison, Wis., to live with her son,
Robert Albrecht and Barbara Born.

A service of comfort will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday July 5, 2001, at the
Reinbold and Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial will take place at
Evergreen Cemetery.

Bette was born on Sept. 11, 1915, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Frank and
Elizabeth Schmidt Drumm. She attended local public school graduating from
Lincoln
High School with the Class of 1933. She was active in the Home Economics Club
and
the Health Club at Lincoln.

Prior to her marriage, she wss employed at the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing
Company.

On Sept. 5, 1936, the Rev. Koeninger married her to Arnold H. Albrecht at the
parsonage of the First German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Arnold
preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1972 in Manitowoc.

Until the end of World War II, she assisted her parents in running a room and
board home for young women employed by local factories engaged in the war
effort. After the war, she was employed by the National Tinsel Company and then
by the Schmidtmann Paper Company, Manitowoc, until she retired in 1980.

In 1991, Bette suffered a stroke which left her partially paralyzed. As a
result, she relocated to live with her son in Madison, Wis. There she was
involved initially in attending the Meriter Adult Day Care program and later the
St. Mary's Adult Day Care program. Her friends in Madison came to learn of her
life long interest in cooking and baking German foods as well as collecting
recipes. She enjoyed interacting with the participants at the day care programs,
helping with the cooking and baking, all the other activities and the generous
staff of both programs. She always enjoyed and appreciated the opportunities to
return to Manitowoc.

Bette has a variety and number of interests including ice skating, dancing,
playing sheepshead, cooking, baking, knitting, needlepoint work, the family get
together at Christmas time, visiting, and shopping with her friends and
relatives.

Survivors include her son, a brother-in-law's wife, a brother-in-law and his
wife, a brother-in-law. Nieces and nephews, cousins and friends further survive
her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and their
spouses; Charles and Emma Drumm, Roland and Anne Drumm, Delmer and Isabel Drumm;
two brothers-in-law, Leslie Albrecht, Clarence and his wife Virginia Albrecht;
sister-in-law and her spouse Daniel and Florence Krumel.

A special thank you is extended to the Dr., to the staff of the adult day care
programs and St. Mary‘s Care Center for their interest in and care for Bette.

Relatives and friends may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home on
Thursday, July 5, 2001 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 2 p.m.

Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, July 3, 2001


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59772267/elizabeth_m-albrecht: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth M. “Bette” Drumm Albrecht (11 Sep 1915–1 Jul 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59772267, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).