Viola Fenstermaker
1879 - 1955 (76 years)
Generation: 1
1. Viola Fenstermaker was born on 4 Mar 1879 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana (daughter of Lafayette Fenstermaker and Ettie Brickman); died on 8 Jul 1955 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jul 1955 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Notes:
Viola Steffey
Funeral services will be held in Logansport, Monday for Mrs. Viola STEFFEY, 76, who died at her home there, 175 West Eighth street, of a heart attack suffered at 7:15 p.m. Friday while sitting on the front porch.
Last rites will be conducted at the Eikenberry funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Rochester. Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Steffey was born in Rochester on March 4, 1879, and lived here until moving to Peru 14 years ago. Her parents were Lafayette and Ettie BRICKMAN FENSTERMAKER. Her first marriage was Nov. 5, 1893, to George FUNK, who died in 1935. In 1941 she was married to Wilson STEFFEY, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. A. C. ALLWINE, Logansport; and Mrs. Dea FULTZ, Rochester; one brother, Roy FENSTERMAKER, California; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Trinity EUB church.
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Saturday, July 9, 1955
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1955
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35371204/viola-steffey
Section 8, Row 5
2. Lafayette Fenstermaker was born on 27 Oct 1852 in Hancock County, Ohio; died on 18 Nov 1916 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried on 20 Nov 1916 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Notes:
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Saturday, November 18, 1916
While at the dinner table Friday, Lafayette FENSTERMAKER, 63, a well known farmer living northeast of Rochester, suffered a stroke of paralysis which caused his death 12 hours later. Mr. Fenstermaker had been in the best of health and spent the morning shucking corn. After the attack, which was his second in 15 years, he was able to recognize members of the family for several hours and then gradually sank to death.
Mr. Fenstermaker was born in Hancock Co., Ohio, Dec 27, 1852, and came here when about seven years old with his parents, George and Eliza FENSTERMAKER, who are both dead. Thirty-eight years ago, Mr. Fenstermaker went back to Ohio where he married Miss Etta BRICKMAN, returning to Fulton county to settle on a farm east of Rochester. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living: Mrs. Viola FUNK of near Rochester, Mrs. Mada BOWMAN who lives northeast of Rochester, W. L. FENSTERMAKER of Kokomo and Roy FENSTERMAKER, who lives at home. He leaves one brother, Allen FENSTERMAKER of Hammond, Ind. The wife is living.
During his residence here, Mr. Fenstermaker was closely identified with the Pleasant Valley church serving a number of years as trustee and for the last 12 years as janitor. Funeral, Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the Pleasant Valley church. Burial at the Odd Fellows cemetery in Rochester.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1916
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41704074/lafayette-fenstermaker
Section 6, Row 2Lafayette married Ettie Brickman. Ettie was born on 20 Dec 1856 in Mecklinburg, Germany; died on 23 Mar 1929 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried on 26 Mar 1929 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ettie Brickman was born on 20 Dec 1856 in Mecklinburg, Germany; died on 23 Mar 1929 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried on 26 Mar 1929 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Notes:
Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel
Monday, March 25, 1929
Mrs. Etta FENSTERMAKER, aged 72, well known resident of Rochester, died early Sunday morning at the home of her son, Roy Fenstermaker, at 414 Pontiac Street. Death was due to heart trouble and complications from which she had been ill for a week.
The deceased [Etta BRICKMAN] was born on December 20, 1856 in Mecklinburg, Germany, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis BRICKMAN. When only six months of age her parents came to the United States, settling in Hamilton County, Ohio. On March 12th, 1878 she was married to Lafayette FENSTERMAKER and came from Ohio to Fulton County residing on a farm 3 miles northeast of Rochester. After the death of her husband in 1912 she had lived with her son, Roy. Mrs. Fenstermaker was a member of the Evangelical Church.
Surviving are two sons, Roy [FENSTERMAKER] and William [FENSTERMAKER] of Rochester; two daughters Mrs. George FUNK, of Rochester, and Mrs. Charles BOWMAN, of Elkhart; three brothers, William [BRICKMAN] and Frank BRICKMAN, of Finley, Ohio, Jonas BRICKMAN, of Springfield, Ohio. There are five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Baptist Church with Rev. J. B. GLEASON officiating. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1929
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Name:
daughter of Louis J. Brickman and Sophia
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41704075/ettie-fenstermaker
Section 6, Row 2Children:
- 1. Viola Fenstermaker was born on 4 Mar 1879 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; died on 8 Jul 1955 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jul 1955 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
- Almeda Fenstermaker was born on 25 Apr 1880 in Fulton County, Indiana; died on 18 Jun 1953 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried on 20 Jun 1953 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
- William Lewis Fenstermaker was born on 16 Jun 1881 in Fulton County, Indiana; died on 19 Jun 1950 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried on 21 Jun 1950 in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
- Ray Fenstermaker was born in Mar 1889 in Fulton County, Indiana; died on 19 Mar 1889 in Fulton County, Indiana; was buried in Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.