hmtl5 Dorothy Brecht b. 30 Nov 1922 North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio d. 30 Jun 2018 Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana: Hiltner Genealogy
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Dorothy Brecht

Female 1922 - 2018  (95 years)

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  • Name Dorothy Brecht 
    Birth 30 Nov 1922  North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Jun 2018  Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I330  Hiltner
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2023 

    Father John Detrick Brecht,   b. 6 May 1894, Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1929, Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Evillna "Eva" Schafer,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1971, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lieut Richard Pershing Boren,   b. 24 Feb 1919, Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1947, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1940  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Richard Freeman,   b. 17 May 1923, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1990, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1949  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Sue Freeman,   b. 27 Jan 1942, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 2015, South Whitley, Whitley County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1922 - North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Nov 1940 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 May 1949 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Jun 2018 - Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Daughter of John and Eva (Schafer) Brecht.

      Dorothy was a 1940 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne. She married Richard Freeman on January 1, 1950, in North Manchester; he died July 18, 1990. She worked at Snyder IGA and then at Heckman Bindery for 20 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, Past Matrons, 73 year member of the Ivy Chapter #69 Order of the Eastern Star, and Past Grand Representative of Indiana Grand Chapter of Order of the Easter Star. Dorothy loved the Chicago Cubs and Indiana Hoosier basketball. She enjoyed making pies and fried chicken, and loved being with her family at family dinners.
      [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] find-a-grave.

    2. [S10] Marriage Records.

    3. [S11] Obituary.


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