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Death Certificate Mary M Wesemann Philadelphia 1968 Cert 011261-68
Transcript and translation
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The record
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Transcription
Local reg. no. 2136; primary district "80"; certificate 011261-68. Death in Philadelphia (Ponce de Leon Nursing Home, 6200 Ardleigh St.). Mailing address "Revere, Bucks Co., Pa." Veteran: No. "Mary M. Wesemann." Died "1-28-68." Lived in Bucks County, Revere. Female, white, "Widowed." Born "6-24-84," age 83; "at home." Birthplace "Phila Pa," citizen "USA." Spouse "George W. Wesemann." Mother's maiden name "Caroline —." Father "Charles Knoll." Informant "Elmer Wesemann, 321 W. Raymond St., Phila." Cause: "Pulmonary edema" (word struck before it), due to "Pulmonary emboli," due to "ASHD"; other: "Diabetes mellitus, old CVA." No autopsy. Physician's signature illegible, "618 E. Albert [Ellen?] St." Burial 2-3-1968, Hillside Cem., Roslyn, Montgomery County, Pa. Funeral director "James Bell Jr.," 6828 Old York Rd. Received 30 January 1968.
Plain reading
Mary M. Wesemann, widow of George W. Wesemann, born 24 June 1884 in Philadelphia to Charles Knoll and Caroline, died 28 January 1968 at a nursing home in Philadelphia, living at Revere, Bucks County; buried at Hillside Cemetery on 3 February 1968; informant her son Elmer.
Notes
The informant "Elmer Wesemann" is Elmer Fredrick Wesemann (1918–2002; Prior Research, Chapter 4) by name and address: PROBABLE.
Conflicts noted: none. The family funeral card (Prior Research [103]) and the Ancestry LifeStory agree on 28 January 1968.