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Sophia Wuest

Sophia Wuest[1, 2]

Male 1905 - 1969  (63 years)

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  • Name Sophia Wuest 
    Nickname Sophie 
    Born 8 Jul 1905  St. Clair County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 May 1969  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Valhalla Burial Park Cemetery, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5043  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2014 

    Family Calvin Thomas (Thomas Kelley) Charsha,   b. 1 Feb 1893, Wilmington, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1954, St. Clair, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1936  Belleville, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F1837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sophia Wuest and Calvin Thomas Charsha
    Sophia Wuest and Calvin Thomas Charsha
    calvin-sophia charsha.jpg

    Documents
    Marriage Record
    Marriage Record
    Wuest-Charsha
    Calvin Thomas Charsha-Obit
    Calvin Thomas Charsha-Obit
    The News Journal
    Oct 22, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Deborah Lozano, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123481166.

    2. [S4] Deborah Lozano.
      SOPHIA A. ?Wuest? CHARSHA: dies in hospital, following a serious illness of four weeks, Mrs. A. Charsha, 63, of 317, North Eighth Street, died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital where she had been a patient since April 27. Mrs. Charsha was born in Belleville July 8, 1905, and was a daughter of the late Henry and Annie Wuest, nee Wright. She married Calvin Charsha in Belleville February 27, 1936. Mr. Charsha, a retired Air Force man, died October 17, 1954. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Knapp, 2016 East Belle Street, and Helen, wife of Wilbert Reisbich, 1317 Centreville Avenue; two brothers, Albert Wuest, 1016 North Belt West, and Henry Wuest, 1850 Page Street; a nephew, Donald Knapp, 1018 East B. Street; and three nieces, Jean, wife of Charles Taphorn, 2016 East Belle Street, Sharon, wife of Richard Cahppel, Marquand, Mo.; and Susan, wife of Don Ballenger, Tampa, Fla. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Women?s Day Guild of St. Paul United Church of Christ. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home to Valhalla Burial Park with Rev. L. L. Eichenlaub, senior pastor of St. Paul?s officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday. American Legion Auxiliary rituals will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. (Belleville News Democrat, 5/5/1969 page two.)