The Dutch and American Gase and related families

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Family Group Sheets
(compiled by Ronald A. Gase. Please email me for corrections, additions, questions or if you have special personal requests)
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Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND Frank Charles HOFFELDER
	Birth	3 April 1874	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
	Occupation	12 September 1918	farmer; Ashley, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
	Death	11 August 1940	Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA (Sacred Heart Hospital)
	Burial	14 August 1940	St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
	Note		Frank died of adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid with metastases in the liver (from death certificate);
	Marriage	23 June 1903	DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
WIFE Louise DAPP
	Birth	20 December 1874	Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine, France
	Immigration	1879
	Death	26 February 1917	Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
	Burial	28 February 1917	St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
	Note		Louise died of general peritonitis due to streptococcal infection (from death certificate);
CHILDREN
F	Magdaline C. HOFFELDER
	Birth	14 November 1914	Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
	Death	23 March 1981	her residence, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
	Obituary	25 March 1981	Fort Wayne Journal Gazette;
	Burial	26 March 1981	Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
	SSN		316-36-7630 (Indiana, 1953-1954). Last residence: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana;
	Note		Magdaline died of astrocytoma of the brain and cachexia (a metabolic disorder that causes extreme weight loss and muscle wasting, RAG; from death certificate);
	Marriage	17 October 1936	Carl H.A. KOHNE; Allen County, Indiana, USA