Stuerzenberger, John Francis

Birth Name Stuerzenberger, John Francis
Nick Name Jack
Gramps ID I5527
Gender male
Age at Death 58 years, 9 months, 14 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1924-01-13 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1930 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1940 Adams Twp, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Death 1982-10-27    
 
Burial   Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Haven, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stuerzenberger, Frank Jospeh [I5526]1901-08-281985
Mother Smith, Wanda Violet [I5478]1906-10-161990
         Stuerzenberger, John Francis [I5527] 1924-01-13 1982-10-27
    Sister     Stuerzenberger, Josephine Charlotte [I5528]
    Brother     Stuerzenberger, Richard Eugene [I5530]
    Sister     Stuerzenberger, Rosalyn Mae [I5529]

Families

    Family of Stuerzenberger, John Francis and Steffey, Betty Louise [F1782]
Married Wife Steffey, Betty Louise [I5535] ( * + ... )

Narrative

The only marriage record I've found so far for John is to Betty Louise Steffey (b. 7 Nov 1929) in 1950; he's buried, however, with M. Elaine Steffey (b. 4 Feb 1927, d. 14 Dec 2005). Elaine's brief obituary from the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel issue of 16 Dec 2005 (and posted to the FindaGrave.com website) names her the widow of John Stuerzenberger and goes on to name her surviving children (five sons and two daughters). No surnames are given for the sons, suggesting they bear the same Stuerzenberger surname and are therefore the children of John and Elaine, and not hers from a previous marriage. Whether John and Betty divorced or whether she died young - or whether the named surviving children are actually Elaine's step-children - are all possibilities, but I can not confirm which might be the case at this time.

ADDENDUM: Per an email (17 Sep 2017) from Cynthia Roseberry, Margaret Elaine was first married to William Arthur Roseberry, and had four sons; she and William divorced, and she remarried to Jack after he and his first wife (Betty) had divorced. Jack and Elaine had a son and two daughters.

Pedigree

  1. Stuerzenberger, Frank Jospeh [I5526]
    1. Smith, Wanda Violet [I5478]
      1. Stuerzenberger, Josephine Charlotte [I5528]
      2. Stuerzenberger, Rosalyn Mae [I5529]
      3. Stuerzenberger, Richard Eugene [I5530]
      4. Stuerzenberger, John Francis
        1. Steffey, Betty Louise [I5535]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX2L-QJX : accessed 27 December 2015), John Francis Stuerzenberger and Betty Louise Steffey, 21 Oct 1950; citing , Allen, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,537.

  2. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41V-HTT : accessed 27 December 2015), Wanda A Stuerzenberger in entry for Frank R Stuerzenberger, 1930.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Frank R Stuerzenberger Head M 28 Illinois
        Wanda A Stuerzenberger Wife F 23 Indiana
        Jack Stuerzenberger Son M 6 Indiana
        Josephine Stuerzenberger Daughter F 2 Indiana
        Richard Stuerzenberger Son M 1 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1RS-H1W : accessed 27 December 2015), Wanda Stuerzenberger in household of Frank Stuerzenberger, Adams Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-3, sheet 61B, family 407, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1025.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Adams Township, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Frank Stuerzenberger Head M 39 Illinois
        Wanda Stuerzenberger Wife F 35 Indiana
        John Stuerzenberger Son M 16 Indiana
        Josephine Stuerzenberger Daughter F 12 Indiana
        Richard Stuerzenberger Son M 12 Indiana
        Roseland Stuerzenberger Daughter F 7 Indiana