ANOTHER puzzle

11am January 21: Just now I called Olivet Memorial Park to get some details on Charles and Josephine Lowenguth. I got them alright. Now I have a new mystery...

First we found Charles Loewenguth, who died July 6, 1932. The year is etched on the faceplate of the niche in the columbarium. The date came from the California Death Index, but since the years 1905 through 1939 are only available as scanned images, we don't have a date of birth. He was 64 years old. What Olivet could provide was that he was 64 years, 7 months, 5 days old. His medical attendant was Thomas E Gibson, the funeral home was Wieboldts, he was born in Alsace Lorraine, died from Carcinoma of the bladder, recieved on July 8, 1932 and interred in niche 517 of room F. His last residence was 2687 Harrison Street, San Francisco, legal representative was his wife, Josephine Loewenguth.

Josephine Joos- Loewenguth, sister of Martin, Emilie and Philomena; aunt to Alice, Martin A., Charles, etc. The California Death Index says her date of birth was May 5, 1869, her date of death was July 11, 1948 in Alameda County. It also had her maiden name and mother's maiden name. Olivet told me that she was 79 years old, 2 months, 6 days old. She died at the King's Daughters' Home- which I believe is at 3900 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda County, Ca. and it appears to be a National landmark #1982004976. She had cardiovascular disease, H J Smith attended her, she also went through Wieboldt's funeral home. Cremated on July 13, 1948, recieved the same day, placed in a Bakelite urn and interred in niche 517, room F.

Here's the *huh?!* part... the informant or next of kin for Josephine was her niece, Mrs. G. H. Grimm residing at 2352 Cecilia Ave. San Francisco. I asked if there was a mistake, he said it was very clearly a G.H. Grimm. Now I'm racking my brain to think of who that was!

It may be Georgia Grimm, born about 1883, wife of George Herman Grimm. In 1920 and 1930 they lived in Oakland, Alameda County. George died in 1959, She may have remarried before she died, as there is no Georgia Grimm in the death index.