Pause due to Recent Contacts

Two people, one a descendant of Anna Margaret Wehner (daughter of John George and Theresa Vaeth) and the other familiar with some descendants of Frederick William Becker Sr. (son of Amalia Wehner) and Rosella Kelley, have contacted me. I am holding up printing until I have a chance to see what contributions they may have.

Alex D. Palmer

I was sorry to hear of the death of Alex D. Palmer, husband of Marian L. Wehner (granddaughter of John George and Theresa (Vaeth) Wehner and great granddaughter of Nicholas and Clara Wehner. Alex passed away 1 Apr 2013. His obituary can be found at http://legacy.pioneerlocal.com/obituaries/pioneerlocal-barrington/obituary.aspx?n=alex-d-palmer&pid=164166185#fbLoggedOut.  Marian passed away earlier in Nov 2012.  Our deepest sympathies to his children Jan (who has been generous with her help on the Wehner book) and Kelvin.

Work on Bier und Brot continues. I am about 3/4 of the way finished with the final proofing.

I've been working on the history of John Joseph Wehner, son of John George and Theresa (Vaeth) Wehner, who married Alma D. Kieninger. John and Alma ran bakeries in St. Louis, the major enterprise being "Wehner Bakery" located at 770 Lemay Ferry Road during the Depression years and later. They had two children, James H. Wehner Sr., who also ran a bakery and about whom we know a lot, and Marion (or "Marian") L. Wehner, about whom we know little. Marion was born in 1920 or 1921 and worked in her father's bakery. She apparently married a Palmer since she appears as Marion L. Palmer residing in Chicago in 1995 obituaries for her brother James. Any help with Marion's history would be appreciated.

Worked today on Mary Theresa Wehner, Daughter of John George Wehner. Mary married William W. Wetteroff of Czech descent on 12 Aug 1903 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The couple, who lived in St. Louis, had two children, Marie Kathyrn Wetteroff, who married Edward Joseph Bakula, and Ralph Waldo Wetteroff, who married three times: Mildred Susan Stanton, Sarah Leah Gregory, and Martha Elisabeth Reline. Still have a little unknown about the later life of Marie Kathryn Wetteroff and I'm hoping to hear from relatives. Meanwhile, I'm off to Ida Bertha Ursula Wehner, who ended up in Oklahoma City.