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Betty Ruth FahlerAge: 84 years19252009

Name
Betty Ruth Fahler
Given names
Betty Ruth
Surname
Fahler
Birth February 15, 1925 22 23
Census April 1930 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAndrew Oliver “Andy” Fahler
February 29, 1936 (Age 11 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Census April 1950 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherCleah R Kimble
October 30, 1953 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherNolen Kimble
1954 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a parentOliver Earl FahlerLois E HardView this family
July 10, 1958 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCandace T Barnett
March 20, 1961 (Age 36 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElnora M Bixler
January 16, 1963 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherOliver Earl Fahler
February 1, 1974 (Age 48 years)
Death August 5, 2009 (Age 84 years)
Obituary
Betty Ruth Hodgson (nee Fahler) Obituary and Family Listing
August 6, 2009 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
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father
Oliver Earl Fahler
Birth: August 31, 1902 21 18Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 1, 1974South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
mother
Cleah R Kimble
Birth: January 9, 1902 26 17Indiana, United States
Death: October 30, 1953South Bend, Portage, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 22, 1923Berrien, Michigan, United States
14 months
herself
Betty Ruth Fahler
Birth: February 15, 1925 22 23Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: August 5, 2009Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
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father
Oliver Earl Fahler
Birth: August 31, 1902 21 18Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 1, 1974South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
step-mother
Lois E Hard
Birth: January 23, 1911Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: July 30, 1972South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: July 10, 1958South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Earl Fahler - Household

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Fahler, EarlheadR33RNoMW28M22INININYesElectrical EngineeringPower PlantWYes
Fahler, CleahwifeFW27M21INININYesNone
Fahler, Betty RuthdaughterFW5SINININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Earl Fahler - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Fahler, Oliver ExheadO2500NoMW37MNoINBallen EngineerElectric CompanyPW521014
Fahler, Cleah RwifeFW38MNoIN00
Fahler, Betty RdaughterFW15SYesIN00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Earl Fahler - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Fahler, Oliver EheadMW47MarINWK40Pipe FitterElectric CoP
Fahler, Cleah RwifeFW48MarINH
Hodgson, Charlesson-in-lawMW32MarILWK40AssemblerAuto FactoryP
Hodgson, Betty RdaughterFW25MarINH
Hodgson, RaymondgrandsonMW3NevIN

Obituary
Betty Ruth Hodgson (nee Fahler) Obituary and Family Listing Feb. 15, 1925 - Aug. 5, 2009 KOKOMO - Betty Ruth Hodgson, 84, of Kokomo, Indiana, formerly of South Bend passed away at 3:35 AM Wednesday August 5, 2009 at Waterford Place. She was born on February 15, 1925 in Mishawaka, IN to Earl E. and Cleah (Kimble) Fahler. On July 22, 1945 at River Park Methodist Church, she married Charles T. Hodgson. He passed away on February 8, 1998. Betty retired from Sears and Roebuck in South Bend in 1974 where she worked for approximately 9 years. She graduated from John Adams High School in 1943. She was a member of Beta Chi Sorority and the Sub Deb Club. Betty enjoyed sewing, knitting, and camping. Survivors include a son, R. Tom Hodgson of Fox Lake, IL; one daughter Norma Tate and husband (Timothy) of Kokomo; one grandson, Troy Tate and his wife (Leanna) of Russiaville; one Granddaughter Tina Buch and her husband (Jason) of Russiaville; and four great grandchildren, Bretta Tate, Madison Tate, Rose Buch, and Anna Buch. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday August 10, 2009 at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park 16460 Cleveland Road in Granger, IN. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 - 6 PM Sunday at Stout & Son Funeral Home Russiaville Chapel 200 E. Main St. Russiaville, and 10:30 - 11:00 AM Monday at the Chapel in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, IN. Memorial Contributions may be made to Gideon's International. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.stoutandson.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40421850/betty-ruth-hodgson
Name
Oliver Earl Fahler Obituary and Family Listing Earl Fabler, 71, of 809,5. 27th St., died Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital a year's illness. He had retired in 1968,_ after 45 years, from the Indiana and .Michi7 On Electric Co. Born Aug. 31, 1902, in Kewanna, Ind., he came to South Bend 50. years ago, from Fiffton, Ind. His first, wife, Cleah died on Oct. 31, 1953; and his second wife, Lois Marshall, died July 30; 1972. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Betty Hodgson of South Bend; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Virginia Summers of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Roberta Lundsford Fort Wainwright, Alaska; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four half-sisters Marjorie Zellers and Mrs. Margaret Dudeck, both of South Bend, Mrs. Jean Hicks, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Estila Stewart of Dillsboro, Ind., and three stepbrothers, Arthur Zellers of Kewanna, Merle Zellers of Rochester and Varn Zellers of Crown Point, Ind. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 S. Ironwood Dr. where services will be held at 1:30p.m. Monday. Rev. Scott Weaver, pastor of the Ireland Rd. Grace Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Mr. Fahler was a member of the Moose Lodge, South Bend and the Eagles Lodge, Mishawaka. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80826839/oliver-earl-fahler
Name
Lois E Fahler (nee Marshall, Hard) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs Oliver Fahler, 61, of 809 S. 27th St., died 6:35 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital after a year's illness. She was born on Jan. 23, 1911, in Logansport, and had lived in this area most of her life. On April 14, 1937, in South Bend, she was married to Emil F. Marshall, who died on Dec. 10, 1952. On July 10, 1958, in South Bend, she was married to Oliver Earl Fahler, who survives, along with three daughters, Mrs. Leland Summers of Battle Creek, Mich., Mrs. Claude Lunsford of California, and Mrs. Charles Hodgson of South Bend; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Alvin Miller of LaPorte. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the JeffersonIronwood Chapel of the Forest G. Hay and Son Funeral Homes, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. Scott Weaver, pastor of the Ireland Road Grace Brethren Church, of which Mrs. Fahler was a member. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Fahler had been an employee of the First Bank and Trust Co. and Associates Investment Co. Hay and Son Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St., where services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. Wilson S. Parks, pastor of Tamarack United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/135935101/