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Catherine Laura “Kiki” EppingerAge: 71 years19111983

Name
Catherine Laura “Kiki” Eppinger
Given names
Catherine Laura
Surname
Eppinger
Married name
Catherine Laura Loxterman
Nickname
Kiki
Also known as
Katherine Laura Eppinger
Birth October 27, 1911
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 6 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
MarriageLester Leroy LoxtermanView this family
November 23, 1938 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Census April 24, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 20, 1983 (Age 71 years)
Obituary
Katherine Loxterman (nee Eppinger) Obituary and Family Listing
February 21, 1983 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
Family with Lester Leroy Loxterman - View this family
husband
Lester Leroy Loxterman
Birth: September 27, 1915 46 22Adams, Colorado, United States
Death: June 16, 1984Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
herself
Catherine Laura “Kiki” Eppinger
Birth: October 27, 1911Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 20, 1983Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: November 23, 1938Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lester Leroy Loxterman - Household

Aleppo, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Loxterman, Lester LheadMW35MarKSWK40MachinistManufacture Electrical AppliancesP
Loxterman, Katherine LwifeFW38MarPAH

Obituary
Katherine Loxterman (nee Eppinger) Obituary and Family Listing LOXTERMAN Suddenly, on Sun. morning, Feb, 20, 1983, Katherine L. Eppinger; beloved wife of Lester L. Loxterman of RD 2 Sewickley, PA; sister of Mrs. Louise Rozenzweig of Avalon, Herbert H. Eppinger of Bellevue, Mrs. Evelyn Reynolds of Pgh., George A. Eppinger of Emsworth and Mrs. Jean Kovacs of CA. Friends are invited on Mon. evening, 7-9; Tues. 2-4 and 7-9 In the ORION C. PINKKERTON FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1014 California Ave., Avalon (North Boros), where Funeral Services will be held on Wed at 11 a.m. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106862715/katherine-loxterman
Name
Lester Loxterman Obituary and Family Listing Ben Avon - Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for Lester L Loxterman, 60, who died Saturday June 16, 1984 in Allegheny General Hospital, North Side. Mr. Loxterman, a custodian for the North Allegheny School District, was a member of the Valley Vets Club. The husband of the late Katherine Eppinger Loxterman, he is survived by two brother-in-laws, Herbert H and George A. Eppinger, and two sister-in-laws, Jean Kovack and Evelyn Reyonlds. Burial was in Avalon Luther Church Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106862716/lester-l-loxterman