Can anyone come up with a death record for Etta Gertrude (Herman) Van Zandt?

Question

She was the third wife of Irving John Van Zandt (Van_Zandt-363) whose details it took a long time to untangle, as there are several other men with the same name. I took another crack at the mess this evening, created profiles for two of his three wives, and was not able to find Etta's date of death anywhere... not even a rumored or unsourced one.

If someone with greater research super powers than I can come up with this, I would be very grateful. Thanks much. :)

Answer 1

Did she marry a Harry M Allen in 1951?

Name:	Etta Vanzandt
Gender:	Female
Marriage Date:	22 Sep 1951
Marriage Place:	Irondequoit, New York, USA
Certificate Number:	36008
Records Sharing Certificate Number:	Name Etta Herman Etta Vanzandt Harry M Allen

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Source Citation

New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

Source Information

Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

 

Comments

Here is his obituary.

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90181031/obituary-for-harry-m-allen/

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Here is the obituary of his previous wife:

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90181308/obituary-for-sarah-j-allen/

Answer 2

Here is a Find a Grave memorial that looks suspect:

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117670070/etta-g-allen

Comments

Here is her obituary:

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90181167/obituary-for-etta-g-allen/

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Here is the marriage of Etta’s niece mentioned in her obituary.  The marriage record mentions her father Frank, who is Etta’s brother (determined by the 1880 census).

Marriage Record:

Name:	Isabel Margaret Herman
Gender:	Female
Age:	23
Birth Date:	abt 1903
Marriage Date:	29 Sep 1926
Marriage Place:	Monroe, New York, USA
Father:	Frank Herman
Mother:	Julia Sheldon
Spouse:	Carl Richard Johnson
Film Number:	000831360

Source Information

Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. Various New York County Clerk offices. 

Answer 3

Here is her birthdate, etc.:

Name:	Etta Allen
Social Security Number:	114-18-9351
Birth Date:	14 Jul 1889
Issue Year:	Before 1951
Issue State:	New York
Last Residence:	14580, Webster, Monroe, New York, USA
Death Date:	Aug 1976

Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 

Answer 4

Here’s a bonus obituary (it pretty much ties all the names together).

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90182086/obituary-for-margaret-m-herman-aged-84/

Answer 5

Thank you all SO much! It never ceases to amaze me just how good y'all are at digging out stuff that eludes me! Very, very helpful. Have a great day, all! :)