Helen Ruth (Detweiler) Carpenter (1897 - 2001)

Born 19 Jul 1897 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Franklin Watson Carpenter — married 10 Jul 1920 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

Died 7 Nov 2001 at age 104 in Omaha, NE

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Biography

Will circle back around and verify. - Brian Detweiler ^[1]

Carpenter Detweiler Engagement, June 25, 1918: Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Detweiler announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Lieutenant Frank Carpenter of —— Dodge, Des Moines, Ia., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Carpenter of this city. The wedding will not take place until after the war, the - - -ing officer expecting to go overseas within a few weeks. Miss Detweiler will also return this fall to the University of Nebraska to complete her college course. Lieutenant Carpenter is a graduate of the law school of the Nebraska University and a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. He received his commission at Fort Snelling, Miss. Detweiler is a graduate of the Central High school. ^[2]

Helen Ruth Detweiler Carpenter was cremated and her ashes are at FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, OMAHA, NEBRASKA in the same crypt as her husband Frank who died previously: "CARPENTER, Helen Ruth, death: 11/07/2001, Burial: 11/09/2001, Section: 40 Garden Maus 1 Niches, Grave/Niche/Crypt: 19" ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.geni.com/people/Helen-Ruth-Carpenter-Detweiler/6000000001498160415
2. ↑ transcription of announcement by Kristi Dingwell Morrison from Detweiler family records
3. ↑ Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska records