Bette Margaret (Kesterson) Merenfield (1913 - 2007)

Born 10 Feb 1913 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 2007 at age 94 in North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Biography

Obit

Merenfield, Bette M. (nee Kesterson). Beloved wife of the late Edwin Merenfield & Ted Shearer. Devoted mother of Carol Salamone & Lois Curnayn. Also survived by 8 grandchildren & 17 great grandchildren. Apr. 19, 2007. Age 94. Memorial Mass Mon., 6:30 PM at St. Joseph Church, North Bend, OH. The family will receive friends at the church Mon., 5:30-6:30 PM. Memorials to Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, MD 21297-0495. Dennis George Funeral Home serving the family.

Research Notes

Based on the above information, it appears that Bette's maiden name is Kesterson. In trying to find the parents, I looked at her find a grave site and see that in the same cemetery as hers, there are Kestersons.

Those Kestersons had a daughter Margaret born the right time for this person.

I am choosing them as the parents then of this Bette and making another profile for another Mary M. Kesterson .

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDGH-4DS : 14 December 2015), Margaret Kesterson in household of Malcolm Kesterson, Cincinnati Ward 9, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 6B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,390.

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKTZ-HLF : 8 December 2014), Bette M Merenfield, 19 Apr 2007; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number 032770, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.