Mildred E (Knauber) Ward (1923 - 2006)

Born 31 May 1923 in Delaware, Ohio, United States

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Died 4 Oct 2006 at age 83 in Waldo, Marion, Ohio, United States

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Biography

In the 1930 census, Mildred E Kanauber was listed as a 6 year old, single, white, female, born in Ohio (both parents born in Ohio), and living in Oxford Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States as daughter of head of household with father Earl A Kanauber, 40, mother Myrtle M Kanauber, 33, brothers George W Kanauber, 14, Donald E Kanauber, 5, sisters Edith P Kanauber, 11, Ruth L Kanauber, 9, Kathryn M Kanauber, 3, and Dora J Kanauber, 1.

In the 1940 census, Mildred was listed as a 17 year old, single, white, American, female born in Ohio and living in Oxford Township, Delaware, OH as a daughter of head of household with father Earl, 50, mother Marie, 43, sisters Ruth, 18, Kathryn, 13, Dora, 11, and Norma, 7, brothers Donald, 15, and Richard, 9.

Mildred E. "Millie" Ward, age 83 of Waldo, died Wednesday morning at her residence.

She was born May 31, 1923 in Delaware County to the late Earl and Marie (Gale) Knauber.

Mildred was a wonderful wife of James H. Ward whom she married on June 1, 1941 in Greenup, Kentucky.

Millie worked for many years as a bookkeeper at Ohigro with her husband.

She was the loving mother of James W. (Pat) Ward of Hilton Head, SC., Jerry A. (Jackie) Ward of Waldo, and Michael J. (Kerry) Ward of Waldo, the loving grandmother of Jeffery, Julie, Joseph, Karen, Jennifer, Heather and Holly and seven great grandchildren. Also surviving are her brothers and sisters Dee Beardsley of TX, Jane Wood of Ashley, Jean Hines of Westfield, Kate Cook of Galena, Don Knauber of Delaware and Richard Knauber of Augusta, GA.

In addition to her parents Millie was also preceded in death by a brother George Knauber and a sister Ruth Main.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waldo, where she was a Sunday School Teacher and a member of its Berean Sunday School Class., a member of the Waldo Mother's Club and Millie was an excellent seamstress making dolls for her grandchildren.

Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 04 February 2020), memorial page for Mildred E. “Millie” Knauber Ward (31 May 1923–4 Oct 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #17815209, citing Waldo Cemetery, Waldo, Marion County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Harley Hoover (contributor 46604517)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Mildred E Kanauber in household of Earl A Kanauber, Oxford Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 4B, line 68, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1790; FHL microfilm 2,341,524.
• "1940 U.S. Federal Population Census"
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17815209/mildred-e_-ward