Anna Catherine Helen (Bergdoll) Fritz (1927 - 2001)

Born 30 Jul 1927 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 4 Jan 2001 at age 73 in Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Anna Catherine "Nancy" Bergdoll was born 30 Jul 1927 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of Harry Francis Bergdoll and Anna Lambert. She was white. ^[1] Anna was an immigrant from Galicia (modern day Austria or Poland) and had been living with Ms Catherine Mahoney since her arrival in the US. Nancy had an older sister Marie Augusta Bergdoll (2).

1930s

In 1930, Anna Bergdoll (2y8m) lived in Chester with her father Harry (35), mother Anna (32), sister Mary (5), and Ms Kathryn Mahoney (63). Their home was valued at $7500. They had a radio. Harry's age of first marriage was 25 and mother Anna was 23. Mother Anna had been born in Eastern Galicia, spoke German and English, immigrated 1912, and was a naturalized citizen. Harry worked in general hauling. Harry, Mary, daughter Anna, and Kathryn were born in Pennsylvania. ^[2]

In Apr 1935, Anna Bergdoll lived with her family in Chester. ^[3]

On 19 Feb 1938, her brother William Henry Bergdoll was born in Chester.

1940s

On 12 Apr 1940, Ann Bergdoll (12) lived in Chester City (10th Ward) with her father Harry F (45), mother Anna (42), older sister Mary (15), younger brother William (2), and Ms Catherine Mahoney (73). Their owned home was valued at $2300; they did not live on a farm. They were white. Harry was married, highest grade of eduction completed was 6th, born in Pennsylvania, and worked 50 hours the previous week as a hauling contractor; he worked 40 weeks in 1939 with no salary. Anna was married, finished 5th grade, born in Austria, a naturalized US citizen, and a homemaker. Mary was attending school, finished her first year of high school, was born in Pennsylvania. Ann was attending school, finished 6th grade, and born in Pennsylvania. William was born in Pennsylvania. Catherine was single, finished 5th grade, born in Pennsylvania, and a homemaker. In Apr 1935 they lived in the same house (except William who had not yet been born). ^[3]

In 1942, her father Harry Bergdoll (47) and mother Anna lived at 2220 W 3rd St in Chester's 10th ward. Harry worked at his company Bergdoll Hauling & Contractor. Harry was white, 5'8.5", 165 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, dark complexion. ^[4]

On 5 Aug 1947, Nancy Bergdoll was maid of honor for her sister Marie's wedding to Frank Warren Fritz in Village Green, Aston Township. ^[5]

Nancy dated Lashelle Fritz, the brother of her Marie's husband.

On 29 Jul 1948, her father Harry Bergdoll (52y4m26d) died at Chester Hospital in Chester from arteriosclerotic heart disease due to left ventricular failure. He resided on Concord Road in Village Green, rural Delaware County, was white, married to Anna Lambert (50), and a retired contractor. He had been born 3 Mar 1896 in Boothwyn, Delaware County and the son of George Bergdoll (born in Philadelphia) and Anna Whalen (born in Philadelphia). The informant of his death was his wife Mrs Anna Bergdoll of Concord Road. He was buried August 2nd at Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

1950s

On 12 Apr 1950, Nancy Bergdoll (22) lived on W Branch Road with her mother Anna C Bergdoll (52), sister Marie B Fritz (25), brother-in-law Frank W Fritz (24), nephew F C Fritz (<10), and family friend Ms Katherine Mahoney (83). They did not live on a farm but did have more than three acres property. They were white. Katherine was never married, born in Pennsylvania, and a homemaker. Frank was married, born in Pennsylvania, worked 42 hours the previous week for a private dairy company. Marie was married, born in Pennsylvania, and a homemaker. Nancy was never married, born in Pennsylvania, a homemaker, lived in the same house a year ago, father born in US, mother born in Austria, high school graduate, worked 52 weeks in 1949 with a salary of $2200 in a telephone company job performing statistical drafting, and household relatives had a 1949 salary of $3500. Anna was widowed, born in Austria, and a homemaker. ^[10]

On 11 Aug 1950, Nancy Bergdoll married Charles Lashelle Fritz in Saratoga, New York. ^[11] Lashelle was the son of Walter and Alice Fritz.

In the early 1950s, her daughter C A Fritz was born.

The Fritz family lived in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

In the mid 1950s, her son L L Fritz was born.

In Aug 1953, the Bergdoll family's long time friend, Catherine Mahoney (86) died in Chester. ^[12]

In the mid 1950s, her daughter A C Fritz (still living) was born.

1960s

In the 1960s, her son E Fritz (still living) was born.

On 12 Aug 1961, her mother Anna C Bergdoll (62) died at Delaware Hospital in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware from myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis and coronary arteriosclerosis Her usual residence had been 108 Elkinton Ave in Chester. She was white, widowed, and worked as a housewife. She had been born 23 Nov 1898 in Austria, the daughter of Peter Wembert, and a US citizen at the time of her death. The informant of her death was her daughter Mrs Marie Fritz of Oakbourne Rd in Westtown. She was buried on August 16th at Lawncroft Cemetery in Linwood, Delaware County, PA. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

1970s

Her daughter C A Fritz married E Pienkowski (still living).

In the mid 1970s, her son L L Fritz married Miss Barbara Ann Stang. Barbara was the daughter of Howard L and Florence Wallace Stang.

Her daughter A C Fritz married Howard S "Brud" Curtis.

1980s

In the 1980s, Nancy's three grandchildren were born: L E Fritz, R R Fritz, and G L Fritz.

2000s

On 4 Jan 2001, Nancy C Fritz (73) died in Marcus Hook, Delaware County. She was buried at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery in Chester Heights. ^{[16] [1] [17]}

Facts

• Fact: Residence (1930) Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
• Fact: Residence (1940) Ward 10, Chester, Chester City, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial Chester Heights, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. url: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=46268300&ssrc=pt&tid=167774236&pid=222179997962&usePUB=true
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSZ-3DT : accessed 11 May 2017), Harry F Bergdall, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 9A, line 19, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2030; FHL microfilm 2,341,764.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFD-DPY : accessed 16 June 2017), Ann Bergdoll in household of Harry F Bergdoll, Ward 10, Chester, Chester City, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-41, sheet 8A, line 7, family 134, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3489.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFZ-BPX : 7 April 2016), Harry Francis Bergdoll, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Chester Times Chester County, Pennsylvania Wednesday, August 26, 1947 Page 8 https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-times-aug-20-1947-p-8/ Marie Augusta Bergdoll Is Bride Of Aston Mills Man At St. Francis De Sales Rectory. The marriage of Miss Marie Augusta Bergdoll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Bergdoll, Concord road, Village Green, and Frank Warren Fritz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Fritz, Aston Mills, took place at St. Francis De Sales rectory, Lenni, Saturday, at 2 p.m. Rev. J. Edward Conway performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore an aqua satin dress with brown accessories. She wore a corsage of orchids. Miss Nancy Ann Bergdoll, Village Green, was maid of honor for her sister. She wore palomino satin with brown accessories, and a corsage of talisman roses. John J. Coogan, of Philadelphia, served as best man. Mrs. Bergdoll was attired in a pink crepe dress with black accessories, and a corsage of pink rosebuds. The bridegroom's mother wore a black dress trimmed with red sequins, and a corsage of red rosebuds. A reception was given at the Bergdoll home, after which the couple left on a motor trip through New England and Canada. They will reside at the home of the bride.
6. ↑ Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 058801-061350 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Description Pennsylvania’s Department of Health started keeping statewide death records on January 1, 1906. Now you can find them in this collection. url: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42410_1521003238_0948-02972?treeid=167774236&personid=222179998349&hintid=&queryId=02c8ac325b7772bfd9784a40bf4ac4f6&usePUB=true&_phsrc=nHy5430&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.113469376.670996638.1629984491-877078197.1617723964&pId=456898765
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24623172 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 July 2018), memorial page for Harry F. Bergdoll (1895–1948), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24623172, citing Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Rockieg (contributor 46946223) .
8. ↑ Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania) Friday, July 30, 1948 Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54099725/?terms=fritz%2Bbergdoll
9. ↑ Publication: Delaware County Daily Times Location: Chester, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Friday, July 30, 1948 Page: Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54099725/?terms=fritz%2Bbergdoll Harry F. Bergdoll, 52, husband of Anna Lambert Bergdoll, Concord road, Village Green, died in Chester Hospital on, Thursday morning. He had been ill for two weeks. Born and raised In Delaware County, Mr. Bergdoll was a retired Chester contractor. Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, William H.; and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Fritz and Miss Nancy A. Bergdoll, all of Village Green; two brothers, John C. of Boothwyn, and Philip L. of Parkside; and two sisters, Misses Augusta and Mary Bergdoll, both of Ridley Park. The funeral will be held on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from his late residence. Solemn Mass of Rqueiem will be celebrated at St. Francis de Sales Church, Lenni. at 10 a.m. Friends may call Sunday evening.
10. ↑ 1950 Census State: Pennsylvania County: Delaware Incorporated Place or Township: Aston E.D. Number: 23-7 Enumeration District Description: Aston township: Aston township - That part (Tract D-69-part), excluding Convent of Our Lady of Angels Bounded by Chester Heights borough limits; Township line; Legislative Route 23015; United States Hwy. 322, Legislative Route 23017, Chester Heights borough limits Date Sheet Started: April 18 Sheet Number: 47 Lines: 22-27 url: https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Delaware&ed=23-7&page=1&size=100&state=PA
11. ↑ 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. url: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61632&h=397729&ssrc=pt&tid=101455554&pid=402101156479&usePUB=true
12. ↑ Publication: Chester Times Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Of America Issue Date: Wednesday, August 5, 1953 Page: 26 url: https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-times-aug-05-1953-p-26/ Catherine Mahoney Dies in 87th Year Miss Catherine Mahoney, 86, daughter of the late John and Margaret Healey Mahoney, died early today at her home at 108 Elkinton av., after a six weeks' illness. Miss Mahoney was a lifelong resident of Chester and lived in the West End all that time up to 10 years ago She lived with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bergdoll in the 2200 Block W. 3rd st., most of that time. Mr. Bergdoll, a West End businessman, has since died, and Miss Mahoney was living with Mrs. Bergdoll at the time of her death. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret Gormley, of Chester, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Saturday morning at 9 at the E. F. White funeral home, 4rd and Norris. Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Robert's Church at 10. Burial will take place at Immaculate Heart Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.</li>
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24623205 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24623205/anna-c-bergdoll : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for Anna C. Bergdoll (1898–12 Aug 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24623205, citing Lawn Croft Cemetery and Mausoleum, Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Rockieg (contributor 46946223) .</li>
14. ↑ "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3V-8FB : 25 September 2019), Peter Wembert in entry for Anna Bergdoll, 12 Aug 1961; citing Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Hall of Records, Dover; FamilySearch digital folder 005098700.</li>
15. ↑ <i>Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania) 15 Aug 1961, Tue Page 4 url: https://www.newspapers.com/image/19558464/?terms=anna%2Bbergdoll ANNA C. BERGDOLL, 62, of 108 Elkinton Ave., Chester, died Saturday [Aug 12 1961] in Delaware Hospital, Wilmington. She had been in poor health for the past two months. She was the widow of Harry F. Bergdoll. Mrs. Bergdoll was a resident of the West End for 30 years, lived in Village Green for 8 years and in Chester for 11 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank W. Fritz of Westtown and Mrs. C. Lashelle Fritz of Concord Township; a son, William H. of Chester; six grandchildren; her mother and two sisters in Germany. The funeral will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Mary E. Carr Funeral Home, 1401 W. 3rd St., Chester. Solemn mass of requiem will be sung at 10 at St. Roberts Church. Calling hours will be held this evening at the funeral home.
16. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2WZ-XMZ : 20 May 2014), Nancy Fritz, 04 Jan 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17925325 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17925325/nancy-c-fritz : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for Nancy C Fritz (1927–2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17925325, citing Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery, Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 January 2018, 20:32), entry for Nancy Anna Catherine Bergdoll(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LT51-FZ1); contributed by various users.