Katie Jane Memorial Home Fire

Date: 17 Feb 1957
Location: Warrenton, Warren, Missouri, United States
Surname/tag: Worldwide Disasters

The goal of this project is dedicated to those who died/or survived the 1957 Katie Jane Memorial Home Fire. 72 of 155 residents perished.

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Michelle Enke.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• Add the names of the 72 people who died in the fire (COMPLETED)
• Add the names of others residents or staff at the time of the fire
• Create profiles (IN PROGRESS)
• Develop profiles
• Link profiles to big tree

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!

People Who Died in the Fire

• Bernard Pratt Archer (1875-1957)
• August Boekemeier (1872-1957)
• Henry William Louis Boekemeier (1877-1957)
• Lou E. (Ferguson) Boyes (1870-1957)
• James Branham (1867-1957)
• Lucy (Steiner) Breitt ( -1957)
• Alice (Unknown) Brown (1872-1957)
• Clara Anna (Sales) Burnia (1885-1957)
• Rosetta Busekrus (1880-1957)
• Mary Ann (Masters) Bushawn (1879-1957)
• Fred C. Busold (1873-1957)
• Myrtle Calloway (1868-1957)
• Mary (Unknown) Chandler ( -1957)
• Thomas P. Chiles (1877-1957)
• Albro Cooney (1884-1957)
• William Hudson Craven (1883-1957)
• Emma Mirah (Caldwell) (1873-1957)
• Rose (Reinert) Daniels (1880-1957)
• Cinderella Davis (1873-1957)
• August Frank Fennel (1896-1957)
• Frank H. Fink (1864-1957)
• Anna Marie (Gerst) Frillman (1874-1957)
• Pearl (Williams) Garrett (1892-1957)
• Martha (Unknown) Gog ( -1957)
• Lena Grannemann (1871-1957)
• Norman Hamilton (1869-1957)
• William J. Haupt (1874-1957)
• John M. Heubach (1865-1957)
• Wilhelmine (Dannemann) Hillermann (1871-1957)
• Anna (Voss) Holdmeier (1891-1957)
• William F. Jacob (1868-1957)
• Helena Jaspering (1883-1957)
• Meta Jaspering (1886-1957)
• Etta (Unselt) Jefferson (1880-1957)
• Blanche (Schenk) Jones ( -1957)
• Maude (Desper) Kampschroeder (1877-1957)
• Theodore F. Klausmeier (1869-1957)
• Anna Julia (Beckmann) Krattler (1882-1957)
• Ida Krause (1877-1957)
• Isabelle (Unknown) Langdon ( -1957)
• Hedwig (Spannaus) Linss (1878-1957)
• Joseph Tillman Marsh (1873-1957)
• Minnie (Foley) Mestemacher (1892-1957)
• Leila Lee (Perry) Myerson (1864-1957)
• James David Nance (1883-1957)
• Emil Valdmar Nielsen (1875-1957)
• Henry A. Pankoke (1888-1957)
• Samuel Washington Parson (1871-1957)
• Meta Pepperkorn (1895-1957)
• Susan Kay Pfister (1939-1957)
• Mary Isabelle (Conner) Phillips (abt.1867-1957)
• Emma (Fleer) Quest (1873-1957)
• Edward Clayton Richards (1872-1957)
• Lena (Voss) Rosendahl (1871-1957)
• James Simons (1872-1957)
• Mary Louise (Linck) Simpson (1866-1957)
• O'Dell Chester Sitton (1908-1957)
• Mary Ann (Davis) Smith (1870-1957)
• Mollie M. (Tate) Snodgrass (1864-1957)
• Frieda M. (Gutman) Stoehr (1872-1957)
• Margaret Frances (Powers) Swoboda (1881-1957)
• Clinton Thomas (1885-1957)
• Herman H. Vedder (1874-1957)
• Lenora (Tucker) Vedder (1879-1957)
• George Adam Vierling (1877-1957)
• Virginia V. (O'Brien) Wahl (1871-1957)
• Ida Lucy Ward (1881-1957)
• Marvin Watkins, Jr. (1911-1957)
• Laura (Parsons) Wheeler (1866-1957)
• Clinton S. Whiteside (1920-1957)
• Annie Margaret (Mayer) Zacheis (1875-1957)
• Ella (Ray) Zurheide (1872-1957)

Sources

• "Katie Jane Memorial Home Fire Worst of Its Kind in History," The Sullivan Tri-County News (Sullivan, Missouri), Thursday 21 February 1957, page 1, column 5-8. Newspapers.com : 12 March 2022.
• "Inquest to Be Held Monday," Warrenton Banner (Warrenton, Missouri), Thursday 28 February 1957, page 1, column 6. Newspapers.com : 11 March 2022.

See also:

• Warrenton Nursing Home Fire

Video

• 72 people killed in Warrenton,MO nursing home fire in 1957