Martha's death certificate lists her father as "John Scharper" (and mother unknown). The death certificates of three of her children – Le Roy, Frank, and Lorena – list her maiden name as Schaper (no r). Given that she was alive when Le Roy's death certificate would have been prepared, it seems most likely that it is Schaper with no r. In that scenario, it makes it likely that Dan Schaper, buried one plot south of the one Martha is buried in, is her brother. That Dan married two of Martha's sisters-in-law Mertz makes the connection that much more likely.
Martha's death certificate lists her father as "John Scharper" (and mother unknown). The death certificates of three of her children – Le Roy, Frank, and Lorena – list her maiden name as Schaper (no r). Given that she was alive when Le Roy's death certificate would have been prepared, it seems most likely that it is Schaper with no r. In that scenario, it makes it likely that Dan Schaper, buried one plot south of the one Martha is buried in, is her brother. That Dan married two of Martha's sisters-in-law Mertz makes the connection that much more likely.
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