MARY BOCKHEIM, FORMER NURSE, DIES

MRS. MARY BOCKHEIM of 1101 Union ave., NE., former nurse and city hall health department employe, died Sunday after a long illness. She was 38 years old.

She is survived by the husband, JOSEPH; four children, SHIRLEY, 12; RICHARD, 10; LARRAINE, 7; ROSALIE, 6; her parents, MR. and MRS. JOSEPH TOBIN; four sisters, SISTER MARY EILEEN, Sisters of Mercy, Mt. Mercy academy; SISTER MARY LORRAINE, Sisters of Mercy, Mercy hospital, Muskegon; SISTER ROSE ANNA, O.P., Mary Knoll, N.Y., BETTY JANE, at home; five brothers, JOSEPH of Grand Rapids, LT. FRANCIS J. TOBIN, Fifth army chaplain in Italy, FR. GERARD TOBIN, CSSR, DeSoto, Mo.; FR. BERNARD TOBIN, CSSR, Oconomowoc, Wis.; Staff Sergeant EDWARD J. TOBIN, Indio, Cal.

Mrs. Bockheim, a native of Grand Rapids, was a graduate of St. James school, Mt. Mercy academy, St. Mary's hospital school for nurses and the Michael Reese hospital of Chicago. Her body is at the Alt mortuary.

GRAND RAPIDS HERALD, Grand Rapids, Mich., Mon., Jan. 24, 1944, Pg. 3, Col. 4, Art. 1

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MRS. JOSEPH BOCKHEIM

MRS. MARY KATHERINE BOCKHEIM, aged 38, wife of JOSEPH BOCKHEIM, passed away Sunday morning at St. Mary's hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, SHIRLEY ANN, LORRAINE THERESA and MARY ROSALIE; one son, RICHARD JOSEPH; her parents, MR. and MRS. JOSEPH G. TOBIN; five brothers, four sisters. Mrs. Bockheim's home was at 1101 Union avenue. Funeral services Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Alphonsus church. Interment in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

~NEWSPAPER SOURCE CURRENTLY UNKNOWN

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MICHIGAN, DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1921-1952
Name: MARY KATHERINE BOCKHEIM
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Jan 1944
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1906
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Father's Name: JOSEPH TOBIN
Mother's Name: ROSE SCHMIDT