The youngest child of George Plummer McNear, Sr. and his second wife, Ida Belle Denman McNear. Her family was prominent in Petaluma, California.
Her half-sister was Clara McNear Leppo, Find A Grave 106047686. Clara's mother was Jennie Otis, the first wife of George Plummer McNear, Sr.
Louise's siblings were:
Miriam McNeal Korbel, 1888 CA - 1978 CA, the wife of Leo Victor Korbel, whose father Anton Korbel was one of the founders of Korbel Winery. Find A Grave 105883373
Ezekiel Denman McNear, 1889 CA - 1984 CA. Find A Grave 105763310
George Plummer McNear, 1891 CA - 1947 IL, president of the Topeka, Peoria & Western Railroad, who was murdered on the streets of Peoria IL in a yet-unsolved murder. Find A Grave 105727844
Louise was the wife of Dr. Howard Christian Naffziger, whom she married 18 June 1919 in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, at the McNear family home.
Her obituary appeared in the Petaluma (CA) "Argus-Courier" of Friday, 8 December 1995, page 4:
Louise McNear Naffziger
Louise McNear Naffziger, the last of one of Petaluma's most influential families, died in her San Francisco home of heart failure Sunday.
Mrs. Naffziger was a third-generation Petaluman. She was born here on May 28, 1894, the youngest child of George and Ida Belle McNear. She attended boarding school in New York.
In 1919, she married Dr. Howard Naffziger. The couple made their home in San Francisco, where she was active in numerous charitable and educational organizations.
In 1974, she was awarded the Bishop's Cross for her contributions to the Episcopal Church and inducted into the Knights of St. John.
She is survived by a daughter, Jean Louis Thacher. She was the grandmother of 10 and the great-grandmother of 16.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Cathedral, California and Taylor streets, San Francisco 94109.
Her half-sister was Clara McNear Leppo, Find A Grave 106047686. Clara's mother was Jennie Otis, the first wife of George Plummer McNear, Sr.
Louise's siblings were:
Miriam McNeal Korbel, 1888 CA - 1978 CA, the wife of Leo Victor Korbel, whose father Anton Korbel was one of the founders of Korbel Winery. Find A Grave 105883373
Ezekiel Denman McNear, 1889 CA - 1984 CA. Find A Grave 105763310
George Plummer McNear, 1891 CA - 1947 IL, president of the Topeka, Peoria & Western Railroad, who was murdered on the streets of Peoria IL in a yet-unsolved murder. Find A Grave 105727844
Louise was the wife of Dr. Howard Christian Naffziger, whom she married 18 June 1919 in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, at the McNear family home.
Her obituary appeared in the Petaluma (CA) "Argus-Courier" of Friday, 8 December 1995, page 4:
Louise McNear Naffziger
Louise McNear Naffziger, the last of one of Petaluma's most influential families, died in her San Francisco home of heart failure Sunday.
Mrs. Naffziger was a third-generation Petaluman. She was born here on May 28, 1894, the youngest child of George and Ida Belle McNear. She attended boarding school in New York.
In 1919, she married Dr. Howard Naffziger. The couple made their home in San Francisco, where she was active in numerous charitable and educational organizations.
In 1974, she was awarded the Bishop's Cross for her contributions to the Episcopal Church and inducted into the Knights of St. John.
She is survived by a daughter, Jean Louis Thacher. She was the grandmother of 10 and the great-grandmother of 16.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Cathedral, California and Taylor streets, San Francisco 94109.
The youngest child of George Plummer McNear, Sr. and his second wife, Ida Belle Denman McNear. Her family was prominent in Petaluma, California.
Her half-sister was Clara McNear Leppo, Find A Grave 106047686. Clara's mother was Jennie Otis, the first wife of George Plummer McNear, Sr.
Louise's siblings were:
Miriam McNeal Korbel, 1888 CA - 1978 CA, the wife of Leo Victor Korbel, whose father Anton Korbel was one of the founders of Korbel Winery. Find A Grave 105883373
Ezekiel Denman McNear, 1889 CA - 1984 CA. Find A Grave 105763310
George Plummer McNear, 1891 CA - 1947 IL, president of the Topeka, Peoria & Western Railroad, who was murdered on the streets of Peoria IL in a yet-unsolved murder. Find A Grave 105727844
Louise was the wife of Dr. Howard Christian Naffziger, whom she married 18 June 1919 in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, at the McNear family home.
Her obituary appeared in the Petaluma (CA) "Argus-Courier" of Friday, 8 December 1995, page 4:
Louise McNear Naffziger
Louise McNear Naffziger, the last of one of Petaluma's most influential families, died in her San Francisco home of heart failure Sunday.
Mrs. Naffziger was a third-generation Petaluman. She was born here on May 28, 1894, the youngest child of George and Ida Belle McNear. She attended boarding school in New York.
In 1919, she married Dr. Howard Naffziger. The couple made their home in San Francisco, where she was active in numerous charitable and educational organizations.
In 1974, she was awarded the Bishop's Cross for her contributions to the Episcopal Church and inducted into the Knights of St. John.
She is survived by a daughter, Jean Louis Thacher. She was the grandmother of 10 and the great-grandmother of 16.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Cathedral, California and Taylor streets, San Francisco 94109.
Her half-sister was Clara McNear Leppo, Find A Grave 106047686. Clara's mother was Jennie Otis, the first wife of George Plummer McNear, Sr.
Louise's siblings were:
Miriam McNeal Korbel, 1888 CA - 1978 CA, the wife of Leo Victor Korbel, whose father Anton Korbel was one of the founders of Korbel Winery. Find A Grave 105883373
Ezekiel Denman McNear, 1889 CA - 1984 CA. Find A Grave 105763310
George Plummer McNear, 1891 CA - 1947 IL, president of the Topeka, Peoria & Western Railroad, who was murdered on the streets of Peoria IL in a yet-unsolved murder. Find A Grave 105727844
Louise was the wife of Dr. Howard Christian Naffziger, whom she married 18 June 1919 in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, at the McNear family home.
Her obituary appeared in the Petaluma (CA) "Argus-Courier" of Friday, 8 December 1995, page 4:
Louise McNear Naffziger
Louise McNear Naffziger, the last of one of Petaluma's most influential families, died in her San Francisco home of heart failure Sunday.
Mrs. Naffziger was a third-generation Petaluman. She was born here on May 28, 1894, the youngest child of George and Ida Belle McNear. She attended boarding school in New York.
In 1919, she married Dr. Howard Naffziger. The couple made their home in San Francisco, where she was active in numerous charitable and educational organizations.
In 1974, she was awarded the Bishop's Cross for her contributions to the Episcopal Church and inducted into the Knights of St. John.
She is survived by a daughter, Jean Louis Thacher. She was the grandmother of 10 and the great-grandmother of 16.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Cathedral, California and Taylor streets, San Francisco 94109.
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