Mayta Leola HERRING

1884 - 1965  (81 years)

• Name	Mayta Leola HERRING
  Birth	22 Feb 1884	Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
  	Find A Grave; some sources say 1885
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Sep 1965	Dane County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
  	Section 24, Lot 129 A, Vault Other vault
  Notes	She is referred to as Mrs. Martha Engel in one of Oscar’s obituaries, Mayta in another. All three of Oscar’s children were still living at home with her and Oscar at the time of Oscar’s death. An article on Oscar’s funeral said that floral offerings had been given by employees of the Wisconsin Match Company in Oshkosh where Mrs. Engel was formerly industrial nurse and welfare worker. In the 1930 census, she is Mayta L Engel, a 45 year-old widow, living with her daughter Evelyn, 9. Mayta was first married at age 24. Mayta is a housekeeper in a private home. She and Evelyn are apparently part of the household of Laura Richards and her two grandsons living on Lathrop Street in Madison, Wisconsin. In the 1937 city directory for Madison there is an entry for a Mayta Engel, “widow Oscar L”, who lives at 519 E Johnson. Living with her is Evelyn Engel, student. In the 1950 census, she was living with Evelyn and family in Madison. From the September 28, 1965, edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. Mrs. Mayta Engel, 81 of … died Monday in a Madison nursing home after a long illness. Born in Oshkosh, she was the widow of Oscar Engel. Mrs. Engel was a Madison resident for … and a member of Luther Memorial Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Arthur F Swenson, a sister, Mrs. Lillian Hoernke, and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Frautshci funeral home. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery.
  Person ID	I16805	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Oscar Louis ENGEL,   b. 18 Nov 1882, Pepin County, Wisconsin d. 2 Sep 1923, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1922	Winnebago County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F12296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024