Emma Marie Casper
#22, Emma Marie Casper is the daughter of Herman Garrelt Casper and Johanna Folkerts.
Born 28 Jul 1903 in Milford,Iroquois, IL and died at Manhassett, Long Island, NY in October, 1989.
Emma was a second-generation American, daughter of Herman Garrelt Casper and Johanna Folkerts, both of whose parents had immigrated from the Ostfrieland area of northern Germany. Her 1926 wedding picture shows an attractive 23 year old woman.
An intelligent woman, whe had a good head for business. While driving a route for Lincoln Bakery, she firmly told the propriator of one grocery store that if he wanted any of her products, he would have to take all the other competitor's products off the shelf. She got the order.
After moving to CA, she obtained a Real Estate Broker's license. While her husband operated the bookkeeping and tax service, she regularly bought and sold real estate.
After her husband's death in 1971, she lived alone until 1988, at which time she moved to the home of her daughter in Manhassett, Long Island.
He married Linus Joseph Dewald Sr..
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