Bertha Kasper

1876 - 1955  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Bertha Kasper  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Born	November 1876	Berlin, Germany   [1, 3, 4]
  Immigration	1877  [3]
  Death Notice	Grand Rapids Herald, August 20, 1955, p. 13 Wife of Founder of Machine, Tool Firm Mrs. Bertha M. Jarecki, wife of Frank J. Jarecki, founder of the Jarecki Machine & Tool Co., now the Jarecki Corporation, died unexpectedly Friday evening at Butterworth Hospital. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Jarecki was born in Berlin, Germany, and with her parents came to Grand Rapids when she was 2 years old, and had lived here ever since. Sher was member of the Ladies Literary Club and one of the earliest members of the Women’s City Club. The family residence is at 845 Iroquois SE. Mrs. Jarecki’s maiden name was Bertha Kasper. She was married to Frank J. Jarecki Dec. 26, 1899. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Gustav H. Walgren; one son, Clare F. Jarecki, President and General Manager of Jarecki Corporation; a sister, Mrs. Martha Moroney; four granddaughters, and two grandsons, all of Grand Rapids, and several nieces and nephews.
  Died	19 August 1955  [4, 5]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I6424	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 January 2017

  
  

  Father	Fred Kasper,   b. 25 July 1831, Austria ,   d. 31 July 1907, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Julia Guenzel,   b. 16 February 1843, Austria ,   d. 15 April 1917, Wyoming, Kent Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	about 1867
  Family ID	F6910	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Frank Joseph Jarecki,   b. 10 February 1877, Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 March 1966  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 December 1899	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Residence(s)	1900: 49 West Davison St. ,Grand Rapids, Michigan  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Clarence F. Jarecki,   b. 8 June 1900, Michigan, USA ,   d. 23 October 2004, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 104 years)   2. Russell R. Jarecki,   b. 27 December 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 23 January 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. Leora B. Jarecki,   b. 19 November 1906, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 5 April 1980  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4391	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1201] . [S3216] . [S1202] . [S3217] Mrs. Bertha M. Jarecki obituary. [S1203] Western Michigan Obitruaries.