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Isabelle Mae Lortz
1891 - 1977 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Isabelle Mae Lortz was born in 1891; died in 1977; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. Family/Spouse: Fred Ellsworth Kiehle. Fred (son of Milton E. Kiehle and Emma Miller) was born in 1884; died in 1946; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Lt. Col. Fred Ellsworth Kiehle, Jr.
was born on 18 Jul 1920 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 22 Oct 2011 in Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina; was buried in Bearwallow Cemetery, Gerton, Henderson County, North Carolina.
- 2. Lt. Col. Fred Ellsworth Kiehle, Jr.
Generation: 2
2. Lt. Col. Fred Ellsworth Kiehle, Jr. (1.Isabelle1) was born on 18 Jul 1920 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 22 Oct 2011 in Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina; was buried in Bearwallow Cemetery, Gerton, Henderson County, North Carolina. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Abt 1942; World War II (US) US Marines
- Military Service: Abt 1951; Korean War (US) US Marines
Notes:
CHAPIN, S.C. — Memorial service for Lt. Col. Fred E. Kiehle, Jr. U.S.M.C. (Ret.), 91, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Bat Cave, N.C. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, is assisting the family.
Lt. Col. Kiehle died Saturday, October 22, 2011. Born in Dansville, N.Y., he was the son of the late Fred E. Kiehle, Sr. and Isabelle Lortz Kiehle. After spending his childhood in West Palm Beach, Fla., he graduated from Stetson University and received a JD from the University of Florida. He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring after 23 years of service. Following his retirement, he taught for ten years at Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach. He retired to Gerton N.C., where he was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave, N.C., serving as Senior Warden.
Surviving are his son, Fred E. Kiehle III of Atlanta; grandsons, Andrew J. Kiehle of Marietta, Ga. and Tyler C. Kiehle of New Orleans. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances M. Twitty Kiehle.
Interment will be in Bearwallow Cemetery Gerton., Hendersonville County., North Carolina.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 (alz.org).
Published in The State on October 30, 2011