Lydia Suemnick Memory Card

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Lydia Suemnick Memory Card

Entry/Object ID

61.11

Description

Lydia Sumnick. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" W. x 6 1/2" L. Description: black cardstock imprinted with gold graphics and lettering: "In Loving Remembrance of Lydia Sumnick, Died Jan. 1, 1911; "Gone But Not Forgotten" and poem; backside: "Copyrighted 1903 by H.F. Wendell & Co., Leipsic, Ohio."

Context

Phyllis (Halle) Suemnick was married to Walter E. Suemnick on 10 December 1945. Walter was four years old when his mother died. Walter had two older sisters that took care of him, Lillian Suemnick the eldest sister, was 13 when her mother died and Elsie (Suemnick) Henkensiefken, she was 12 when her mother died. Walter's grandmother was Grandma Abbe. Phyllis (Halle) Suemnick's parents were Robert Halle and Erma (Wood) Halle. Robert and Erma were married in 1914. Erma (Wood) Halle's sister was Helen (Wood) Papke.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

Jan 1, 1911

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Card, Memorial

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

September 27, 2011

Update Date

November 17, 2025