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SCHWALD, Elizabeth

Female 1904 - 1995  (90 years)


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  • Name SCHWALD, Elizabeth   [1
    Gender Female 
    Born 28 Dec 1904  Milton-Freewater, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Also Known As Elsie 
    Died 4 Jul 1995  Park Manor Convalescent Center, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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      Taken From: http://www.museum.bmi.net/STEPS%20PEOPLE/Schwald%20Chas.htm

      Elizabeth "Elsie" Phillips, 90, formerly of Milton-Freewater, died July 4, 1995 at the Park Manor Convalescent Center in Walla Walla.
      At her request, there will be no funeral services.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army through Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home,
      902S. Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862.

      Mrs. Phillips was born Dec. 28, 1904 on Appleton Rd., near Winesap Rd.,
      near Milton-Freewater to Charles and Margaret Kronenburg Schwald.
      She attended Ferndale Grade School and high school at St. Vincent's Academy in Walla Walla.
      She then attended Whitman Conservatory of Music for a year, studying piano and pipe organ.
      Mrs. Phillips played organ at the old Strand Theatre, later the Roxy Theatre in Walla Walla for the Sterling Theatres of Seattle, WA.
      She played piano in a traveling dance band for many years and nighclubs in Kansas City, MO and Wenatchee, WA.
      In 1935 she played the piano in the dance band for the Walkathon held in the Community Building in Milton-Freewater.

      On May 4, 1939 she married Grady A. Phillips in Wenatchee. The couple homesteaded in Anchorage, Alaska in 1940.
      Mrs. Phillips worked later for General Electric in Richland, WA in 1948 and 1949.
      The couple returned to the Milton-Freewater area in 1959 and lived on Crockett Rd. for many years where she was noted for her beautiful flowers.

      Mrs. Phillips is survived by two nieces, Margaret Duff Thompson of Pendleton and Frances Dill of Walla Walla; and several nephews.
      She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 17, 1983; two sisters Minnie Duff and Annie McAllister; and two brothers, Pat Schwald and Charles Schwald.
    Person ID I09067  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2008 

    Father SCHWALD, Charles F.,   b. 17 Jul 1863, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1942, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother KRONENBERG, Margaret,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Heerdt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1926, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F3057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PHILLIPS, Grady A.,   d. 17 Oct 1983 
    Married 4 May 1939  Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F3064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1904 - Milton-Freewater, Oregon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 May 1939 - Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jul 1995 - Park Manor Convalescent Center, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S196] FTW merged - Schwald, C.F. - Oregon.
      Date of Import: 29 Aug 2004