Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameBertha KARPES [199], [412], [413]
BirthJun 1864, Russia [415], [416]
Immigration1880 [416] Age: 15
Death16 Feb 1954, Chicago, IL Age: 89
Burial17 Feb 1954, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [417]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery, Independent Order Western Star (IWSO), Gate 18
OccupationKeeping House (1950) [418]
FlagsMITTMAN-1
Obituaries
From 17 Feb 1954, 20 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com:

SESKIND — Bertha Seskind of 2024 E. 72d Street, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear
Mother of Lena Klipp, Dorothy Lewitz, Alice Anschultz, Harry, Phil, Matthew, and the late Bessie Glasser, 20 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday, 2 p.m., at chapel, 6935 Stony Island avenue. Interment I. W. S. 0. cemetery, Waldheim. Please omit flowers.

IWSO stands for Independent Order Western Star, a Jewish fraternal organization formed between 1840 and 1920.
Spouses
FatherLouis SESKIND (~1843-)
MotherBlume UNKNOWN (~1852-1929)
Marriage1887, New York, NY
ChildrenLena (1888-1979)
 Rebecca (1889-1950)
 Dorothy (1896-<1964)
 Harry Homer (1898-1957)
 Alice (1899-1982)
 Philip (1900-1973)
 Matthew C (1902-1961)
Last Modified 24 Jul 2025Created 16 Feb 2026 using Reunion for Macintosh
Created on Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 07:28 PM by David Saul Mittman.
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