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Irma (Wenzel) Twisselman 1909 - 1985

Irma (Wenzel) Twisselman of Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was born on October 8, 1909 to Max Wenzel. She married Max Twisselman, and they were married until Max's death in May 1971. She had children Dorothea (Twisselman) Schaefer and Marlene Laura (Twisselman) Zuban. Irma Twisselman died at age 76 years old in November 1985 at 3313 laguna ln., in Holiday, Florida County, Florida United States, and was buried at Meadowlawn Cemetery Madison Avenue, in New Port Richey, Pasco County.

Irma (Wenzel) Twisselman
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Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 19018
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October 8, 1909
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November 1985
3313 laguna ln., in Holiday, Florida County, Florida, 34690, United States
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    Irma was my grandmother, we called her Oma. She grew up as a society girl and the only child of a well loved and respected dentist in Philadelphia. She was a debutante and attended the most prestigious private schools and Academy of dance, for Ballet. As a daughter of successful german immigrants, she enjoyed the best that Philadelphia had to offer and was a lifelong member of the German and Bavarian clubs. She met and married Max Twisselman, a german engineer who had immigrated to the United States from Germany also. They settled in Clifton Heights (Alden)(suburbs of Philadelphia). She and her husband built their own home and raised two daughters. They also built apartment buildings and became landlords. She and her husband traveled frequently back and forth to Germany and Spain. Oma remained a wife , mother and landlord for most of her life. In 1985 she was diagnosed with breast/bone cancer. She relocated to New Port Richey Florida briefly to be with family and passed away in November 1985. Oma was an excellent cook and fancied herself a novice wine maker. We grandkids loved to tease her and likened her to Edith Bunker from the 70's sitcom "All in the Family". None of us were allowed to watch"Hogans Heroes" while at her house because she said it made fun of germans, lol. She was very proud of her ancestry and a very generous person. She was laid to rest in New Port Richey Florida.
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    October 8, 1909
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    German

  • Nationality & Locations

    United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attended Academy of Arts (ballet) in Philadelphia

  • Religious Beliefs

    Lutheran

  • Military Service

    None

  • Professional Career

    Irma was a debutante in Philadelphia society growing up as her father was a well respected dentist.

  • Personal Life & Family

    German-American Club, Bavarian Club
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    November 1985
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    Cancer
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    3313 laguna ln., in Holiday, Florida County, Florida 34690, United States
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    Meadowlawn Cemetery Madison Avenue, in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida 35652, United States
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In 1909, in the year that Irma (Wenzel) Twisselman was born, explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.
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In 1922, by the time she was only 13 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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