Obit - Geo Frederick Merkel, aka George White - San Francisco & Oakland
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Obit - Geo Frederick Merkel, aka George White - San Francisco & Oakland
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Posted: 25 Aug 2008 2:37PM GMT |
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Surnames: MERKEL, PEDERSEN
Death notice in the Oakland Tribune of November 28, 1907:
"MERKEL - In this city, Nov 25, 1907, George White Merkel, beloved husband of Ida Merkel and father of Earl Charles and Henrietta Merkel, and loving son of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Merkel and brother of Henry Merkel and Mrs. Caroline Pederson, a native of New York, aged 38 years, 11 months and 19 days.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 29th at 10:30 a.m. from his late residence, 718 5th Street; thence to the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, southwest corner of 12th and Myrtle Streets, where services will be held, commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Mt. View Cemetery."
NOTE: Merkel was using an alias when he worked for the Oakland police department. He was shot 'on the job.' His reason for using an alias is not known, however it is known that his first wife divorced him for 'lack of support' and it is possible he was evading his responsibilities in that regard. There were several newspaper articles mentioning his kililing and the later discovery that he was using an alias.
"MERKEL - In this city, Nov 25, 1907, George White Merkel, beloved husband of Ida Merkel and father of Earl Charles and Henrietta Merkel, and loving son of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Merkel and brother of Henry Merkel and Mrs. Caroline Pederson, a native of New York, aged 38 years, 11 months and 19 days.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 29th at 10:30 a.m. from his late residence, 718 5th Street; thence to the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, southwest corner of 12th and Myrtle Streets, where services will be held, commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Mt. View Cemetery."
NOTE: Merkel was using an alias when he worked for the Oakland police department. He was shot 'on the job.' His reason for using an alias is not known, however it is known that his first wife divorced him for 'lack of support' and it is possible he was evading his responsibilities in that regard. There were several newspaper articles mentioning his kililing and the later discovery that he was using an alias.