This envelope contained a thank you for an expression of sympathy given to Laura Umholtz, at Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The card noted that “your kind expression of sympathy is deeply appreciated and gratefully acknowledged by the family of Mrs. Laura Umholtz.”
The card was mailed from the post office in Gratz and postmarked on the morning of 16 August 1967, with the Gratz circular date stamp hand cancel (zip code 17030). It was sent to Mr. and Mrs. John Kissinger, 4807 Nicholson Street, Riverdale, Maryland.
Marlin Edmond Umholtz died in August 1967. He was the husband of Laura [Matter] Umholtz. He was born on 7 April 1905 in Gratz, the son of Milton Oliver Umholtz (1881-1938) and Sallie Louisa [Klinger] Umholtz (1883-1955). Marlin lived in Gratz and worked as a coal miner. He married Laura in 1924 in Berrysburg.
Marlin E. Umholtz was also known as the local leader of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s and 1930s. See: Why Are There Ku Klux Klan Uniforms in Gratz?
At this time it is not known what expression of sympathy was sent to Laura by the Kissinger’s, or what connection they had to the decedent.
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