Stretz, John Henry b. 23 Jun 1862 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 23 Aug 1941 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA: The Thoma Family

1862 - 1941 (79 years)

Name	Stretz, John Henry [1]
Birth	23 Jun 1862	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Bricklayer and Brick Maker [1]
Death	23 Aug 1941	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA [2]
	Cause: Terminal Pneumonia
	East Morgan Street
Burial	26 Aug 1941	Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA [1, 2]
Person ID	I8305	The Thoma Family
Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

Father	Stretz, Frank Joseph, b. 1822, Elsenz, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 14 Jul 1878, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 56 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Reiter, Magdalena, b. 20 Oct 1823, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 22 Dec 1905, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	24 Nov 1845	Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [6, 7]
Family ID	F6389	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Edwards, Matilida Armilda, b. 9 Dec 1864, Missouri, USA d. 22 Feb 1898, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 33 years)

Marriage 1886 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Children

	1. Stretz, Henry Leo Jr, b. 27 Mar 1886, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 23 Oct 1930, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 44 years) [natural]
	2. Stretz, Julia Regina, b. 25 Feb 1887, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 17 Jan 1978, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 90 years) [natural]
	3. Stretz, Rose Teresa, b. 30 Aug 1889, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 9 May 1989, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 99 years) [natural]
	4. Stretz, Lawrence Aloysius, b. 2 Jul 1891, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 30 Mar 1959, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years) [natural]
	5. Stretz, Ferdinand F, b. 10 Feb 1893, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 5 Aug 1907, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 14 years) [natural]
	6. Stretz, Norbert Joseph, b. 4 Nov 1894, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 8 Jan 1990, Orange, California, USA (Age 95 years) [natural]
	7. Stretz, Ernest Andrew, b. 4 Jul 1896, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 18 Jan 1978, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 81 years) [natural]
	8. Stretz, Mary Elizabeth, b. 2 Feb 1898, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 26 May 2000, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 102 years) [natural]

Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Sep 2023

Family 2 Edwards, Mary Louise, b. 19 Sep 1870, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 14 Nov 1947, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 11 Sep 1889 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA [3]

Children

	1. Stretz, Virgil Edwards, b. 10 Dec 1901, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jan 1974, Costa Mesa, Orange, California, USA (Age 72 years) [natural]
	2. Stretz, Agnes, b. 19 Sep 1902, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 28 Dec 2003, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 101 years) [natural] [Stepchild]
	3. Stretz, Helen Louise, b. 5 May 1904, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 25 Dec 1999, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 95 years) [natural] [Stepchild]
	4. Stretz, Leonard R, b. Dec 1909, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 1985, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years) [natural] [Stepchild]

Family ID F7847 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Sep 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 23 Jun 1862 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 1886 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 11 Sep 1889 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
	Death - Cause: Terminal Pneumonia - 23 Aug 1941 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
	Burial - 26 Aug 1941 - Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes

J. Henry Stretz, 79, died at his home in Boonville Saturday night at 11:30 o'clock. Although he had been in ill health for three years his death was unexpected. Funeral services were conducted at SS Peter and Paul's Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Stretz is survived by his widow and 10 children; Mrs. John Walje of Sedalia, Mrs. Rose Taylor of the home, Lawrence Stretz of Boonville, Norbert and Ernest of Compton, Calif., Mrs. Mary Sonnen of Kansas City, Virgil Stretz and Mrs. Ernest Barbano of Compton, Calif., Mrs. Harold Brummel of Lee's Summit, and Leonard Stretz of Boonville; by four step-children, Mrs. Joe Sinclair, Mrs. Leo B. Schmidt and Urban Gantner of Boonville, and Earl Gantner of Jacksonville, Fla., by 33 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Stretz was born June 23, 1862, in Boonville, the son of Frank and Magdalena Rider Stretz. He attended the Catholic school in Boonville. For more than 50 years he was a bricklayer, contractor and a manufacturer of brick. In 1905 he and Louis Gantner formed a partnership and established a brick manufacturing plant here. The firm also did a general contracting business.
He was married in 1886 to Miss Mittie Edwards. She died Feb. 21, 1898. On Nov. 30, 1899, he was married to Mrs. Mary Gantner. Mr. Stretz is a member of the Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Two children, Henry and Ferdinand preceded him in death.

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