Emma Lizette Brueggemann Bischoff

Today is the birthday of Emma, second daughter of Ernst August and Emma Brueggeman.
She was born in 1891 

Here is a picture of Emma and Walter.

Relatives Known to be Interred at Glendale in Akron

To follow up on my Glendale Cemetery postings, listed below are relatives known to be interred at Glendale:


Emma Louise Brueggeman Bischoff
Walter Bischoff 
Ruth Bischoff (their daughter who died as a child)
Rev Ernst August Brueggeman (Plot: Sec. S, lot 11, #159)
Emma Lange Brueggeman (Plot: Sec. S, lot 11, #159)
Walter Martin Brueggeman (Plot:  Sec S, lot 11, #???) 

On this day in 1981....

Emma Lizette Brueggeman Bischoff died in Zanesville, Ohio on this day in 1981.  She was the second daughter of Ernst and Emma Brueggeman.    Emma was 90 years old at the time of her death.


Below is a transcription of her Obituary:


Emma L. Bischoff, 90, of 3640 Frazeysburg Road died at 6:10 p.m. Saturday in Muskingum County Hospital
following a long illness. Born Feb. 9, 1891, in Springfield, Ill., she was a daughter of Ernst August and Emma
Long Brueggeman. Mrs. Bischoff had been a resident of this area since 1936. She a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church, it's Ladies Aid Society and the Quilters Club. Her husband, Walter L. died Jan, 3, 1962.
Surviving are two daughters , Mrs. Emma L. Factor of Sandusky and Mrs. Juanita Slater of Virginia Beach, Va.,
two sons, Luther L. of 3640 Frazeysburg Road and Harold W. of Mount Krisco, N.Y; two brothers Walter f
Washington, D.C., and Carl of Bradenton, Florida., a sister , Mrs. Lydia Darkow.of Akron; 13 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9p.m. Monday at Bryan Funeral Home where services will
be held ay 9:30 a.m. Tuesday with Pastor Larry R. Kudart officiating. Burial will be in
Glendale Cemetery at Akron.

On this day in 1891....

On this day in 1891, Emma Lizette Brueggeman was born in Springfield, Illinois.  Her father, Ernst, had a church at the time in Ireton, Iowa but she was born in Springfield, where her mother was from.  According to the records from St John Church, she was born in Springfield to receive proper medical attention.  It must have been quite a trip from Ireton to Springfield, over 550 miles in the middle of the winter.


I can only speculate as to why they were worried.  Their first born, was Louise and a twin who died at birth.  Maybe Emma was worried. 

Remember, you can click on this to enlarge.

Follow up on Ruth Ellen Bischoff

When we were in Columbus, Ohio recently, my Uncle David told me that Ruth Ellen died of Diphtheria.  Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that spreads easily and it affects mainly the throat and nose.  It is rare in the developed world now as we vaccinate against it.  In the early 20th century, Diphtheria was a common cause of death in children.

Dave's wife, Nancy, told me a story about visiting Emma (Ruth's mother) when they were first married (nearly 40 years ago).  Emma was showing Nancy all the pictures of her family.  She got to a picture of a pretty blonde girl and teared up.  Finally, she said this was her daughter, Ruth.  At that time, Ruth had died nearly 45 years earlier.  It is a testament the power of a mother's love.

Aunt Emma's Springerle Cookie Recipe

My Dad has fond memories of Christmas Sweets.  His poor mom, would fill a 5 gallon tin with cookies, and they would be gone in a flash with six boys in the house.

One of his favorite were Springerle.   At some point, he convinced Mom to try to make them.  I don't remember tasting the outcome but they were never a Christmas tradition so I imagine they didn't live up to Selma's.  Nori got the recipe from Selma's sister, Emma.  Not sure why Nori got the recipe from Emma and not Selma, maybe it was Emma's speciality.

Maybe the "problem" was, they didn't sit for long enough.  From what I've read, they need to sit for two or three weeks for the flavors develop.

Here is the letter that Emma sent Nori in 1974.