Sussman-Laabs

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Edwin George LaabsAge: 74 years18991974

Name
Edwin George Laabs
Surname
Laabs
Given names
Edwin George
Birth August 1, 1899 24 18
Marriage of a parentMax Alfred Albert LaabsNellie Ethel HughesView this family
June 6, 1908 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMax Alfred Laabs jr.
May 19, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Death of a half-brotherMax Alfred Laabs jr.
May 19, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Cause: Heart disease
Birth of a half-sisterTheodosia Ethel “Dodo” Laabs
June 28, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMax Albert Laabs jr.
December 31, 1912 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElenora Freida “Eleo” Laabs
June 30, 1914 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLenora Laabs
June 30, 1914 (Age 14 years)
Death of a half-sisterLenora Laabs
June 30, 1914 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohann Ferdinand Albert Laabs
1917 (Age 17 years)
MarriageEdna G. FitzpatrickView this family
September 6, 1924 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edwin George Laabs II
October 3, 1926 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Richard Arlen Laabs
April 6, 1928 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeEdna G. Fitzpatrick
May 30, 1928 (Age 28 years)

Cause: Influenza
Death of a sonRichard Arlen Laabs
June 9, 1928 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Granville
November 1, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Burial of a maternal grandfatherThomas Granville
November 6, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMaria Pauline Eleanore Pellrich
March 9, 1931 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherMax Alfred Albert Laabs
February 21, 1951 (Age 51 years)
Cause: Prostate cancer
Death of a half-brotherMax Albert Laabs jr.
February 21, 1953 (Age 53 years)
Death of a wifeIrene E. McCarthy
March 6, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Death February 9, 1974 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Divorce:
himself
Father’s family with Nellie Ethel Hughes - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: June 6, 1908Hoboken, NJ
11 months
half-brother
13 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
18 months
half-sister
half-sister
Lenora Laabs
Birth: June 30, 1914 39 36Stockbridge, MA
Death: June 30, 1914Stockbridge, MA
Mother’s family with Edwin Howard Forster - View this family
step-father
mother
Family with Edna G. Fitzpatrick - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 6, 1924Detroit, MI
2 years
son
18 months
son
Family with Irene E. McCarthy - View this family
himself
wife
Family with Kathleen Grace Comstock - View this family
himself
wife

Note

Per Edwin jr: Max Laabs committed Edwin's mother to an insane asylum and divorced her. He sent Edwin to live with his maternal grandparents (Thomas & Mary Granville). After Edna and Richard's death, Edwin sent Edwin jr. to live with his maternal grandmother, Christie Fitzpatrick in Detroit.

Per 1940 census: lived at 500 Danforth St, Syracuse, NY with Irene. Accountant.

Note

Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard Monday, February 11, 1974 Page 8, Column 1

Edwin G. Laabs

Services for Edwin G. Laabs, 74, of 753 James St., who died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Goddard and Crandall Funeral Home. Mr. Laabs was a native of Buffalo and lived in Syracuse for 50 years. He retired in 1966 from Crucible Steel Co. after 30 years as a machinist. He was a member of the First English Lutheran Church and the Golden Age Senior Citizens. He is survived by his wife, the former Kathleen Comstock; a son, Edwin G. Jr. of South Field, Mich.; two sisters and five grandchildren. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 3111 James St. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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