Re: Kretzschmar, Otto. L. died 1919
KRETZSCHHMAR, KRETASCHMAR
Posted By: Connie L. Ellis (email) In Response To: Kretzschmar, O. L. died 1919 (Reid R. Johnson)
Date: 9/2/2020 at 19:07:58
SOURCE: PANDEMIC INFLUENZA STORYBOOK: I Survived
A Collection of stories first published by CDC to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the 1918 Flu pandemic. Location: Iowa Storyteller: Elmer Kretzschmar, son of Otto Kretzschmar
Contributor: Connie EllisI am now 95 years old and I currently reside in San Antonio, Texas. In 1918, I was 6 years old and living in Strawberry Point, Iowa with my parents and my 7 year old brother, Clarence. My father, Otto Kretzchmar owned a shoe store, and my mother, Minnie, was a homemaker. My father was also a violinist and one of my fondest memories is that of listening to him play during Christmas programs at the church. Later that year, I was home from school because I had an earache. My father was at home too because he was sick with the flu. A registered nurse from Charles City, Iowa came to live in our home to help care for my father. The nurse was with us for two weeks and then she left. My father died the next day. No one else in the family got sick with the flu.
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