Freda Amelia Hercher

1890 - 1981  (90 years)

• Name	Freda Amelia Hercher
  Born	3 Sep 1890	Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Aug 1981	Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I188746	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Albert Hercher,   b. 23 May 1850, Wallendorf, Sachsen ,   d. 24 Feb 1896, Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Theresa Schwartz,   b. 29 Oct 1857, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1943, Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1873
  Family ID	F61006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Broedel,   b. 10 Jul 1887, Harriettsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1947, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1912
  Children	1. Clarice Margaret Broedel,   b. 28 Nov 1913, Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 2000, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 86 years)   2. Robert Henry Broedel,   b. 8 May 1915, Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1982, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Laura L. Broedel,   b. 23 Nov 1916, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA ,   d. USA   4. Lloyd Eugene Broedel,   b. 1 Jun 1920, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 2017  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F72155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Mrs Freda Amelia Hercher Broedel Birth: Sep. 3, 1890 Sycamore Valley Monroe County Ohio, USA Death: Aug. 10, 1981 Marietta Washington County Ohio, USA Daughter of Albert and Theresa Hercher. Sister of Louisa, Charles, Edward, Albert, Jr., Clara, Lena, and Henry Hercher. Married George Broedel on Dec. 25, 1912. Mother of Clarice, Robert, Laura and Lloyd. The 7th of eight children born in a log cabin, she and George moved from Sycamore Valley in 1915 to a farm in Reno, Ohio, where she resided for 66 years. Widowed at age 56, she carried on the German commitment to hard work, a trait undoubtedly instilled by her mother who was widowed at age 38 with seven children ranging from ages 9 months to 18 years still at home. Every summer she grew an enormous garden, and what she didn't can, freeze, or give away, she sold. She kept one cow, "Bossie," for milk, baked her own bread, raised her own chickens, and also raised gladiolas that she sold to a local florist. In the summer, she gathered blackberries and apples from the pasture field and later, paw paws and hickory nuts from the woods. Nothing ever went to waste, and there was always something going on at her house! As well as being a gardener, she was also a great cook and seamstress and enjoyed quilting and playing canasta and pinochle. She devoted her life to her family and gave to others at every opportunity. She was a member of St. Paul's Church of Christ (the German Evangelical "Kirche" built in 1842 with its prior name now restored to St. Paul's Evangelical) and Augusta Rebekah Lodge No. 272. She was also a member of Valley Farmers Club for many years in addition to being a loving grandmother to 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Died just 24 days before her 91st birthday. Family links: Parents: Albert Hercher (1850 - 1896) Theresa Schwartz Hercher (1857 - 1943) Spouse: George Broedel (1887 - 1947) Children: Clarice Margaret Broedel Lane (1913 - 2000)* Robert Henry Broedel (1915 - 1982)* *Calculated relationship Burial: East Lawn Memorial Park Reno Washington County Ohio, USA Created by: Nancy Lane Kegresse Record added: Feb 21, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34054171