Franziska Klara Keller

1897 - 1995  (98 years)

• Name	Franziska Klara Keller
  Nickname	Frances
  Born	7 Feb 1897	Elsass, Odessa, Ukrayina
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Nov 1995	Montana, USA
  Buried	30 Nov 1995	Cottonwood Cemetery, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I216343	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes W. Keller,   b. 20 Jun 1869, Elsass, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 8 Feb 1937, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Schaan,   b. 12 Dec 1874, Elsass, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 10 Sep 1961, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1896	Strasburg, Odessa, Ukrayina
  Family ID	F15785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anton Vinzent Malsam,   b. 16 Oct 1891, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 16 Jun 1949, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1916	Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Magdalen Malsam,   b. 1918, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 1918, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Elizabeth Mary Malsam,   b. 26 Apr 1919, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 2001, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 82 years)   3. Helen K. Malsam,   b. 20 Apr 1923, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1977, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA  (Age 54 years)   4. Mary Magdaline Malsam,   b. 19 Apr 1928, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 25 Aug 1993, Washington, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. Anton J. Malsam   6. Theresa Agnes Malsam,   b. 6 May 1932, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1984, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA  (Age 52 years)   7. Francis Lawrence Malsam,   b. 12 Aug 1934, Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 2002, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA  (Age 68 years)   8. Bernard James Malsam
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F79240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Frances (Franziska) Clara Keller Malsam Birth: Feb. 7, 1897, Russian Federation Death: Nov. 26, 1995 Havre Hill County Montana, USA Married Anthony V. Malsam in Collier, KS. Lived in Kansas until 1917. Arrived in Montana April 1917, farmed for one year 1 mile south of Inverness, Mt. and then over to the Cottonwood Community in 1918 where they farmed until 1949 when Anthony died, Frances then moved to town (Havre). She entered the US at the port of New York (Ellis Island) on June 6, 1911 with parents. Left from the port of Bremmen on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. OBITUARY: Frances C. Malsam Frances C. Malsam, 98, died of natural causes in a local hospital on Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995. Prayer vigil services will be held on Wednesday evening, Nov 29, at St. Jude's Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at St. Jude's Catholic Church with Father Patrick R. Zabrocki officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery North of Havre. She was born near Odessa, Russia, on Feb 7, 1897, the daughter of John and Magdaline (Schan) Keller. Her family came to America in 1911. She married Anthony Vincent Malsam on June 16, 1916, in Collyer, Kan. In 1917 they moved to the Inverness area, in 1918 they moved to the Cottonwood area where they farmed until 1949 when Anthony passed away. She moved to Havre after the death of her husband. She cooked for the priests at St. Jude's Catholic Church for many years, She later worked in the central supply at Sacred Heart Hospital in Havre until retiring. She was a member of St. John's and St. Jude's Catholic Churches, and the Catholic Daughters of America. She was preceded in death by her parents, John W. Keller and Magdelena Schan Keller; her husband, Anthony; four daughters, Magdaline Malsam, Helen Dockter, Theresa Woodwick, and Mary Miron. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Jergeson of Chinook; three sons, Anthony J. Malsam from north of Havre, Frank Malsam of Spokane, Wash., and Bernard Malsam of Laguna Niguel, Calif; two sisters, Barbara Weinman of Seattle, and Helen Anderson of Tacoma, Wash.; two brothers, Tony Keller of Richmond, Calif., and Julius Keller of Seattle, Wash.; 31 grand-children and numerous great-grand-children. Memorials are suggested to the St. John's Catholic Church in Cottonwood or to the St. Jude's Catholic School of Havre. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Family links: Spouse: Anthony Vincent Malsam (1891 - 1949) Burial: Saint John's Catholic Cemetery Havre Hill County Montana, USA Created by: Vince Woodwick Record added: Jan 01, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 23692501