Matilda Opal Daum

1921 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	Matilda Opal Daum
  Born	1921	Havelock, Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Feb 2016	Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
  Buried	Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I356420	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Raphael Daum,   b. 19 Feb 1879, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 9 Jun 1931, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Rose Hegel
  Family ID	F118986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victor George Schaff,   b. 20 Feb 1916,   d. 11 Jul 2011, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1937
  Children	1. Peggy Ann Schaff,   b. 21 May 1946, Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 15 May 2012, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Schaff   3. Schaff
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F118982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Matilda Opal Daum Schaff Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1921 Havelock Hettinger County North Dakota, USA Death: Feb. 26, 2016 Thermopolis Hot Springs County Wyoming, USA Matilda Opal Schaff, 95, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born in 1921 in Havelock, N. D ., she was the 12th of 16 children born to Raphael and Rose (Hegal) Daum who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, Russia. At the age of six the farming family moved to Edgar, Mont ., where they worked sugar beets in the Fromberg, Silicia and Edgar area. In 1939 Matilda married Victor George Schaff in Bowman, N.D. They moved to Laurel, Mont ., in 1944 and to Thermopolis, Wyo ., in 1946. Matilda, in addition to caring for her family, cleaned homes, worked at Mills Cleaners & Laundry and worked at the Senior Citizens in the kitchen. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church and was active on the Council of Catholic Women. Her interests were reading and working crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughters, Bernadine (Bob) Blacketer of Thermopolis, and Carole (Lee) Martinez of Kaycee, Wyo .; ten grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; seven great, great-grandchildren; and sister, Barbara of Bowman, N.D. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor; parents; daughter, Peggy Shaffer; and grandson, Kyle. Cremation has taken place. A Parish Vigil will be Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Church with Father Hugo Blotsky, O.S.B. officiating. A private Memorial and Burial Service will be held later. Memorials may be made to St. Francis Church, P.O. Box 272 or Senior. Citizens Center, 206 Senior.Ave.,Thermopolis, 82443. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.--Thermopolis Independent Record, Thursday, March 3, 2016 Family links: Parents: Raphael Daum (1879 - 1931) Rose Hajel Schaff (1886 - 1971) Spouse: Victor George Schaff (1916 - 2011) Children: Peggy Ann Schaff Shaffer (1946 - 2012)* Siblings: Ida Daum Barth (1907 - 1962)* Jacob Daum (1909 - 1982)* Celestine Elsie Daum (1910 - 1910)* Sally Matilda Thomas (1911 - 1966)* Eva Daum Kilwien (1912 - 1996)* Beatrice Daum Taylor (1915 - 1982)* Matilda Opal Daum Schaff (1921 - 2016) Johnny R. Daum (1924 - 2005)* Margaret Daum Hart (1928 - 2014)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Monument Hill Cemetery Thermopolis Hot Springs County Wyoming, USA Created by: PassingTime Record added: Mar 04, 2016 Find A Grave Memorial# 158900335