Arlene F. Stickler and Margaret May Strickler
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Title
Arlene F. Stickler and Margaret May Strickler
Subject
Sheetz, Margaret May Strickler (1915-2009)
Kettler, Arlene Francis (Strickler) (1908-1986)
Description
Two sisters, Arlene Francis (left) and Margaret May (right) Strickler, posed together as children.
Arlene and Margaret were born in Woodstock. the daughters of Joseph William (1882-1961) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Didawick) (1884-1972) Strickler. In the 1920 census, their father worked as a handyman and their mother was a servant in the household of Henry and Ida Bailey, where the family lived for many years. Arlene and Margaret were listed as “Lodgers” in the Bailey household.
By 1930, Arlene worked as a nurse in a hospital, but still lived in the Bailey household. She moved to Glenn Dale, Prince Georges County, Maryland, sometime in the early 1930s. There, she was a registered nurse at Glenn Dale Hospital, a tuberculosis sanatorium and isolation hospital. The facility operated for decades and was an important public health institution near Washington, DC.
In 1951, she married a physician who worked there, Dr. Martin Kettler. Dr. Kettler was born in Austria. They did not have children. When she died, Arlene lived in Washington, D.C.
Her younger sister, Margaret, never left Shenandoah County. She married William Harrison Sheetz (1914-1996), a farmer in the Stonewall District, where she had grown up, and helped with the farm for the rest of her life. His parents were Alvin and Mamie (Fadeley) Sheetz and when he married in 1937, his occupation was “miller”. Margaret’s obituary noted she had been a member of Mt. Calvary U.C.C, a former Sunday school teacher, and had volunteered at Woodstock Clothes Closet. Margaret and William had a daughter, Barbara S. (Strickler) Burnshire.
Arlene and Margaret were born in Woodstock. the daughters of Joseph William (1882-1961) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Didawick) (1884-1972) Strickler. In the 1920 census, their father worked as a handyman and their mother was a servant in the household of Henry and Ida Bailey, where the family lived for many years. Arlene and Margaret were listed as “Lodgers” in the Bailey household.
By 1930, Arlene worked as a nurse in a hospital, but still lived in the Bailey household. She moved to Glenn Dale, Prince Georges County, Maryland, sometime in the early 1930s. There, she was a registered nurse at Glenn Dale Hospital, a tuberculosis sanatorium and isolation hospital. The facility operated for decades and was an important public health institution near Washington, DC.
In 1951, she married a physician who worked there, Dr. Martin Kettler. Dr. Kettler was born in Austria. They did not have children. When she died, Arlene lived in Washington, D.C.
Her younger sister, Margaret, never left Shenandoah County. She married William Harrison Sheetz (1914-1996), a farmer in the Stonewall District, where she had grown up, and helped with the farm for the rest of her life. His parents were Alvin and Mamie (Fadeley) Sheetz and when he married in 1937, his occupation was “miller”. Margaret’s obituary noted she had been a member of Mt. Calvary U.C.C, a former Sunday school teacher, and had volunteered at Woodstock Clothes Closet. Margaret and William had a daughter, Barbara S. (Strickler) Burnshire.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Dec 1919" on box of plates.
Contributor
Margaret Strickler Sheetz was identified in 2002 by Virginia Rutz, who was her friend.
Arlene F. Strickler Kettler was identified by library staff based on census records and Find-A-Grave.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
005381
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Arlene F. Stickler and Margaret May Strickler,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36263.
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