Gertrude
LIPPE
(b.
15 September 1915
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
2 February 2010
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 94
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Gertrude LIPPE was born 15 September 1915 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Gertrude LIPPE was the child of Omer Joseph LIPPE and Marie Louise PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilbert LIPPE and Sophie ANGER (maternal) Pierre PELOQUIN and Marie Delima THÉRIAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gertrude married Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) 21 May 1938 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) was born 30 May 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Felix Patrick died 15 January 2000 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Felix Patrick was the child of Nellie MCDONALD.
Gertrude LIPPE died 2 February 2010 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD)-- Date: 21 May 1938 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) was the child of Nellie MCDONALD
Name: Gertrude Lippe
Marriage Year: 1938
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 71
Page Number: 250
Index Volume Number: 121
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.121
Name: Felix P Carmel
Marriage Year: 1938
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 71
Page Number: 250
Index Volume Number: 116
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.116
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Southbridge Girl Tendered Shower
SOUTHBRIDGE, May 17. - Miss Gertrude Lippe of 51 Harrington street was given a shower in her home tonight by a group of her co-workers of department D-6-R of the American Optical Company and friends. She will become the bride of Felix E Carmel of Hudson avenue Saturday in Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Edgar Tremblay, the guest's sister, and Miss Evelyn Loranger were hostesses and served refreshments. A musical program and entertainment were presented.
Those present included Misses Viola Langlais, Shirley Kowaleska, Rita Leveille, Marie Loranger, Jeannette Donais, Claire Loranger, Rose Lataill, Jean Casaubon, Anna Brunelle, Mina Brodeur, Irene Emery, and Emelia Lavallee, Mrs. Lionel Lippe, Mrs. Yvonne Giroux, Mrs. Edmond Gaumond. Mrs. Louis Metras, Mrs. Josephine Tremblay, Mrs. Philip Lefebvre, Mrs. Eugene Tremblay, Mrs. Herman Loranger, Mrs. ALbert Carmel, Mrs. Michael Perron, Mrs. Michael Beaudry, and Mrs. Henry Lavallee.
Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 18, 1938
Children of Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) and Gertrude LIPPE:
Living (b., Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) d. , )
Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD)-- Date: 21 May 1938 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) was the child of Nellie MCDONALD
Name: Gertrude Lippe
Marriage Year: 1938
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 71
Page Number: 250
Index Volume Number: 121
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.121
Name: Felix P Carmel
Marriage Year: 1938
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 71
Page Number: 250
Index Volume Number: 116
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.116
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Southbridge Girl Tendered Shower
SOUTHBRIDGE, May 17. - Miss Gertrude Lippe of 51 Harrington street was given a shower in her home tonight by a group of her co-workers of department D-6-R of the American Optical Company and friends. She will become the bride of Felix E Carmel of Hudson avenue Saturday in Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Edgar Tremblay, the guest's sister, and Miss Evelyn Loranger were hostesses and served refreshments. A musical program and entertainment were presented.
Those present included Misses Viola Langlais, Shirley Kowaleska, Rita Leveille, Marie Loranger, Jeannette Donais, Claire Loranger, Rose Lataill, Jean Casaubon, Anna Brunelle, Mina Brodeur, Irene Emery, and Emelia Lavallee, Mrs. Lionel Lippe, Mrs. Yvonne Giroux, Mrs. Edmond Gaumond. Mrs. Louis Metras, Mrs. Josephine Tremblay, Mrs. Philip Lefebvre, Mrs. Eugene Tremblay, Mrs. Herman Loranger, Mrs. ALbert Carmel, Mrs. Michael Perron, Mrs. Michael Beaudry, and Mrs. Henry Lavallee.
Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 18, 1938
Children of Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) and Gertrude LIPPE:
Living (b., Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) d. , )
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1915 Birth - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Birth
name: Gertrude Lippe
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event date: 15 Sep 1915
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mother: Marie L. Peloquin
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volume/ page/ certificate number: P488
film number: 2409902
digital folder number: 4401726
image number: 505
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXKK-NZN : accessed 06 Feb 2013), Omer Lippe in entry for Gertrude Lippe, 1915.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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Birth
name: Gertrude Lippe
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event: Birth
event date: 15 Sep 1915
event place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
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father: Omer Lippe
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mother: Marie L. Peloquin
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volume/ page/ certificate number: P488
film number: 2409902
digital folder number: 4401726
image number: 505
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXKK-NZN : accessed 06 Feb 2013), Omer Lippe in entry for Gertrude Lippe, 1915.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors
1920 US Census
Sophie Lippe living on Pine St. in Southbridge, MA at age 69. Living with her are: son Omer 34, granddaughter Janet 9, grandson Lionel 8, granddaughter Gertrude 4. Omer is an operator in a glass shop.
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Sophie Lippe living on Pine St. in Southbridge, MA at age 69. Living with her are: son Omer 34, granddaughter Janet 9, grandson Lionel 8, granddaughter Gertrude 4. Omer is an operator in a glass shop.
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Jeannette, Nel, Gert
photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1930
Delia Lavallee is living on West St. in Southbridge, MA. She is 56 years old, b. Canada, year of immigration 1874. Living with her are: husband, Henri, age 54, b. Canada, year of immigration 1890, farmer; son, Arthur, age 34, b. MA, proprietor - dentistry; lodger, Gertrude Lippe, age 14, b. MA, clerk - dentistry.
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Delia Lavallee is living on West St. in Southbridge, MA. She is 56 years old, b. Canada, year of immigration 1874. Living with her are: husband, Henri, age 54, b. Canada, year of immigration 1890, farmer; son, Arthur, age 34, b. MA, proprietor - dentistry; lodger, Gertrude Lippe, age 14, b. MA, clerk - dentistry.
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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L to R: Arthur Lavallee, Ben Tremblay, Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Gert Lippe, Delia Lavallee, Henry Lavallee
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l to r: Gert, Edgar, Jeannette
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Sisters: Gert and Jeannette Lippe and Jeannette's son, Roger - 1933
photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay
brother-in-law, Edgar Tremblay and Gert
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1936
Lippe, Gertrude, emp Am Op Co, r 294 West
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)
Lippe, Gertrude, emp Am Op Co, r 294 West
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)
1938 Marriage / PartnerGertrude LIPPE and Felix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) 21 May 1938, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
She was 22 years old.
1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
23 Henry Street
Lippe Lionel, head, 28, b. MA
Lippe Germaine, wife, 25, b. CT
Lippe Donald, son, 3, b. MA
Carmel Felix, head, 30, b. RI
Carmel Gertrude, wife, 24, b. MA
Carmel Rita, daughter, 1, b. MA
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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23 Henry Street
Lippe Lionel, head, 28, b. MA
Lippe Germaine, wife, 25, b. CT
Lippe Donald, son, 3, b. MA
Carmel Felix, head, 30, b. RI
Carmel Gertrude, wife, 24, b. MA
Carmel Rita, daughter, 1, b. MA
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
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Gert, Red, Aunt Rose Tetrault (Peloquin)
photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay
1949
Carmel, Felix P (Gertrude), treas-mgr South Street Market Inc and treas-mgr South Street Package Store Inc, h 139 South
1949 Manning's Southbridge Directory
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Southbridge (MA)
Carmel, Felix P (Gertrude), treas-mgr South Street Market Inc and treas-mgr South Street Package Store Inc, h 139 South
1949 Manning's Southbridge Directory
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Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Aunt Rose, Gert Lippe Carmel, 1959
photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Nel Lippe, Gert Lippe Carmel
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1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2000 Death of Spouse/PartnerFelix Patrick CARMEL (MCDONALD) died 15 January 2000, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Grave - St. George Cemetery, Southbridge, Massachusetts
St. George’s Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
2010 Death 2 February 2010
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 94.
Obituary
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette on February 4, 2010
Gertrude (Lippe) Carmel, 94, formerly of 60 Charlton St., died Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, in the Radius Healthcare Center, Southbridge, after an illness.
Her husband of 62 years, Felix P. Carmel, died in 2000. She leaves a son, Raymond P. Carmel and his wife Judith of Southbridge a daughter Rita A. Berry and her husband John of Dudley five grandchildren, Sandy Allen and her husband Jim of Charlton, Lori Smith and her husband Craig of Dudley, Michael Berry of Dudley, Kim Kingman and her husband Brian of Chepachett, RI, and Tracie Salviuolo and her husband Anthony of Southbridge 12 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Lionel Lippe and a sister Jeannette Tremblay. She was born in Southbridge the daughter of Omer and Marie Louise (Peloquin) Lippe.
Gertrude enjoyed walking and loved her family. She was known as a sweet woman who put others before...Read MORE...
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette on February 4, 2010
Gertrude (Lippe) Carmel, 94, formerly of 60 Charlton St., died Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, in the Radius Healthcare Center, Southbridge, after an illness.
Her husband of 62 years, Felix P. Carmel, died in 2000. She leaves a son, Raymond P. Carmel and his wife Judith of Southbridge a daughter Rita A. Berry and her husband John of Dudley five grandchildren, Sandy Allen and her husband Jim of Charlton, Lori Smith and her husband Craig of Dudley, Michael Berry of Dudley, Kim Kingman and her husband Brian of Chepachett, RI, and Tracie Salviuolo and her husband Anthony of Southbridge 12 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Lionel Lippe and a sister Jeannette Tremblay. She was born in Southbridge the daughter of Omer and Marie Louise (Peloquin) Lippe.
Gertrude enjoyed walking and loved her family. She was known as a sweet woman who put others before...Read MORE...
Gertrude is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
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Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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