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Emma Louise <I>Freitag</I> Bennett

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Emma Louise Freitag Bennett

Birth
Germany
Death
9 Jul 2006 (aged 103)
Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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EMMA LOUISE FREITAG-BENNETT WAS BORN IN GERMANY IN 1903 AND EMIGRATED WITH HER FAMILY TO PANA IN 1907. IN 1932, SHE MARRIED JOHN 'HAROLD' BENNETT. HE DIED IN 1999. SHE BORE THREE CHILDREN DURING HER LIFETIME, TWO SONS, ROBERT AND BRUCE BENNETT, AND A DAUGHTER, JOANN BENNETT-KAIN. BOTH SONS PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.

EMMA WAS EDUCATED IN PANA SCHOOLS AND BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER IN A ONE-ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOL IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY. TAUGHT FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS AND WAS MEMBER OF 'WALL OF FAME'/PANA SCHOOL SYSTEM. DURING HER CAREER, SHE SERVED AS TEACHER TO LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE PANA AREA. SHE WAS ALSO A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. PASSED AWAY IN 2006 AT AGE 103. FONDLY REMEMBERED BY FAMILY AND ALL OTHERS WHO KNEW HER. NOW WITH THE LORD.
EMMA LOUISE FREITAG-BENNETT WAS BORN IN GERMANY IN 1903 AND EMIGRATED WITH HER FAMILY TO PANA IN 1907. IN 1932, SHE MARRIED JOHN 'HAROLD' BENNETT. HE DIED IN 1999. SHE BORE THREE CHILDREN DURING HER LIFETIME, TWO SONS, ROBERT AND BRUCE BENNETT, AND A DAUGHTER, JOANN BENNETT-KAIN. BOTH SONS PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.

EMMA WAS EDUCATED IN PANA SCHOOLS AND BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER IN A ONE-ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOL IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY. TAUGHT FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS AND WAS MEMBER OF 'WALL OF FAME'/PANA SCHOOL SYSTEM. DURING HER CAREER, SHE SERVED AS TEACHER TO LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE PANA AREA. SHE WAS ALSO A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. PASSED AWAY IN 2006 AT AGE 103. FONDLY REMEMBERED BY FAMILY AND ALL OTHERS WHO KNEW HER. NOW WITH THE LORD.


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