Heller, Jean Frances

1914 - 2012  (97 years)

• Name	Heller, Jean Frances  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	12 Mar 1914	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Arrival	2 Sep 1937	New York, New York, USA   [2]
  Departure	Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy   [2]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Died	3 Jan 2012	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  Buried	Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [8, 10]
  Person ID	I12026	Our Family
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Strauss, Dr. Herman Alfred,   b. 3 Oct 1904, Hardheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 5 May 1982, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1937	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Children	1. Strauss, Dr. John Herman   2. Strauss, Helen Ann
  Last Modified	2 May 2025
  Family ID	F6089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Mar 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 1935 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Married - 2 Aug 1937 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Arrival - 2 Sep 1937 - New York, New York, USA Departure - - Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1 Apr 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Died - 3 Jan 2012 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Jean Heller Strauss, 97, a fourth generation Chicagoan born March 12, 1914, passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. She remained an avid exerciser throughout her entire life while also having a great love and appreciation for American History, the Arts and Nature. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Herman A. Strauss who practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology for 50 years and co-founded Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital; devoted mother of Dr. John Herman Strauss (Carolyn) and Helen Strauss Palmquist (Jerry); twin sister of the late James R. Heller (Marybeth); loving aunt of Carolyn Lerman, Helen Stern, Ivan Strauss, Margot Parke, Marilyn Stern, Mary Capobianchi, Kathy Dahan and John Heller; and cherished grandmother of Brian Palmquist, John Palmquist, Leslie Strauss and Michael Strauss.

  
  

• Sources

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