Mary Elizabeth Pirtle

1912 - 2010  (98 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Pirtle
  Born	26 Aug 1912	Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Oct 2010	Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
  Person ID	I8448	Simon and Related Families
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family	John George Werneke,   b. 2 Mar 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1982, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1939	Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
  Children	1. Diane Werneke   2. Suzanne Werneke
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Aug 1912 - Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States Married - 16 Jun 1939 - Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States Died - 25 Oct 2010 - Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Pirtle, Mary Elizabeth Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Werneke (née Pirtle) provided by Suzanne Schiffman, who also provided the identification.

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Full date of 26 August 1912, and location of Sullivan, Indiana, given in marriage record in "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNF-N9N : 10 December 2017), John G Werneke and Mary Pirtle, 16 Jun 1939; citing Sullivan, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,906,637. Year of birth would be 1911-1912, according to her age (98 years) in her obituary in the Washington Post, Tuesday, 2 November 2010. Maiden name given as Mary Pirtle and birth place given as Sullivan, Indiana. DEATH: Full date given as 25 October 2010 in her obituary in the Washington Post, Tuesday, 2 November 2010. OBITUARY: The following obituary was published in the Washington Post, 2 November 2010: "Mary Werneke, Volunteer "Mary Werneke, a past president of the Kenwood Garden Club who volunteered with a number of local organizations over the past half-century, died of multiple organ failure Oct. 25 at Springhouse of Westwood, an assisted living center in Bethesda. She was 98. "Mrs. Werneke was a founding member of the Friends of the Kennedy Center. She served on the board of the Rock Creek Women's Republican Club and was a member of the Women's Committee of the National Symphony Orchestra. "She served on the boards of the Washington Club and the old Florence Crittenton Home for unwed mothers. "Mary Pirtle was born in Sullivan, Ind. Early on, she worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority, where she met her future husband. She moved with her family to Washington in 1942. "She was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church in Washington, Columbia Country Club and the Metropolitan Club. "Her husband of 43 years, John Werneke, died in 1982. "Survivors include two daughters, Diane Werneke of Washington and Suzanne Schiffman of Sperryville, Va.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren."