THE SCHWERT FAMILY:

Family and Descendants of
Bernard (Bernhard) Otto Rebescher
(1897 - 1954)

Spouse: Melanie M. Dengler
(1899 - 1979)

Spouse: Helene Norma Dombrowski
(1911 - 1999)


Bernard (Bernhard) Otto Rebescher was born in Buffalo, New York, on February 15, 1897. He was baptized as "Bernhard" on February 21, 1897, by Fr. Ferdinand Kolb of Saint Boniface R.C. Church, 124 Locust Street, Buffalo. His sponsors were Carl and Veronica (née Modrezewska) Schwertfeger (Schwert).

Bernard married Melanie ("Aunt Lonnie") M. Dengler on June 11, 1921, at Saint Peter (Pierre) R.C. Church (later, Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church). Melanie was born on February 13, 1899, in Buffalo, the daughter of Theodore and Mary (née Birch) Dengler.

The couple had one daughter, Betty Jean.

Bernard divorced Melanie to marry a friend, Helene Norma Dombrowski, daughter of Stephen and Helene (née Kisicka) Dombrowski. This action greatly upset the Rebescher family, and Bernard remained estranged from much of the family for the remainder of his life.

Bernard died of cancer on June 11, 1954. He is interred in Lot 22, Sec. 5, United German & French Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY.

Melanie died of a heart condition on November 1, 1979. She is interred in Lot 46, Sec. H, Mount Calvary Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY.

In June, 1962 in Palm Beach, Florida, Helene Norma (née Dombrowski) Rebescher married Levern Mechling Crans. Helene died on March 17, 1999 in Lake Worth, Florida.

Bernhard and Rosalia (née Schwertfeger/Schwert) Rebeschke/Rebescher and their children, circa 1913. Front, left to right: Dorothy, Helen, Eugene (on lap), Bernhard Sr., Frederick (standing), Rosalia with George on her lap, Cecilia, and Edward. Back, left to right: Kathryn, Bernhard Jr., Aloysius, and Rose.

(Submitted by Paul Joseph Rebescher,
son of George Leo Rebescher)
(Click on image to enlarge, 70K)

Parents of Bernard Otto Rebescher:

Descendants of Bernard and Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher:

  • Betty Jean (née Rebescher) Stroh: Living.

General location of Rebescher family plot, Lot 22, Sec. 5, United German & French Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY. A map to the gravesite is available here.

(Photo by Bernard Patz, 2001. Click on photo for enlargement, 104K)

Grave of Bernard Otto Rebescher, Lot 22, Sec. 5, United German & French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY.

(Photo by Bernard Patz, 2001. Click on photo for enlargement, 71K)

Grave of Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher, Lot 46, Sec. H, Mount Calvary Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY. A map to the gravesite is available here.

(Photo by Bernard Patz, 2001. Click on photo for enlargement, 91K)

Documents and Other Artifacts:

  • Baptismal Record: Bernhard Otto Rebeski, born February 15, 1897. Baptized on February 21, 1897, by Fr. Ferdinand Kolb of Saint Boniface R.C. Church, Mulberry Street, Buffalo, NY. Sponsors were Karl and Veronica (née Modrezewska) Schwertfeger / Schwert.

  • Marriage Record: Bernhard Otto Rebescher to Melanie M. ("Aunt Lonnie") Dengler, June 11, 1921.

  • Marriage Record: Bernhard Otto Rebescher to Melanie Dengler. St. Peter (Our Lady of Lourdes) R.C. Church, June 11, 1921.

  • Obituary: Bernard Otto Rebescher, June 11, 1954.

  • Interment Record: Bernard Otto Rebescher, Lot 22, Sec. 5, United German & French Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY.

  • Cemetery Plot Record: Bernard Otto Rebescher, plus other members of his family. Lot 22, Sec. 5, United German & French Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY.

  • Cemetery Plot Map: Map to locate Rebescher family gravesite, Lot 22, Sec. 5 United German & French Cemetery (Pine Hill), Cheektowaga, NY.

  • Obituary: Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher, November 1, 1979.

  • Funeral Mass Card: Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher, funeral on November 5, 1979.

  • Interment Record: Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher, Lot 46, Sec. H, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY.

  • Cemetery Plot Map: Map to gravesite of Melanie (née Dengler) Rebescher, Lot 46, Sec. H, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY.

Schwertfamily.net is maintained by Donald P. Schwert, great great grandson of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger (Schwert). We seek your assistance in helping us to develop this family history. Correspondence can be mailed to: Donald P. Schwert, 300 Broadway N #204, Fargo, ND, 58102-4720 U.S.A.


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