NameCharlotte Frances Gelz 358
Birth4 Mar 1920, NY, USA8
FlagsDeceased
Spouses
Birth18 May 1918, Riverhurst, SK, Canada358,8,1530
MemoLast residence in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY, USA
Marriage1 Nov 1940, Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY, USA61,1875
Notes for Charlotte Frances Gelz
Her obituary begins with:
Charlotte F. Deweese, 79, a secretary at the White House during World War II, died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) in her home after a brief illness.
The former Charlotte Gelz lived all her life in Niagara Falls, except for her wartime stint in Washington.
She graduated from Kelly Business School and worked as a secretary at Bell Aircraft Co. during World War II before moving to the White House.
Before the war, she had been secretary to the Niagara Frontier Boy Scout Council, where she met her husband, J. Howard. He died June 24, 1999, after 59 years of marriage.