Lauretta Sahr

1902 - 1978  (75 years)

• Name	Lauretta Sahr
  Nickname	Letty
  Birth	28 Feb 1902	Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Census	1910 (7 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 8, living in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (15 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (17 years)	McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living on 208 Singer Avenue, McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with her parents. She was a bank clerk.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (27 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1940 (37 years)	Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 38, living at 90 Crafton Avenue, Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  Age: 38
  Address: 90 Crafton Avenue
  History	7 Dec 1941 (39 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (47 years)	Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 48, living at 8 Thomas Street, apartment 25, Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with her 16 year old son, Kenneth.
  History	20 Jul 1969 (67 years)	Moon Landing
  Residence	1978 (75 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  Death	7 Jan 1978	Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2, 7]
  Obituary	9 Jan 1978 (75 years)  [7]
  NUSSER Jan. 7, 1978, Letty Sahr, of Crafton; wife of the late William R.: mother of Kenneth R., of Rochester, Pa.; sister of Marie Love, of Beaver, Pa., Gertrude Hanley, of Mt. Lebabnon, Katherine Sigmund, of FI. and Frank Sahr of California; also three grandchildren, Mary Lou, Sue Ann, and William Nusser. Friends may call at the MARHARET LAMB FUNERAL HOME, 165 Noble Ave., Crafton. from 7.9 p.m., Sunday and 2-4 and 7-9. p.m. Monday. Mass of Christian in St. Phillip's R.C. Church, Crafton, Tuesday at 10 a.m. Published by The Pittsburgh Press, 9 January 1978
  Burial	17 Jan 1978	Resurrection Cemetery, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Resurrection Cemetery, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania   [7, 8]
  	Grave Marker of Letty Sahr Nusser Plot: Section 17
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  > 1. Adam Albert Sahr,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Hazel Louise Boston,  m. 19 Aug 1908 > 2. Louise C. Sahr,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Jan 1974, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ James Tate,  m. Abt 1908 > 3. Marie Sahr,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1990, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 100 years) ▻ Amon Walls Love,  m. Aft 7 Jun 1911 > 4. John Konrad Sahr,   b. 5 Oct 1891, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1929, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 37 years) ▻ Anna Mildred Lackner + 5. Louis Leo Sahr,   b. 9 Apr 1894, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1969, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eleanor Pschirer,  m. 16 May 1917 > 6. Margaret Dolores Sahr,   b. 9 Sep 1897, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. d. 30 May 1934, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ William George Stein > 7. Albert Martin Sahr,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 2 May 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years) ▻ Doris Edna O'Neil,  m. 20 Aug 1928 > 8. Lauretta Sahr,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1978, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ William Roberts Nusser,  m. 1928 > 9. Gertrude Elizabeth Sahr,   b. 7 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1994, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years) ▻ William Clement Hanley, Sr. > 10. Francis Joseph Sahr,   b. 4 Mar 1907, Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Dec 1993, North Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Norberta M. Lackner > 11. Catherine Sahr,   b. 18 May 1910, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 30 May 2001, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ William Anthony Sigmund,  m. Abt 1911
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Conrad Sahr   (Grandfather)  Apollonia Lösch  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I840
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Albert M. Sahr,   b. 11 Nov 1863, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 24 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Merdian,   b. 6 Dec 1865, Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rhineland-Pfatz, Germany d. 18 Jul 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	William Roberts Nusser,   b. 9 Oct 1898, Ingram, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Apr 1947, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1928	Ohio County, West Virginia, U.S.A.   [9]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 25 years and 10 months - He : ~ 29 years and 2 months.
  Children	1934
  1. Kenneth Nusser (1934-2007)
  Family ID	F9763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Lauretta Sahr(1902 – 1978) 2Albert M. Sahr(1863 – 1933) 4Conrad Sahr 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Anna Maria Wenz 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Elizabeth Merdian(1865 – 1941) 6Conrad Merdian(1838 – 1919) 12Georg Anton Merdian(1810 – 1877) 24Joannes Conrad Merdian(1770 – ) 25Eva Catherina Dörzapf(Abt 1776 – ) 13Margaretha Hatzenbühler(1814 – 1870) 26Joannes Georg Hatzenbühler(1796 – 1850) 27Maria Apollonia Garrecht 7Apollonia Wolff(1837 – 1907) 14Joannes Adamus Wolff(1799 – 1872) 28Joannes Jacobus Wolff(1754 – ) 29Maria Catharina Goetz 15Eva Margaretha Bolz(1802 – 1827) 30Matthäus Bolz 31Apollonia Lösch

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Feb 1902 - Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1978 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 7 Jan 1978 - Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 17 Jan 1978 - Resurrection Cemetery, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟡 [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990) . 🟢 [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011) . 🟢 [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1296; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1375309 . 🟢 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: McKees Rock Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 284 . 🟢 [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Crafton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3401; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2-112 . 🟢 [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Crafton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 777; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 2-200 . 🟢 [S2643] Pittsburgh Press, Obituary of Letty Sahr Nusser, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, 9 January 1978, page 19) . 🟡 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 97148692 Letty Sahr Nusser . 🟡 [S556] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011) .