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From Guardian Angel Church Cemetery Records compiled by Ramona Glastetter, p. 109 ORAN -- Mrs. Mary Magdaline Tenkhoff, 95 years old of Oran, died at 4:45 a.m. today, Nov. 15, 1983, in the Cape girardeau Nursing Center. Mrs. Tenkhoff was born Jan 13, 1888, in Oran, a daughter ofWilliam and Louisa Klipfel Metz. On July 30, 1907, she married Leo William Tenkhoff of Oran, who died Mary 19, 1960. She was the first telephone operator in Oran, having gone to work in 1905 for Southeast Telephone Co. She was with the company about 20 years. Mrs. Tenkhoff was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Parish here and the St. Ann Sodality. Surviving are sons, Germain, Glen "Shug", and Bernard Tenkhoff, all of Oran; a sister, Mrs. Amanda Pfefferkorn, San Francisco, Calif; four grandchildren and either great grandchildren. Three sons, a daughter and a brother also preceded hr in death. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home followed by a Knights of Columbus service at 8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be conducted at Guardian Angel Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday by the Rev. Normand Verone. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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