Merle Wallace CONNELLY^[1]

1896 - 1979  (83 years)

• Name	Merle Wallace CONNELLY
  Nickname	Merle
  Birth	29 Nov 1896	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	Merle was born at 1024 West 9th Street in Wilmington, Delaware on 29 November 1896.
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Dec 1979  [2, 3]
  	She died on 10 December 1979. Merle 83 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	New Castle, New Castle Co, DE   [4]
  	Her remains were interred at Gracelawn Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware.
  Person ID	I28756	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Harry W. CONNELLY
  Mother	Mary Pauline HANNA
  Family ID	F1998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emil John KEMSKE,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Oct 1974 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [5]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, Delaware by Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on 25 February 1915. Frederick K. Gabriel and Mrs. Pauline Ruth signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Children	1. John Connelly KEMSKE,   b. 7 Mar 1917, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. Mar 1980, Delaware (Age 63 years)   2. Harry Frederick KEMSKE,   b. 11 May 1918, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Jul 1990, Atlantic City, Atlantic Co, NJ (Age 72 years)   3. Robert Paul KEMSKE,   b. 1 Oct 1919, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 27 Mar 1990 (Age 70 years)   4. William Medford KEMSKE,   b. 21 Jan 1921, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. May 1966 (Age 45 years)   5. Mary Pauline KEMSKE,   b. 9 Sep 1923, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 22 May 2005 (Age 81 years)   6. Emily Merle KEMSKE,   b. 3 Dec 1925, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 1 Apr 2003, New Castle, New Castle Co, DE (Age 77 years)   7. Richard Allen KEMSKE
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Kemske, Emil 2301 Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Sources

  [S735] Merrel Wallace Connelly, Delaware birth record F, no. 1A (1896). [S559] Probate Records Index, Delaware Public Archives. Will #074698. [S669] Merle Kemske. SSN 221-18-9567. SSDI. [S571] Emil J. Kemske & Merel W. Kemske grave marker, Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE. [S1737] Emil Kemske - Merle W. Connelly, Delaware marriage certificate no. 584 (1915).