Elvira Maria Kaisser
(1932-2020)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Parker Chesterfield Livingston

Elvira Maria Kaisser 2 3

  • Born: 3 Feb 1932, Göppingen, , BW, DEU 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Parker Chesterfield Livingston on 14 Nov 1958 in La Grange, Cook, IL 1
  • Died: 18 May 2020, Westmont, DuPage, IL, USA at age 88 5

   Another name for Elvira was Vera Kaisser.4 5

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-5NH.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She immigrated Trans Canada Airline #307 on 11 Apr 1956 to Chicago, Cook, IL. 2 6

2. Newspaper: Chicago Daily Tribune: marriage of Park Livingston and Elvira Kaisser, on 12 Nov 1958, in Chicago, Cook, IL. 7 7 Wedding Nov. 21 (photo)
Park Livingston meets his fiancee, Elvira Kaisser, a stewardess, at Midway airport.

Park Livingson, retiring president of the University of Illinois trustees and vice president of the Dean Milk company, will marry an Eastern Air Lines stewardess, Miss Elvira Kaisser, Nov. 21. The German born Miss Kaisser met Livingston on a flight from Charlotte, N. C. to Chicago. She made her final flight Monday night with Livingston abord the plane to Midway airport. The couple will be married in St. Francis Xavier Catholic church in La Grance, where Livingston lives at 202 S. Kensington av.

3. Newspaper: Journal Gazette: Livingston - Kaisser Wedding, 22 Nov 1958, Mattoon, Coles, IL, USA. 8 Park Livingston, retiring president of the University of Illinois trustees, and Elvira Kaisser of Wilmette, were married Friday. Miss Kaisser, 27, a German-born airline stewardess, and Livingston, 51, met during a flight. It was the second marriage for Livingston whose first wife died a year ago after a long illness. The wedding ceremony in St. Francis Xavier Church, La Grange, was followed by a reception in the Livingston home in La Grange. Mrs. Norman D. Lerch of Wilmette, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Livingston's daughter, Linda, 11, was the junior bridesmaid. Livingston's three sons Barry, 20, David, 17, and Thomas 13, were ushers. The couple will honeymoon in the Hawaiian Islands. Livingston is vice president and general counsel of the Dean Milk Co.

4. She was naturalized on 8 Aug 1961 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 2

5. Obituary: Chicago Tribune: obituary of Vera K. Livingston on 28 May 2020 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 5 Vera K. Livingston (née Kaisser), age 88, long time resident of LaGrange passed away at Aspired Living of Westmont on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Vera was born on February 3, 1932 in Göppingen, Germany, the daughter of Lothar Kaisser and Klara (née Frommeld) Kaisser. After Vera came to America to visit her sister in the 1950's, she decided to stay, and became a stewardess for Eastern Airlines where she met Park Livingston, her husband of 41 years. They had two daughters. She was a realtor for 25 years. Vera was simultaneously down to earth and joyfully lighthearted, centering her life around family, faith, nature, and travel. She taught us to laugh through life's challenges; to have faith, but not before gratitude; and to give generously from heart, not from a sense of duty, but from a place of joy and grace. She taught us to be the best version of ourselves, not by what she said, but by how she lived. Vera will be spoken of with love for generations to come and will be in our hearts forever. The roots that define us as a family were born in the heart of this amazing adventurer. Vera believed she flew on the wings of angels and that life, above all, was worthy and of unimaginable delight. Vera is survived by two sisters, Marina (née Kaisser) Lerch and Claudia (née Kaisser) Thudium; two daughters, Katie Livingston-Brock and Susan L. Robertson and their children, Marissa Brock, Parker Robertson and Logan Robertson; two step-children; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Park and two step-sons. We are extremely grateful for the heartfelt, compassionate care Vera received over the course of her final years. To everyone who supported Vera, we cannot No thank you enough. A celebration of Vera's life will be held later this summer. Arrangements entrusted to Hallowell & James Funeral Home, Countryside. Info: (708) 352-6500 or hjfunerals.com.


Elvira married Parker Chesterfield Livingston, son of George Henry Livingston and Grace Genevra Shean, on 14 Nov 1958 in La Grange, Cook, IL.1 (Parker Chesterfield Livingston was born on 9 Dec 1906 in Philip, Haakon, SD 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 and died on 4 Jun 1999 in Hinsdale, DuPage, IL 3 10.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 (Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.), 14 Nov 1958, Park Livingston and Elvira Kaisser.

2 Ancestry.com, "Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991," No. 409950 Northern Dist. of Illinois, Elvira Maria Kaisser Livingston, b. 3 Feb 1932 in Goeppingen, Germany m. 21 Nov 1958 Park Livingston in LaGrange IL. Immigrated Chicago IL on 11 Apr 1956 on Trans Canada Airline.

3 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)," 9 Jun 1999, obituary of Park C. Livingston.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1. Vera K. Livingston, La Grange, IL.

5 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)," 28 May 2020, page 2-5, obituary of Vera K. Livingston.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 21 May 2023), entry for Elvira Maria Kaisser, person ID LF2L-5NH.

7 Ancestry.com, Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, 12 Nov 1958, Chicago Daily Tribune, online image 371 of 708.

8 "Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL)," 22 Nov 1958, page 3. Livingston - Kaisser Wedding.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1., Park C. Livingston, La Grange, IL.

10 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2P2-VTT Parker C Livingston, 4 June 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

11 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFDR-HGH : , Parker C Livingston in household of George H Livingston, Fort Scott Ward 3, Bourbon, Kansas, United States; citing sheet , family 257, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820525.

12 The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/dairy.html, Park Livingston (b. 1906).

13 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVSH-YB9H Parker C Livingston in entry for Barry Murdock Livingston, 15 Jul 1938; citing Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 310.

14 Ancestry.com, "South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1918," Park Livingston, b. 9 Dec 1906, Stanley Co. SD, father George Livingston, mother Grace Shean.

15 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Parker Chesterfield Livingston, b. 9 Dec 1906 in Philip SD.



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