Katherine Elizabeth Callahan

1863 - 1951  (87 years)

• Name	Katherine Elizabeth Callahan
  Birth	5 Apr 1863	Wauconda, Lake, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Feb 1951	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
  Burial	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
  	Calvary Cemetery Calvary Cemetery
  Person ID	I10666	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Owen Callahan,   b. 25 Mar 1818, Ireland d. 10 Nov 1900, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rosa Ann Givens,   b. Mar 1832, Ireland d. 13 May 1908, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1850	Lake, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F3721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sheil,   b. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F3897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Conrad Strecker,   b. 26 Jan 1861, Helmsdorf, Eichsfeld, Thüringen, Germany d. Jul 1922 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1886	Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Infant Strecker,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Conrad Arthur Strecker,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Kansas, USA d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Herbert Joseph Strecker,   b. 19 Mar 1892, Kansas, USA d. 14 Aug 1967, San Leandro, Alameda, California, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Owen Edward Strecker,   b. 8 Jun 1894, Pond Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, USA d. 15 Oct 1942, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Frank C. Strecker,   b. 20 Mar 1897, Oklahoma, USA d. Jul 1976, Kent, King, Washington, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Carl L. Strecker,   b. 7 Dec 1901, Kansas, USA d. 13 May 1979, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Dr William Edgar Strecker,   b. 8 May 1909, Grant, Oklahoma, USA d. 29 May 1966, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16. February 19, 1951 Mrs. Sheil Dies; Final Services To Be Tuesday Rosary services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Smith & Kernke chapel for Mrs. Katherine Sheil, 87, of 1300 Ciassen, pioneer Oklahoma resident, who died early Sunday in St. Anthony hospital. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Corpus Christi church. Burial will be in Eichita, Kan. Mrs. Sheil was born April 5, 1863, in Waukegan, Ill. She and two of her children followed her husband to Pond Creek in 1893 after he took part in the Cherokee Strip opening. Mrs. Sheil set up a hardware store at Pond Creek following the opening. She came to Oklahoma City in 1931. Mrs. Sheil was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are five sons, Dr. William E. Strecker, 1601 Pennington way; Frederick A. Strecker, 1305 Broadway place; Herbert J. Strecker, San Leandro, Calif.; Frank C Strecker, Miles City, Mont., and Carl L. Strecker, 1015 NW 16.