Katherine ROSSINI

1866 - 1936  (70 years)

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  Katherine ROSSINI KATHER WHOLERS Death Certificate 1871-1936

  
  

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  ROSSINI Family (1) The fascinating story of the ROSSINI family would make a great novel and a movie based on it. The strapping Italian romeo Carlo Rossini for some reason emigrated to Australia (New South Wales) where he met and married an Irish lass with flaming red hair, Mary Margaret Bohne. Perhaps around 1855? Likely they were servants of rich families and traveled in the same circles. They had 4 children while in Australia, and took the giant step of emigrating to California around 1866. Legend has it that my great grandmother, Katherine, was born as the ship made its way through the Golden Gate. The Rossinis lived in a number of places in California including San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Cruz County. I do not know where Carlo (Charles) is buried, but I know that Mary is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland. Katherine ROSSINI met and married Edward KATHER some time around 1890 and had 3 children, Mervyn, Sterling and Hazel. Katherine was said to be a concert pianist. My father remembers going to her home and fooling with her grand piano, and her being very stern with him about that. She inherited red hair from her mother. I have but one picture of her but it is very very blurry. She divorced Edward KATHER and later married Adolph WOLHERS. Katherine and Adolph had 2 children, Dorothy and Lester. Katherine is buried with her mother and at least one sister at St. Mary’s. No stone is on the grave, but I hope to have one done soon.

  
  

• Name	Katherine ROSSINI
  Born	1866	San Francisco, California
  Gender	Female
  Died	04 Sep 1936	Oakland, Alameda County, California
  Buried	08 Sep 1936	St. Mary's Cemetery, Oakland California
  Person ID	I1202	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1828, Rome, Italy ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret BOHNE,   b. 1842, Ireland ,   d. 9 Dec 1907, Oakland California  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Charles KATHER,   b. 09 Aug 1864, Napa, California ,   d. 16 Jan 1939, Napa, California  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Charles E. KATHER,   b. 12 Jul 1886,   d. 19 Aug 1886  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   2. Carl E. KATHER,   b. 1887, California ,   d. 01 Nov 1887, California  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. Ray C. KATHER,   b. 08 May 1891,   d. Nov 1891  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   4. Mervin E. KATHER,   b. Abt 1892, California ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Sterling A. KATHER,   b. 04 Sep 1892, California ,   d. 21 Jul 1967, San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   6. Hazel Margaret KATHER,   b. 19 Mar 1895, Napa, California ,   d. 16 Nov 1989, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Adolph Eddie WOHLERS,   b. 30 Jul 1878, Napa, California ,   bur. Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, California
  Children	1. Lester WOHLERS,   b. 22 Feb 1909, California ,   d. 28 Oct 1967, Alameda County, California  (Age 58 years)  [natural]   2. Living WOHLERS  [natural]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It has been told that Katherine "Kitty" was born while entering the San Francisco harbor while still on the ship. They came from Australia where several of her siblings were born.