Descendants of Levi Infanger - Cardello Family History

21 ii. Sr. Ida Imhof, died 1985.
Notes for Sr. Ida Imhof:
Youngest of the children
source: Sr. Ann Infanger
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Sister Hermine
Sr. of Christian Charity
Maria Immaculata Convent
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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Ida Imhof (Sister Hermine) came to America in 1906 when Catherine & Hedwig Infanger were returning
from a 4 month trip to Switzerland, Germany & France. They sailed on the S.S. La Lorraine on October
2, 2006 and arrived in New York Harbor on November 5th.
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{A response letter written by Ida Imhof (Sister Hermine), niece of Catherine Imhof Infanger, to Margaret
Cote' Riva in 1949. Margaret was surveying family members to see if there was a genetic reason all
three of her children had retardation}
J.M. J. Maria Immaculata Convent
Wilmette, Illinois
June 30, 1949
My dear Margaret,
Doubtless you have been waiting very expectantly for a reply to your dear letter of June 25. However, it
was not until today that I found time to do this. Needless to say I was glad to hear from you after such a
long lapse of silence. The enclosed article I read with great interest, and I cannot but admire, you for the
pains you have been taking to pave a way of recovery and improvement for your dear children. How
happy I should be were I in a position to give you the desired informa¬tion concerning our ancestry, but
I am afraid I will have to dis¬appoint you.
Although I was brought up in Europe, nevertheless, I had very little contact with the relatives from my
father's side. Being the youngest of the thirteen children of our family, practically all the brothers and
sisters of my father, your grandmother’s brother, had emigrated into France or America when I became
of school-age. When I was six years old my father died, a fact which removed us still farther from
contact with his relatives.
I shall, however, attempt to enumerate some of the names of my father's brothers and sisters. You
mention in your article your maternal grandmother as being one of fourteen children. You surely
received this information from a reliable source. I can re¬call but twelve names, namely:
Isidor Imhof (Father Hieronymus, O.Cap.)
Carl Joseph Imhof (my. Father)
Edward Imhof {resident in Paris) Frame is Imhof
Xaver Imhof (resident in Paris)
William Imhof
John Imhof
Andrew Imhof
Catherine Imhof (Mrs. Infanger, your grandmother)
Babette Imhof (Mrs. Baumann)
Verena Imhof (Mrs. Baumann, Mathilde's mother)
Crescenza Imhof (Mrs. Martin, Willie's and Eugene’s mother)
My sister, Mrs. Deliee, would have been the person to give you the desired information, It is possible
that even Hermine might know something about our relationship from her maternal grandfather’s side. I
do not know about my brother Louis; he might have received information from my sister, Hermine.
I have never heard from anyone that any of our relatives have had any deformity of limb or similar
affliction. Aunt Verena visited us once, when I was about nine years old, and I remem¬ber that she
limped a little, but I would not know the cause, perhaps Mathilde would.
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