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Margaret Aleine (THORNE) WALZEL

​​​​Page last updated 13 June 2026.

Kacie's Photography, 2017.

 
Known As:  Aleine
Birth:  7 July 1922 in Piscataway, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death:  22 July 1995 in Eustis, Lake County, Florida
Burial:  St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Piscataway cemetery, in Clinton, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot 273
Headstone Text:  WALZEL // ALEINE / JULY 7, 1922 / JULY 22, 1995 // FRANZ / FEB. 7, 1917 / JULY 11, 1988

Parents:  George Howard THORNE and Hattie Aleine THORNE (m. SWAIN, h2. ROLAND)
Parents' Children: 

• Margaret Aleine WALZEL (m. THORNE)
• Betty Lee BOWER (m. THORNE)
• George Howard THORNE Jr.

Spouse:  Franz WALZEL Jr.
Marriage:  13 September 1940 in Washington, D.C.
I have not currently found evidence that they have children.
 
Employment:  Margaret was the Cafeteria Manager at John Hanson Junior High School, Oxon Hill, Maryland.
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Franz and Margaret share a headstone, buried in plots 273 and 274.  Also buried in this cemetery are: Franz’s parents -- Franz and Marie; his brother and sister-in-law -- Alfred and Doris.
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Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#11919074), FamilySearch website (#LVZ8-BTW), GenealogyBank, and family records.
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Documents Include: Orlando Sentinel -- obituary.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
m. = maiden name h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
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