Rose Elsa Mary Dreger

1903 - 1928  (25 years)   Has 9 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Albert Carl Frederick Dreger

1874 - 1949  (75 years)

Birth	11 Apr 1874	Wismar, Germany
Died	1 Nov 1949	Meadow Grove, Ne (Paul Dreger home)
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	New Lutheran Cem., Norfolk, Neb
Father	August Dreger,   b. 1824, Germany
Mother	Wilhelmina,   b. Germany
Family	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger,   b. 5 May 1895 + 2. Helen Dreger,   b. 9 May 1896   3. Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger,   b. 17 Jul 1897 + 4. Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger,   b. 29 Aug 1898, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Arthur Carl Frank Dreger,   b. 17 Dec 1899 + 6. Clara Ida Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 7. Martha Minnie Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 8. Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903 + 9. Oscar F. Dreger,   b. 31 Jan 1906 + 10. Viola Adella Dreger,   b. 1 Nov 1909 + 11. Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States + 12. George Albert Fredrich Dreger,   b. 18 Dec 1914

Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks

1873 - 1954  (81 years)

Birth	19 May 1873	Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States
Died	15 Oct 1954
Buried	1954	New Lutheran Cemetery, Norfolk, Ne
Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Vöecks,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Pomerania, Germany
Mother	Johanna Ernestine Wilhelmine Friederike Schulz,   b. 7 Jun 1849, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Married	29 Apr 1872	Stettin, Randow, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany
Family	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany
Married	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
Children	+ 1. Hedvik (Hattie) Minnie Martha Dreger,   b. 5 May 1895 + 2. Helen Dreger,   b. 9 May 1896   3. Erna Doria Friedrika Dreger,   b. 17 Jul 1897 + 4. Mattie Amanda Amelia Dreger,   b. 29 Aug 1898, Pierce Co., NE + 5. Arthur Carl Frank Dreger,   b. 17 Dec 1899 + 6. Clara Ida Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 7. Martha Minnie Louise Dreger,   b. 23 Nov 1901 + 8. Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903 + 9. Oscar F. Dreger,   b. 31 Jan 1906 + 10. Viola Adella Dreger,   b. 1 Nov 1909 + 11. Paul Alfred William Dreger,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Nebraska, United States + 12. George Albert Fredrich Dreger,   b. 18 Dec 1914

Ernest Wittmer

- 1928

Died	15 Nov 1928
Family	Rose Elsa Mary Dreger,   b. 5 Jul 1903
Married	18 Apr 1926

• Name	Rose Elsa Mary Dreger
  Birth	5 Jul 1903
  Gender	Female
  Physical Description
  Death	26 Sep 1928	Forbes farm near Brunswick, Neb
  	Cause: Homicide
  	Killed by her husband.
  Person ID	I167	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Albert Carl Frederick Dreger,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Wismar, Germany d. 1 Nov 1949, Meadow Grove, Ne (Paul Dreger home) (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mathilda Bertha Augusta Voecks,   b. 19 May 1873, Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska, United States d. 15 Oct 1954 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1894	Norfolk, Madison Co., NE
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Wittmer   d. 15 Nov 1928
  Marriage	18 Apr 1926
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Rose Elsa Mary Dreger

  
  

  Documents

  Rose Elsa Mary Dreger A sensationalized written story about a tragic event in the Dreger family. Published in a July 1942 magazine, possibly "True Detective," and supposedly written by my great-grandfather, although I suspect it was written by someone else.

  
  

• Notes

  Rose was killed by her husband Ernest Wittmer in 1928. He then killed himself in jail while awaiting trial.