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Marinus Marcus Godschalk, birth 29 Dec 1867 Assen, died 19 Jun 1942 Enid, Oklahama, USA, occupation: winkelier, son of Jacob Godschalk and Sara Saartje Meibergen
Married Sep 1895 to:
Rebecca Heiman (Bertha) Trompetter, birth 8 Mar 1867 Assen, died 1965 Enid, Oklahama, USA, daughter of Heiman Trompetter and Hanna Salomon Cohen
1) Sara Godschalk, birth 21 Oct 1896 Enid, Oklahama, USA, died 9 Aug 2002 Enid, Oklahama, USA, Sara Godschalk Elam

Private graveside services for Sara Godschalk Elam, 105, will be 11 a.m.
today in Enid Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Healey will officiate.
Arrangements are by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

She was born Oct. 21, 1896, in her parent's apartment above their store
in Enid, and died Friday Aug. 9, 2002.

She attended Enid public schools, graduating Enid High School in 1914.

She attended the University of Chicago, the University of Missouri and
graduated from the University of Iowa in 1918, where she was a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

Following graduation, she lived and worked as a fashion designed in New
York City.

She then moved to Oklahoma City where she owned and operated a women's
fashion shop.

In 1923, she returned to Enid and married Roy J. Elam, an Enid attorney.
He died in 1956.

She remained in Enid where she was a member of the Junior Welfare League,
participating in other civic activites.

Surviving are a son, Theodore M. Elam of Oklahoma City; five grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made through
, buried 10 Aug 2002 Enid, Oklahama, USA, occupation: mode ontwerpster, winkelierster to:
Roy Elam, birth 13 Mar 1898, died 16 Nov 1956 Enid, Oklahama, USA, occupation: advocaat, son of NN Elam and NN NN
2) Harold J. Godschalk, birth 18 Nov 1898 Enid, Oklahama, USA, died 26 May 1983 Enid, Oklahama, USA to:
Helen Faye Robinson, birth 29 Mar 1904 Gage, Oklahoma, USA, died 30 Dec 1952 Enid, Oklahama, USA, daughter of NN Robinson and NN NN
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