Martha Elkan

Martha Loeser Elkan

Birth: August 16, 1896 in Germany

Death: November 20, 1982 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row E – Plot 38

Inscription:

פּ״נ
IN LOVING MEMORY
MARTHA
ELKAN
1896-1982
מרטה בת צבי
ת׳׳נ׳׳צ׳׳ב׳׳ה

Translation of inscription:

פּ״נ
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “Buried here”)
In loving memory
Martha
Elkan
1896-1982
מרטה בת צבי
(Hebrew: Marta bat Tzvi)
ת׳׳נ׳׳צ׳׳ב׳׳ה
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “May his/her soul be bound with the bond of life.”)

Biography:
Martha was listed on a 1939 Passenger list as arriving from Antwerp, Belgium to Baltimore, Maryland. She was described as being 5’4″ tall with hazel colored eyes.

Parents:
Ella Lichenheim Joel
Hermann Loeser Joel

Spouse:
Gustav