Ilse (Manko) Sommer |
| Posted 2009-05-28 by Fountain Hills Times |
| Ilse Manko was born in Alzenau, Germany to Lina and Ferdinand Manko Aug. 30, 1913. She was the youngest of five sisters and two brothers. Her childhood and early married years were spent in Germany. Her early memories included going to the first motion picture theater in her town – owned by her brother, Rubin. Ilse met her husband to be, Alfred, while on a Sunday bicycle ride. They had a small civil marriage in 1935 and thus began their life together. The pending political and military problems in Germany made their life very difficult, thus they began planning a migration that would eventually bring them to the United States. Ilse and Alfred arrived in the U.S. in February 1940, eventually settling in Detroit, Mich. and building their life together. Harry, their only child, was born in September 1940. Ilse and Alfred stayed close to family in Germany during the war, making sacrifices each week to send packages to Germany. Ilse and Alfred moved to Southern California in 1948 where they lived a full and happy life together. Thirty of those years were spent in Santa Monica where they were both a fixture walking the mall. The last 10 years of Ilse’s life were spent living in Fountain Hills, both with her son Harry and his wife Sherry and at an assisted living home. Ilse and Alfred shared many pleasant memories of drives on Sundays, lunches at favorite little restaurants and trips to favorite a destination – Las Vegas. Ilse passed away Nov. 6, 2007 and is survived by her son Harry, his wife, Sherry Mathis Sommer, Carol and Barry Isquith – the mother of Ilse’s grandchildren – Darren and Brian. Ilse had three great-grandchildren by Darren and Genia Sommer; they are Austin, Caeden and McKenny. Fountain Hills Times November 21, 2007. |
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