Linnie Sutherland Reckzeh and Family

 

Linnie and husband Karl Reckzeh

Linnie Sutherland Reckzeh (1887-1959)
Lot 395 / Plot 4 Highland Cemetery New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado
Born August 28, 1887 - Junction City, Kansas
Died August 1, 1959 - Pueblo, Colorado
Husband - Karl Reckzeh (Married Dec. 28, 1907 - New Castle, CO)
Children - John Karl, Elsa Louise (Reckzeh) Bruce, Nina Adair (Reckzek) Viel
Parents - John & Laura (Stout) Sutherland
Linnie, born in Junction City, KS, spent her early years as a child living in Point Arena, CA and Meeker, CO, before, at the age of 10, her family homesteaded on Grass Mesa, south of Rifle, CO. Her parents also acquired a property on Elk Creek, north of New Castle, and she spent the rest of her childhood residing at the two locations. Her mother, Laura, was a school teacher in Grand Valley (Parachute) and New Castle and it is believed she gained her education in these schools.
After high school Linnie attended and graduated from the Musical College of Chicago. While attending college there, she met and later married, music professor, Karl Reckzeh, Linnie and Karl had three children together but in later years would be divorced. After her divorce Linnie returned to New Castle in the early 1940's to live with her parents on the Elk Creek property. Thanks to Carol Herwick Crawford McManus for the information and wonderful photos.

A young Linnie at the time she lived at Grass Mesa

Linnie and sister, Nina, at the Grass Mesa property

Linnie with her 3 children with sister Nina (on horse), at the Grass Mesa property

Linnie in the 1940's at her parent's home on Elk Creek

Highland Cemetery New Castle, Garfield County Colorado

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