Crackel, Sadie Marie

1921 - 2020  (98 years)

• Name	Crackel, Sadie Marie
  Birth	30 Oct 1921	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	CRAC.S001
  _FGRAVE	212445402
  Military Service	World War II, Second Lieutenant, Nursing Corps, United States Army  [3]
  	After graduating from the De Paul Hospital Nursing School in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1942, volunteered for and entered active service in the Nurse Corps on April 19, 1945. Attended active duty orientation school at Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin, and specialized training resulting in qualifying for the military occupational specialty of General Duty Surgical Nurse (3449). Served stateside for 16 months and was honorably separated from active service as a Second Lieutenant on August 27, 1946 at Mayo General Hospital, Galesburg, Illinois. Earned the Meritorious Unit Badge, the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1959302
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Sadie Marie Crackel (1921-2020) World War II, United States Army Nursing Corps
  		World War II Honoree, Crackel, Sadie M.
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Sadie Marie (1921-2020) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Armed Forces
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Army See "Histories" for more information
  		Second Lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
  		Second Lieutenant, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Army
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army Nurse Corps
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	4 Jul 2020	Washington, Franklin County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Saint Francis Borgia Cemetery, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri   [1]
  		Headstone, Esser, Bernard S and Sadie M.
  		Headstone, Esser, Bernard S and Sadie M
  Person ID	I18549	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Crackel, C. Walter,   b. 20 Oct 1896, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1969, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Bateman, Bertha E.,   b. 26 Nov 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1994, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F8341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esser, Bernard S. 'Bo',   b. 9 May 1923, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri d. 20 Dec 2012, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1947  [1, 6]
  Children	1. Esser, Judith Ellen 'Judy',   b. 3 Nov 1950, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri d. 10 Apr 2012, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri (Age 61 years)   2. Esser, Glen A.,   b. 7 Mar 1963   d. 20 Mar 1983 (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F8346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Oct 1921 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 4 Jul 2020 - Washington, Franklin County, Missouri Burial - - Saint Francis Borgia Cemetery, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Clay City Elementary School, 1st Grade 1928 1st grade Apr 20, 1928 Front: Mildred Wilson, Mary Barbara Ausbrook, Sadie Marie Crackel, Rosie Mae Wiese, Grace McDowell, Georgia Helen Scrugham, Charles William Hohlbauch, Gerald Murvin. Back row: teacher, Amy Dean, Fay Brainard, Sylvester Braden, John McIlvain, Harold Ray Cox, James Gipson. Contributed by Doris (Mayo)…

  
  

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• Notes

  Sadie M. Esser October 30, 1921 ~ July 4, 2020 (age 98) Obituary Sadie M. Esser, NEE Crackel, 98 , of Washington, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on July 4, 2020. Sadie was born to the late Walter and Bertha Crackel on October 30, 1921 in Clay City, IL. She graduated from Clay City High School in 1939. She went on to enter the DePaul School of Nursing and graduated as an R.N. in 1942. Sadie worked at Salem Memorial Hospital then moved to Los Angeles, CA with a girlfriend where she worked and lived for a year. Upon returning home in 1945, she joined the Army Nurse Corp and was stationed at Mayo General Army Hospital in Galesburg, IL where she cared for wounded soldiers. After the war was over in 1946, she met her future husband “Bo” Esser who served in the Navy from 1943-1946. During the next year she worked as a private duty nurse in area hospitals. On June 26, 1947 Bo and Sadie were married at St. Francis Borgia Church in Washington. She worked at St. Francis Hospital until the birth of their first daughter. Her nursing career later included working 9 years at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and volunteering at St. Francis Hospital in Washington as an RN in the GI Lab. She enjoyed traveling with her husband extensively in the states and abroad. Over her lifetime she cultivated many treasured friendships. She was involved in the Carlyle Sailing club, a “sewing” club, and in more recent years a card club and senior line dancing. Sadie was a member of the American Legion, Washington Historical Society, and the ECC Patrons of the Arts. Mrs. Esser was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 65 years, Bernard “Bo” Esser; son, Glen A. Esser; granddaughter, Stacey Copeland; sister, Rowena Miller and brother, Ray Crackel. Sadie is survived by three daughters, Janice Esser of Springfield, MO, Judy Copeland and husband Terry of Union, and Jane Montgomery and husband Marty of St. Louis; five grandchildren, Rebecca Copeland, Laura Bockhorst, and Andrew, Marcus, and Tara Montgomery; six great-grandchildren, Tyler, Kirsten, Connor, Carter, Aiden, and Hendrix; other relatives and many friends

  
  

• Sources

  [S6349] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Esser, Bernard S and Sadie M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148511859/bernard-s.-esser), none. (Reliability: 2). [S248] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14790] http://www.findagrave.com, World War II Honoree, Sadie M. Crackel, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1959302), none. (Reliability: 1). [S4827] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Bertha E. and C. Walter, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300949/c-walter-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3157] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 5, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S4830] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Miller, Rowena, 75, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. (Reliability: 2).