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Jan 17, 2023 · January 03, 1938 (88) Immediate Family: Wife of Gebhard Rahner. Mother of Wihelmina Beatrice "Bess" Weiss and May Hinson (Rahner) Managed by: Private User. Last Updated: January 17, 2023. View Complete Profile.
- Gebhard Rahner
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- January 03, 1938 (88)
- April 1, 1849
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95520479/balbina-rahner: accessed ), memorial page for Balbina Biegel Rahner (1 Apr 1849–3 Jan 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95520479, citing Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Big Ern (contributor 46620889).
Biography. 1895 poster for The Houdinis. Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner was born in Brooklyn, New York (before New York City was consolidated), in 1876 to German immigrants Gebhard Rahner (a cabinet maker) and Balbina Rahner (née Bugel). Bess was working at Coney Island in a song and dance act called The Floral Sisters when she was first courted ...
Wilhelmina Balbina (Balbina) Rahner formerly Buechel. Born 1 Apr 1849 in Söllingen A. Rastatt, Baden, Deutschland. Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Gebhard Rahner — married 30 May 1869 in Manhattan, New York, United States. Mother of John Rahner and Wilhelmina Beatrice (Rahner) Houdini.
- Female
- April 1, 1849
- Gebhard Rahner
- January 3, 1938
Here's a great image of Bess Houdini with her mother, Balbina Rahner, and mother-in-law, Cecelia Weiss, in 1909. The Houdinis took their mothers to Europe that year. By all accounts the two moms, who were both German-speaking widows with seven children, got along extremely well. Happy Mother's Day.
BALBINA RAHNER. Share full article. Jan. 4, 1938. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 4, 1938, Page 24 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.
May 11, 2014 · Sunday, May 11, 2014. The mothers Houdini. On this Mother's Day, here's an unpublished shot of Bess, Cecelia Weiss, and Bessie's own mother, Balbina Rahner. This photo comes from the collection of John C. Hinson and appears to have been taken in Southampton when the Houdinis brought both their mothers on a tour of Europe in 1909.
