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Jan 17, 2023 · Balbina Rahner (Bugel) Birthdate: April 01, 1849. Death: January 03, 1938 (88) Immediate Family: Wife of Gebhard Rahner. Mother of Wihelmina Beatrice "Bess" Weiss and May Hinson (Rahner) Managed by:
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- January 03, 1938 (88)
- April 1, 1849
Balbina Biegel Rahner Birth 1 Apr 1849. Germany Death 3 Jan 1938 (aged 88) Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Burial. Most Holy Trinity Cemetery.
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 by Houdini's younger brother, Theo (a.k.a ...
- Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, January 23, 1876, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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- February 11, 1943 (aged 67), Needles, California, U.S.
Balbina was christened on on 02 April 1849 in Söllingen A. Rastatt, Baden, Germany. She was the daughter of Joseph or John Buechel and Ludgartis Fritsch. (Wilhelmina) Balbina Buechel married Gebhard Rahner on 30 May 1869 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a German speaking widow with five children.
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- April 1, 1849
- Gebhard Rahner
- January 3, 1938
Here's to the moms. 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.
May 11, 2014 · On this Mother's Day, here's an unpublished shot of Bess, Cecelia Weiss, and Bessie's own mother, Balbina Rahner.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. I expect the photographer was Houdini himself.
Jan 30, 2019 · Daughter of Gebhard Rahner and Balbina Rahner Wife of Harry Houdini Sister of May Hinson (Rahner) Managed by: Malka Mysels: Last Updated: January 30, 2019: View ...
