Walter Vonnegut 1884-1940

7 - WALTER Vonnegut born 17 FEB 1884 in Indianapolis, Marion , Indiana died 23 Dec 1940 - Union twp., Marshall county, Indiana Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Marion County Indiana Plot: section 6 lot 4

Walter Vonnegut, Former Actor Dies at Lake Maxinkuckee Home

Walter Vonnegut, former actor, musician and member of a prominent Indianapolis family, died Monday night at his home on Lake Maxinkuckee near Culver after an illness of three years' duration.

He was 56 years old. Mr. Vonnegut was a son of Clemens Vonnegut, now dead, former president of the Vonnegut Hardware Company and member of the family which settled in Indiana in 1835.

Members of the Vonnegut family had been going to Lake Maxinkuckee 51 years, and for the last three years Walter Vonnegut had made his permanent home at the lake.

Mr. Vonnegut was educated in Europe as a concert pianist and became interested in acting while studying there.

He was first married to Marjorie Potts Vonnegut, daughter of Alfred Potts, Indianapolis attorney. The Vonneguts moved to New York for a time and Mrs. Vonnegut joined the Washington Players for several seasons.

Played In Broadway Hits. family home. Funeral Is Tomorrow After Stuart Walker closed his stock company at the Murat Theater, the Vonneguts returned to Indianapolis for a season and co-operated in a season of stock which starred Mrs. Vonnegut.

Mr. and Mrs. Vonnegut later obtained a divorce. Mrs. Vonnegut later married Don Marquis, playwright and columnist who died several years ago. She died in New York three years ago.

Mr. Vonnegut became a character actor and played in several outstanding Broadway hits and roadtouring companies. His first pearance in Indianapolis was as a support character to Pauline Lord in Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude," and he last appeared at English Theater in the Kaufman-Hart comedy, "You Can't Take it With You," in which he played the part of the father who made fireworks in the basement of the Sycamore In recent years he had been forced to retire from the stage because of ill health.

He was a member of the Actors' Equity Association.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rosalie M. Vonnegut Culver; two children a previous riage, Walter Vonnegut of Indianapolis and Mrs. Ruth Carroll of Belmont, Mass.; a brother, Anton Vonnegut of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. W. K. Stewart of Louisville, Ky., and two grandchildren, Daniel Lynn Carroll and Marjorie Carroll.

Private funeral services will be at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Easterday Chapel in Culver.

The body then will be brought to Indianapolis for services to be held at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. in the Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary. Cremation will follow. - - Indianapolis Star Wed, Dec 25, 1940

married 27 Aug 1909 Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire Margaret (Marjorie) R. [Stella Marjorie] Potts BIRTH 23 Mar 1888 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana DEATH 25 Oct 1936 Manhattan, New York, BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana PLOT Sec: 39, Lot: 579 daughter of Alfred F. and May (Barnaby) Potts. married 2nd' 2 Feb 1926 - Manhattan New York Donald Robert Perry "Don" Marquis Birth 29 July 1878 in Walnut, Illinois Death 29 Dec 1937 in Forest Hills, Long Island New York son of Dr. James Stewart Marquis & Virginia F. Whitmore

Walter Vonnegut and Marjorie Potts Vonnegut, were professional actors.

children:

Elizabeth May Vonnegut BIRTH 25 DEC 1910 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, DEATH 21 SEP 1911 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, Burial Sep 23, 1911 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, stone reads "Betty" May death certificate has "Elizabeth" written above Betty which is scratched out.

Irma Ruth Vonnegut was born 28 SEP 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana married Daniel Lynn Carroll Jr.

Walter Alfred Vonnegut born Dec. 5, 1922 Jefferson, Kentucky married Helen Ruth McFarland

He married 2nd Jan 8, 1928 Greenwich, Conneticut Rosalie M Mathieue Birth 26 Jan 1896 Brooklyn New, New York daughter of Augustus Mathieu and Anna M Maubach

Walter Vonnegut Marries In Greenewich, Connecticut
The many friends of Walter Vnnegut well known summer resident of the East Side will be interested to learn of his marriage on January 8, to Miss Rosalie Mathieu of Brooklyn, N.Y. The ceremony was preformed at Greenewich, Conn They gave their occupations as actor and actress. - Citizen Feb 29, 1928


U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Rosalie Mathieu Vonnegut [Rosalie Mathieu Mathieu]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1896
Birth Place: Brooklyn New, New York
Father: Augustus Mathieu
Mother: Anna M Maubach
SSN: 317223727
Signature on SSN Card: Rosalie Mathieu Vonnegut
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as ROSALIE MATHIEU Vonnegut

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