Vonderschmitt - Nova Study - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, July 24, 1974

Mrs. Nova E. Vonderschmitt, 80, of Bloomington, owner of the Strand Theater here, died Tuesday in a Bloomington nursing home. Mrs. Vonderschmitt started in the business in 1917 at Washington. She owned a Crawfordsville theater and theaters at Bloomington, Greencastle, Bedford, Noblesville and Seymour. She was past president of Monroe County Cancer Society and past vice president of Indiana Cancer Society. In 1970 she received the Bloomington Kiwanis Club award for outstanding community service. Mrs. Vonderschmitt was also past national president and philanthropic secretary of Delta Theta Tau Sorority and a charter member of the Theater Owners of Indiana. She was the widow of Harry F. Vonderschmitt. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Crouch of Bloomington. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. in Allen Colonial Chapel at Bloomington with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery at Washington. Members of the family request memorials be in the form of contributions to Monroe County Cancer Society. – jlr

Source: Indiana Certificate of Death Local CH48-176-820

State # 74-826579

Nova E. Vonderschmitt Died July 23, 1974 age 80 Monroe County, Indiana (Bloomington)
Born: Nov 28, 1893
Occupation: Theatre Owner - Business Theatres (sic)
Address 501 Hawthorne Drive (Perry Twp) Bloomington

Father: Alfred L. Study
Mother: Dora McConerill
Informant, son-in-law, Joseph E. Crouch Address: 1220 E. Hunter, BLoomington Ind
Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure - Cardiomyopathy - arterivascular Heart Disease
Died 9:30 a.m. July 23, 1974
Dr. Neal A. Baxter
Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Indiana July 26, 1974 Allen Funeral Home, 3000 E. 3rd St, Bloomington