Marcy told his wife-to-be that his mother would be coming everywhere with them, including on their honeymoon.
Rose Leber Streicher
Rose – circa 1904
Rose – circa 1948
Rose was born about 1889 in Tarnow, Galicia, in the Austrian Empire, to Taube and Max Leber. As a baby, she travelled with her mother, her sister Minnie, and her half-siblings to the US. They travelled in the steerage section of the steamship, Amalfi.
Rose married Sam Streicher. Later on, her sister, Goldie, would marry Sam’s brother, William (Hilloh).
According to his 1918 WWI draft card, Sam was born on Dec. 22, 1885, and worked in a clothing store, called Columbia Clothing Co.
In 1918, Sam and Rose lived at 322 Smith St. Brooklyn. She and Sam had 2 sons, Marcy (b. 1915) and Wilton (b. 1909).
Rose and her sons, Wilton (Standing) and Marcy
Marcy at his Bar Mitzvah
Sam died May 30, 1932, at at about 47 years old.
Eventually, Rose lived in the building next door to her sisters, but to save money after Sam died, when the one bedroom apartment became available, she took it. She and her sister, Minnie, were inseparable.
Marcy and Wilton, circa 1933
In 1938, Rose and her sister, Minnie, took a trip out to the country. Rose’s sons are there, too.
Minnie, Wilton, Rose
Marcy, Rose, Wilton
Minnie, Rose, Marcy
The 1940 Census shows Marcy and Wilton still living at home with their mother.
Marcy and his mother, Rose, circa 1947
Marcy, circa 1947
Rose and Wilton, circa 1947
Rose, circa 1947
According to the 1950 Census, both Wilton and his wife, Tina, were living with her. Also, she worked making arficial flowers to earn some income.
In 1960, Rose attended the Bar MItzvah of her great-nephew, Jeffrey. Here is is at the candle lighting ceremony with her sister, Hannah.
Jeffrey is the grandson of their sister, Ray.
From what I heard, Rose was a tough lady. She was heard yelling at her husband to go to work even when he was sick since they needed the money. She would yell at him with the windows open and all the neighbors could hear her. Since some of the neighbors were her sisters, they all heard her complaints. I also heard from multiple sources that Rose she insisted on going on Marcy’s honeymoon. Also, she did not like Wilton’s first wife and gave her a very hard time. She seemed to like his second wife, Tina. I picture Rose as always sitting by the front window staring out of it watching the world go by.
Rose died in 1971 and is buried in Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens.
Her sister, Goldie, is also buried there, as are her sons.
Rose left her antiques and jewelry to Goldie’s daughters, Merlie and Marilyn.
Rose and Sam’s sons:
Wilton
Wilton was born in 1909.
Wilton and his mother, Rose
Rose did not like Wilton’s first wife, Theresa Becker, whom in married in 1936. Although she was very intelligent, she was not pretty enough for Rose.
Wilton and his mother, Rose, 1948
Wilton then married to Tina whom I was very fond of, and Rose also like her. Tina was not Jewish and Rose did not seem to mind the Christmas tree in her apartment every year. Tina would often bring me little pieces of plastic doll furniture for the doll house that Cousin Merlie gave me.
Tina and Wilton lived with Rose in her one-bedroom apartment for many years before moving to their own apartment. Wilton was the manager of the Diamond Horseshoe Nightclub which was located beneath New York’s Paramount Hotel.
Tara, Cousin Tina with Beauty, Ira
They eventually moved to Stoney brook, NY, where Tina became the bursar of Stony Brook University
Wilton and Tina had one son.
Wilton, like his brother, died from cirrhosis of the liver. He died in 1966 and is buried in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, NY.
Marcy
Marcy was born in 1916.
Marcy Cousins May and Marcy with their Grandmother, Taube
Marcy was described as a “mama’s boy” and had warned Estelle that his mother would be coming everywhere with them – including on their honeymoon! He married Estelle Mehlman on Dec. 31, 1946.
Estelle and Marcy had 2 children, a son and a daughter, whom Marcy adored. He called them his bunnies.
He and Estelle like to dress up and go out on the town. He loved to drink Southern Comfort. He died in 1957 from cirrhosis of the liver. He is buried in Union Field Cemetery in Queens, NY.
Estelle told the kids that Marcy had testicular cancer and contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion and then got cirrhosis of the liver from that.
After Marcy died, Estelle married Jack Rancer after knowing him for only 3 weeks. He adopted the children and wanted tcirrhosiso raise them as his own. The only problem with that was that he threw out anything and everything relating to Marcy and refused to allow any mention of him. Marcy’s children grew up not knowing anything about their father or his family. He also would not let them see their Uncle Wilton and Aunt Tina. However, every Easter, Wilton and Tina would leave Easter baskets on their front steps for them.
Estelle did not get along with her mother-in-law, Rose, and because of their step-father’s feelings, the children had no contact with their grandmother, Rose. However, Estelle remained friendly with Marcy’s cousin, May, and the 2 families continued to visit back and forth until May passed away.