1941 - Millie's Stressful Year

Millie and Grover were married in August 1941.

After they married, Grover moved in with Millie, into her father's house at 1308 Rufer Avenue. Her father, Peter C. Tschudi, had owned this house since about 1937. He worked at the Stimpson Computing Scale Co since moving to Louisville from Detroit.

1308 Rufer Avenue on Google Street View

His two sons had been living at the house until they enlisted in the Army, Fred in October 1940 and Peter in May 1941. So it appears that only Grover, Millie and her father living there after the wedding.

In early December 1941, Millie's father became ill with influenza. On December 3, Dr. Likins tended to him and on December 14 he was admitted to St. Anthony Hospital. Peter C. Tschudi died in the hospital on December 20, 1941. He died of lobar pneumonia, a complication of influenza at the age of 64. He was buried at St. Stephan Cemetery on December 23, next to his wife, Amelia Tessman.

Headstone for Peter C Tschudi and Amelia Tessman

What a stressful time this must have been for Millie. While her father was ill, the United States declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. Her two brothers were in the Army and Peter was on his way to the Philippines. (More to come on his story.)

She was a newlywed and now she was three months pregnant with her first child.

Wow! That is a lot to go through!