Madeleine Oberthür

1886–1944 (age 58)

Biography

Madeleine Oberthür, born in 1886, lived through the upheavals of her century with calm dignity, serving as a steady presence for those around her.

She died in 1944, and Père Lachaise Cemetery holds her resting place as a quiet testament to a life marked by quiet devotion to others.

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