Flora E. Celain

My wife’s grandmother died of the flu.

Cobb’s Creek, West Philadelphia.

Flora Celain, Courtesy of Walter Spector.

Flora Celain was my father-in-law’s mother. She died on October 9, 1918 from Influenza. She was born in 1893 in New York City to Harry and Sarah Craft. She was a very talented person. She was a performer with the Yiddish (Jewish) Theater. She married Benjamin Celain and they had a son, George, who became a prominent lawyer in Philadelphia. My oldest child is named in her memory.

Walter and his daughter Caralyn with a photo of Flora Celain.
Walter Specter and his daughter Caralyn discuss Flora Celain. Part 1 of 2.
Walter Specter and his daughter Caralyn discuss Flora Celain. Part 2 of 2.
Flora Celain in a theatrical costume. Courtesy of Walter Specter.
Death Certificate of Flora Celain. Courtesy of PA Department of Records via Ancestry.com

Contributed by Walter Specter, husband of Flora Celain’s granddaughter.