Mary Beth

Our Boeing Family

Mary Beth


Mary Beth Bennett Boeing was born in 1941 in Topeka, Kansas. Her father, Damian, died in December of 1941. Her mom Elizabeth Bennett (nee Mock) met Bob (Robert B. Boeing) in Topeka, Kansas in October of 1942. They wed in February 1945, and Bob adopted Mary Beth. After the war they moved to Bob's family home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary Beth has four siblings, Carol, Linda, Jim and Mike, and she is the eldest of the 24 grandchildren of Bernard and Lillie Boeing.


Nancy Wessels-White recorded this interview with her cousin Mary Beth on May 2nd, 2017.

Grandma and Grandpa

Sleeping Arrangements

The Dining Room

Carnation Avenue

Good Cleaners

Good Eats

The Basement

Dance School

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Embracing the Boeing Family

Anderson Ferry to Foran Drive

Grandma Bahrs

Pete (aka) Bernard

Mary Beth as Jesus

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