Alma Feltner (1882-1940)

Alma Feltner (1883-1940) Mother of Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979) who was owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979 (b. March 6, 1883, New York City, New York, USA - d. June 01, 1940, Amityville, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, 11701, USA)

Parents: She was the daughter of John George Feltner (1851-1940) of Hamburg, Germany; and Dorothea Schmaus (1848-1936) of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. John and Dorothea married on June 25, 1876 in Manhattan, New York City.

Birth: She was born on March 6, 1883.

Siblings: Anna Margaret Feltner (1877-c1955) who married Melvin James Yates on December 31, 1907 in the Bronx; Augusta F. Feltner (1879-1954) who never married; Rosamund Feltner (1880-1952), aka Rose Feltner who married Matthew J. Donovan on April 24, 1904 in New York City; George Henry Feltner (1884-1958) who married Minnie L. Barmore (1884-?) on June 12, 1907 in Brooklyn; Robert H. Feltner (1886-1966); Dorothy Feltner (1889-1948) who married James T. Connors; and Clarence G. Feltner (1891-1960) who married Helen X on March 6, 1915 in Manhattan.

Marriage: Alma married Edwin Joseph O'Malley (1882-1955) around 1900, probably in New York City..

Child: They had a single child: Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979) who became owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Death: She died on June 01, 1940 in Amityville, Suffolk County, New York.

Obituary: New York Times; June 04, 1940, Tuesday: Mrs. Edwin J. O'Malley. Mrs. Alma Feltner O'Malley, wife of Edwin J. O'Malley, who was New York City Commissioner of Markets during the administration of Mayor John F. Hylan, died Saturday at the O'Malley Summer home at 318 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island. The O'Malleys had been married thirty-seven years. Mr. O'Malley is now in the real estate business at 79 Wall Street. A son, Walter F. O'Malley, an attorney here, also survives.