Doris A. Shafer (1889–1977) Tanzler obituary

Doris A. Shafer (1889–1977) Tanzler

Her obituary appeared in the Tampa Tribune (Hillsborough County, Florida) on Wednesday, 11 May 1977 on page 3: "Tanzler - Zephyrhills. Funeral services for Mrs. Doris A. Tanzler, 87, Zephyrhills, will be held Wed., (today) at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of the Lair-Kelly Funeral Horne, with the Rev: Paul M. Stewart, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Zephyrhills, officiating. Burial will followin Oakside Cemetery. Mrs. Tanzler had been a resident of Zephyrhills for the past 50.yrs; and was a member of the First United Mgthodist Church. Mrs. Tanzler is survived by l daughter, Mrs. Ann Bucey. Portland, Ore., 3 grandchildren including Mrs. Paul (Susan) McKee, Zephyrhills and 3 great-grandchildren. Lair-Kelly Zephyrhills."

Deputy Finds Recluse Dead in Zephyrhills, page 2 of 2

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) obituary. "Deputy Finds Recluse Dead in Zephyrhills, page 2 of 2"

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) obituary of August 15, 1952. This is page 2 of 2.

Deputy Finds Recluse Dead in Zephyrhills, page 1 of 2

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) obituary of August 15, 1952. This is page 1 of 2.

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) in 1940

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) in 1940

MM00004208 Von Cosel (Carl Tanzler) in 1940. Photo by Stetson Kennedy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/4690869335/

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The corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910–1931) encased in wax and plaster circa 1940

The corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910–1931) encased in wax and plaster circa 1940.

1930 US Census with Hoyos family in Key West, Florida

1930 US census with Hoyos family in Key West, Florida.

1930 US census with Doris Tanzler in Zephyrhills, Florida

1930 US census with Doris Tanzler in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1909–1931)

Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1909–1931). After her death Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) encased her body and wax and kept it in his house.

The corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910–1931) encased in wax and plaster in 1940

The corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910–1931) encased in wax and plaster in 1940 by Carl Tanzler (1877-1952).

Karl Tanzler van Cosel gained his liberty today after a week spent in Jail while police investigated the strange love that impelled ...

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952)

Key West, October 12, 1940 (Associated Press) Karl Tanzler van Cosel gained his liberty today after a week spent in Jail while police investigated the strange love that impelled him to keep a young woman's body in his bedroom for seven years. ...

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) in 1940

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952)

Scientist who stole body freed from jail.

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952)

Text:

Scientist who stole body freed from jail. Key West, Florida, October 12, 1940 (UP). Friends today posted $1,000 bond and obtained release fromjail of Carl tanzler von Cosel, aged scientist who stole the body of a young woman he loved from her burial vault and kept the body in his home for seven years. Von Cosel will be tried in county criminal court in November on charges of "maliciously disturbing" the grave of Mrs. Elena Mesa, who died in 1931.

Source:

United Press, October 12, 1940

Doris A. Tanzler (1899-1977)

Doris A. Tanzler (1899-1977)

Biography:

She was born on September 7, 1889 to Carl Tanzler. She died in May 1977 in Zephyrhills, Florida and was buried in Oakside Cemetery. As of 2008 she has no permanent grave marker, just this temporary one left by the funeral home.

Carl Tanzler (1877-1952)

Carl Tanzler (February 8, 1877 – July 23, 1952) or sometimes Count Carl von Cosel, was a German-born radiologist at the United States Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida who developed a morbid obsession for a young Cuban-American tuberculosis patient, Elena Milagro "Helen" de Hoyos (July 31, 1909 - October 25, 1931), that carried on well after the disease had caused her death. In 1933, almost two years after her death, Tanzler removed Hoyos's body from its tomb, and lived with the corpse at his home for seven years until its discovery by a Hoyos's relative and authorities in 1940.