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Catharine Dorothea “Katie” Ralph Grunke

Birth	:	12 Jun 1873 Burg auf Fehmarn, Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death	:	11 May 1960 West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8450012, -96.6994019
Description	:	Catharine D. "Katie" Ralph, 62, of West Point, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 1960, at Memorial Hospital in West Point. Funeral services were 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, at the Ray J. Smith Mortuary in West Point. The Rev. George P. Krebs officiated. Pallbearers were Gus Engelhardt, Edward Lemke, Ira Grunke, Edward Ortmeier, Walter Brockmann and Robert Brockmann. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, West Point, Nebraska. Catharine Dorothea Rahlf was born June 12, 1873, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Nicolaus and Catharina (Tiedgen) Rahlf. She came with her parents to the United... Read More	Catharine D. "Katie" Ralph, 62, of West Point, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 1960, at Memorial Hospital in West Point. Funeral services were 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, at the Ray J. Smith Mortuary in West Point. The Rev. George P. Krebs officiated. Pallbearers were Gus Engelhardt, Edward Lemke, Ira Grunke, Edward Ortmeier, Walter Brockmann and Robert Brockmann. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, West Point, Nebraska. Catharine Dorothea Rahlf was born June 12, 1873, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Nicolaus and Catharina (Tiedgen) Rahlf. She came with her parents to the United States and settled on a farm in Cuming County. The surname Rahlf became Ralph in the United States. She used the name Katie during her lifetime. She married Gustave E. Grunke on September 9, 1897, in West Point. Together they farmed in Cuming County, west of West Point. Surviving are two sons, Ralph and Harry Grunke, both of West Point; two sisters, Ellen Ralph of West Point and Mary (Joseph) Zich of Omaha; and one brother, Dr. Carl Ralph of Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers and one sister. One brother and one sister died as infants in Germany. West Point Republican, May 19, 1960, pg 3 Notes: Her father departed by himself for the United States, arriving in 1888 and settled on a farm in Cuming County, Nebraska near West Point. Catharine, along with her mother, three brothers, Alfred, Heinrich and Carl and three sisters, Maria, Frieda and Elly, all departed for the United States aboard the ship Normannia, arriving in New York on May 31, 1890, and joined their father on the farm near West Point.

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Catharine Dorothea “Katie” Ralph Grunke's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point, Cuming County, USA.
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Catharine Dorothea “Katie” Ralph Grunke death on 11 May 1960 in West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.8450012
Longitude: -96.6994019

Family Members:

Parent

Nicholas Ralph

(1835 - 1928)

Dorathea Catharina Tiedgen Ralph

(1846 - 1928)

Spouse

Gustave E. Grunke

(1871 - 1949)

Siblings

Alfred Heinrich Ralph

(1868 - 1901)

Henry Georg Ralph

(1870 - 1938)

Frieda Nicoline Ralph

(1886 - 1899)

Ellen Johanna Ralph

(1888 - 1966)

Children

Ralph Henry Grunke

(1898 - 1972)

Harry Roland Grunke

(1899 - 1965)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Hope Cemetery
West Point, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8450012, -96.6994019

2. Saint Josephs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8460999, -96.7011032

3. Saint Michael Cemetery
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6. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8821983, -96.7825012

7. Dewitt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9089012, -96.7478027

8. Saint Boniface Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7947006, -96.8041992

9. Peterson Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7854900, -96.5933500

10. Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8300018, -96.5599976

11. Blomgren Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7998400, -96.5650300

12. West Side Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8582100, -96.5512400

13. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9067001, -96.8264008

14. Salem Cemetery
Burt County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8008003, -96.5494003

15. Beemer Cemetery
Beemer, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9334488, -96.8130188

16. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Scribner, Dodge County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7414020, -96.6085930

17. Manhattan Cemetery
Dodge County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7136002, -96.6836014

18. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Bancroft, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9772300, -96.6497000

19. Rock Creek Cemetery
Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9164009, -96.8602982

20. Saint Peters Cemetery
Snyder, Dodge County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7117004, -96.7893982

21. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Burt County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7722900, -96.5213300

22. Saint Aloysius Catholic Cemetery
Aloys, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8310700, -96.9034500

23. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Beemer, Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9165000, -96.8807000

24. Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Cuming County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7435989, -96.8546982