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Birth	:	1 Jun 1908 Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Nov 2013 Denver, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4061700, -77.4122300
Description	:	Elda Seeger Wittenburg will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. June 1 at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Denver. She was born June 1, 1908, to John and Ida Seegers on the family farm northeast of Denver. She married Fred "Fritz" Wittenburg on June 1, 1926; he passed away Nov. 8, 1978. She owned and operated several businesses in Denver and Waterloo. Her family includes Lavern and Jean Wittenburg and Don and Esther Wittenburg. She has seven grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. • The joy of giving Elda Wittenburg a standing ovation for her 104... Read More	Elda Seeger Wittenburg will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. June 1 at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Denver. She was born June 1, 1908, to John and Ida Seegers on the family farm northeast of Denver. She married Fred "Fritz" Wittenburg on June 1, 1926; he passed away Nov. 8, 1978. She owned and operated several businesses in Denver and Waterloo. Her family includes Lavern and Jean Wittenburg and Don and Esther Wittenburg. She has seven grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. • The joy of giving Elda Wittenburg a standing ovation for her 104 years of membership! SAINT PAUL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST -- DENVER, IOWA July - August Newsletter July 2012 Elda S. Wittenburg, age 105, of Denver, Iowa, died on Tuesday, November 5, at the Denver Sunset Home of natural causes. Elda was born on June 1, 1908, at the family home in Maxfield Township, the daughter of John Seegers and Ida (Fasel) Seegers. She was baptized on June 28, 1908, and confirmed in 1922 at St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church in Denver. She attended school at Denver. On June 1, 1926, Elda was united in marriage with Fred "Fritz" Wittenburg at St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church in Denver by Rev. Philip Blaufuss. The couple made their home in Readlyn and to this union 2 sons, Lavern and Donald were born. The family moved to Waterloo in 1928, and in 1931 they made their home in Denver, Iowa. The family owned and operated a restaurant and tavern in the Syndicate Building in 1933 when they moved to Waterloo for a short time, moving back to Denver on September 1, 1935. The family started a hardware store in Denver at the corner of State and Main Street which was sold to their son Lavern in 1950. In 1964, they purchased the Denver Lumber Company which later was combined with the hardware store and renamed it Wittenburg Lumber Company. Fred died on November 8, 1978, and Elda continued to live in her home in Denver. In June 2008, Elda moved to the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community 'Linden Place' and returned to the Denver Sunset Home in October of this year. Elda was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ for 105 years. She was very active in the Denver community, participating in church activities, the Denver Thimble Bee, Meals on Wheels, and many games of cards. She was an amazing family and community historian. Elda is survived by her two sons, Lavern Wittenburg of New Ulm, Minnesota and Donald (Esther) Wittenburg of Denver, 7 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Elda was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Fred, her daughter-in-law Jean Wittenburg, her sisters Bertha Wittenburg, Martha Poock, Dora Bruns, her brother Ed Seegers, and her great-grandson Christopher Wittenburg. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 11:00 am at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Denver with Rev. Craig Radden Henderson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, rural Denver. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Funeral Home in Denver and also an hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul United Church of Christ in Denver or the Denver Sunset Home. - contributor James Tomlinson -

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Elda Seegers Wittenburg's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, USA.
When did Elda Seegers Wittenburg death?
Elda Seegers Wittenburg death on 5 Nov 2013 in Denver, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Elda Seegers Wittenburg's memorial?
Latitude: 39.4061700
Longitude: -77.4122300

Family Members:

Parent

John Seegers

(1862 - 1947)

Ida Fasel Seegers

(1873 - 1959)

Spouse

Fred Wittenburg

(1904 - 1978)

Siblings

Edward Seegers

(1896 - 1959)

Martha M Seegers Poock

(1900 - 1996)

Infant Son Seegers

(1903 - 1903)

Ernest Heinrich Seegers

(1906 - 1907)

Dora C Seegers Bruns

(1910 - 2000)

Children

Lavern “Vern” Wittenburg

(1927 - 2016)

Donald D Wittenburg

(1928 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 39.4061700, -77.4122300

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Coordinate: 39.3916500, -77.3579980

15. Shook Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4362700, -77.4608000

16. Saint Lukes Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3849983, -77.4756012

17. Trinity Cemetery
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18. Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3948400, -77.3379300

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20. Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
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21. Grace Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3939210, -77.3349450

22. Bloomfield-Clemson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4671400, -77.4160200

23. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4632200, -77.4463000

24. Angleberger Family Cemetery
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