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John Theodore Wenke

Birth	:	13 Jul 1868 Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Oct 1948 Lee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Gethsemane Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6450005, -91.3197021
Description	:	John T. Wenke, 80, RR1, died at 8:30 a.m. today in Sacred Heart hospital after one year's illness from heart disease. Born July 13, 1868, in Washington township, he spent his entire life in this vicinity as a farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph's church where he was married on Feb. 7, 1910. Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth; six sons, John, Jr., Ferdinand, Bernard, Henry, Herman and William, all of Fort Madison; four daughters, Mrs. Marion Herrick, and Mrs. Oscar Moore, Keokuk, RR, Mrs. Leonard Rex, Bonaparte, and Mrs. Sherley Lewis, Geneseo, Ill.; two brothers, Herman and Julius Wenke,... Read More	John T. Wenke, 80, RR1, died at 8:30 a.m. today in Sacred Heart hospital after one year's illness from heart disease. Born July 13, 1868, in Washington township, he spent his entire life in this vicinity as a farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph's church where he was married on Feb. 7, 1910. Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth; six sons, John, Jr., Ferdinand, Bernard, Henry, Herman and William, all of Fort Madison; four daughters, Mrs. Marion Herrick, and Mrs. Oscar Moore, Keokuk, RR, Mrs. Leonard Rex, Bonaparte, and Mrs. Sherley Lewis, Geneseo, Ill.; two brothers, Herman and Julius Wenke, Wever; five sisters, Mrs. Ida Tebbs, Mrs. B. J. Mansheim, Mrs. Henry Gerveler, Mrs. J.G. Schroeder and Mrs. Frances Carney, all of this vicinity and Wever. A brother and a sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:45 a.m. in St. Joseph's church with the Rev. Henry M. Staunton officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane cemetery. The body will be taken from Nieters Funeral Home to the family residencee where the rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

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John Theodore Wenke's memorial is located at: Gethsemane Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee County, USA.
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John Theodore Wenke death on 1 Oct 1948 in Lee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6450005
Longitude: -91.3197021

Family Members:

Parent

Herman William Wenke

(1840 - 1899)

Ernestine Luesa “Louise” Reichelt Wenke

(1849 - 1936)

Spouse

Clara Elizabeth “Lizzie” Schroeder Wenke

(1892 - 1974)

Siblings

Frances M Wenke Carney

(1874 - 1965)

Ida Katherine Wenke Tebbs

(1874 - 1967)

Marie L. Wenke Mansheim

(1876 - 1960)

Herman Wenke

(1878 - 1960)

Louise Wenke

(1882 - 1930)

Pauline Anna Wenke Gerveler

(1883 - 1966)

Julius Wenke

(1888 - 1958)

Josephine Veronica Wenke Schroeder

(1891 - 1982)

Children

John Theodore Wenke

(1911 - 1996)

Louise Marie Wenke Herrick

(1912 - 2002)

Anna Elizabeth Wenke Rex

(1914 - 1973)

Ferdinand Joseph Wenke

(1916 - 1994)

Bernard John Wenke

(1918 - 1972)

Henry Paul Wenke

(1922 - 2001)

Herman Floyd Wenke

(1926 - 2013)

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