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Elizabeth Wenck
1848 - 1942
08 14 1942
Mrs. Elizabeth Wenck, widow of Charles J. Wenck,
220 Emerald Street, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday night at
A native of Berne, Switzerland,
she was the former Elizabeth Gerber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gerber.
At the age of three she came to the
United States with her parents and the family settled in Syracuse, N. Y.,
moving to Brookfield, Wis., a few years later. Later she moved to Oconomowoc where most of
her youth was spent.
She moved to Watertown after her
marriage to Mr. Wenck, the wedding taking place on
her 21st birthday,
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Emma Bence, Watertown; Mrs. Joseph Koester, Flint,
Mich.; three sons, Charles, Oconomowoc; Edward, Minneapolis, Minn., and George,
Watertown. One son John died in 1924 and
another son died in infancy.
There are seven grandsons, one
great grandson and three great granddaughters. Mrs. Wenck was the
last member of her family.
Mrs. Wenck
was a member of the First Evangelical and Reformed church and of the Woman's
Guild of that church. She was a charter
member of the Women's Relief Corps here.
Mrs. Wenck
had a great many old friends in the community and in her neighborhood she was
respected by all who knew her. Her long
life was a useful one and even in her advanced age she continued to be as
active as possible and always enjoyed visits from old friends who dropped in to
see her. She was keenly alert and
possessed a fine mind.
The funeral will be held Monday
at
c.1880
EMMA WENCK, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth
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