Emily Hoffman Wendel 1890-?

HOFFMAN, WENDEL

Posted By: Janet Koozer (email)
Date: 12/26/2006 at 16:55:34

Mrs. John W. Wendel passed away last Thursday at Finley hospital in Dubuque following an extended illness of several months duration. She had been a hospital patient there since February 5th. Deceased was born in Hamburg, Germany, July 9, 1890 and came to this country in 1912. She was married to Mr. Wendel in October, 1933, and has since then made her home on his farm southwest of Lansing. Beside her husband she is survived by her parents and two brothers, presumably living in Germany.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Egelhof Funeral home with the Rev. Dr. W. C. Laube officiation. Special hymns were sung by Gerald Smith, accompanied by Helen Stuber at the organ. Burial was in Linwood cemetery, Dubuque and pall bearers were six long time neighbors and friends from Lansing, namely: Julius Rissman, A. T. Wendel, John Schellhammer, Adolph Larson, Samuel Decker and Harry Lenz.
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note: death date is not given in this obit & the transcriber doesn't have the info.