Dora Kramer Wildner, 1855-1935

WILDNER, KRAMER, SORNSEN

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 10/17/2013 at 21:07:13

Mrs. Dora Wildner Funeral Services to Be on Friday

Mrs. Dora Wildner, 79, West Fourth street, who passed away on Tuesday morning, May 7, 1935, will be accorded funeral services Friday afternoon of this week at two o'clock at the Christian church. Death came following an illness of asthma and heart trouble. She had been seriously ill for several weeks.

Rev. Forrest L. Richeson, Christian pastor, will be in charge of the services. A short prayer service will be held at 1:30 o'clock at the Cobb funeral home. At the church service Mrs. Merrill Solomon and Mrs. S.R. Axe will sing, with Mrs. R.M. Tuttle at the piano. Burial will take place in the Liberty cemetery at Greenville. Bearing the body will be E.P. Flint, Peter Swanson, Hugh Richards, Louis Lieneman, Fred Engle and George Thiessen.

Here When 22 Years

Dora Kramer, daughter of Paul and Susannah Kramer, was born in Flensburg, Schieswig-Holstein, Germany, July 10, 1855. At the age of 22 she came to the United States, locating in New York City. In 1900 she was married to Joseph Wildner at that place, and they continued to reside there. Mr. Wildner died in 1911.

Mrs. Wildner came to Spencer about 14 years ago and has since made her home with her sister, Mrs. Emil Sornsen, where her death occurred. Baptism and confirmation took place in the Lutheran church in Germany.

Source: Spencer News Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 10, 1935.