Klink, Elizabeth Katherine (Wistrick) 1876 - 1956

KLINK, WISTRICK, GREVE, PUST, TIEDEN, LEONARD

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 6/12/2025 at 00:38:39

Clayton County Register, 01 Mar. 1956.

Elizabeth Katherine Klink, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wistrick, was born Oct. 09, 1876, in Cox Creek township, Clayton county, Iowa, and died at her home in Littleport Feb. 21, 1956, at the age of seventy-nine years, four months and twelve days.

Mrs. Klink lived her entire life in the vicinity of Motor and Littleport. She received her education in the rural school in Cox Creek township.

On April 20, 1895, she was united in marriage to Louis L. Klink at Elkader.

Mrs. Klink was an invalid for many years and for the past 20 years was confined to a wheel chair and was blessed with the best care from her loving and faithful sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Greve, and her own daughter, Mrs. Mabel Pust. She also had kind neighbors and friends and showed her appreciation by word and revealed her pleasure by her friendly smile.

Her husband died in 1940. She is survived by three children, LeRoy J. Klink of Littleport, Mrs. Earl (Mabel) Pust of Littleport, and Ernie H. Klink of Belle Plaine; her sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Greve, two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Jansey (Lydia) Tieden of Puyallup, Wash., William Wistrick and Mrs. Ed (Clara) Leonard of Elkader. also five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services were held Friday, Feb. 24, at the Witt funeral chapel at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Kitterer officiating. Burial was in the Communia cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Harold L. Klink, Leslie C. Klink, Douglas L. Klink, Fred T. Fenchel, Paul L. Johnson and Clarence Kuehl.