Weihs, Cecelia Mary (1913 – 2010)

WEIHS, WAGEMAN, CHENEY, PAULSON, SHAFER, GOETZINGER, HENSCHEID, SCHECHINGER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 19:22:03

Name of deceased: Cecilia Mary Weihs (nee Wageman)

Aged: 96 yrs, 3 mo, 28 days

Residence: Karen Acres Care Center in Urbandale, IA

Born: Sep. 8, 1913, Westphalia, IA

Died: Jan. 5, 2010, Karen Acres Care Center in Urbandale, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; Rev. Bob Hoefler officiated. Burial was at St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Children, Ken Weihs (spouse, Kay) of Madison, AL, Barb (spouse, Jim) Cheney of Omaha, NE, Don Weihs (spouse, Carol) of Wauwatosa, WI, Jerry Weihs (spouse, Lila) of Sutton, MA, Mary (spouse, John) Paulson of West Des Moines, IA, Terry (spouse, Marty) Shafer of Omaha, NE; Clarence Weihs (spouse, Susie) of Urbandale, IA, Frank Weihs of Las Vegas, NV; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; siblings, John Wageman of Earling, IA, Agnes Goetzinger and Theresa Henscheid, both of Westphalia, IA, Frank Wageman of Omaha, NE, and Sr. Joan Wageman of Denver, CO; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Charles and Barbara (nee Schechinger) Wageman; husband of 28 years, Clarence (deceased Sep. 11, 1964); son, Richard; grandson, Chris; siblings, Tony, Sr. Mary Ruth, Catherine, Ann, Charles, Adeline, Augusta, and William

Education: attended St. Boniface Catholic School, Westphalia, IA

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, IA. Cecilia was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Katherine No. 266, of Earling, IA.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Clarence Joseph Weihs; Feb. 24, 1936; Westphalia, IA

Employment: After completing school, Cecilia began working as a nanny for a family in Omaha, NE. After their marriage, Cecilia and Clarence made their home on a farm outside of Westphalia, IA. They continued to live on the farm until 1948 when they moved into Westphalia where Clarence began his trucking business.

Hobbies/Interests: Family was very important to Cecilia; she always enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Cecilia loved to bake, and made Christmas cookies annually with her granddaughter, Angela. She also enjoyed her flowers gardens.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com