Wingert, Antila Catherine (1919 – 2010)

WINGERT, BLUM, BOOK, RAUTERKUS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 19:49:45

Name of deceased: Antilia Catherine "Tila" Wingert (nee Blum)

Aged: 91 yrs, 10 mo, 6 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 4, 1919, Westphalia, IA

Died: Dec. 10, 2010, Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; Rev. John Dorton celebrated. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama, IA.

Survived by: Children, Alfred Wingert (spouse, Karen) of Panama, IA, Kenneth Wingert (spouse, Mary) of Onawa, IA, Richard Wingert (spouse, Barb) of Round Rock, TX, Marcus Wingert (spouse, Maria) of Panama, IA, and Joan Wingert (partner, Jill Zasadny) of Upsala, MN; daughter-in-law, Angie Wingert of Omaha, NE; 17 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; brother, Herbert Blum of Harlan, IA; sister, Bernice Rauterkus of Clear Lake, WI; sister-in-law, Mildred Blum of Shawano, WI; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Peter and Hulda (nee Book) Blum; husband of 49 years, Fritz (deceased Oct. 10, 2006), son, Donald; sisters, Esther and Verdella; brother, Albert

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

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, IA; was very active in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA, serving as CYO Coordinator, member of the Altar Society, member of the sewing circle and the church choir, and having served as an officer of the church council.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Alfred Charles "Fritz" Wingert; Sep. 6, 1939; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Employment: Tila stayed busy raising the children and helping her husband farm

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed quilting and knitting, card playing, and watching and listening to sports; an original member of the Panama Community Chorus. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com