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Winnaberg, Josephine Marie 1927 – 2001

WINNABERG, HALWEG

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:42

Source: Times Plain Dealer; Sept. 12, 2001 Page A-3
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy Moore

Services held for J. Winnaberg, 74
Funeral services for Josephine Winnaberg were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco with interment in the Fremont Lutheran Cemetery, in Winneshiek County, north of Kendallville. Rev. Bruce M. Hobert officiated. Pall bearers were: Art Aegler, Byron Jacobson, Arlin Bigalk, Jeff McAllister, Tony Tremmel, and Edward Walter. Honorary pall bearers were: Mary Olson, Ruth Haynes, Patricia Seebach, and Elaine Jacobson. Conway Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Josephine, 74, died Saturday, September 8, 20Q1 at the Cresco Care Center.
Josephine Marie Winnaberg was born July 7, 1927 in Winneshiek County, near Kendallville, the daughter of George and Gusta Winnaberg. She grew up in the Fremont Lutheran Church area, where she was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. O.C. Brenna. She attended a country school in Fremont Township, then she went on and graduated from high school in Harmony, MN. Marie then attended college at Decorah and received her bachelors degree. She taught at Roosevelt school in Mason City for a few years. She went back to school at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL and graduated with her masters degree.
She was employed as assistant librarian in Rushford, MN, Winona, MN and Luther College. In 1966 she began working as the librarian in the Howard Winneshiek School District where she remained until she retired in 1986.
Since her retirement she lived in the Cresco area and was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Cresco. Marie was active as long as her health permitted her. During her failing health, Marie remained constant in her faith.
She is survived by one brother: Elvin of Cresco; and one sister: Julia Halweg of Baraboo, WI.

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