Ida Ernestine Augusta (Moews) WALDSCHMIDT

WALDSCHMIDT, MOEWS, BARTZ, SCHOEN, VAN RANKEN, SINKBIEL, GILEK, HOOVER, ROBERTS, DONICA

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/24/2013 at 14:48:56

July 12, 1874 --- March 23, 1973

Ida Ernestine Agusta Moews Waldschmidt was born July 12, 1874 in See Bukow near Stolpe and Schlave Germany, the daughter of August and Marie Bartz Moews. She was baptized on July 15, 1874 in Germany. She came to America with her parents when she was twelve years of age in 1886 and settled in Granville, Illinois. Here she was confirmed in the County Line Lutheran Church in 1887. On February 5, 1895 she was united in marriage with Henry Waldschmidt near Granville, Illinois and to this union three children were born, Walter John, Marie Ida and Bertha Elizabeth. They farmed near Dows, Iowa and moved to the Waldron Community in December 1907 where they continued farming until moving to Anthony [Kansas] in 1951, to be near their children. Living the past 20 years with her daughter, Marie. In 1938 they transferred their membership to the Argonia Zion Lutheran Church in Argonia. Preceding her in death was an infant daughter, Bertha Elizabeth, and her husband, Henry, on April 11, 1958. She is survived by two children, one son--Walter Waldschmidt; one daughter, Mrs. Marie Schoen, both of Anthony. Nine grandchildren: Walter H. Waldschmidt of Waldron: Robert H. Waldschmidt of Hutchinson; Mrs. Helen Sinkbiel of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Jennie Lee Van Ranken of Isabel, Kansas; Mrs. Marguerite Gilek Hoover of Hoover of Lawrence, Kansas; Mrs. Ruth Gilek Roberts of Olathe, Kansas; Dan Donica of Dallas, Texas; Phil and Jim Donica of Los Angeles, Calif. Nineteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grand daughter, other relatives and many friends. She passed away March 23 at the Anthony Hospital at the age of 98 years, 8 months and 13 days. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 26, 1973 at the Parsons Funeral Home with Pastor Martin Helmer officiating, internment was made in Forest Park Cemetery [Anthony, Kansas]. Organist E. Lucile Martin. Casket Bearers(great grandsons) - Ron Van Ranken, Doug Van Ranken, Howard Van Ranken, Owen C. Roberts, Steve Waldschmidt and Harold Waldschmidt.