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Caroline Rickenberg nee Weissgerber Obituary |
Coverage
| Place |
Steeleville, Randolph, Illinois, United States |
| Year range |
1860 - 1924 |
| Surname |
Weissgerber
Rickenberg
Brammer
Whippo
Heine
Schnoeker |
Publication information
Citation
| Caroline Rickenberg nee Weissgerber Obituary. (1924). |
Obituary from unknown newspaper (probably a Randolph county or Steeleville paper).
Mrs. F. L. Rickenberg
Passes Away
- -
Monday morning, July 21st
death came to Mrs. Caroline Rick-
enberg, at the family home in
this city and brought relief from
her suffering. She died from a
lingering case of diabetes.
She was born at Powhattan
Point, Iowa, December 11, 1860 [See Note 1 below]
and died at Steeleville, July 21,
1924, aged 63 years, 7 months and
10 days. Funeral services was
held Wednesday, July 23 at 1:30
P.M. from the residence and at
2:30 P.M. at the Friedens church
with interment at the Steeleville
Cemetery. The services was
conducted by the minister, Rev.
P. B. Roediger.
Mrs. Rickenberg's maiden
name was *********** [see note 2 below]
and a daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Fredrick Weissgerber, who was
a minister of the Wine Hill
church at one time, where Mrs.
Rickenberg met and married F.
L. Rickenberg, on September 16,
1882. To this union were born
three sons and five daughters,
two daughters dying in infancy.
Those who survive the mother
are; Mrs. Emma Brammer of
Anniheim, Cal., Mrs. Bertha
Whippo of Fullerton, Cal., Mrs.
Margaret Schnoeker of Steeleville
Edward of Pomonia, Cal., and Herbert
of Steeleville. Five brothers and
one sister remain to mourn the
death of their sister. They are
August Weissgerber of Ava,
Louis of Keosauqua, Iowa, Will-
iam of Rockwood, Fredrick of
Golden, Illinois, Frnest of Rhode-
his, N. Carolina, and Mrs. Bertha
Heine of Annaheim, Cal. Sever-
al grand children with a host of
friends and relatives to mourn
her death.
Mrs. Rickenberg has made her
home near Steeleville all of her
married life, the family residing
on a farm south of town for
many years, when they came here
to make their home. She was a
faithful member of the Frieden's
church.
In her death the community
looses one of its best and respect-
ed citizens.
-Note 1: Birthplace is incorrect here and was probably
unknown by the author(s), and there is no such place
in the state of Iowa (Ohio was probably meant). See 1870 census and
her father's page for his career and their residence at the time.
-Note 2: Illegible (probably because of a crease in the copy).
Must read "name was Caroline Weissgerber..."
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