Anna Caroline Wienke

The Rev. Ronald W. Goetsch officiated Tuesday, Sept. 24 (1957) at 2 o'clock when funeral services for Mrs. Anna Caroline Wienke were held in St. Luke's Lutheran church. Interment was in St. John's cemetery, township of Forest. Six grandsons were pallbearers, Virgil Timm, Duane Wienke, Orville Wienke, Allen Wienke, Arthur Wienke and Robert Antosh. L. H. and John W. Beebe were in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wienke died Saturday, Sept. 21 in the Apple River Valley Memorial hospital at Amery at the age of 82 years. A resident of New Richmond since 1954, she had previously made her home at Forest.

A daughter of Karl and Henrietta Bostman Kagel, she was born Dec. 10, 1874 at Danville, Ill. She was married there Dec. 15, 1892 to Henry Wienke, who preceded her in death Dec. 24, 1930. Mrs. Wienke was also preceded in death by two sons, Walter and Ervin, and four daughters, Lillian, Emma, Anna (Mrs. Einar Moe) and Elenor. Surviving her are three sons, Henry of Wilson, Erhert, Emerald, and Lawrence of New Richmond; and 3 daughters, Edna (Mrs. Stanley Antosh), Mildred (Mrs. Vilas Timm), and Martha Wienke, all of New Richmond. She is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.


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