Verna Anna Wentz1 
F, (23 April 1917 - 16 June 2002)
- Relationship
- 11th great-granddaughter of Leonhard Scholderer
Verna Anna Wentz was born on 23 April 1917 at Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota.1 She was the daughter of Peter Wentz Jr. and Louisa Essig.1 Verna Anna Wentz married, at age 17, Adolph Dewald, age 21, son of Adam Dewald and Catharina Schauer, on Thursday, 18 October 1934 at Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota.1 Verna Anna Wentz died on 16 June 2002 at Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, at age 85 years, 1 month and 24 days.1
Her obituary was published on 18 June 2002 in the local paper, printed in Gackle, Logan County, North Dakota. Her obituary stated:
Verna Dewald, 85, Jamestown, died Sunday, June 16, 2002, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.
Verna Wentz was born April 23, 1917, on the family farm southwest of Streeter, N.D., in Logan County, the daughter of Peter and Louisa (Essig) Wentz. She grew up and attended the local rural school, where she received her elementary education, and helped on the family farm. She married Adolph Dewald on October 18, 1934, at Streeter. They lived with his mother until 1935 when they moved to Montana. In 1936 they moved back to the family farm where they farmed until 1966, when they moved into Streeter. In 1967 they moved to Jamestown. Following their retirement they continued to live in Jamestown and later moved to Medina. He died May 21, 1993. She moved to the Gackle (N.D.) Care Center in 1997. In 2002 she moved to Central Dakota Village. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown.
She is survived by two daughers, Berdella (Leon) Moser, Medina, and Marlious Kinzler, Jamestown; a brother, Milton (Tillie), Bismarck, N.D; eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers and five sisters.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terry Anderson officiating. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.1
Her obituary was published on 18 June 2002 in the local paper, printed in Gackle, Logan County, North Dakota. Her obituary stated:
Verna Dewald, 85, Jamestown, died Sunday, June 16, 2002, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.
Verna Wentz was born April 23, 1917, on the family farm southwest of Streeter, N.D., in Logan County, the daughter of Peter and Louisa (Essig) Wentz. She grew up and attended the local rural school, where she received her elementary education, and helped on the family farm. She married Adolph Dewald on October 18, 1934, at Streeter. They lived with his mother until 1935 when they moved to Montana. In 1936 they moved back to the family farm where they farmed until 1966, when they moved into Streeter. In 1967 they moved to Jamestown. Following their retirement they continued to live in Jamestown and later moved to Medina. He died May 21, 1993. She moved to the Gackle (N.D.) Care Center in 1997. In 2002 she moved to Central Dakota Village. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown.
She is survived by two daughers, Berdella (Leon) Moser, Medina, and Marlious Kinzler, Jamestown; a brother, Milton (Tillie), Bismarck, N.D; eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers and five sisters.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terry Anderson officiating. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.1
Children of Verna Anna Wentz and Adolph Dewald
Last Edited=4 Jan 2011
Citations
- [S2060] Michael Haflich, M. Haflich Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11142007/ ( page last updated 2010) viewed on 29 December 2010.