Fiegenbaum, William Henry

Male 1913 - 2004  (90 years)


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  • Name Fiegenbaum, William Henry 
    Nickname Willie 
    Born 2 Apr 1913  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Jan 2004  Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8

    • The following obituary was published in the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri) on Friday, 16 January 2004.

                Willie H. Fiegenbaum
                April 2, 1913 - Jan. 13, 2004

           Willie H. Fiegenbaum, 90, of Higginsville, died on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at his home.
           He was born April 2, 1913 in Higginsville, the son of August Herman Karl Fiegenbaum and Emma Johana Apwisch.
           On August 22, 1945, he married Annie Marie Koch in Mayview.
           Willie was an auto and farm machinery mechanic until his retirement. He was a member of Salem United Church of Christ.
           He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Richard, Oscar and Vernon.
           Survivors include his wife, Annie Marie of the home; two sons, Wayne and Kenneth Fiegenbaum, both of Mayview; four daughters, Jane Padget of Gladstone, Mary Benedict of Hermitage, Karen Fiegenbaum of Kansas City and Ruth Scantlin of Burkburnett, Texas; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
           Visitation was held on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Kaiser-Wiegers Funeral Home.
           Funeral services will be held today, Friday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ with Dr. Isaiah Muita officiating. Doris Stoner will be the organist and Terri Lynn Freeland (granddaughter) will be vocalist.
           Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Mayview.
           Pallbearers will be Christopher Padget, Jason Benedict, Kevin Benedict, James Fiegenbaum and Timothy Scantlin.
           Honorary pallbearers will be David Benedict, Chris West, Mark West and Jeffrey Fiegenbaum.
           Memorial contributions may be made to Salem United Church of Christ.
           Friends and family may email condolences to wiegers@galaxycable.net.
    Buried 19 Jan 2004  Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Willie was buried in the cemetery of Zion United Church of Christ.
    Person ID I1524  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2016 

    Father Fiegenbaum, August Hermann Karl,   b. 7 Nov 1875, Charrette Township, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1947, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Apwisch, Emma Johanna,   b. 3 Apr 1884, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1917, Washington Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 16 May 1906  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14

    •      According to marriage records in Lafayette County, Missouri, "August K. H. [sic] Fiegenbaum," of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, and "Emma J. Apwisch," of Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, received a marriage license at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 14 May 1906 and they were married at Mayview on 16 May 1906 by Wm. Buehler, "Minister of the Gospel."
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Koch, Anna Marie 
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Jane Marie,   b. 6 Jul 1947, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 2013, Gladstone, Clay County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Fiegenbaum, Mary Elizabeth
    +3. Fiegenbaum, Wayne Henry
     4. Fiegenbaum, Karen Ann
    +5. Fiegenbaum, Ruth Darlene
     6. Fiegenbaum, Kenneth Allen
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Apr 1913 - Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Carolyn (Fiegenbaum) Fieker, Genealogical reseach.
      William Henry Fiegenbaum; born 2 April 1914 in Lafayette County, Missouri.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 50, 106.
      Willie Henry Fiegenbaum, child of August Hermann Carl Fiegenbaum and Emma Johanna Apwisch, was born on 2 April 1913 at Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri.

    3. [S53] Karen A. Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Commonly known as Willie Fiegenbaum.

    4. [S22] Obituary, for Willie H. Fiegenbaum; 1913-2004.
      Published in the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri) on Friday, 16 January 2004.
           Willie H. Fiegenbaum, the son of August Herman Karl Fiegenbaum and Emma Johana Apwisch, was born on 2 April 1913 at Higginsville, Missouri.

    5. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), Willie Henry Fiegenbaum-Annie Marie Koch; 1945; Lafayette County.
      Accessed in April 2016. A marriage license issued at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri on 13 August 1945 to Willie Henry Fiegenbaum, of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was of the age of 32 years and Annie Marie Koch, of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was of the age of 18 years.
           By calculation from his reported age on the date the marriage license was issued, Willie Henry Fiegenbaum would have been born about 1912-1913.

    6. [S104] Personal communication, from Jane M. Padget to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 21 February 2012 via email.
      William Henry Fiegenbaum died on 13 January 2004.

    7. [S22] Obituary, for Willie H. Fiegenbaum; 1913-2004.
      Published in the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri) on Friday, 16 January 2004.
           "Willie H. Fiegenbaum, 90, of Higginsville, died on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at his home."

    8. [S113] Web site, Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri. Jane Marie Padget (1947-2013).
      Accessed in September 2013. (http://www.kccremation.com/obituary/Jane-Marie-Padget/Gladstone-MO/1237055).
           "Jane Marie Padget / July 6, 1947 - August 23, 2013 / Resided in Gladstone, MO" "She was preceded in death by her father."

    9. [S22] Obituary, for Willie H. Fiegenbaum; 1913-2004.
      Published in the Higginsville Advance (Higginsville, Missouri) on Friday, 16 January 2004.
           Willie H. Fiegenbaum was buried "in Zion Cemetery, Mayview."

    10. [S33] Carolyn (Fiegenbaum) Fieker, Genealogical reseach.
      August and Emma were married in 1906.

    11. [S157] Tombstone Inscriptions of Lafayette County, Missouri, compiled by Marty Helm Brunetti; Volume VII (Odessa, Missouri: M. H. Bruetti, 1991), Mayview Zion Cemetery, page 149.
      Fiegenbaum: August H K; 7 Nov 1875; 28 Sep 1947; Father. (son Herman Fiegenbaum & Florentine). Emma J. (Jane) Apwisch; wife; 3 April 1884; 9 Feb 1917; Mother. (dau. Henry Apwisch & Charlotte Toelle).
           According to the instructions on page 2 of this compilation, the information in parentheses comes from sources other than the tombstone inscription. These additional sources are not identified.

    12. [S155] Missouri State Archives. Online Resources and Datatbases, Missouri Death Certificates Database. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/). December 2007.
      Missouri State Board of Health, Certificate of Death #36460. For Oscar Wm. Feigenbaum [sic]. Born 10 October 1909 at Mayview, Missouri. Father's name: August Feigenbaum [sic], born at Warren County, Missouri. Mother's maiden name: Emma Apwish [sic], born Lafayette County, Missouri. Personal information was provided by C. G. Meinershagen, of Higginsville, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 50.
      August Hermann Carl Fiegenbaum and Emma Johanna Apwisch were married on 16 May 1906 in Warren County, Missouri.

    14. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), August K. H. [sic] Fiegenbaum-Emma J. Apwisch; 1906; Lafayette County.
      Accessed in April 2016. A marriage license issued at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 14 May 1906 to August K. H. [sic] Fiegenbaum, of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was over the age of 21 years and Emma J. Apwisch, of Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, who was over the age of 18 years.
           The return certified that Wm. Buehler, "Minister of the Gospel," did marry the above name persons at Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, on 16 May 1906 and filed the Certificate of Marriage for record on 24 May 1906.