Wellemeyer, Ruth Elizabeth

Female 1918 - 2011  (93 years)


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  • Name Wellemeyer, Ruth Elizabeth 
    Born 7 Feb 1918  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1935  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    Klemme High School 
    Died 9 Sep 2011  Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    • She died while at Heritage Care Center.
    Buried 12 Sep 2011  Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Address:
    Evergreen Cemetery 
    • Visitation was held at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Titonka, Iowa, on 11 September 2011. A funeral service was held at the United Methodist Church, Titonka, Iowa, on 12 September 2011.
    Person ID I5572  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2014 

    Father Wellemeyer, Franz Arthur,   b. 22 Feb 1880, Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1960, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Griewe, Lydia Dora,   b. 27 Feb 1880, Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1949, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1906  Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hanson, Burton Alldorf,   b. 7 Aug 1920, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1979, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1943  Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 12, 13, 14
    • The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents.
    Children 
    +1. Hanson, Linda Ruth
    +2. Hanson, Bruce Julius
    +3. Hanson, Martha Louise
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 114, 146.
      Ruth Elizabeth Wellemeyer, child of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe, was born on 7 February 1918 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    2. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           "Ruth Elizabeth Wellemeyer Hanson was born February 7, 1918 to Arthur and Lydia Griewe Wellemeyer of Klemme, Iowa. She was the fourth of five children."

    3. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson. Memorial #114939525.
      (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114939525). Accessed in May 2014. Record created by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa. Gravestone photo posted by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Photo of shared gravestone shows the inscription: Hanson | Burton Alldorf, August 7, 1920, August 2, 1979 | Ruth Elizabeth, February 7, 1918, September 9, 2011 | Married Feb. 22, 1943 | Parents of Linda, Bruce, Martha.
           Information reported on the the web site not shown on the gravestone includes: Maiden name of Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was Wellemeyer; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was born at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa; names and dates for parents of Ruth Elizabeth Hanson.
           It is not possible to determine the original sources of data presented in this database that are not observable in photos of the grave markers.

    4. [S227] IAGenWeb Project, Hancock County, Iowa. Klemme High School Graduates, 1902-1990.
      (http://iagenweb.org/hancock/schools/klemmegrads.html). Accessed in May 2014.
           Ruth E. Wellemeyer graduated from Klemme High School in 1935.

    5. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           "Ruth died September 9, 2011, at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City, Iowa, at the age of 93."

    6. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           Visitation was on Sunday, 11 September 2011, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Oakcrest Funeral Services at Titonka, Iowa. A funeral service was held at the United Methodist Church, Titonka, Iowa, on Monday, 12 September 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Inurnment was at Evergreen Cemetery, Wesley, Iowa.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 112-113.
      Franz Arthur Wellemeyer and Lydia Dora Griewe were married on 22 February 1906 in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Franz Arthur Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday 4 January 1961 in the Garner Leader, of Garner, Iowa.
           "On 22 February 1906 he married Lydia Griewe. They were the parents of five children."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 113.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Lydia Dora (Griewe) Wellemeyer which she reported had appeared on Wednesday, 3 August 1949 in the Klemme Times, of Klemme, Iowa.
           "In 1906, at the age of twenty-six, Lydia Griewe and Arthur Wellemeyer were married. They farmed for one year, and then moved to Klemme. Here they built a house, raised their family of five, and were a part of Klemme life for over forty years."

    10. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Ruth Elizabeth (Wellemeyer) Hanson. Memorial #114939525.
      (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114939525). Accessed in May 2014. Record created by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa. Gravestone photo posted by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Photo of shared gravestone shows the inscription: Hanson | Burton Alldorf, August 7, 1920, August 2, 1979 | Ruth Elizabeth, February 7, 1918, September 9, 2011 | Married Feb. 22, 1943 | Parents of Linda, Bruce, Martha.
           Information reported on the the web site not shown on the gravestone includes: Maiden name of Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was Wellemeyer; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was born at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson was the daughter of Franz Arthur Wellemeyer (1880-1960) and Lydia Dora Griewe Wellemeyer (1880-1949).
           It is not possible to determine the original sources of data presented in this database that are not observable in photos of the grave markers.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 146.
      Burton Aldorf Hanson and Ruth Elizabeth Wellemeyer were married on 22 February 1943 at Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa.

    12. [S22] Obituary, "Ruth E. Hanson".
      Oakcrest Funeral Services (Titonka, Iowa). Obituaries. (http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/63615/Ruth-Hanson//). Accessed in May 2014.
           "Ruth and Burton were married February 22, 1943, in the home of the bride's parents. The newlyweds started wedded life on a farm five miles south of Titonka. They farmed in partnership with Burton's parents, Julius and Anna Pearson Hanson and raised three children Linda, Bruce, and Martha."

    13. [S22] Obituary, "Clarice L. Carlson".
      Electronic Obituaries. Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa). (http://showcase.netins.net/web/dockhorn/obits/mcgg/1996/m96oct2.htm). Accessed on 20 May 2014.
           "She [Clarice Louise (Wellemeyer) Carlson] is survived by three sisters,...Mrs. Ruth Hanson of Titonka, Iowa,...."

    14. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Burton Alldorf Hanson. Memorial #114205480.
      (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114205480). Accessed in May 2014. Record created by "John Rueter" on 22 July 2013. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa. Gravestone photo posted by "Robbie Decker" on 5 August 2013. Photo of shared gravestone shows the inscription: Hanson | Burton Alldorf, August 7, 1920, August 2, 1979 | Ruth Elizabeth, February 7, 1918, September 9, 2011 | Married Feb. 22, 1943 | Parents of Linda, Bruce, Martha.
           Information reported on the the web site not shown on the gravestone includes: Burton Alldorf Hanson was born in Kossuth County, Iowa, USA; Ruth Elizabeth Hanson's maiden name was Wellemeyer; names and dates for parents and two siblings of Burton Alldorf Hanson.
           It is not possible to determine the original sources of data presented in this database that are not observable in photos of the grave markers.