Vernon William Wunnenberg b. 02 Jul 1894 Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 12 Mar 1977 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family

1894 - 1977 (82 years)

Name	Vernon William Wunnenberg
Born	02 Jul 1894	Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	North Miami, Dade County, Florida
Census	1945	North Miami, Dade County, Florida
_MILT	World War I. US Army. 35th Engineering Battalion. Company G.
Died	12 Mar 1977	Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [5]
Buried	15 Mar 1977	Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Buried	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124854743/vernon-william-wunnenberg Aspen Grove Cemetery, Section 324, Row 2. Block 324, Lot 358, grave 05-06
Person ID	I83	Wunnenberg
Last Modified	17 Mar 2023

Father	Fred Chris Wunnenberg, b. 17 Feb 1862, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 25 Feb 1941, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 79 years)
Mother	Anna Mary Riemann, b. 22 Jun 1867, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 27 Nov 1958, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 91 years)
Married	30 Mar 1891	Des Moines County, Iowa
Family ID	F7	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Amelia Lillian Sullivan, b. 11 Sep 1897, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 30 May 1965, Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee (Age 67 years)
Married	23 Feb 1921	Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [6]
Last Modified	18 Mar 2018
Family ID	F44	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 02 Jul 1894 - Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Married - 23 Feb 1921 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Census - 1940 - North Miami, Dade County, Florida
	Census - 1945 - North Miami, Dade County, Florida
	Died - 12 Mar 1977 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
	Buried - 15 Mar 1977 - Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

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Photos » Slide Show		Amelia Lillian Sullivan Wunnenberg
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		Vernon 5th from right group by plane.jpg
		Vernon Amelia un-ided friends.jpg
		Vernon Wunnenberg at the hangar.jpg
		Vernon Wunnenberg by plane.jpg
		Vernon Wunnenberg older.jpg
		adult children of Fred and Anna Wunnenberg Oct 1936
		Wunnenberg 24
		Wunnenberg double exposure: Vernon with his father and unidentified man in the back
		Wunnenberg & Bremer families Bremer, Riemann and Wunnenberg families. Left to right, back row: Alice Wunnenberg, Vernon Wunnenberg, Joseph Schmeiser, unknown man, Frederick William "Will" Bremer, Fred Meyer, Uncle William Bremer, Herbert Wunnenberg, and Nellie E. Riepe. Seated middle row: Anna Mary Riemann Wunnenberg, Louise Marie Ruckenbrod Bremer, Mary Elizabeth Riemann Schmeiser, Aunt Mathilda Kuchel Bremer, Grandma Dorthea Marie Bremer Riemann, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Margaret Peters Bremer, Unknown Riepe, Minnie Riemann Meyer, Unknown Riepe, and unknown woman in hat. Children seated on lawn: Ralph Wunnenberg, Mildred and Ralph Bremer, Vera and Orval Milton Schmeiser, unknown, unknown, Pearl Wunnenberg, unknown, and Eddy Slater.
		Wunnenberg, Fred's fifty third birthday celebration with family
		Vernon & Amelia Left to right: Ralph Wunnenberg, Vernon Wunnenberg, Amelia (Sullivan) Wunnenberg and Amelia's sister, Agnes Sullivan.

Documents » Slide Show		Wunnenberg,Vernon WWI draft registration card
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Headstones

WunnenbergVernonandAmelia.jpg
Plot: Section 324, Row 2.
Plot: 324 358 05-06

Notes

Vernon W. Wunnenberg, 82, of 2048 Gnahn, died at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in Klein hospital.
He was born July 2, 1894, in Sperry, the son of Fred and Anna Riemann Wunnenberg. Feb 23, 1921, he married Amelia Sullivan; she died May 30, 1965.
He was a pioneer aviator, a retired aircraft mechanic and pilot and an Army veteran of World War I. He was a Protestant, a member of Veterans of World War I, OX-5 Club, and Antique Airplane Assn.
Surviving: Two brothers, Alfred, Burlington, with whom he made his home, Ralph, Burlington; one sister, Mrs. Roy (Alice) Anderson, Sperry; a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Prugh's chapel, Rev. Dale A. Hempen; Aspen Grove cemetery.
Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 13 March 1977

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World War I draft registration card.
Vernon W. Wunnenberg. Birth data: 2 July 1894 Home address: 1146 (can't read street name), Burlington, Iowa. Natural born citizen. Place of birth: Sperry, Iowa. Occupation: Machinist. Employer: Burlington Machine Works. Marriage status: single. Height: medium. Build: slender. Eyes: brown. Hair: brown.

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US Army Transport Service Passenger Lists:
Name: Vernon W Wunnenberg
Departure Date: 11 Apr 1919
Departure Place: Bordeaux, France
Arrival Date: 23 Apr 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Sperry IA
Mother: Anna Wunnenberg
Ship: SANTA TERESA
Military Unit: CO G 35 ENG
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2857660
EAA was in Rockford 1959-1968 or 69.
https://www.eaa.org/airventure/about-eaa-airventure-oshkosh/history/the-early-years-of-eaa-fly-in
Name: Vernon W Wunnenberg
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1894
Death Date: 12 Mar 1977
SSN: 265093404
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1918
Discharge Date: 1 Jul 1919
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS file [9]

Sources

[S10] Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947.
[S14] 1900 US census.
[S16] World War I draft registration.
[S13] Alice (Wunnenberg) Anderson.
[S9] Social Security Death Index.
[S15] Iowa Marriage Records, 1850-1937.
[S6] Find a Grave.
[S7] Obituary.
[S25] US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File.

Wunnenberg Families

including riemann, bremer, hinson and schmeiser

Vernon William Wunnenberg