Clarence Frederick Wunnenberg
1889 - 1980 (90 years)
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Name Clarence Frederick Wunnenberg Born 8 Dec 1889 Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Gender Male Census 1925 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Census 1930 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Census 1940 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Died 18 Jun 1980 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2, 3, 6, 7] Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [6, 7] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9499661/clarence-frederick-wunnenberg
TT2 Addition, lot 5
Person ID I62 Wunnenberg Last Modified 20 Mar 2023
Father Otto Henry Wunnenberg, b. 28 Feb 1860, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 27 Apr 1942, Franklin Township, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 82 years) Mother Anna Marie Charlotte Sielerman, b. 05 Oct 1861, Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 26 Apr 1945, Iowa (Age 83 years) Married 29 Sep 1886 - Des Moines County, Iowa marriage book #13, page 62: Wunnenberg, Otto 26; br. Sulerman, Annie 24; no return.
Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie Salomie Ruppert, b. 14 Feb 1887, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa , d. 27 Sep 1971, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 84 years) Married 05 Jul 1917 Children 1. Clarice Marie Wunnenberg, b. 18 Sep 1918, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa , d. 26 Oct 1939 (Age 21 years)Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 Family ID F36 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 8 Dec 1889 - Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Census - 1925 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Census - 1930 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Census - 1940 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 
Died - 18 Jun 1980 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Buried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents Wunnenberg, Clarence WWI draft registration card
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Notes - Birth, death and burial information Iowa Cemetery Book, Brown/Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. Also from obituary.
Also from Delayed Birth Index, book #1, Des Moines County, Iowa, page 66. Record #330.
D/b: 8 Dec 1889, PL/B: Franklin Twp., Des Moines Co., Iowa.
F: Wunnenberg, Otto. PL/B: Benton Twp, Des Moines Co, IA.
Mo: Sielerman, Anna M. C. PL/B: Des Moines Co, IA.
Evidence:
#1: Bapt Record: Evang Ch., K. Scheibe, Paster - Benton Twp 27 Apr 18??
#2: Bankers Life Ins. #566409 2 Mar 1923
#3: Army Disch. 15 May 1919
#4: School record, Woodruff, supt. 1896.
Photocopies from Celia Crawford.
- Brown/Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa Cemetery Book, lists the tombstones from Clarence, Maria and Clarice. However, Clarence's obituary gives the name as Elmwood Cemetery.
- Clarence F. Wunnenberg
Morning Sun – Clarence F. Wunnenberg, 90, died Wednesday, June 18, at St. Francis Continuation Care center, Burlington. He was born to Otto and Anna Seilerman Wunnenberg Dec. 8, 1889, in Des Moines county. July 5, 1917 he married Marie Ruppert at Oquawka, Ill.
He was a retired Morning Sun postmaster, a World War I veteran and a member of Hays-Scott Post 112 American Legion, serving as post adjutant for many years. He was secretary of Zerah Lodge, AF&AM and a member of Eastern Star, Morning Sun Lions club and First United Presbyterian church. Surviving: two sisters, Mary and Grace Wunnenberg, 2415 S. Main, Burlington.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Pierce funeral home, the Rev. Fred Harris, Elmwood cemetery. A memorial has been established.
Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Thursday, 19 June 1980. Page 15.
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- Birth, death and burial information Iowa Cemetery Book, Brown/Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. Also from obituary.
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