hmtl5 Minnie Clara Wunnenberg b. 14 Oct 1898 Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 30 Oct 1972 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin: Wunnenberg family
Minnie Clara Wunnenberg

Minnie Clara Wunnenberg

Female 1898 - 1972  (74 years)

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  • Name Minnie Clara Wunnenberg 
    Born 14 Oct 1898  Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Oct 1972  Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I88  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2021 

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

    Family Chester Alan McKeown,   b. 09 Nov 1898, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1952, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1920  Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Evelyn Grace McKeown,   b. 01 Dec 1920, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 2014, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Lucille Irene McKeown,   b. 19 Mar 1922, Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 2013, Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Oct 1898 - Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jan 1920 - Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Oct 1972 - Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg wedding photo
    McKeown, Chester and Minnie Wunnenberg wedding photo
    adult children of Fred and Anna Wunnenberg Oct 1936
    adult children of Fred and Anna Wunnenberg Oct 1936
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    Wunnenberg, Minnie
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  • Notes 
    • The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 30 October 1972.
      Minnie C. McKoewn, 74, Darien, Wis., died at 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wis.
      She was born Oct. 14, 1898, in Sperry, the daughter of Fred and Anna Reihman Wunnenberg. She married Chester A. McKeown in Sperry in January, 1920. She was of the Lutheran faith.
      Surviving: Two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, Wis., and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Anderson, Sperry, and Mrs. Mary May Ruschill, Burlington; three brothers, Vernon, Ralph and Alfred Wunnenberg, all of Burlington; four grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
      Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, Prugh's chapel, Rev. W.O. Talley; Kossuth cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Gideon Memorial Bible fund.

      Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin. 30 October 1972.
      Mrs. Minnie McKeown.
      Darien - Mrs. Minnie C. McKeown, 74, a resident here since 1952, died early today in Beloit Memorial Hospital shortly after admittance after a brief illness at home.
      The former Minnie Wunnenberg was born Oct. 14, 1989, at Sperry, Iowa, and was married there in 1920 to Chester A. McKeown. They lived in Mediapolis, Iowa, and in New Mexico, and Mrs. McKoewn came to Darien after the death of her husband in New Mexico in 1952.
      Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters and four brothers, all in Iowa.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S14] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S13] Alice (Wunnenberg) Anderson.

    5. [S15] Iowa Marriage Records, 1850-1937.

    6. [S7] Obituary.