She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on March 27, 1848, and married John Westhoff there on June 16, 1867. They moved to this area in 1869 and settled on their farm six miles east of St. Paul in 1870. She was bed-fast for the last five years, and she leaves behind, 118 surviving descendants.
Funeral was held at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Girard, conducted by Rev. Father Casimir and buried in Greenbush Cemetery.
Bio. By Merleen Westhoff Ellis
She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on March 27, 1848, and married John Westhoff there on June 16, 1867. They moved to this area in 1869 and settled on their farm six miles east of St. Paul in 1870. She was bed-fast for the last five years, and she leaves behind, 118 surviving descendants.
Funeral was held at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Girard, conducted by Rev. Father Casimir and buried in Greenbush Cemetery.
Bio. By Merleen Westhoff Ellis
Family Members
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Leo James Westhoff
1868–1935
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Philip Lewis Westhoff
1870–1946
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Mary Catherine Westhoff McKinney
1873–1942
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William Henry Westhoff
1874–1963
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Anna Elizabeth Westhoff
1878–1895
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Thomas Albert Westhoff
1880–1919
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Joseph Michael Westhoff
1882–1954
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Rosa Ella Westhoff Hammerbacher
1884–1944
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Francis Edward Westhoff
1886–1963
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Clara Agnes Westhoff Hammerbacher
1889–1959
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