Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Wilke, 76, a former Manitowoc resident, will
be at 2p.m. Tuesday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Paul
Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilke died Saturday noon at the Zion Rest Home, Zion, Ill., after a
lingering illness.
The former Amanda Rosenau was born Aug. 30, 1979, in Manitowoc County, the
daughter of William and Augusta Kleinhouse Rosenau. She was married in 1901
to Herman Wilke, and the couple moved to Door County. They moved to Two Rivers
in 1923 and to Manitowoc in 1929. After her husband’s death in 1939, Mrs. Wilke
moved to Deerfield, Ill., to reside with her sister, Mrs. Sam Rockenback.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bernard Schladweiler of Two Rivers; a son,
Ervin Wilke of Manitowoc; six sisters, Mrs. Sam Rockenback of Deerfield, Ill.,
Mrs. Minnie Andres of California, Mrs. Mollie Alexander of Lake Worth, and Mrs.
Ella Dorl, Mrs. Lena Luce and Mrs. Emma Wub, all of Chicago; and two grand-
children.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1956 P. 15
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[d. 07-24-1956 at Scion, IL/age 76 yrs./bur. on Herman and Amanda Wilke lot]
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Wilke, 76, a former Manitowoc resident, will
be at 2p.m. Tuesday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Paul
Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilke died Saturday noon at the Zion Rest Home, Zion, Ill., after a
lingering illness.
The former Amanda Rosenau was born Aug. 30, 1979, in Manitowoc County, the
daughter of William and Augusta Kleinhouse Rosenau. She was married in 1901
to Herman Wilke, and the couple moved to Door County. They moved to Two Rivers
in 1923 and to Manitowoc in 1929. After her husband’s death in 1939, Mrs. Wilke
moved to Deerfield, Ill., to reside with her sister, Mrs. Sam Rockenback.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bernard Schladweiler of Two Rivers; a son,
Ervin Wilke of Manitowoc; six sisters, Mrs. Sam Rockenback of Deerfield, Ill.,
Mrs. Minnie Andres of California, Mrs. Mollie Alexander of Lake Worth, and Mrs.
Ella Dorl, Mrs. Lena Luce and Mrs. Emma Wub, all of Chicago; and two grand-
children.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1956 P. 15
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[d. 07-24-1956 at Scion, IL/age 76 yrs./bur. on Herman and Amanda Wilke lot]
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