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Catherine <I>Wiese</I> Winch

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Catherine Wiese Winch

Birth
Sulfeld, Kreis Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
21 Feb 1941 (aged 92)
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Boyden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Catherine Weiß [Weiss] was born on December 28, 1848 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany the daughter of Benjamin Leopold Weiß [Weiss] (1814-1853) and Christina Susanna (Pfefferle) Weiß (1815-1901).

After her father had died in Germany in 1853, she came to America in 1854 with her mother and siblings locating first in upper Sandusky Ohio and later in Clayton, Iowa.

Catherine married William Winch on August 11, 1865 and were the parents of nine children.

~Henry b. 1867 d. 1882
~Mary Christine b. August 25, 1868
~William F. b. 1872 d. 1950
~Kathryne b. November 29, 1874 d. January 11, 1951
~Bertha b. 1876
~Clara Amanda b. February 1878 d. August 31, 1963
~Charles Augustus b. October 16, 1881
~Edith b. June 9, 1888 d. July 6, 1962
~George b. July 3, 1889 d. June 28, 1955

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OBITUARY
Le Mars Daily Sentinel; February 25, 1941
Mrs. Catherine Winch Dies Following Fall

Mrs. Catherine Winch, 92, a resident of Le Mars the past twenty-one years, died at the Sacred Heart hospital in this city Friday morning of complications from a broken hip suffered in a fall at her home three weeks ago. Up to the time of the accident Mrs. Winch enjoyed excellent health and was remarkable for her activity, her vigor, her sensible views and general outlook on life.

Born at Sulsfeldt, Germany, December 28, 1848, Catherine Wiese came with her parents to America landing New York in 1854. The family went from there to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and lived in Wyandotte county where she attended the public schools and grew up.

The family came West in 1864 and settled near Elkport, Clayton county, Iowa. While living in Clayton county she married to William Winch in 1865 and they engaged in farming. They were early settlers in Sioux county near Hull where they farmed many years and later resided in the town of Hull moving there in 1903, coming to Le Mars in 1919.

Nine children were born to them. Their oldest son died in 1882 and Mr. Winch died in Le Mars in 1923. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Katherine Williams of Le Mars, Mrs. Mary Gasser of Sioux City, William Winch of Homer, Neb., Charles Winch and Mrs. Bertha Olsen of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Edith Gilliland of Laredo, Texas, Dr. George Winch of George, Iowa, Mrs. Neil Dunnick of Hull, Iowa.

Mrs. Winch was a member of the Methodist church and its kindred societies. She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. She was an active worker in the church and in the various organizations of which she was a member during a long and useful life.

When with her husband she settled in Sioux county the country was verdant prairie land and settlers were few and far between. The Winch home was noted for its hospitality in early days despite the grasshopper plagues and other drawbacks and was a stopping place for travelers and itinerant ministers, one of whom was lodged free and boarded for two years in order that the sparsely scattered settlers from Sheldon, Iowa, to Yankton in the Dakota Territory could benefit from the missionary efforts of the preacher.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon in the First Methodist Church. Interment was made in the cemetery at Boyden.
Catherine Weiß [Weiss] was born on December 28, 1848 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany the daughter of Benjamin Leopold Weiß [Weiss] (1814-1853) and Christina Susanna (Pfefferle) Weiß (1815-1901).

After her father had died in Germany in 1853, she came to America in 1854 with her mother and siblings locating first in upper Sandusky Ohio and later in Clayton, Iowa.

Catherine married William Winch on August 11, 1865 and were the parents of nine children.

~Henry b. 1867 d. 1882
~Mary Christine b. August 25, 1868
~William F. b. 1872 d. 1950
~Kathryne b. November 29, 1874 d. January 11, 1951
~Bertha b. 1876
~Clara Amanda b. February 1878 d. August 31, 1963
~Charles Augustus b. October 16, 1881
~Edith b. June 9, 1888 d. July 6, 1962
~George b. July 3, 1889 d. June 28, 1955

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OBITUARY
Le Mars Daily Sentinel; February 25, 1941
Mrs. Catherine Winch Dies Following Fall

Mrs. Catherine Winch, 92, a resident of Le Mars the past twenty-one years, died at the Sacred Heart hospital in this city Friday morning of complications from a broken hip suffered in a fall at her home three weeks ago. Up to the time of the accident Mrs. Winch enjoyed excellent health and was remarkable for her activity, her vigor, her sensible views and general outlook on life.

Born at Sulsfeldt, Germany, December 28, 1848, Catherine Wiese came with her parents to America landing New York in 1854. The family went from there to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and lived in Wyandotte county where she attended the public schools and grew up.

The family came West in 1864 and settled near Elkport, Clayton county, Iowa. While living in Clayton county she married to William Winch in 1865 and they engaged in farming. They were early settlers in Sioux county near Hull where they farmed many years and later resided in the town of Hull moving there in 1903, coming to Le Mars in 1919.

Nine children were born to them. Their oldest son died in 1882 and Mr. Winch died in Le Mars in 1923. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Katherine Williams of Le Mars, Mrs. Mary Gasser of Sioux City, William Winch of Homer, Neb., Charles Winch and Mrs. Bertha Olsen of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Edith Gilliland of Laredo, Texas, Dr. George Winch of George, Iowa, Mrs. Neil Dunnick of Hull, Iowa.

Mrs. Winch was a member of the Methodist church and its kindred societies. She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. She was an active worker in the church and in the various organizations of which she was a member during a long and useful life.

When with her husband she settled in Sioux county the country was verdant prairie land and settlers were few and far between. The Winch home was noted for its hospitality in early days despite the grasshopper plagues and other drawbacks and was a stopping place for travelers and itinerant ministers, one of whom was lodged free and boarded for two years in order that the sparsely scattered settlers from Sheldon, Iowa, to Yankton in the Dakota Territory could benefit from the missionary efforts of the preacher.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon in the First Methodist Church. Interment was made in the cemetery at Boyden.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135253573/catherine-winch: accessed ), memorial page for Catherine Wiese Winch (28 Dec 1848–21 Feb 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135253573, citing Sheridan Township Cemetery, Boyden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Bob (contributor 48164352).