Minnie was born in Stapleton, NY. Her parents arrived in America from Germany about four years before her birth. Several years after her birth they moved to the Town of How, Oconto County, WI. Minnie lived in that area until her death. Minnie's parents Otto Pethke and his mother lived on adjoining farms. Travel was difficult in those days and so it was quite common to ind your future partner next door.
Minnie and Otto were married on 20 Aug 1908 at SJLC, Hayes, WI, the church where both of their families were members, and where Otto and Minnie remained active members all their lives. It was formerly called German Lutheran church. Minnie was sixteen and Otto was thirty at Marriage. Thje attendants at their wedding were Herman Ruch, a nephew of Otto, Maria Kolberg, sister of Minnie, and Hannah Pethke, a niece of Otto and Alvin Hischke, a friend of Otto and a brother of his brother's wife. Rev. Plass married them. No wedding pictures were taken as Otto did not believe in that. Mininie had been confirmed in the same church on 08 April 1906 in a class of ten. Her confirmation text was I Tim. 6:12. A cousin, Augusta Kolberg, was confirmed on the same day. Otto had been confirmed there in 1890. Minnie belonged to the Ladies' Aid Society of the church and Otto held many church offices.
Minnie had always been very kind and generous to everyone, giving handouts to hobos who often passed that way, offering meals to traveling salesmen, and babysitting for others. She used to card wool, spin her own yarn, and then knit with her homespun yarn. She kept all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren supplied with nice warm mittens. in later years she purchased the yarn. After Otto's death, she worked for mothers with newborns, for elderly people, and she would travel to Milwaukee to visit her children Walter, Hildegard and Harold, and other relatives who lived there. She always liked having children around. She was strong-willed though, and would not give in to having an indoor bathroom, saying she had gone to the toilet all her live and would until she died, AND SHE DID TOO! She was modern in other ways though. She had a pug form many years, then wore a rat, and finally when her hair had been white for many ears, she had her hair cut and permed for the first time. She was a very hard worker and was quite round-shouldered. Minnie suffered many heart attacks over a three year to four year period, but she never gave up. Her mind was always clear as a bell. Five minutes before she died, she asked her daughter, Emma, if she could comb her hair, and then she peacefully passed away.
Minnie and Otto were married on 20 Aug 1908 at SJLC, Hayes, WI, the church where both of their families were members, and where Otto and Minnie remained active members all their lives. It was formerly called German Lutheran church. Minnie was sixteen and Otto was thirty at Marriage. Thje attendants at their wedding were Herman Ruch, a nephew of Otto, Maria Kolberg, sister of Minnie, and Hannah Pethke, a niece of Otto and Alvin Hischke, a friend of Otto and a brother of his brother's wife. Rev. Plass married them. No wedding pictures were taken as Otto did not believe in that. Mininie had been confirmed in the same church on 08 April 1906 in a class of ten. Her confirmation text was I Tim. 6:12. A cousin, Augusta Kolberg, was confirmed on the same day. Otto had been confirmed there in 1890. Minnie belonged to the Ladies' Aid Society of the church and Otto held many church offices.
Minnie had always been very kind and generous to everyone, giving handouts to hobos who often passed that way, offering meals to traveling salesmen, and babysitting for others. She used to card wool, spin her own yarn, and then knit with her homespun yarn. She kept all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren supplied with nice warm mittens. in later years she purchased the yarn. After Otto's death, she worked for mothers with newborns, for elderly people, and she would travel to Milwaukee to visit her children Walter, Hildegard and Harold, and other relatives who lived there. She always liked having children around. She was strong-willed though, and would not give in to having an indoor bathroom, saying she had gone to the toilet all her live and would until she died, AND SHE DID TOO! She was modern in other ways though. She had a pug form many years, then wore a rat, and finally when her hair had been white for many ears, she had her hair cut and permed for the first time. She was a very hard worker and was quite round-shouldered. Minnie suffered many heart attacks over a three year to four year period, but she never gave up. Her mind was always clear as a bell. Five minutes before she died, she asked her daughter, Emma, if she could comb her hair, and then she peacefully passed away.
Minnie was born in Stapleton, NY. Her parents arrived in America from Germany about four years before her birth. Several years after her birth they moved to the Town of How, Oconto County, WI. Minnie lived in that area until her death. Minnie's parents Otto Pethke and his mother lived on adjoining farms. Travel was difficult in those days and so it was quite common to ind your future partner next door.
Minnie and Otto were married on 20 Aug 1908 at SJLC, Hayes, WI, the church where both of their families were members, and where Otto and Minnie remained active members all their lives. It was formerly called German Lutheran church. Minnie was sixteen and Otto was thirty at Marriage. Thje attendants at their wedding were Herman Ruch, a nephew of Otto, Maria Kolberg, sister of Minnie, and Hannah Pethke, a niece of Otto and Alvin Hischke, a friend of Otto and a brother of his brother's wife. Rev. Plass married them. No wedding pictures were taken as Otto did not believe in that. Mininie had been confirmed in the same church on 08 April 1906 in a class of ten. Her confirmation text was I Tim. 6:12. A cousin, Augusta Kolberg, was confirmed on the same day. Otto had been confirmed there in 1890. Minnie belonged to the Ladies' Aid Society of the church and Otto held many church offices.
Minnie had always been very kind and generous to everyone, giving handouts to hobos who often passed that way, offering meals to traveling salesmen, and babysitting for others. She used to card wool, spin her own yarn, and then knit with her homespun yarn. She kept all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren supplied with nice warm mittens. in later years she purchased the yarn. After Otto's death, she worked for mothers with newborns, for elderly people, and she would travel to Milwaukee to visit her children Walter, Hildegard and Harold, and other relatives who lived there. She always liked having children around. She was strong-willed though, and would not give in to having an indoor bathroom, saying she had gone to the toilet all her live and would until she died, AND SHE DID TOO! She was modern in other ways though. She had a pug form many years, then wore a rat, and finally when her hair had been white for many ears, she had her hair cut and permed for the first time. She was a very hard worker and was quite round-shouldered. Minnie suffered many heart attacks over a three year to four year period, but she never gave up. Her mind was always clear as a bell. Five minutes before she died, she asked her daughter, Emma, if she could comb her hair, and then she peacefully passed away.
Minnie and Otto were married on 20 Aug 1908 at SJLC, Hayes, WI, the church where both of their families were members, and where Otto and Minnie remained active members all their lives. It was formerly called German Lutheran church. Minnie was sixteen and Otto was thirty at Marriage. Thje attendants at their wedding were Herman Ruch, a nephew of Otto, Maria Kolberg, sister of Minnie, and Hannah Pethke, a niece of Otto and Alvin Hischke, a friend of Otto and a brother of his brother's wife. Rev. Plass married them. No wedding pictures were taken as Otto did not believe in that. Mininie had been confirmed in the same church on 08 April 1906 in a class of ten. Her confirmation text was I Tim. 6:12. A cousin, Augusta Kolberg, was confirmed on the same day. Otto had been confirmed there in 1890. Minnie belonged to the Ladies' Aid Society of the church and Otto held many church offices.
Minnie had always been very kind and generous to everyone, giving handouts to hobos who often passed that way, offering meals to traveling salesmen, and babysitting for others. She used to card wool, spin her own yarn, and then knit with her homespun yarn. She kept all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren supplied with nice warm mittens. in later years she purchased the yarn. After Otto's death, she worked for mothers with newborns, for elderly people, and she would travel to Milwaukee to visit her children Walter, Hildegard and Harold, and other relatives who lived there. She always liked having children around. She was strong-willed though, and would not give in to having an indoor bathroom, saying she had gone to the toilet all her live and would until she died, AND SHE DID TOO! She was modern in other ways though. She had a pug form many years, then wore a rat, and finally when her hair had been white for many ears, she had her hair cut and permed for the first time. She was a very hard worker and was quite round-shouldered. Minnie suffered many heart attacks over a three year to four year period, but she never gave up. Her mind was always clear as a bell. Five minutes before she died, she asked her daughter, Emma, if she could comb her hair, and then she peacefully passed away.
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