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Alice <I>Kleinow</I> Behnke

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Alice Kleinow Behnke

Birth
Rantoul, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
6 Mar 1970 (aged 71)
Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Photo: Cordula Maile, next to her grandmother, Hermine Kleinow. Sitting, Alice Behnke holding Cordelia's daughter.

Mrs. Alice Behnke, 71, of 116 Dewey St., Brillion died Friday.

She was born in the town of Rantoul on March 25, 1898, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kleinow.
On May 18, 1921 she married Fred Behnke Jr., in Rantoul, and Mrs. Behnke died in 1958.

Mrs. Behnke moved to Brillion about 10 years ago. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brillion, and the Ladies Aid of the church.

Survivors include two sons, Wilmer and Lester H., Brillion; five daughters, Mrs. Walter (Cordula) Maile, Mrs. Allen (Zapora) Abel, and Mrs. Milton (Dorcella) Lau, Brillion; Mrs. Alverna Bartel, Valders and Mrs. Arthur (Loretta) Krepline, Reedsville; 43 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at Trinity Church, Brillion, with the Rev. Arden Stuebs officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Chilton Times Journal – March 12, 1970
Photo: Cordula Maile, next to her grandmother, Hermine Kleinow. Sitting, Alice Behnke holding Cordelia's daughter.

Mrs. Alice Behnke, 71, of 116 Dewey St., Brillion died Friday.

She was born in the town of Rantoul on March 25, 1898, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kleinow.
On May 18, 1921 she married Fred Behnke Jr., in Rantoul, and Mrs. Behnke died in 1958.

Mrs. Behnke moved to Brillion about 10 years ago. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brillion, and the Ladies Aid of the church.

Survivors include two sons, Wilmer and Lester H., Brillion; five daughters, Mrs. Walter (Cordula) Maile, Mrs. Allen (Zapora) Abel, and Mrs. Milton (Dorcella) Lau, Brillion; Mrs. Alverna Bartel, Valders and Mrs. Arthur (Loretta) Krepline, Reedsville; 43 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at Trinity Church, Brillion, with the Rev. Arden Stuebs officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Chilton Times Journal – March 12, 1970


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129316804/alice-behnke: accessed ), memorial page for Alice Kleinow Behnke (25 Mar 1898–6 Mar 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129316804, citing Trinity Lutheran Cemetery New, Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Rose Mohnsam (contributor 47105797).