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Meta Marie <I>Strodthoff Schwandt</I> Behnke

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Meta Marie Strodthoff Schwandt Behnke

Birth
Newtonburg, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
9 Jul 1939 (aged 76)
Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
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META BEHNKE

Mrs. Meta Behnke, 76, lifelong resident of the county, died Sunday morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Bubolz of Reedsville. She had been a
sufferer with arthritis for three years and confined to her bed the past year.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the St. John Evangelical
church, the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Mrs. Behnke, nee Meta Strodthoff, was born in Newton in 1862 and in 1882 was
married to William Schwandt. They located in Collins. He died in 1885 and the
next year she was married to Rudolph Behnke. They located in Rockland where Mr.
Behnke operated a cheese factory. In 1918 they moved to this city. Mr. Behnke
was employed at the Aluminum Goods plant. He died last January.
Survivors are three sons, Otto of Milwaukee, Edwin of Clintonville, and Walter
of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Bubolz of Reedsville, Mrs. Martin Stecker of
Manitowoc Rapids; three brothers, Herman, of Manitowoc Rapid, William of
Rockwood, and Henry of Tujonga, Calif., 25 grandchildren and nine great-grand-
children.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 10, 1939 P. 2
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[bur. 07-11-1939/age 76 yrs./cause: myocardial degeneration]
(Mrs. Rudolph Behnke/nee Meta Strodthoff/76yrs. 7mo. 9days/d. July 29, 1939/
St. John's United Church of Christ)
META BEHNKE

Mrs. Meta Behnke, 76, lifelong resident of the county, died Sunday morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Bubolz of Reedsville. She had been a
sufferer with arthritis for three years and confined to her bed the past year.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the St. John Evangelical
church, the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Mrs. Behnke, nee Meta Strodthoff, was born in Newton in 1862 and in 1882 was
married to William Schwandt. They located in Collins. He died in 1885 and the
next year she was married to Rudolph Behnke. They located in Rockland where Mr.
Behnke operated a cheese factory. In 1918 they moved to this city. Mr. Behnke
was employed at the Aluminum Goods plant. He died last January.
Survivors are three sons, Otto of Milwaukee, Edwin of Clintonville, and Walter
of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Bubolz of Reedsville, Mrs. Martin Stecker of
Manitowoc Rapids; three brothers, Herman, of Manitowoc Rapid, William of
Rockwood, and Henry of Tujonga, Calif., 25 grandchildren and nine great-grand-
children.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 10, 1939 P. 2
*******
[bur. 07-11-1939/age 76 yrs./cause: myocardial degeneration]
(Mrs. Rudolph Behnke/nee Meta Strodthoff/76yrs. 7mo. 9days/d. July 29, 1939/
St. John's United Church of Christ)

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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94289944/meta_marie-behnke: accessed ), memorial page for Meta Marie Strodthoff Schwandt Behnke (30 Nov 1862–9 Jul 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94289944, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).