Johanna D. Gunnemann, age 93, a resident of Cedar Lake Health Care in West Bend, died on Sept. 27, 2004, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, where she had been a patient the past week. She was surrounded by members of her family at the time of her death.
The oldest of three children, Mrs. Gunnemann was born on July 19, 1911, in Schaller, Iowa, to the Reverend Otto and Anna Maurer Menke.
On June 4, 1935, she was married to the Rev. Louis H. Gunnemann in Manitowoc. As a minister in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ), her husband served parishes in Tipton, Iowa, and Lafayette, Ind., before becoming Professor and Dean of Mission House Seminary near Plymouth in 1953. With the move of the seminary in 1962, he became Dean of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minn. After her husband’s death in 1989, she continued to live in Fridley, Minn., before moving to the Cedar Lake Campuses in West Bend in 1997.
As a young woman, Johanna had served as church organist for the church her father served in Manitowoc. Johanna continued as a active member of the churches her husband served, in the ladies organizations at St. John and Salem Churches in Lafayette Ind., and was an active member of Immanuel UCC in the Town of Herman, Sheboygan County, and St. Anthony Park Congregational UCC in St. Anthony Park, Minn.
She will be remembered by both students and faculty alike at the seminaries at which her husband taught, opening her home to students; she was a gracious hostess and mentor to the students, and when the situation required, lent a nurturing hand.
Since moving to the Cedar Lake Campus, she had been a member of Immanuel UCC in West Bend.
Mrs. Gunnemann is survived by her three children and their spouses, .... She is also survived by five grandchildren; two step-grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson; two sisters-in-law, Elsa Gunnemann of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jeanette Menke of Sheboygan; and two cousins.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Martha Kephart, and one brother, Frederick Menke.
The funeral service and burial will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ, in the Town of Herman, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Arthur Merrill, a friend of the family, will officiate. ...
The Sheboygan Press, September 28, 2004
The oldest of three children, Mrs. Gunnemann was born on July 19, 1911, in Schaller, Iowa, to the Reverend Otto and Anna Maurer Menke.
On June 4, 1935, she was married to the Rev. Louis H. Gunnemann in Manitowoc. As a minister in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ), her husband served parishes in Tipton, Iowa, and Lafayette, Ind., before becoming Professor and Dean of Mission House Seminary near Plymouth in 1953. With the move of the seminary in 1962, he became Dean of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minn. After her husband’s death in 1989, she continued to live in Fridley, Minn., before moving to the Cedar Lake Campuses in West Bend in 1997.
As a young woman, Johanna had served as church organist for the church her father served in Manitowoc. Johanna continued as a active member of the churches her husband served, in the ladies organizations at St. John and Salem Churches in Lafayette Ind., and was an active member of Immanuel UCC in the Town of Herman, Sheboygan County, and St. Anthony Park Congregational UCC in St. Anthony Park, Minn.
She will be remembered by both students and faculty alike at the seminaries at which her husband taught, opening her home to students; she was a gracious hostess and mentor to the students, and when the situation required, lent a nurturing hand.
Since moving to the Cedar Lake Campus, she had been a member of Immanuel UCC in West Bend.
Mrs. Gunnemann is survived by her three children and their spouses, .... She is also survived by five grandchildren; two step-grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson; two sisters-in-law, Elsa Gunnemann of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jeanette Menke of Sheboygan; and two cousins.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Martha Kephart, and one brother, Frederick Menke.
The funeral service and burial will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ, in the Town of Herman, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Arthur Merrill, a friend of the family, will officiate. ...
The Sheboygan Press, September 28, 2004
Johanna D. Gunnemann, age 93, a resident of Cedar Lake Health Care in West Bend, died on Sept. 27, 2004, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, where she had been a patient the past week. She was surrounded by members of her family at the time of her death.
The oldest of three children, Mrs. Gunnemann was born on July 19, 1911, in Schaller, Iowa, to the Reverend Otto and Anna Maurer Menke.
On June 4, 1935, she was married to the Rev. Louis H. Gunnemann in Manitowoc. As a minister in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ), her husband served parishes in Tipton, Iowa, and Lafayette, Ind., before becoming Professor and Dean of Mission House Seminary near Plymouth in 1953. With the move of the seminary in 1962, he became Dean of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minn. After her husband’s death in 1989, she continued to live in Fridley, Minn., before moving to the Cedar Lake Campuses in West Bend in 1997.
As a young woman, Johanna had served as church organist for the church her father served in Manitowoc. Johanna continued as a active member of the churches her husband served, in the ladies organizations at St. John and Salem Churches in Lafayette Ind., and was an active member of Immanuel UCC in the Town of Herman, Sheboygan County, and St. Anthony Park Congregational UCC in St. Anthony Park, Minn.
She will be remembered by both students and faculty alike at the seminaries at which her husband taught, opening her home to students; she was a gracious hostess and mentor to the students, and when the situation required, lent a nurturing hand.
Since moving to the Cedar Lake Campus, she had been a member of Immanuel UCC in West Bend.
Mrs. Gunnemann is survived by her three children and their spouses, .... She is also survived by five grandchildren; two step-grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson; two sisters-in-law, Elsa Gunnemann of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jeanette Menke of Sheboygan; and two cousins.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Martha Kephart, and one brother, Frederick Menke.
The funeral service and burial will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ, in the Town of Herman, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Arthur Merrill, a friend of the family, will officiate. ...
The Sheboygan Press, September 28, 2004
The oldest of three children, Mrs. Gunnemann was born on July 19, 1911, in Schaller, Iowa, to the Reverend Otto and Anna Maurer Menke.
On June 4, 1935, she was married to the Rev. Louis H. Gunnemann in Manitowoc. As a minister in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ), her husband served parishes in Tipton, Iowa, and Lafayette, Ind., before becoming Professor and Dean of Mission House Seminary near Plymouth in 1953. With the move of the seminary in 1962, he became Dean of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minn. After her husband’s death in 1989, she continued to live in Fridley, Minn., before moving to the Cedar Lake Campuses in West Bend in 1997.
As a young woman, Johanna had served as church organist for the church her father served in Manitowoc. Johanna continued as a active member of the churches her husband served, in the ladies organizations at St. John and Salem Churches in Lafayette Ind., and was an active member of Immanuel UCC in the Town of Herman, Sheboygan County, and St. Anthony Park Congregational UCC in St. Anthony Park, Minn.
She will be remembered by both students and faculty alike at the seminaries at which her husband taught, opening her home to students; she was a gracious hostess and mentor to the students, and when the situation required, lent a nurturing hand.
Since moving to the Cedar Lake Campus, she had been a member of Immanuel UCC in West Bend.
Mrs. Gunnemann is survived by her three children and their spouses, .... She is also survived by five grandchildren; two step-grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson; two sisters-in-law, Elsa Gunnemann of Los Angeles, Calif., and Jeanette Menke of Sheboygan; and two cousins.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Martha Kephart, and one brother, Frederick Menke.
The funeral service and burial will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ, in the Town of Herman, on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Arthur Merrill, a friend of the family, will officiate. ...
The Sheboygan Press, September 28, 2004
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