ST. PAUL — Ella M. Aschwege, 97, of St. Paul, formerly of the Palmer area, died on April 14, 2014, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. May 3 at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Thomas Clark will officiate. Inurnment will be at 1:45 p.m. in Rose Hill Cemetery at Palmer. Greenway Funeral Home in Palmer is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on March 26, 1917, in Howard County near Palmer to Edward and Ida (Wagner) Kunze.
She married Raymond Aschwege on July 22, 1939, in Leigh. He died on Feb. 10, 1979.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son, Paul of St. Paul, and a sister-in-law, Fern Kunze of Grand Island.
Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
Ella was raised near Palmer and attended District 63 School near Palmer. After her schooling, she helped on the family farm and also milked cows.
After meeting her future husband at a dance, Ella and Raymond were united in marriage. They farmed and raised cattle, hogs and chickens.
Ella enjoyed gardening, playing cards at neighborhood card parties and traveling, including going to Alaska and Hawaii.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Robert; an infant daughter; five brothers, Ted, Walt, Albert, Reinhart and Max Kunze; and four sisters, Millie Kamper, Frieda Lautenschlager, Helen Bjorkland and Alma Kunze.
ST. PAUL — Ella M. Aschwege, 97, of St. Paul, formerly of the Palmer area, died on April 14, 2014, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. May 3 at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Thomas Clark will officiate. Inurnment will be at 1:45 p.m. in Rose Hill Cemetery at Palmer. Greenway Funeral Home in Palmer is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on March 26, 1917, in Howard County near Palmer to Edward and Ida (Wagner) Kunze.
She married Raymond Aschwege on July 22, 1939, in Leigh. He died on Feb. 10, 1979.
Survivors of the immediate family include a son, Paul of St. Paul, and a sister-in-law, Fern Kunze of Grand Island.
Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
Ella was raised near Palmer and attended District 63 School near Palmer. After her schooling, she helped on the family farm and also milked cows.
After meeting her future husband at a dance, Ella and Raymond were united in marriage. They farmed and raised cattle, hogs and chickens.
Ella enjoyed gardening, playing cards at neighborhood card parties and traveling, including going to Alaska and Hawaii.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Robert; an infant daughter; five brothers, Ted, Walt, Albert, Reinhart and Max Kunze; and four sisters, Millie Kamper, Frieda Lautenschlager, Helen Bjorkland and Alma Kunze.
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