Emma Berning
Emma Josephine Berning, 98, Sinsinawa, died peacefully Nov. 29, 2010 at Stonehill Franciscan Services in Dubuque, Iowa.
Emma was born on March 25, 1912 in Jamestown Township, the daughter of Frank and Angeline (Vosberg) Wiederholt. She married Aloysius Berning on May 10, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kieler. They were married 71 years when he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 2003.
Emma was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church parish and the Council of Catholic Women. She was a homemaker and loved sewing, crocheting, quilting, genealogy, organ music, playing cards and time spent with family and friends. All of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren brought her much joy.
Survivors include four daughters: Bernadette (Douglas) Hilby, Dubuque, Iowa; Mary Ann (Eugene) Wessling, Omaha, Neb.; Jenelle Berning, Dubuque; Joyce (Ronald) Lansing, Luxemburg, Iowa; six sons: Richard (Mary) Berning, Sinsinawa; Gerald (Marilyn) Berning, Cuba City; Clarence (Arlene Lee, friend) Berning, Platteville; Lloyd (Janet) Berning, Sinsinawa; John (Ellen) Berning, Menominee, Ill.; Mark (Jane) Berning, Dubuque; 45 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 106 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Thor, Madison; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, Emma was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Judy Berning; four grandchildren: Jeff, Joe and Frank Berning, and Elizabeth Wessling; a great-grandson, Nathan Wessling; one sister, Ruth (John) Hentrich; two brothers, Raymond (Gertrude) Wiederholt and PFC Frank H. Wiederholt ( Killed in action of battle of Fort DRIANT - 5th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Regiment - WWII); and one brother-in-law, Walter Thor.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sinsinawa. The Rev. Cy Weisensel will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at Casey Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Cuba City, where the parish rosary will be prayed at 1:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home before the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.
The family would like to thank the "special angels" that took care of Emma during her short stay at Stonehill Franciscan Services. "Since I'm the last member of the Frank and Angie Wiederholt family from this area, when I leave this world, I'll have to put out the light and lock the door."
Emma Josephine Berning, 98, Sinsinawa, died peacefully Nov. 29, 2010 at Stonehill Franciscan Services in Dubuque, Iowa.
Emma was born on March 25, 1912 in Jamestown Township, the daughter of Frank and Angeline (Vosberg) Wiederholt. She married Aloysius Berning on May 10, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kieler. They were married 71 years when he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 2003.
Emma was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church parish and the Council of Catholic Women. She was a homemaker and loved sewing, crocheting, quilting, genealogy, organ music, playing cards and time spent with family and friends. All of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren brought her much joy.
Survivors include four daughters: Bernadette (Douglas) Hilby, Dubuque, Iowa; Mary Ann (Eugene) Wessling, Omaha, Neb.; Jenelle Berning, Dubuque; Joyce (Ronald) Lansing, Luxemburg, Iowa; six sons: Richard (Mary) Berning, Sinsinawa; Gerald (Marilyn) Berning, Cuba City; Clarence (Arlene Lee, friend) Berning, Platteville; Lloyd (Janet) Berning, Sinsinawa; John (Ellen) Berning, Menominee, Ill.; Mark (Jane) Berning, Dubuque; 45 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 106 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Thor, Madison; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, Emma was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Judy Berning; four grandchildren: Jeff, Joe and Frank Berning, and Elizabeth Wessling; a great-grandson, Nathan Wessling; one sister, Ruth (John) Hentrich; two brothers, Raymond (Gertrude) Wiederholt and PFC Frank H. Wiederholt ( Killed in action of battle of Fort DRIANT - 5th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Regiment - WWII); and one brother-in-law, Walter Thor.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sinsinawa. The Rev. Cy Weisensel will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at Casey Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Cuba City, where the parish rosary will be prayed at 1:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home before the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.
The family would like to thank the "special angels" that took care of Emma during her short stay at Stonehill Franciscan Services. "Since I'm the last member of the Frank and Angie Wiederholt family from this area, when I leave this world, I'll have to put out the light and lock the door."
Emma Berning
Emma Josephine Berning, 98, Sinsinawa, died peacefully Nov. 29, 2010 at Stonehill Franciscan Services in Dubuque, Iowa.
Emma was born on March 25, 1912 in Jamestown Township, the daughter of Frank and Angeline (Vosberg) Wiederholt. She married Aloysius Berning on May 10, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kieler. They were married 71 years when he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 2003.
Emma was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church parish and the Council of Catholic Women. She was a homemaker and loved sewing, crocheting, quilting, genealogy, organ music, playing cards and time spent with family and friends. All of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren brought her much joy.
Survivors include four daughters: Bernadette (Douglas) Hilby, Dubuque, Iowa; Mary Ann (Eugene) Wessling, Omaha, Neb.; Jenelle Berning, Dubuque; Joyce (Ronald) Lansing, Luxemburg, Iowa; six sons: Richard (Mary) Berning, Sinsinawa; Gerald (Marilyn) Berning, Cuba City; Clarence (Arlene Lee, friend) Berning, Platteville; Lloyd (Janet) Berning, Sinsinawa; John (Ellen) Berning, Menominee, Ill.; Mark (Jane) Berning, Dubuque; 45 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 106 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Thor, Madison; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, Emma was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Judy Berning; four grandchildren: Jeff, Joe and Frank Berning, and Elizabeth Wessling; a great-grandson, Nathan Wessling; one sister, Ruth (John) Hentrich; two brothers, Raymond (Gertrude) Wiederholt and PFC Frank H. Wiederholt ( Killed in action of battle of Fort DRIANT - 5th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Regiment - WWII); and one brother-in-law, Walter Thor.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sinsinawa. The Rev. Cy Weisensel will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at Casey Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Cuba City, where the parish rosary will be prayed at 1:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home before the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.
The family would like to thank the "special angels" that took care of Emma during her short stay at Stonehill Franciscan Services. "Since I'm the last member of the Frank and Angie Wiederholt family from this area, when I leave this world, I'll have to put out the light and lock the door."
Emma Josephine Berning, 98, Sinsinawa, died peacefully Nov. 29, 2010 at Stonehill Franciscan Services in Dubuque, Iowa.
Emma was born on March 25, 1912 in Jamestown Township, the daughter of Frank and Angeline (Vosberg) Wiederholt. She married Aloysius Berning on May 10, 1932 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kieler. They were married 71 years when he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 2003.
Emma was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church parish and the Council of Catholic Women. She was a homemaker and loved sewing, crocheting, quilting, genealogy, organ music, playing cards and time spent with family and friends. All of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren brought her much joy.
Survivors include four daughters: Bernadette (Douglas) Hilby, Dubuque, Iowa; Mary Ann (Eugene) Wessling, Omaha, Neb.; Jenelle Berning, Dubuque; Joyce (Ronald) Lansing, Luxemburg, Iowa; six sons: Richard (Mary) Berning, Sinsinawa; Gerald (Marilyn) Berning, Cuba City; Clarence (Arlene Lee, friend) Berning, Platteville; Lloyd (Janet) Berning, Sinsinawa; John (Ellen) Berning, Menominee, Ill.; Mark (Jane) Berning, Dubuque; 45 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 106 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Thor, Madison; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, Emma was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Judy Berning; four grandchildren: Jeff, Joe and Frank Berning, and Elizabeth Wessling; a great-grandson, Nathan Wessling; one sister, Ruth (John) Hentrich; two brothers, Raymond (Gertrude) Wiederholt and PFC Frank H. Wiederholt ( Killed in action of battle of Fort DRIANT - 5th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Regiment - WWII); and one brother-in-law, Walter Thor.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sinsinawa. The Rev. Cy Weisensel will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at Casey Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Cuba City, where the parish rosary will be prayed at 1:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home before the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.
The family would like to thank the "special angels" that took care of Emma during her short stay at Stonehill Franciscan Services. "Since I'm the last member of the Frank and Angie Wiederholt family from this area, when I leave this world, I'll have to put out the light and lock the door."
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