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Augusta <I>Gronke</I> Kissner

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Augusta Gronke Kissner

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10 May 1904 (aged 89)
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA
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Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Born in Prussia she first married Carl Kissner. They had two children, August and Charles. When Carl died she married his brother Ludwig and had children: Albertina (Wiese), Frederick, Wilhelmina (Redetzke), William, Theodore, Herman and Augusta (Utecht). Luwdig and Augusta emigrated to Wisconsin July 1862 from Ratschin, Prussia (now Raczyn, Poland). Ludwig was buried in Owatonna in 1887. Augusta then lived with her children and finally with Wilhelmina in Yellow Medicine County.

Echo Enterprise May 13, 1904
Obituary
Augusta Kissner Grunke was born in Bromberg, Germany, and died at the home of her daughter, Minnie Redetzke, May 10 having reached the age of 89 years, 2 months and 25 days.
From Germany she moved to Princeton, Wisc., and later to Owatonna, Minn., where her husband died, after which she lived for some time with her children at Sleepy Eye, this state, but for the last two years and a half had made her home with her daughter, Minnie Redetzke, west of town. She was a member of the Evangelical Church and was known as an earnest Christian woman. She enjoyed the best of health until about a year ago since which time she has been slowly failing. Her eyesight was unusually good for one of her advanced years and she was able to read without the use of glasses.
Three daughters, five sons and forty-two grandchildren are left to mourn her loss.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the German M.E. church. Reverend Bieremann conducting the service.
Born in Prussia she first married Carl Kissner. They had two children, August and Charles. When Carl died she married his brother Ludwig and had children: Albertina (Wiese), Frederick, Wilhelmina (Redetzke), William, Theodore, Herman and Augusta (Utecht). Luwdig and Augusta emigrated to Wisconsin July 1862 from Ratschin, Prussia (now Raczyn, Poland). Ludwig was buried in Owatonna in 1887. Augusta then lived with her children and finally with Wilhelmina in Yellow Medicine County.

Echo Enterprise May 13, 1904
Obituary
Augusta Kissner Grunke was born in Bromberg, Germany, and died at the home of her daughter, Minnie Redetzke, May 10 having reached the age of 89 years, 2 months and 25 days.
From Germany she moved to Princeton, Wisc., and later to Owatonna, Minn., where her husband died, after which she lived for some time with her children at Sleepy Eye, this state, but for the last two years and a half had made her home with her daughter, Minnie Redetzke, west of town. She was a member of the Evangelical Church and was known as an earnest Christian woman. She enjoyed the best of health until about a year ago since which time she has been slowly failing. Her eyesight was unusually good for one of her advanced years and she was able to read without the use of glasses.
Three daughters, five sons and forty-two grandchildren are left to mourn her loss.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the German M.E. church. Reverend Bieremann conducting the service.

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ES IST NOCH EINE RUHE VORHADEN DEM FOLKE GOTTES "It is well that peace is at hand for the people of God"

Gravesite Details

The date chiseled into the headstone says 1905 but in truth she died in 1904. This is verified by the published obituary and the data provided by the Historical Society at Granite Falls, Minnesota.

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  • Created by: 3rd Sister
  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76878325/augusta-kissner: accessed ), memorial page for Augusta Gronke Kissner (15 Feb 1815–10 May 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76878325, citing Echo City Cemetery, Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by 3rd Sister (contributor 47611258).