Bohnsack, Sherry

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SHERRY L. OLDENBURG: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - September 3, 1996

Deceased Name: SHERRY L. OLDENBURG

GALENA, Ill. - Mrs. William (Sherry L. Bohnsack) Oldenburg, 48, 4426 N. Sullivan Lane, Galena, died after a lingering illness with cancer Sunday, Sept. 1, 1996, at home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Galena, with the Rev. Daniel Tranel officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena, where there will be a scripture service at 7 p.m. Casket bearers will be Bryan Bohnsack, Peter Berns, Pete Kieffer, Tom Horvath, Gregory Burbach and John Oldenburg.

Mrs. Oldenburg worked at Honkamp Krueger & Co. PC, Dubuque, for the past 19 years.

She was born on Nov. 17, 1947, in Galena, daughter of Norman and Robbie (Armstrong) Bohnsack. She married William "Bill" Oldenburg on Aug. 21, 1965, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Galena.

She was a graduate of Galena High School. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and its altar and rosary society and the National Organization of the Late Great Chevy Association. Sherry was a loving mother and dearly loved her flowers, fishing and riding horses with her family in the country side.

Surviving are her husband, William Oldenburg, of Galena; two daughters, Staff Sgt. Angela (Senior Master Sgt. James) Young, of Minot, N.D., and Julie (Michael) Kapparos Jr., of Fort Madison, Iowa; three grandchildren, Dalton James Kapparos, of Fort Madison, and Nathan William Oldenburg and Andrea Jean Oldenburg, both of Dubuque; her mother, Robbie Bohnsack, of Galena; and a brother, Norman (Breeze) Bohnsack, of Apple Canyon Lake, Apple River.

She was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Oldenburg; her father, Norman; a brother, Randy Bohnsack; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bohnsack; and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong.

A Sherry Oldenburg Memorial Fund has been established.

Buried:
Greenwood Cemetery

Died:
at home

Sherry married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Oldenburg, Tony was born on 18 Jul 1966; died on 2 Dec 1994.
2. Living
3. Living

Norman married Armstrong, Robbie on 19 Aug 1943 in Rossville, Walker, Georgia, USA. Robbie (daughter of Armstrong, Robert and Kendrick, Nell) was born on 17 Apr 1922 in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Nov 2005 in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robbie L. Bohnsack: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - November 27, 2005

Deceased Name: Robbie L. Bohnsack

GALENA, Ill. - Robbie L. Bohnsack, 83, of Galena, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at the Elizabeth (Ill.) Nursing Home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Furlong Funeral Chapel, 100 Carol-don Court, Galena, where friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena.

Mrs. Bohnsack was employed at the Galena Stauss Hospital for 26 years, retiring in 1988.

She was born on April 17, 1922, in Tullahoma, Tenn., daughter of Robert and Nell (Kendrick) Armstrong.

She married Norman Bohnsack on Aug. 19, 1943, in Rossville, Ga.; he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1988. Robbie and her husband moved to Galena in 1944.

She was a very active member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, and did volunteer work for years with the food pantry and the share program.

Robbie loved her family, church and friends. Her hobbies were quilting and growing flowers. She enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren.

Surviving are a son, Norman (Breeze) Bohnsack, of Apple River; four grandchildren, Angela (Jim) Young, of Albuquerque, N.M., Julie (Mike) Kapparos, of Dubuque, Bryan (Jolene) Bohnsack, of Warren, and B'Ann (Dan) Dittmar, of Galena; and nine great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; a brother; a daughter, Sherry Oldenburg; a son, Randy Bohnsack; and a grandson, Tony Oldenburg.

Died:
Elizabeth Nursing Home

Robert married Kendrick, Nell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]