Weber, Dorothy M

Weber, Dorothy M

Female 1919 - 2015  (95 years)

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  • Name Weber, Dorothy M  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 7 Aug 1919  Kieler, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1920  Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Relation to Head: Granddaughter; Residence Marital Status: Single 
    Residence 1930  Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1940  Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1981  Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 13 Feb 2015  Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I319  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Weber, George Frank,   b. 27 Sep 1892, Jamestown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1971, Kieler, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Kieler, Mathilda,   b. 2 Sep 1894, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1966, Kieler, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F21722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oldenburg, Francis Benedict,   b. 1 Sep 1914, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 2011, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1942  Kieler, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Immaculate Conception Church
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1919 - Kieler, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head: Granddaughter; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Apr 1942 - Kieler, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1981 - Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Feb 2015 - Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1920 United States Federal Census
    1920 United States Federal Census
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • Galena Gazette, Feb 16, 2015

      Dorothy M. Oldenburg

      Dorothy M. Oldenburg, 95, of Galena, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at the Galena Stauss Senior Care Community, Galena.

      Dorothy was born on Aug. 7, 1919, on the family farm in Kieler, Wis., daughter of George and Mathilda (Kieler) Weber of Kieler, Wis. She married Francis Oldenburg on April 8, 1942, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Kieler. Francis passed away on March 16, 2011.

      Dorothy was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Galena, and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, holding several positions and was also a member of the church choir. They moved to the family farm in Galena, in 1942, and resided there until their retirement in 1980. The family farm became an Illinois Century Family Farm in 1977. Dorothy was a 4-H leader for the Pleasant View 4-H Club and a member of the Busy Fingers Quilting Club of Galena. Dorothy served on the Rawlins Township election board for years. She was also a member of the Jo Daviess Country Extension. Dorothy enjoyed her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, always having ice cream treats to hand out. Dorothy was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed quilting, showing others how to hand quilt and the details of sewing for an excellent finish project. She also made colorful and seasonal bibs for the Galena Nursing Home residents. She enjoyed traveling with Francis in the United States and abroad.

      Dorothy is survived by her children, Bill (Karon) Oldenburg, Ann (Carl) Schoenhard, and John (Tammy) Oldenburg, all of Galena; her grandchildren, Angie ( Jay Boesch) Young of Galena, Julie (Layne) Pershing of Preston, Iowa, Jody (Mark) Calvert of Galena, Blaine (Trisha) Schoenhard of Dubuque, Iowa, Rachel, Adrienne and April Oldenburg of Galena; great-grandchildren, Nathan Oldenburg of Boscobel, Wis., Andrea Oldenburg of Spring Green, Wis., Senior Airman Dalton (Elizabeth) Kapparos of Bellevue, Neb. and Gabby Kapparos of Preston, Iowa, Tyler, Natalie and Kristen Calvert of Galena, Lilian Erin Schoenhard of Dubuque; step-grandchildren, Shawn (Kim) Saunders of Warren; step great-grandchildren, Tyler, Brayden, Carsyn, and Kryon Saunders of Warren, Hayley Winter of Dubuque, Abigail Dietzel and Fiona Saunders of Machesney Park; one sister, Marcella Lampe of Dubuque; and one brother, Larry (Eileen) Weber of Kieler.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Oldenburg; grandson, Tony Oldenburg; a granddaughter, Erin A. Schoenhard; a step-grandchild, Shane Saunders and grand-son-in-law, Chief Master Sergeant, James Young.

      Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 23, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Galena.

      Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena, where a scripture wake service will be held at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

  • Sources 
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    2. [S1207] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1988; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 106.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    3. [S1208] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04481; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 22-22.
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    4. [S1528] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    5. [S1209] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022.
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    6. [S1058] Obituary - Dorothy Oldenburg.

    7. [S1780] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication: Telegraph Herald; Publication Date: 03/ 18/ 2011; Publication Place: Dubuque, Iowa, USA; URL: http://www.thonline.com/obits/obituary.cfm?id=315171.