1. | Oldenburg, Ambrose Joseph was born on 3 Oct 1919 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Dec 2001 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA; was buried on 17 Dec 2001 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Residence: 1920, Rawlins Twp., Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1930, Rawlins, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
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Ambrose J. Oldenburg: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - December 15, 2001
Deceased Name: Ambrose J. Oldenburg
GALENA, Ill. - Ambrose J. Oldenburg, 82, of 319 Apache Court, Galena, formerly of Cuba City, Wis., died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, after a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Galena, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena, where there will be a scripture wake service at 3 p.m.
Mr. Oldenburg farmed until his retirement in 1995. He also was involved in the Jamestown Mutual Insurance Co. since 1962.
He was born on Oct. 3, 1919, in Galena, son of Albert and Helena (Schnerre) Oldenburg. He married Marie E. Wienen on Sept. 15, 1942, in Galena.
He was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Cuba City. He enjoyed his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Shirley (Ron) Eike, of Omaha, Neb.; five grandchildren, Renee (Alex) Mitchell, of St. Paul, Minn., Joshua (Yvette) Eike, of Omaha, Kevin Eike, of Portland, Ore., Stephen Eike, of Dayton, Ohio, and Brian Eike, of Omaha; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; two brothers, Francis (Dorothy) Oldenburg, of Galena, and Leo (Rose) Oldenburg, of Galena; four sisters, Antionette (Merle) Hillary, of Lebanon, Ore., Mary (Harold) Wienen, of Galena, Imelda (Martin) Olech, of Chicago, and Doris Virtue, of Hazel Green, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Albert and Robert; and a sister, Gladys Green.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Mug - Ambrose J. OldenburgPage: a6
Buried:
St. Mary's Cemetary
Died:
Mercy Health Center
Ambrose married Wienen, Marie E. on 15 Sep 1942 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. Marie (daughter of Wienen, Elmer G. and Franke, Mary Ann) was born on 24 Jan 1920; died on 23 Nov 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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