Obit for Theodore KOWALKE (b 1857 d 1942), Carver Co., MN (Abstract fo Articel) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Stupke Theo. Kowalke Rites Held Last Sunday Theodore Kowalke Passed away: at his home Wednesday, February 11 Age of 84 years, seven months and 22 days Born: Alt Poloeschken, West Prussia, Germany on June 20, 1857 Parents: Jacob and Florentina Kowalke (nee Mickol) Baptized: Lutheran church Came to this country: Age of six Family settled on a farm in Laketown Township Religious instruction/confirmed: Moravian Church at Laketown Marriage: December 11, 1883, Trinity Lutheran Church of Waconia Spouse: Caroline Gatz of Waconia Farmed: Hollywood Township, twenty-six years Daughter: Mrs. Louise Butke of Waconia 1909: Mayer, owned a feed mill 1921: Waconia Leaves to mourn: widow, Mrs. Kowalke daughter, Mrs. Louise Butke, Waconia niece, Clara Kowalke, Ah-Ghaw-Ching, Minnesota granddaughter, Mrs. E.D. Whiting of Amery Wisconsin great grandson, Donbe Whiting also of Amery large number of relatives and friends Funeral services: Sunday afternoon, February 15, from his home and from the Trinity Lutheran Church Burial: Lutheran cemetery Officiating: Rev. W.F. G. Schreider Six nephews/Pallbearers: Walter Gatz, Belle Plaine T.A. Kenning, Minneapolis Amos Kowalke, Maple Plain Louis Roos, Mayer Theodore Heschel, Mayer Harold Kowalke Old friends and neighbors acted as honorary pallbearers: Charles Burau Henry Laasch Albert Hedtke Henry Leistiko Gottfreid Rolf Ernest Zellman, all of Waconia Floral tributes carried by: Robert Kenning, Minneapolis Robert Gatz, Belle Plaine Vernon Guetzkow and Norman Gatz of New Germany. Attending: Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Whiting and son Donbe of Amery, Wis. Mrs. Henry Walter Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wieher Mr. and Mrs. Amos Walter all of Bird Island Mr. and Mrs. Dam Walter Mrs. Alma Hunesberg and Kenneth of Gibbon Mrs. Louise Kowalke and son Amos of Maple Plain Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kowalke of Montrose Mr. Henry Kowalke of Buffalo Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kowalke of Waverly Mr. Louis Kowalke of Mound Miss Dora Kowalke Mr. and Mrs. Norman Heen of Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Heschel Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heschel and family Mr. Wallace Heschel and children Louis and Fred Roos Mr. Carl Domras Mr. and Mrs. Roland Krumseig and family Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Schumacher, all of Mayer Mr. and Mrs. William Roos and family of Lester Prairie Mrs. Fred Guetzkow and son Vernon Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gatz and family Mrs. Ernest Gatz Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Kenning and son Robert Mrs. Emma Engel and daughter Ethel Mrs. Anna Beebe Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brodin Mr. and Mrs. Otto Walter Miss Alsie Schumacher of Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wanke of North St. Paul Mrs. Julius Gatz of St. Paul Park. Source: Waconia Patriot, February 19, 1942 pgs. 1 and 8 Card of Thanks We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to all those who offered us their help and sympathy during our recent bereavement. Especially do we wish to thank Rev. W.F.G. Schneider, Professor V.C. Blatz and members of the Trinity Lutheran Choir. Mrs. Theodore Kowalke Mrs. Louise Butke Miss Clara Kowalke Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Whiting and son Source: Waconia Patriot, February 19, 1942 pg 8