Obituary: Petronella (Stiltjes) Hermsen, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Obituary:

Petronella (Stiltjes) Hermsen (wife of Christ HERMSEN)
Note: Died February 7, 1924 in De Pere, Brown County, WI

Petronella Stiltjes, widow of Christ Hermsen, passed away on Thursday
night of last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Smets, on N.
Superior Street.  Mrs. Hermsen had been in failing health for some
time and the end was not unexpected.  Mrs. Hermsen was born in Cleve,
Germany, on Feb. 15, 1843, and was 81 years of age, lacking seven
days.  Shortly after her marriage to Mr. Hermsen she came to this
country and resided here ever since.


Mrs. Hermsen was the mother of eleven children; one died in infancy;
her daughter Mary (Jos. Lemay) died four years ago, and six sons and
five daughters survive as follows: Mrs. Ann Smet of De Pere, Henry of
Green Bay, Undersheriff; Delia (Mrs. Julius Vanden Branden) of Green
Bay, Will of Rice Lake, John and Frank of De Pere, Dora (Mrs. Chas.
Boehm) of Ashland, Kate (Mrs. Ed. Carter), who is dangerously ill in
an Oconto hospital, and Christ of Oconto.  Mrs. Hermsen also leaves 47
grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.  Mr. Hermsen died 31 years
ago.

The funeral was held from St. Mary's church Monday forenoon, and the
esteem in which the decedent had been held was shown by the unusually
large attendance.  The Alter Society of which she had been a charter
member and president and secretary fro over thirty years, attended in
a body to pay their last respects to one who had worked so long and so
faithfully for their organization.  The pallbearers were six
grandsons: Walter Hermsen and Al. Vanden Branden of Green Bay, Christ
Vanden Branden of Menasha and Christ Lemay, Frank Hermsen and Lester
Hermsen, Lloyd Smits of De Pere and Frank Hermsen of Green Bay were
ushers.

Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mr. And
Mrs. Jule Vanden Branden and daughter Agnes, Mrs. Jerry Fencel, Al.
Vanden Branden, Mr. And Mrs. Henry Hermsen, Mr. And Mrs. James
Coffeen, Wm. Blair, all of Green Bay; Will Hermsen and daughter Lolita
of Oconto; Mr. And Mrs. Chas. Boehm of Ashland, Mr. And Mrs. Jack
Ritten of Kimberly, Henry Ritten of Menasha and Frank Ritten of
Minneapolis, Minn.  There were many floral and spiritual bouquets.
Interment was in the family lot in Mount Olivet Cemetery.