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Thelma Louise Wurster

Female 1916 - 2000  (83 years)


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  • Name Thelma Louise Wurster 
    Birth 16 Sep 1916  Woodland Township, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 07 Jan 2000 
    Person ID I1997  Thompson
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2023 

    Father Charles Gottlob Wurster,   b. 11 Jun 1887, Massbach, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1967, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Emma Agatha Randecker,   b. 03 May 1888, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 May 1962 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 25 May 1911  Dubuque, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • Married May 25, 1911 at Dubuque, Iowa
    Family ID F708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob G Getz,   b. 26 Apr 1915   d. 09 Oct 2009 (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 04 Aug 1941  Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Champaign, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arnold Getz
     2. Joan Getz
     3. Jean Getz
     4. Joyce Getz
     5. Karl Getz
    Family ID F811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2023 

  • Photos Getz Family
    Front left to right are: Thelma, Arnold and Jake, in Back are Karl, Joyce, Joan and Jean Getz (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Notes  Died:
    • Thelma L. Getz
      Savanna ? Thelma Louise Getz, 83, of rural Savanna died Friday January 7, 2000 at her home. She was born September 16, 1916 in Woodland Township, Carroll County to Charles and Emma (Randecker) Wurster. She attended Zion Public School from the first through the eighth grades. At 18, she found employment as a maid as well as caring for the children of several families in the Carroll County area. She married Jacob Glenn Getz on August 4, 1941 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Champaign. They lived on the Getz homestead in rural Savanna where they farmed for over 50 years.
      Her employment also included 14 years at National Lock Company in Savanna until her retirement in 1979. She was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Lydian Society at the church, and the Jacobstown Club in rural Savanna. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and traveling, visiting all 50 states, Canada and Europe. Her family said she always found time for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
      Surviving are her husband; two sons, Arnold (Phyllis) Getz of Chadwick and Karl Jacob (Crystal) Getz of Savanna; three daughters, Joan (David) Cassellius of Portage, Wisconsin, Jean (Larry) Messmer of Savanna and Joyce (Dennis) Bonnet of Kent; thirteen grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren, and one sister, Edna (George) Gotschall of Bellview, Florida. Preceding her in death was one brother, Glen Wurster.
      The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Savanna with pastor Wayne Schneider officiating. Burial will be at Center Hill Cemetery in rural Mount Carroll. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church. A memorial fund has been established.
      Refer to my Rootsweb.com family tree, "The Downing, Bickelhaupt, And Preston Families of Carroll County, Illinois" for more information on Thelma Louise Getz and her family.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28679764/thelma-louise-getz


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