Bertha Albine Neuendorf1,2

(October 20, 1888 - May 12, 1925)
Bertha Albine Neuendorf|b. Oct 20, 1888\nd. May 12, 1925|p156.htm|August Neuendorf (Neidorft)|b. Jan 31, 1848\nd. Apr 5, 1917|p138.htm|Frances Fischer|b. Dec 1, 1850\nd. Mar 30, 1939|p139.htm|Gotlieb Neuendorf|b. about 1823|p151.htm|Wilhelmine Schulz|b. Oct 9, 1823\nd. Dec 12, 1914|p152.htm|Frank (I) Fischer|b. about 1815|p140.htm|Agnes Zastoupel|b. about 1817|p141.htm|

Relationship=Aunt of Janet Grace Neuendorf.
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of Wilhel Neuendorf.
Relationship=Great-granddaughter of Michael Schulz.
Relationship=Granddaughter of Frank (I) Fischer.
     Bertha Albine Neuendorf was born on Saturday, October 20, 1888 in Oakdale Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin, daughter of August Neuendorf (Neidorft) and Frances Fischer.1

Bertha Albine Neuendorf witnessed the marriage of Frederich John Waltman and Emma Amelia Neuendorf on March 19, 1903 in Oakdale Township.3,4

Bertha married William Sonnenberg on January 5, 1909.1

An announcement in the Tomah Journal, Oakdale News for the marriage of Bertha and William read:
"Mr. Will Sonnenberg and Miss Bertha Neuendorf were married by A. N. Malatby, JP. at his residence last Tuesday, January 5th and the following day Mr. Sonneberg started for Montana where he is to do concrete work for C.M. & St. P. Co."1


Bertha died on Tuesday, May 12, 1925 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She was 36 years old. Probable cause of death was from the Small Pox appedemic which hit Milwaukee..1,5 She was laid to rest in the Evergreen Cemetery in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.1

She was survived by her husband and four children - Raymond, of Monroe; Mildred (Mrs. Fred Kuckuck), of Fond du Lac; Ervin, of Mount Horeb; and Kenneth, deceased in 1981; her mother, two sisters and three brothers. Three of her children were raised by her brother, Edward and his wife Ida Neuendorf of Wilton. Her son Raymond also lived with her brother Herman and his wife for a while.1
Bertha, Ed & Emma Neuendorf - children of August & Frances

Children of Bertha Albine Neuendorf and William Sonnenberg

Citations

  1. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), p. 43c,42. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  2. [S13] Monroe County Wisconsin Heritage Book Commitee, compiler, Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book (n.p.: Taylor Publishing Company, 1984). Hereinafter cited as Monroe Co, WI Heritage Book. Order from Monroe County Local History Room, Monroe County Heritage Book, Rt 2 Box 21, Sparta, Wisconsin 54656.
  3. [S37] Alice M. Prochnow, Prochnow, Krueger, Neuendorf, Bungert 1790? - 1984 (3833 N Fairview Av, Tucson, AZ 85705-2206: Alice Prochnow, 1984), p. 43c. Hereinafter cited as Prochnow Family History.
  4. [S119] Fred Waltman & Emma Neuendorf marriage, April 8 1903, Recorded Listing in Book of Registration of Marriages, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin. No. 66 / 7189.
  5. [S44] Interview with Helen Burkart (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005.
 


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