Amanda Emma Josephine Minger
(December 14, 1865 - October 14, 1951)
Amanda Emma Josephine Minger|b. Dec 14, 1865\nd. Oct 14, 1951|p769.htm|Bendicht Minger|b. Oct 14, 1837\nd. Mar 28, 1915|p766.htm|Elisabeth A. Albrecht|b. Aug 5, 1839\nd. May 28, 1898|p767.htm|Johann U. Minger|b. Jun 15, 1800\nd. Oct 22, 1863|p597.htm|Anna M. Hofer|b. Oct 22, 1797\nd. Oct 4, 1881|p598.htm|||||||
Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Amanda Emma Josephine Minger was born on Thursday, December 14, 1865 in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, daughter of Bendicht Minger and Elisabeth A. Albrecht. Amanda Emma Josephine Minger was baptized on January 28, 1866 and was sponsored by her parents.2
Amanda worked in Dubuque, Iowa, and did not marry. She became a resident of the Bethany Home, in Dubuque, on 31 December 1943 and died there from cancer on 14 October 1951. She is interred in City Cemetery, Guttenberg.
Three Minger possessions which once belonged to Amanda are now (as of 1984) in the home of present-day Minger cousins - a china pitcher in the home of Grace Smith Donnan, Guttenberg; a trunk brought from Switzerland in the home of Ruth Brown Rohrwasser, Glens Falls, New York, New York; and a sugar bowl also brought from Switzerland in the home of Clara Kords Frommelt.2
Amanda died on Sunday, October 14, 1951 in Bethany Home in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. She was 85 years old. Her cause of death was from cancer..2 She was laid to rest in the Guttenberg City Cemetery in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa. Her obituary reads --
Amanda worked in Dubuque, Iowa, and did not marry. She became a resident of the Bethany Home, in Dubuque, on 31 December 1943 and died there from cancer on 14 October 1951. She is interred in City Cemetery, Guttenberg.
Three Minger possessions which once belonged to Amanda are now (as of 1984) in the home of present-day Minger cousins - a china pitcher in the home of Grace Smith Donnan, Guttenberg; a trunk brought from Switzerland in the home of Ruth Brown Rohrwasser, Glens Falls, New York, New York; and a sugar bowl also brought from Switzerland in the home of Clara Kords Frommelt.2
Amanda died on Sunday, October 14, 1951 in Bethany Home in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. She was 85 years old. Her cause of death was from cancer..2 She was laid to rest in the Guttenberg City Cemetery in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa. Her obituary reads --
Miss Amanda Minger
Services for Miss Amanda Minger, formerly of Guttenberg, IA., who died Sunday at Bethany home, were held Tuesday from Haudenshield funeral home to Bethany home.
The Rev A. F. Rumbaugh, superintendent, officiated at services, with the assistance of Rev. Peter J. Koopman, pastor of First Presbyterian church. Rev. Rumbaugh delivered the sermon and officiated at the burial in Guttenberg city cemetery. Hymns for the service were played by Miss Myra Bock.
Pallbearers were Arnold Reinhardt, George and Arthur Brown, Reuben Rayment, Oliver Peterson and Ted Hansel.
Citations
- [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880, Iowa, Clayton, Jefferson Twsp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 397.
- [S25] Mae (Brown) Siemers, Edith (Brown) Lenarz and Ruth (Brown) Rohrwsser, The Minger Family History, A Book of Memory (Publish Date: March 1984). Hereinafter cited as Minger Family Book.
A family history
leads to the satisfaction in really knowing who you are
and from when you came."Nor long shall any name resound
Beyond the grave, unless't be found
In some clerk's book; it is the pen
Gives immortality to men."A good life lasts for several generations.
In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep,
to know our heritage, to know who we are
and where we come from.
— Alex HaleyTo forget one's ancestors
is to be a brook without a source,
a tree without a root.
— Chinese ProverbFamily faces are magic mirrors.
Looking at people who belong to us,
we see the past, present, and future.
We make discoveries about ourselves.
— Gail Lumet BuckleyIn every conceivable manner,
the family is a link to our past,
a bridge to our future.
— Alex HaleyWhat greater thing is there for human souls
than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other
in silent unspeakable memories.
— George EliotSome people come and go in our lives.
Some stay forever.We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children.
— Native American ProverbThe memories we give may a lifetime live in the heart
of those we hold so close.
— UnknownFamilies are like fudge . . .
mostly sweet with a few nuts.
— UnknownThe family is one of Nature's masterpieces.
— George SantayanaHaving a place to go – is a home.
Having someone to love – is a family.
Having both – is a blessing.
— Donna HedgesEvery man is his own ancestor,
and every man is his own heir.
He devises his own future,
and he inherits his own past.
— Fredrick Henry Hedge
