Arthur Oberbroeckling1

(August 4, 1920 - June 12, 1996)
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     Arthur Oberbroeckling was born on Wednesday, August 4, 1920, son of George I. Oberbroeckling and Bertha.2

Arthur married Ione Anita Neuendorf, daughter of Herman August Neuendorf and Augusta Ottielia Reetz, on April 25, 1942, at Dubuque Bible Church.3
Arthur Oberbroeckling retired after working 42 years for John Deere's in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.4

Arthur died on Wednesday, June 12, 1996 at age 75.2 He was laid to rest in the Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque, Iowa.2

Children of Arthur Oberbroeckling and Ione Anita Neuendorf

Citations

  1. [S213] Sally Oberbroeckling, Certificate of Birth. Copy on file "Augusta Neuendorf & Daughters" Notebook - DSC01841.JPG (10 Feb 1943), Ione Oberbroeckling Personal Papers, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
  2. [S41] Ione Oberbroeckling, "Family Group Sheet - Ione Neuendorf Oberbroeckling", Mar 14 2004 (Dubuque, Ia). Hereinafter cited as "FGS."
  3. [S89] Unidentified Newspaper Clipping viewed by Susan J. Noyes.
  4. [S29] Shared Memories as known by or remembered by Susan J. Noyes (Prescott, AZ, USA), author of this research compilation. Information compiled as a work in progress beginning 2003.
 


  • 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 Haley
  • To forget one's ancestors
    is to be a brook without a source,
    a tree without a root.

    — Chinese Proverb
  • Family 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 Buckley
  • In every conceivable manner,
    the family is a link to our past,
    a bridge to our future.

    — Alex Haley
  • What 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 Eliot
  • Some 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 Proverb
  • The memories we give may a lifetime live in the heart
    of those we hold so close.

    — Unknown
  • Families are like fudge . . .
    mostly sweet with a few nuts.

    — Unknown
  • The family is one of Nature's masterpieces.

    — George Santayana
  • Having a place to go – is a home.
    Having someone to love – is a family.
    Having both – is a blessing.

    — Donna Hedges
  • Every 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