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- [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Marie Martha Wirth
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1926
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: White
Home in 1930: Lafayette, Story, Iowa
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Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Lawrence Wirth
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's name: Anna Christena Wirth
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Marie Wirth Swenson
Birth: 2 Dec 1925 Story City, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death: 9 Dec 2016 (aged 91) Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA
Memorial #: 173833149
Bio: After a full life of 91 years, Marie passed away Dec. 9, 2016 at home with her family.Visitation will be Tue, Dec. 13 at Stevens Memorial Chapel (607 28th St., Ames, IA 50010) from 5-7 pm. On Wed., Dec. 14 at 11 am a mass will be celebrated at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 2900 Hoover, Ames, Ia. The family will also be available an hour before mass. Interment will be at Saint Peter & Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Boone, IowaMarie was born at home on Dec. 2, 1925 to Lawrence and Anna (Elsner) Wirth of rural Story City. The oldest of nine children. Marie attended country school, and graduated from Gilbert High School in 1944.Marie married Arthur "Ray" Swenson of Radcliffe on June 21, 1956 at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Gilbert. They had two children Leanne and Gary. Before she was married, Marie worked as a teller at Union Story Bank, a checker at many of the Ames grocery stores and even a lunch lady. She retired in 1990 as a bookkeeper at Family Practice Med. Clinic after 17 yrs of service. She and Ray enjoyed their retirement, travelling, fishing, collecting and selling antiques and spending time with family.Faith and family was important to Marie- -both her immediate family and her church family. Her faith was a daily part of her life. She enjoyed being the oldest of a large family and since they were all near Ames, they were able to spend time together, She enjoyed playing cards (500 a favorite), dancing and listening to polka music, cooking, reading, and her Catholic faith.She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray. Her parents, Lawrence & Anna Wirth, In-Laws Art & Rhina Swenson. Her sister, Rita Bielefeldt, brother, Leonard Wirth. Brothers in law, Bob Zeisneiss, Don Heintz, Don Bielefeldt, Richard Johnson, Alan, Larry and Dale Swenson, sisters-in-law, LaVonne Selene, Chrystella Ohl, Vivian Swenson, Joan Swenson, nephew Kevin Ohl,Surviving family includes daughter Leanne, son Gary (Jeanne). Sisters: Dorothy Zeisneiss, Louise Johnson, Anna (Daryl) Tressler, Alma Heintz, Marlene (Jim) Michaud, Arnie (Joyce) Wirth. In laws, Marlene Wirth, Darrell (Karen) Swenson, Marilyn Swenson, Dorothy (Maurice) Wilcox. Many nieces, nephews, etc.
Family Members
Parents
Lawrence C Wirth 1896-1978
Anna Christina Elsner Wirth 1898-1980
Siblings
Leonard L. Wirth 1932-2016
Alma Marie Wirth Heintz 1934-2017
Rita A Wirth Bielefeldt 1938-2008
Created by: Cindy H (47398027)
Added: 13 Dec 2016
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173833149/marie-swenson
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 September 2019), memorial page for Marie Wirth Swenson (2 Dec 1925?9 Dec 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173833149, citing Saints Peter And Paul Cemetery, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Cindy H (contributor 47398027) .
- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Lawrence Wirth (I85158) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I85158&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Iowa marriages: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJZ3-TW2 1930 census, with other children: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMKS-XND
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1925 - 2016 (91 years)
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