Individual Details

Emma KLOPFENSTEIN

(Nov 1866 - 23 Mar 1933)

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVI, No. 9 - June 1, 1933, Page 190,191
Wyse - Emma (Klopfenstein), wife of Seth Wyse was born near Archbold, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1866; died at their home near Elmira, Ohio, March 23, 1933; aged 66 y. 4 m. 12 d. She was united in marriage with Seth Wyse March 26, 1885. No children were born to this union. When Wilda Thomas was 5 years old they took her into their home and gave her a home until she grew to womanhood. She leaves her husband, 1 brother (Levi Klopfenstein of Beaver Crossing, Nebr.), 3 sisters (Mrs. Joseph I. Short, Mrs. Peter Witmer of this place and Mrs. S.J. Kauffman of Akron, Ohio), together with many relatives and friends. Sister Wyse was of a family of 13 children of whom all preceded her in death except the 4 mentioned above. Her brother (Samuel Klopfenstein of Orrville, Ohio) preceded her in death only about 10 hours. Death was due to a nervous breakdown followed by pleurisy and pneumonia. At the age of 18 years she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the Amish Mennonite Church and remained true ad loyal to the faith until the end. "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yes, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Funeral services were held March 25 at the Central A.M. Church near Archbold, Ohio, in charge of S.D. Grieser assisted by S.S. Wyse. Interment in Eckley Cemetery.

Mrs. Seth Wyse
(1933)
Mrs. Seth Wyse, age 66 years, passed away in her home east of Burlington, Thursday morning,
after an illness of ten days of pneumonia. The funeral services were held Saturday forenoon at the Central A.-M. church conducted by Revs. S. S. Wyse and S. D. Grieser. Interment was made in Eckley cemetery. She leaves widower, three sisters and brother. The relatives coming from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. David McFadden, Mr. Earl Klopfenstein, and Mr. Fred Yoder Orville, O. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Beivler and Mr. Peter Roth of Bern, Ind.

Events

BirthNov 1866Ohio, USA
Birth1867Ohio, USA
Birth11 Nov 1867Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence1880German, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Marriage26 Mar 1885no children/ - Seth Wyse
Residence1900German, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence1910German, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence1920German, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence1930German, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Death23 Mar 1933German, Fulton, Ohio, USA

Families

SpouseSeth Wyse (1858 - 1944)

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