John Deininger was the brother of my great-great grandfather, William Deininger Jr. His biography appeared in Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois (1889, page 626-627. … Continue reading Biography: John Deininger
Below is an obituary for Carrie (Deininger) Stienstra, daughter of John and Rosa (Berger) Deininger. Edward Deininger was her half-brother. The obituary was published in the Freeport Journal-Standard, Friday, 15 May 1964, page 6.
Transcript of obituary:
Mrs. Carrie Stienstra
GALENA – Mrs. Cornelius (Carrie) Steinstra died Thursday afternoon in the hospital here.
She was born Nov. 26, 1879, in East Galena Township, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Deininger. She was married March 29, 1910, to Cornelius Stienstra. Her husband died in 1946.
Survivors include three sons, George, Nelson and Ambrose, all of Council Hill; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Nash-Schmadeke Funeral Home with Rev. Russell Tomlinson, pastor of Westminster United Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight.
This is the obituary for Edgar Deininger, son of John and Mary (Nadig) Deininger. Originally published in the Freeport Journal-Standard, Friday, 27 Feb 1959, page 6. Edgar is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Galena, Illinois, with his wife and son.
Transcription of obituary:
Edgar Deininger
GALENA – A lifelong resident of East Galena, Edgar A. Deininger died Wednesday at 4 p.m. in a Hazel Green hospital.
He was the son of John and Mary Deininger and was born in East Galena June 28, 1886, on the farm where he lived his entire life.
Surviving are his wife, the former Bertha Boeltz; a son, Robert at home and a half-sister. Mrs. Carrie Stienstra of Galena.
The funeral time is 2 p.m. Saturday in the Nash Funeral Home. The Rev. Calvin Vanderwerf, student pastor of Hill Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
