Obituary: Leo H. Bohnsack

Leo Bohnsack was my great-grandfather.  He was born  on December 16, 1891, in Schapville, Thompson Twp, Illinois,  to Carl Herman Bohnsack and Carolina Sophia Wulff.  He was the oldest of three children.    He married Minnie Marie Deininger on February 16, 1916, in Galena, Illinois.  Leo and Minnie had four children: Vernon, Norman, Marian, and…

Obituary: Minnie (Deininger) Bohnsack

My mom recently lent me some binders filled with genealogical information.  In them, I  was excited to find my great-grandmother’s obituary.  She was the wife of Leo Bohnsack and my mom’s grandmother. Minnie (Deininger) Bohnsack died before I was born, but my mom has always spoken very warmly of her.  Mom said Minnie was the…