Joseph and Agnes Balster-Frohle-Wente
Parents of Mary Bernadina Frohle who married Clement Stallman, parents of Clemens Anton.
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| Map of Germany | Agnes Balster Fro�hle Wente b. Oct. 18, 1833, Germany - d Mar. 23, 1915, Iowa |
Agnes and daughter, Clara |
Mrs. Agnes Wente of Breda died last
week
Had been a resident of the county for more than forty years ... native of
Germany.
Thursday evening, March 23rd, at 8 o'clock, occured the death of Mrs. Agnes Wente at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.H. Schafer. The cause of her death was infirmities of old age.
Agnes Balster was born in Lone (Lohne), Oldenberg, Germany, on October 18, 1833, and at the time of her death was 82 years, 5 months and 5 days old. In 1857, she was united in marriage to Carl Joseph Froehle who was drowned while crossing the ocean a few years later. In 1869, she left Germany and came to Dubuque, Iowa where she was married to Clem Wente in 1872. They moved to Carroll County in 1876.
A second obit (in German) says, "Grandmother Wente is no more. Since the 25th of March, she has been in the darkness of the grave. Her original name as born was Balster. She married the first time, in 1857, to Joseph Froehle who lost his life as a seaman, along with a brother of the deceased. Another brother also preceded her into eternity.
The departed one left three children: Mrs. Clem (Clement) Stallman in Carroll County, Mrs. M.H. Schafer and Clemens Wente. Also left to mourn are 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren as well as her stepson, H. Wente, to whom she was a good step-mother.
She was buried in St. Bernard's churchyard under the breast of earth. May the greetings of earth be light and may she rest in peace."
Note from barbara: Somewhere in these pages it is stated that Carl Balster was born in Germany. His parents were Clemens Frohle and Mary Lutmerding. Agnes was the daughter of Anton Balster and Catherine Meyer of Lohne, Steinfeld, Germany.
A
Balster web site has been heard from. Check this out
http://www.geocities.com/marieschissel/balstertree.doc
A wonderful site! As
of 2009, Geocities is no longer available
Agnes came to America to be a housekeeper for Clem Wente and
to take care of his sons. She and Clem had two (?) children, Mary Anna and Clem.
(Clara?)
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Mary Anna was born June 7, 1872, at New Vienna, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1891, she married Mr. Michael Henry Schaefer at St. Bernard's Church. Mr. Schaefer was in the saddlery business in Breda and died Oct. 23, 1923. Her obit doesn't have a date on it ... just says she died Friday. She was survived by Clara (Mrs. Joe Bruning of Sac City,) Pauline, Mrs. Al Stoffregen, Keytesville, Mo.,) Cordella (Mrs. C.M. Devaney, Breda,) J.B. Schaefer and A.E. Schaefer, both at Breda. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, one brother (Clem Wente,) a half-sister, Mrs. Clem Stallman) and a half-brother, Joe Wente.
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Clem was born at New Vienna, Iowa, Feb. 8, 1876, and moved to Carroll County with his parents when he was about a year old. He died Feb. 2?, 1927, at the home of Mrs. John Bohnekamp. Survived by one sister, Mrs. Anna Schaefer of Breda, one half-sister, Mrs. Clem Stallman of Carroll and one half-brother, Joe Wente, Breda. Mr. Wente was of a kind and jolly disposition, which made him a favorite of all who knew him. Buried at St. Bernard's cemetery.
Bits and pieces of Wente data:
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Iowa Census, 1870, New Wine Township, County of Dubuque
Residents: Clemens Wente (46), b. in Oldenberg, occupation -woolen mfg.; Joseph Wente (13), b. in Iowa; William Wente (11), b. in Iowa, idiotic; Agnes Froehl (36), b. in Oldenberg; Joseph Glocker (40), b. in Austria, works in wool factory
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Marriage certificate of Bernard Clemens Wente and Agnes FR�HLE, 17th day of August, 1871.
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Memorial cards: Mrs. Gertrude Wente - 9-15-1863 Westphalia; d. 7-26-1955, Carroll, Iowa Joseph Wente - Sept. 4, 1857, d. May 18, 1934