FONTANELLE RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Fredericka Bentrup Wilkening, 85, a resident of Fontanelle many years, died at the home of her son, H. P. Wilkening at 9 o’clock Wednesday evening, Sept. 25.

Mrs. Wilkening was a native of Hereford, Germany, where she was born Jan. 17, 1844. She came to the United States in 1868 and lived first at Quincy, Ill. Her marriage to Henry J. Wilkening of Fontanelle took place Feb. 3, 1869.

Her husband and one child preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George Schweder and Mrs. Henry Longhorns, both of Fontanelle; two sons, William Wilkening and Henry P. Wilkening, both of Fontanelle, and one brother, Peter Bentrup, of Fremont. Fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

#2-3 Oct., 1929 - The Pilot-Tribune

PIONEER RESIDENT DIES WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Henry Wilkening County Resident for Sixty Years

Mrs. Fredericka Bentrup Wilkening, a resident of Washington county for over sixty years, passed away at the home of her son, Henry P. Wilkening south of Fontanelle last Wednesday evening following an illness brought on by the infirmities of advanced age. She was born at Hereford, Germany January 17, 1884, and came to the United States in 1868, locating at Quincy, Illinois, later coming to Washington county, Nebraska late in 1868. She was married to Henry J. Wilkening of Fontanelle on February 3, 1869, and to this union five children were born, four of whom survive her.

Mrs. Wilkening had been a member of the Fontanelle Lutheran church during her residence in Washington county, and had been very active in the affairs of the community. She had a very sunny disposition and was at all times ready to lend a helping hand. She was an active member of the Fontanelle ladies aid society.

Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. George Schweder and Mrs. Henry Langhorst, both of Fontanelle; two sons, William and Henry P. Wilkening, both of Fontanelle; and one brother, Peter Bentrup of Fremont. Fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were held from the Henry Wilkening home last Saturday at 1:00 o’clock, with services at the Fontanelle Lutheran church at 1:30. Burial was made in the family lot in the Fontanelle cemetery.

#3-3 Oct, 1929 - The Pilot-Tribune

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Fredericka Wilkening, who passed away Wednesday evening at the home of her son, H. P. Wilkening, who lives between Arlington and Fontanelle. She had reached the advanced age of 85 years and had been failing in health for some time. She is survived by four children, two sons and two daughters, all living in the community and a brother, Peter Bentrup, who lives in Fremont. On Thursday morning while Mr. and Mrs. Bentrup were on their way by auto out to the Wilkening home, called there by the death of Mrs. Wilkening, they had a collision with another car driven by Dale Milliken at an intersection north of Fremont on a country road, and Mrs. Bentrup was thrown from the car, fracturing three ribs. A cornfield near the road was responsible for the accident as the view was obstructed.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~

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