Louise Broeker, 91, last surviving member of a pioneer Des Moines county family, died Monday, November 8 (1976), at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The daughter of Fred and Whilamina Wenzel Broeker, she was born May 30, 1885, on a farm near Prairie Grove.
After the death of her parents, Miss Broeker lived for six years at the home of a niece, Ruth Brenneke Dawson, Mt. Union; she then settled at Brandon, Ohio, where she lived for 47 years.
Several nieces and nephews survive.
Funeral: Brandon Baptist church Thursday, November 11; Brandon cemetery.
Louise Broeker, 91, last surviving member of a pioneer Des Moines county family, died Monday, November 8 (1976), at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The daughter of Fred and Whilamina Wenzel Broeker, she was born May 30, 1885, on a farm near Prairie Grove.
After the death of her parents, Miss Broeker lived for six years at the home of a niece, Ruth Brenneke Dawson, Mt. Union; she then settled at Brandon, Ohio, where she lived for 47 years.
Several nieces and nephews survive.
Funeral: Brandon Baptist church Thursday, November 11; Brandon cemetery.
Family Members
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Anna W. Broeker Brenneke
1871–1960
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Henry Joseph Broeker
1873–1924
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William Fredrick Broeker
1874–1932
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Frederick Charles "Fred" Broeker
1878–1935
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Hannah Broeker Redfern
1880–1964
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Minnie Melvina Broeker Fischer
1881–1952
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Edward William Broeker
1883–1951
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Louis Broeker
1886–1916
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Elsie Broeker Rhodes
1888–1966
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Ferdinand Albert Broeker
1892–1953
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