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- Mr. and Mrs. John Bankenbusch of the town of Grand Rapids, celebrated
the golden anniversary of their wedding Friday, January 27. A wedding
dinner was served at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Edward Steiner,
Saturday, at which covers were laid for twenty-eight relatives. At the
main table the guests of honor were surrounded by their nine children.
The home was attractive in colors of gold and white and the table
centerpiece was a huge wedding cake trimmed in the same colors.
Musical entertainment for the following social hours was furnished by
George and William Bankenbusch.
Mr. and Mrs. Bankenbusch were married in Germany, January 27, 1883 and
came to this country ten years later. For some time they lived in
Illinois and then came to Freedom, Wis. They moved to Rudolph in 1899
where they made their home until two years ago when they moved to this
city. The following relatives were present: Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bankenbusch of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jacoby, George and John and
Joe Bankenbusch of Racine; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bankenbusch of
Milladore; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Steiner; John Jacoby of Sherry; Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Bankenbusch, William Bankenbusch and children, Mr. and Mrs.
George VandenHeuvel, Mrs. Mathilda Fransen, all of this city
On .Friday Mr. and Mrs. Bankenbusch attended mass at SS. Peter and
Paul Catholic church and marched down the aisle to the wedding march
played on the organ in commemoration of the occasion.
[IT:Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune:IT] November 10, 1938 [BO:John
Bankenbusch, 77 Dies After Lengthy Illness:BO] John Bankenbusch, 77,
died at his home on Route 3, Wisconsin Rapids, at 10:45 a.m. today
after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at
9 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
William Reding officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Born
in Germany on September 27, 1861, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bankenbusch, he came to the United States on April 24, 1893, and lived
in the town of Carson, Portage county, from 1898 until eight years ago
when he moved to Wisconsin Rapids. On January 27, 1883, he married
Bernadine Vanden Heuvel, who survives with nine of their 13 children,
namely, Henry St.Paul, John, Joe and Mrs. Ray Coultheart of Racine,
Martin of Milladore, George of Wautoma, Mrs. Ed Steiner and Edward of
Wisconsin Rapids and William of Green Bay. There are 26 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Prayers will be said at the Krohn and
Berard chapel on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and friends may pay their
respects there until time for services.
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1861 - 1938 (77 years)