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Mary Sanderfoot

Female 1901 - 1991  (89 years)


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  • Name Mary Sanderfoot 
    Born 22 Oct 1901  Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Oct 1991 
    Buried St Edward Cemetery, Mackville, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I32947  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2018 

    Father Peter Sanderfoot,   b. 05 Feb 1874, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Sep 1948  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Swinkels,   b. 04 Aug 1875, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Dec 1917, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F6436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Casper Griesbach,   b. 06 Jul 1900, Town of Center, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1983, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1923 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Griesbach,   b. 13 Feb 1924, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1997, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Germaine A Griesbach,   b. 1926,   d. 13 Feb 1930  (Age 4 years)
     3. Frances Griesbach,   b. 03 Aug 1927, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Feb 1995, Seymour, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Margaret Mary Griesbach,   b. 11 Jan 1929, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2010, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Marcella Anna Griesbach,   b. 05 Jun 1930, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1991, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     6. Merlin T Griesbach,   b. 19 Feb 1932, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1993  (Age 61 years)
     7. Stella Griesbach
     8. Donald J Griesbach,   b. 17 May 1933, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 2010  (Age 76 years)
     9. Gerald E Griesbach,   b. 1 Oct 1941, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 2024, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     10. Theresa D Griesbach,   b. 31 May 1934, Mackville, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 2023, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     11. Laverne Griesbach
     12. Kitty Marie Griesbach,   b. 29 Jul 1938,   d. 10 Nov 2017, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     13. Ronald J Griesbach
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F14355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Mary & Marcella    		Mary & Marcella
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Mary Griesbach
      2 Wagon Wheel Trail, Appleton

      Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, age 89, died peacefully after a long illness at the home of her daughter and son-in-law on Saturday, Oct. 12, 1991. She was born in Freedom on Oct. 22, 1901, the daughter of the late Peter and Henrietta (Swinkles) Sanderfoot. Mary raised her 13 children on the family farm in Mackville and moved to Appleton in the late 1950s. She worked for Attorney and Mrs. Karl Baldwin for more than 20 years, retiring at the age of 82. Mary tried to attend Mass everyday and prayed the rosary as often as possible. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Third Order of Secular Franciscans of St. Joseph, The Blue Army and Legion of Mary. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her family, especially all of the little children. Mary is survived by seven daughters and seven sons-in-law: Catherine (Howard) McGuire Jr., Appleton; Frances David) Timm, Seymour; Margaret (Wenzel) Kuba, Black Creek; Theresa (Frank) Short, Appleton; LaVerne (Joseph) Penterman, Appleton; Kitty (Don) Nuxoll, Black Creek; Stella (Roger) Wood, Appleton; four sons and four daughters-in-law: Merlin (Willa) Griesbach, Appleton; Donald (Jane) Griesbach, Freedom; Gerald (Maria) Griesbach, rural Menasha; Ronald (Diane) Griesbach, Clarkson, Kentucky; a brother and sister-in-law: Hattie (Cornelius) Sweere, Appleton, and a sister-in-law, Marie Sanderfoot, Kaukauna. She is also survived by 53 grandchildren and 76 great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by two daughters: Germaine and Marcella Griesbach; her former husband Peter Griesbach, four brothers and four sisters. The Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 1991 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 222 E. Fremont St. with Father Bill Kuhr officiating. Interment will be in St. Edward Parish Cemetery, Mackville. Friends may call at the Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior St., on Monday from 4-8 p.m. and at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass. A parish prayer and scripture service will be held Monday at 8 p.m. A memorial fund in Mary's name is being established.