Attention: Age at marriage (June 29, 1928) below 16 years (10).
Sources: Kathy Solem, Marvin Knock, & Bonnie Mallory
Carrie's parents: Heinrich "Henry" Meinjohans & Fookea Hinrichs "Kate" Huls
She is married to Harold L. Westing.
They got married on June 29, 1928 at fortasse, somewhere in SD , she was 10 years old.
Child(ren):
Carrie Meinjohans
Source: Author: Solem, Kathy, Title: "Carrie Meinjohans Westling," (Publication location: Alcester, SD, Pubisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xi Dec MMXII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102018097
"Carrie Meinjohans Westling Birth: Jun. 28, 1918 Union County South Dakota, USA Death: Dec. 10, 2012 Alcester Union County South Dakota, USA
Carrie Westling was born June 28, 1918 in Union County, SD to parents Henry and Kate (Hulls) Meinjohans. She passed away on December 10, 2012 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 12 days.
Carrie married Harold Westling on June 29, 1928. The couple welcomed two children into the world, their daughter Sharon and son Bruce. She worked at H & N Grocery, Gustafson and Anderson Garage, and several local cafes. Carrie was well known in Alcester for her pie baking. She and Harold enjoyed spending winters as snow birds in Wesleco, TX, where they met and enjoyed many friends. Carrie's greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren and supplying them with cookies.
She is survived by two children: her daughter Sharon Evans and husband Evan of Sioux Falls and her son Bruce "Doc" Westling and his wife Ruth of Alcester; 4 grandchildren, Brad (Kim) Moffett, Owatona, MN, Charlie (Mary) Moffett, Sioux Falls, Tena (Brian) Heikes, Beresford, and Molly Westling, Jamestown, ND; 5 great grandchildren, Ian, Emilee, Taylor, Liz and Matthew Moffett; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Harold, her parents, 4 brothers and 6 sisters.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester. Visitation with family present will be Wednesday from 6PM to 8PM at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester.
Family links:
Parents:
Heinrich Meinjohans (1878 - 1937)
Fookea (Kate) Hinrichs Huls Meinjohans (1885 - 1963)
Spouse:
Harold L Westling (1911 - 2000)
Children:
Bruce K. Westling (1948 - 2013)*
Siblings:
Dena Meinjohans Hemmelrick (1904 - 1983)>*
Marie G Jorgensen Odland (1910 - 1996)*
Fredrich Edward Meinjohans (1913 - 1985)*
Carrie Meinjohans Westling (1918 - 2012)
Irene Meinjohans Karels (1920 - 2004)*
Ella Kate Meinjohans Ganskop (1927 - 2009)*
Bernard Chris Meinjohans (1934 - 1968)*
* Reverse Relationships: This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.
Calculated relationship
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Alcester Union County South Dakota, USA
Created by: Kathy Solem Record added: Dec 11, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 102018097"
Author: Mallory, Bonnie, Title: "Lethcoe_Hemmelrick," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xiii July MMVII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1287054&id=I66671768
"... Carrie MEINJOHANS Given Name: Carrie Surname: Meinjohans Sex: F Birth: June 28, 1918 in Alcester, So Dak
Father: Henry MEINJOHANS b: January 26, 1878 in Sedtel, Oldenburg, Germany
Mother: Fookea (Kate) Henrichs HULS b: July 23, 1885 in Memonk, IL
Marriage 1 Harold WESTLING Married: June 29, 1938"
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