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Personal data Cena Winnie Gruis 

  • She was born on May 24, 1916 in Wheeler Twp., Lyon Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Roger Scheunemann; Carl Nollen & Richard Weston
  • She died on May 20, 2008 in Monarch Wing at Skiff Med. Ctr., Newton, Jasper Co., IA, she was 91 years old.
  • She is buried after May 19, 2008 in Newton Union Cem., Newton Twp., Jasper Co., IA.
  • A child of Heiko (Haiko) H. Gruis and Antje "Anna" Stubbe
  • This information was last updated on January 25, 2019.

Household of Cena Winnie Gruis

She is married to Paul Bannon Sapp.

They got married on March 17, 1940 at George, Lyon Co., IA, she was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)


Notes about Cena Winnie Gruis

Cena Winnie Gruis

Source: Author: Scheunemann, Roger, Title: "Nelson-Scheunemann," (Publication location: Rochester, WA, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: iii Dec MMXVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=nelscheu&id=I27619

"... Cena G. Gruis Sex: F Birth: 24 MAY 1916 in Wheeler Twp, Lyon Co, IA

Note: Iowa County Births, 1880-1935 Cena Gruis dob: 24 May 1916 in Wheeler, Lyon, Iowa father: Haiko Gruis, mother: Annie Stubbe

Death: 20 MAY 2008 in the Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center, Newton, Jasper Co, IA Burial: Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co, IA

Note: Findagrave.com Cena Winnie Gruis Sapp 24 May 1916 to 20 May 2008 Spouse: Paul Bannon Sapp

Note: Newton Daily News, The (IA) - Thursday, May 22, 2008

Deceased Name: Cena Gruis Sapp

Funeral services for Cena Gruis Sapp will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at First United Methodist Church in Newton. Friends may greet family at the church from 9 a.m. to thetime of service.

Memorials may be designated to Progress Industries, First United Methodist Church or NAMI of Jasper County.
The daughter of Haiko H. and Annie (Stubbe) Gruis, she was born May 24, 1916, in George. She attended rural schools in Lyon County and George High School, graduating in 1933. Cena attended Iowa State Teachers College and received her teaching certificate. On March 17, 1940, Cena was united in marriage with Paul B. Sapp in George. They lived in the Colfax area 26 years before moving to Newton in 1966. Cena worked for the Newton Daily News and the Maytag Company. She retired from her secretary position at Maytag in 1982. Cena was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, Jasper County Historical Society and NAMI of Jasper County.

Cena died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at the Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. She was 91 years old.

Cena was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Paul, in 1982; and one sister, Anna. Those left to honor Cena's memory include her daughter, Cynthia Sapp of Newton; her grandsons, Joel (Lynn) Matthiesen of Monrovia, Calif., and Matthew Sapp of Ames; her great-grandchildren, Emily, Megan and Robbie; a sister, Harriet White of Grayslake, Ill.; and her two nieces and a nephew.*

Father: Haiko H. Gruis b: 18 JAN 1887 in Beerta, Groningen, Netherlands
Mother: Antje (Annie) Stubbe b: 22 FEB 1888 in Beerta, Groningen, Netherlands

Marriage 1 Paul Bannon Sapp b: 24 SEP 1907 in Washington Twp, Jasper Co, IA Married: 17 MAR 1940 in George, Lyon Co, IA

Children

1. Living Sapp"

Possibly, the middle initial, "G" is for her maiden family name = Gruis. - D.A. Navorska - xxv Jan MMXIX - in proximo Grove, OK.

Author: Weston, Richard, Title: "Cena Winnie Gruis Sapp," (Publication location: Newton, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvii July MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55062225/cena-winnie-sapp

"Photo [of stone shared with Paul Sapp] added by Richard Weston

Cena Winnie Gruis Sapp Birth 24 May 1916 Death 20 May 2008 (aged 91) Burial Newton Union Cemetery Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA Plot Sec 1 Lot 259 Block 30 Memorial ID 55062225

Age 91, daughter of Haiuko H & Annie (Stubbe) Gruis; wife of Paul B Sapp

Family Members
Parents

Haiko Gruis 1887-1941
Annie Stubbe Gruis 1888-1963

Spouse

Paul Bannon Sapp 1907-1982

Siblings

Anna Gruis Riebeling 1913-1944

Maintained by: Carl Nollen Originally Created by: Richard Weston Added: 17 Jul 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 55062225"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Cena Winnie Gruis

Freerk A Stubbe
1862-1934
Mensiena (Mesena) Modder
1861-1912

Cena Winnie Gruis
1916-2008

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Paul Bannon Sapp
1907-1982

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    Birthday May 24, 1916

    • The temperature on May 24, 1916 was between 5.0 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
      • June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
      • July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
      • July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
      • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
      • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

    Day of marriage March 17, 1940

    • The temperature on March 17, 1940 was between 0.9 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
      • June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
      • July 11 » World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
      • October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
      • December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
      • December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.

    Day of death May 20, 2008

    • The temperature on May 20, 2008 was between 1.5 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
      • May 12 » An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
      • May 15 » California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
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