Emigrated 1868. Had brother named Bernard, b. 1845.
Granddaughters Sister M. Cleonica and Elsie Ream only
remember her and her brother Bernard. Possibly others
did not come from Germany.
Obituary
Cedar County News 4-28-1932
Funeral Services for Mrs. Hoesing
Eighty-Four Year Old Menominee Resident Passes Away
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Hoesing of Menominee
who passed away at 6:30 Thursday evening following an illness of several
years, were held at St. Boniface Church at Menominee at 10 am Monday
morning. Interment was in St. Boniface cemetery beside the body of her
husband, Henry Hoesing, who preceded her in death, eight years ago.
Services were conducted by Rev. Father Ferdinandn Krings,
pastor of St. Boniface Church and pallbearers, were Raymond, LeRoy,
Eugene, Leonard and Henry Hoesing, and Joseph Huenekens.
Mrs. Hoesing who had been in poor health for several years,
passed away in the Sacred Heart hospital in Yankton where she had taken
recently for treatment.
Mrs. Henry Hoesing, who was a few weeks past 84 at the time
of her death, was born in Westphalia, Germany, March 15, 1848. Her name
before her marriage was Catherine Tembusch. After spending the greater
part of her girlhood in Germany. Mrs. Hoesing came to America and to
Cedar County where on November 11, 1872. She and Henry Hoesing were
united in the old St. Helena Chapel. Mr. and Mrs. Hoesing were parents
of 14 children, 11 of them whom are still living. Most of their married
life was spent near Menominee.
Surviving Mrs. Hoesing are three daughters, Mrs. Joseph
Meyer of South Sioux City, Mrs. B. J. Witte of Orient, S.D., and Mrs.
Mary Huennekens of Crofton. Eight sons, Anton, Fordyce, Joseph and Edward,
Menominee, Theodore, Crofton, William, Carroll, Iowa, John, Eagle Butte,
S.D., and Henry of Bowdle, Sd. The three children who preceded her in death
were Frank, SD., ten years ago, Bernard, who died about 35 years ago, and
Mary who died in infancy. She also leaves 59 grandchildren, and eight great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Hoesing was a member of the Catholic Church and was a
Christian mother, and a well respected member of the Menominee community
in which she resided for so many years.