Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nicolaus (Schaefer) Schaeffer
and Nellie (Hennessy) Schaeffer
Sister of
Milton J. Schaeffer, Alice Elizabeth (Schaeffer) Matthews, Susan Margaret (Schaeffer) Sewell, Henry John Schaeffer, Mary Agnes (Schaeffer) Kirby and Frederick George Schaeffer
Wife of
Frederick John Wicke
— married
6 Jun 1917 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Mother of
Joan (Wicke) Severin
Died
at age 85
in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Biography
1920: Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; Fred J Wicke Head of Household 33 Nebraska; Catherine Wicke Wife 30 Nebraska; Alice Wicke Daughter 1 Nebraska; Citing this Record; "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK3-ZJ2 : accessed 12 April 2019), Fred J Wicke, Omaha Ward 8, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 83, sheet 11A, line 33, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 990; FHL microfilm 1,820,990.
1930: McArdle, Dougas Co., Nebraska; Fred J Wicke Head of Household 43 Nebraska/Germany/Germany; Catherine Wicke Wife 39 Nebraska/Illinois/Canada; Alice Wicke Dau 12 Nebraska; Gladys Wicke Dau 9 Nebraska; Betty Anne Wicke Dau 7 Nebraska; Jone Wicke Dau 3 Nebraska; Joyce Wicke Dau 3 Nebraska; Citing this Record; "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKW-VJS : accessed 12 April 2019), Fred J Wicke, McArdle, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 150, sheet 6A, line 17, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1272; FHL microfilm 2,341,007.
1940: Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; Fred J Wicke Head of Household 54 Nebraska; Catherine Wicke Wife 50 Nebraska; Alice Wicke Daughter 22 Nebraska; Gladys Wicke Dau 18 Nebraska; Betty Ann Wicke Dau 17 Nebraska; Joan M Wicke Dau 13 Nebraska; Joyce M Wicke Dau 13 Nebraska; Citing this Record; "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K99M-DV4 : 14 March 2018), Fred J Wicke, Ward 1, Omaha, Omaha City, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-16, sheet 1B, line 60, family 20, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2269.
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #140581844 Catherine Gertrude Wicke
Schaefer family records
Census records
Obituary: Thursday, 9 May 1974 Omaha World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) Page: 70
United States Social Security Death Index; Age 85; Given Name: Catherine; Surname: Wicke; Birth Date: 18 April 1889; State: Nebraska; Last Place of Residence: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Previous Residence Postal Code: 68134; Event Date: May 1974; "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLY3-HT1 : 20 May 2014), Catherine Wicke, May 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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