Thersia Louise (Wirth) Foertsch (1887 - 1974)

Born 19 Aug 1887 in Lafayette Township, Story County, Iowa

Ancestors

Wife of William Foertsch — married 12 Sep 1905 in Wesley, Kossuth, Iowa

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1974 at age 86 in Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa

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Biography

Spouse: William Foertsch, b. 6 Jun 1883, Iowa, USA , d. 29 Apr 1936, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Foertsch Funeral Held Saturday Funeral services for William Foertsch, 53, who died early last Wednesday morning were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church Saturday at nine A.M. The Rev. A. J. Wagener officiated. Burial was made in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Wesley, Iowa He was born in Sac County, June 6, 1883. He came to Wesley in 1894 and was married to Teresa Wirth, September 15, 1905. [Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]

Married; September 15, 1905 in Iowa

Children:

1. Sister Angelian Caroline Foertsch, b. 15 Sep 1906, Iowa, USA , d. Mar 1987, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 2. George Louis Foertsch, b. 8 Oct 1908, North Dakota, USA , d. 23 Aug 1977, Iowa, USA 3. Sister Eleanor Rosella Foertsch, b. 29 Nov 1910, Iowa, USA , d. 11 Jun 2003, Wisconsin, USA 4. Mandelian Irmina Mary Foertsch, b. 25 Dec 1912, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 31 Mar 2000, Iowa, USA 5. Sister Alvina Theresia Foertsch, b. 12 May 1915, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 16 Dec 2006, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 6. Imelda Anna Foertsch, b. 19 Mar 1917, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 25 Jun 2008, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 7. Marie Odelia Foertsch, b. 10 Feb 1919, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 17 Aug 1989, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 8. Naomi Clara Rosina Foertsch, b. 14 Apr 1921, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 20 Feb 2003, Iowa, USA 9. William John Aloysius Foertsch, b. 28 Oct 1923, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 9 May 2005, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA 10. Edward Foertsch, b. 8 Feb 1926, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA, d. 13 Nov 2014, Bancroft, Kosuth, Iowa, USA (Car accident)** 11. Rosemary Martha Foertsch, b. 6 May 1928, Wesley, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 17 Jun 2012, Algona Good Samaritan Care Center, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA 12. Irene Foertsch

Sources

• Birkenhördt das Projekt - the Project
  • Obituary

Fred Wirth Family by Madonna Faye Wirth