Johanne Auguste Lydia (Zilm) Handke (1856 - 1935)

Born 27 Aug 1856 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Carl Friedrich Handke — married 29 Nov 1877 in Lutheran Church, Nain, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1935 at age 78 in Greenock, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Name: Johanne Auguste Lydia ZILM. Given Name: Johanne Auguste Lydia. Surname: ZILM. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Died Residence Lyndoch. 18 AUG 1935. Greenock, South Australia, Australia.

Christening: ABT 1856. Nain, South Australia, Australia.

Child out of wedlock 1875 Nain, South Australia, Australia.

Residence Source: Husband's naturalisation papers. 1878 Stockwell, South Australia, Australia.

Birth & death of baby, Hermann Carl 1879 Greenock, South Australia, Australia.

Legal 1880 Tanunda, South Australia, Australia. 1890

Death of husband 1929 Angaston, South Australia, Australia.

Buried 1935 Greenock, South Australia, Australia.

Obituary from ‘The Leader’ Date of Paper: 22/08/1935 Headings: Death of Mrs Handke, Greenock Report: Mrs. Johanne Auguste Lydia Handke (nee Zilm), 79, of Greenock, died suddenly at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. Kalleske, on Sunday. She was born at Greenock on August 27, 1856, and grew up in that centre; being confirmed at Nain by the late Pastor J. C. Auricht, who also officiated at her marriage there to Mr. Carl Friedrich Handke, who predeceased her by about six years. The couple lived for a time at Lyndoch and then at Greenock; Mr. Handke following his trade as blacksmith. During recent years deceased was cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Kalleske. Two sons died in infancy, and five sons and three daughters survive. They are Messrs. Fred (Ceduna), Albert and Walter (Freeling), Oscar (Tanunda), and Ewald (Greenock); Mrs. C. Evans (Kapunda), Mrs. J. Waters (Broken Hill) and Mrs. G. Kalleske (Greenock). There are 31 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral took place in Greenock cemetery on Tuesday, Rev. J. H. S. Heidenreich officiating at the graveside. A beautiful collection of floral tributes was in evidence. The bearers were Messrs. T. Kernich, H. Koch, F. Laucke, J. Jungfer and O. and H. Semmler.

Sources

• Sth Aust birth registration #1856/7/459
• Obituary