| Husband: Anton Goetz | |||
| Born: | 17 Jul 1861 | at: | Alsace-Lorraine, France |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 10 Apr 1942 | at: | Wesley, IA ? |
| Father: | Lawrence Goetz | ||
| Mother: | Mrs Lawrence Goetz | ||
| Spouses: | Theresa Wolf | ||
| Notes: | [256] [257] | ||
| Wife: Theresa Wolf | |||
| Born: | 29 Jan 1865 | at: | Richland, IL |
| Died: | 21 Jun 1943 | at: | Waterloo, IA |
| Father: | Michael Wolf | ||
| Mother: | Eva Margaret Ahmerein | ||
| Spouses: | Anton Goetz | ||
| Notes: | [28] | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | Frank Goetz | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Edward J Goetz [363] | ||
| Born: | 28 Apr 1887 | at: | |
| Died: | 28 Sep 1959 | at: | Des Moines, IA |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Gertrude Goetz | ||
| Born: | 16 Jan 1890 | at: | |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 24 Dec 1978 | at: | |
| Spouses: | Mister Hofer | ||
| Name: | Michael Goetz [364] | ||
| Born: | 3 Apr 1892 | at: | |
| Died: | 14 Jul 1924 | at: | |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Alex Goetz | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | Died in infancy | |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Louis Goetz | ||
| Born: | 2 Jan 1897 | at: | Mt Palatine, IL |
| Died: | 18 Oct 1982 | at: | Britt, IA |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Loretta Goetz | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | James Homer "Hayme" Lloyd | ||
| Name: | Hilda (Hildegarde) Emma Goetz [368] | ||
| Born: | 25 Jan 1903 | at: | Wesley, IA |
| Married: | 21 Apr 1945 | at: | St James Church, Lannon, WI |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | John Hoag | ||
| Name: | Stella Irene Goetz [365] [366] | ||
| Born: | 19 Jul 1906 | at: | Wesley, IA |
| Married: | 7 Sep 1926 | at: | St Joseph Church, Wesley, IA |
| Died: | 2 Nov 1983 | at: | Waterloo, IA |
| Spouses: | John Hauptman | ||
[256]
Anton Goetz came to the United States when he was 16 years old. The 1880
census shows him as residing as a laborer in the Michael Matern home along
with his brother John. Anton and Theresa farmed in Illinois for 17 years
following their marriage. They moved to the Goetz homestead 2 miles NW of
Wesley, IA in 1902 where they farmed until retirement in Wesley in 1927.
[257]
Click here for a photo of the Anton Goetz family.
Seated in fromt L-R; Anton Goetz, Theresa (Wolf) Goetz, Fr Fidelis OSB others NA
[28]
Theresa and Anton Goetz were the parents of Father Fidelis Goetz OSB a priest
at Conception Abbey, Conception, MO.
Theresa and Anton are buried in St Joseph's Cemetery, Wesley, IA
[363]
The following is an excerpt from the Biography of Edward Goetz and other
information supplied by the Archives of Conception Abbey in Conception.MO:
Edward J Goetz was born on April 28, 1887, the second son of Anton Goetz, a
young Alsatian Farmer who arrived in America in 1878, and Theresa (Wolf) Goetz,
a native of Mt Palatine, Illinois.
He came to Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri, at the age of
twenty-five and professed as a Benedictine on September 1, 1913,
taking the name Fidelis. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 9, 1918.
Father Fidelis died on September 28, 1959 in the Des Moines, Iowa, bus
terminal. He was making connections from one bus to another while returning
to Conception Abbey after a two-week visit with relatives in Wesley, Iowa.
The funeral of Father Fidelis was held on October 1, 1959. Friends from
many towns he had served during his long priestly life were present. He was
Buried in the Abbey Cemetery at Conception, Missouri. Especially notable at
his funeral was a large contingent from Aholt and Glasgow, Missouri.
[364]
Michael Goetz served in WW I. He never married. He was a Corporal in Co M
347th Infantry in WW I
[368]
Hilda Goetz's baptimal sponsors were Emil Goetz & Emma Matern. Hilda was a
nurse
[365] Stella Goetz's baptism sponsors were Henry Wolf & Martha Matern
[366] Click here for photo of Stella(Goetz)Hauptman
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