Mary Ann Wensink

Mary Ann Wensink

Female 1930 - 2015  (84 years)

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  • Name Mary Ann Wensink 
    Born 13 Oct 1930  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Jun 2015  Elm Grove, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Sheboygan, WI Press, Wednesday, 20 Aug 1952, p. 15: "Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Wensink, Elm Grove, WI, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ann, to Lloyd S. Gerlach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gerlach, Wauwatosa, WI. Both are graduates of Beloit College. Mr. Gerlach will continue his education at the Univerity in Copehagen, Denmark. . . ."

    • http://beckerritter.com/sitemaker/memsol.cgi?page=documents&user_id=1609519

      "Mary Ann faced death as she faced life with intelligence, courage, and a loving concern for others. On Saturday, June 13, 2015 she passed away peacefully at age 84 in her Elm Grove home of 48 years.

      Mary Ann (nee Wensink) grew up in Wauwatosa. After high-school, she graduated from Beloit College where she was a member of Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Gamma Sorority and served as President of Panhellenic Council.

      Mary Ann was the beloved wife and best friend for 61 years of Lloyd. Loving mother of Michael, of Berkeley, CA, Sandra (Bill) Haack, of Elm Grove and Kari Casey Collins, of Denver, CO. Most proud grandma of Caitlin and Kyle Casey, Kirsten and Kevin Haack and Mera and Kora Freeman-Gerlach. Further survived by family and many friends far and wide.

      While living in the San Francisco Bay area in the mid-50?s, Mary Ann began pursuing an early dream of being an artist, specifically in fiber. She studied with a San Francisco weaving teacher, bought a loom, and began skills that took her to many places in the U.S. and abroad. Mary Ann created a successful career in fine arts and won numerous prizes.

      Aside from her art interests, Mary Ann served her theater and civic passions through her role on the boards of Milwaukee Chamber Theater, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater (including the building committee for the new theater complex in 1993), and the Brookfield Congregational Church. Whether in the Arts, business, sports, travel or enjoying family life, Mary Ann urged living life to the fullest."
    Person ID I32745  Complete
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2015 

    Father Delmar David Wensink,   b. 03 Jun 1893, North Dakota, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1982, Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Erma S. Shoemaker,   b. 23 Feb 1890, Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1995, Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 105 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1919  Batavia, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18040407  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lloyd Arthur Gerlach,   b. 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 2019, Elm Grove, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Michael Lloyd Gerlach, Ph. D.
    +2. Sandra Carolyn Gerlach
    +3. Reverend Karen Ann Gerlach
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2010 
    Family ID F18040410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1930 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jun 2015 - Elm Grove, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Mary Ann Wensink (1930-2015)
    Mary Ann Wensink (1930-2015)
    SCHMIDT-STOLPER great-grandchildren, 4 Sep 1933
    SCHMIDT-STOLPER great-grandchildren, 4 Sep 1933

    From photo album of Carl Frederick Wehrwein (1893-1967):

    Seated on chairs, L to R:

    Mary Ann Wensink (I32745), Patricia Brazelton (I34305), Johanna Dorothea Schmidt (Grandma Stolper, I32785), Eugene Stearns Jr. (lap, I34385), Carolyn Wensink (I32746), Carol Jean Wehrwein (I15550)

    Seated on grass:

    Norma Jean Stearns I34382), Jean Witschonke, Betty lou Kade
    I34414), Alice Hafemeister, Yvonne Falkenthal (I34296)
    Delmar David Wensink (1893-1982)
    Delmar David Wensink (1893-1982)

    "Reunion--Mary Ann and Lloyd's home" in Elm Grove, Wisconsin

    Delmer & Irwin in rear; Jennie in front.
    Cousins stepping smartly on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 1996
    Cousins stepping smartly on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 1996

    "April 13, 1996"

    l. to r.: Mary Ann Wensink, Carol Jean Wehrwein, Johanna Margaret Wensink