Frederick Wecke
Born: April 14th, 1846
Died: April 9th, 1926
Obituary
Frederick Wecke, 79, native of Germany and resident of Burlington for fifty years, died at his home, 424 Hagemann avenue, at 11:20 this morning, after three weeks illness. Mr. Wecke was born in Gardelegen, Germany, April 14, 1846. He was married there to Elizabeth Chieme, in 1869, and the couple came to America and direct to Burlington six years later. Mr. Wecka was employed by the Burlington railroad for a number of years and later worked for the city in the street department. For the last three years he has been unable to do manual labor. He was a member of the St. Luke's Evangelical church. Surviving are the widwo; two daughters, Mrs. M. Gredig and Mrs. C.S. Kreuzenstein, both of Burlington, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. William Marten in charge. Friends are invited. The body will be interred in Aspen Grove cemetery.