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Anna Filer Wiedemann Yosten

31 May 1897 – 8 Oct 1993

Birth31 May 1897
Death8 Oct 1993
CemeterySacred Heart Cemetery
Muenster , Cooke County , Texas , USA
Added byloresann on 23 Feb 2009
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Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, Oct. 11, 1993 at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Anna Bertha (Filer) (Wiedemann) Yosten in Sacred Heart Church, officiated by Father Victor Gillespie, OSB, and Father Frowin Schoech, OSB, and Father Harry Fisher. Anna Yosten died in Muenster Memorial Hospital on Friday, Oct. 8, at 7:15 p.m., at age 96, after many years of illness. She was born May 31, 1897 near West, Texas, to Julius Filer and Vicki (Wanke) Filer. The oldest of 10 children, she attended public school and later the local St. Martin's Parish School in Tours, Texas, conducted by the Sisters of Divine Providence. Anna worked hard in the home and on the farm. On Nov. 15, 1915, she married Frederick Wiedemann. Their daughter, Mary, was born on July 28, 1917. The family moved to Fredericksburg and shortly after, that town was hard it by the flu epidemic, claiming Frederick Wiedemann as one of its victims. After his death in 1919, Anna and "Little Mary" moved back to Tours and lived with her parents until the child was five years old. It was then that the long association of about 20 years started with the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. Anna applied for a job at their Sacred Heart Academy in Waco. Soon, she had charge of the kitchen and Mary attended grade and high school there. In the fall of 1934, mother and daughter went to Our Lady of Victory Academy and College in Fort Worth where Mrs. Wiedemann had charge of the kitchen, endearing herself to high school and college students. After Mary graduated from college, she taught at Academy of Mary Immaculate in Wichita Falls for several years and, in 1940, the two moved to Muenster where Mary taught in Muenster High School. On Sept. 8, 1943, Anna Wiedemann married Frank J. Yosten in Sacred Heart Church. Their first home was in a large two-storied house on North Pecan Street. In 1946, they moved into a smaller house on his property. After his retirement from Waples-Painter Lumber Co., they continued their special hobbies of gardening, raising both vegetables and Anna's special love, flowers, for which she won many awards. Other special hobbies were fishing, dominoes and watching baseball on TV. Travel was a large part of their lives and they made long trips to New Orleans, Chicago and Nebraska to visit relatives and friends. Frank died on Jan. 26, 1966. Later that year, Anna started baking pies for a local restaurant and soon became known as a master baker. Customers learned to ask for a piece of her pies, with a meal. She continued to bake and deliver as many as five different flavors for 11 ½ years, until the age of 80. She often told how happy she was in this project, saying, "It makes me get up in the morning." She lived alone for many more years, enjoying sewing and crocheting. In later years, she lived with her daughter. Several months ago, she entered a nursing home. Her latest admittance to Muenster Memorial Hospital (one of many) was on Wednesday, Sept. 29. On the morning of her death, Friday, Oct. 8, Father Victor anointed her for her eternal journey. She began it that same evening. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, a member of St. Anne's Society, the Catholic Daughters of America and the Muenster Garden Club and a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. Treasured by many friends, she was known affectionately as "Mom" by 113 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Moster of Muenster; one stepdaughter, Josephine Mayer of Garden Homes and Chicago, Illinois; three stepsons, Ferd Yosten of Fort Worth, Felix and Henry Yosten of Muenster. Also 32 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Willenborg of West, Texas; three brothers, Paul Filer and Isidore Filer of Houston and Joe Filer of Tours. She was also preceded in death by one stepdaughter, Veronica Durbin. A Rosary service was held at McCoy's Funeral Chapel on Sunday at 4 p.m. and Vigil at 7 p.m. Taking part in the special funeral liturgy of the Mass of Christian Burial were Sarah Hess, Sherie Bonner and Gina Yosten with Readings from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Responsorial Psalm, respectively. Petitions and Prayer of the Faithful were read by Jake McCoy. Offertory gifts were carried to the altar by Michael Yosten and Tara Yosten. Eucharistic Ministers were Sister Monica Swirczynski, OSB, Florence Grewing, Herbert Miller, John Yosten, Father Frowin, OSB and Father Victor Gillespie, OSB. Mass servers were Paul Swirczynski, Nicholas and Jonathan Grewing. The Funeral Mass, composed by Sister Elaine, was sung by the Sacred Heart Men's Choir and organist Tony Luke. Sacred songs included "Pilgrim's Song," "Alleluia, the Strife Is Over," "I Am the Bread of Life" and "Song of the Good Shepherd." Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery was directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster. Pallbearers were Doug Yosten, Melvin Yosten, Tommy Yosten, Teddy Yosten, Tommy Bonner and Josh McCoy. Muenster Enterprise, Muenster, Texas, Volume LVII, No. 47, October 15, 1993

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