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Joseph Frank Wanja
27 Apr 1892 – 25 Dec 1981
| Birth | 27 Apr 1892 |
| Death | 25 Dec 1981 |
| Cemetery | Saint Anthony Catholic Church Cemetery Columbus , Colorado County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Gena Berry on 04 Feb 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93035292 |
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Son of Anton and Magdelena (Bratrich) Wanja
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Funeral services for Joe Frank Wanja, 89, of Columbus were held Sunday, Dec. 27, from St. Anthony's Catholic Church, with Father Arnold Anders officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Mr. Wanja died Dec. 25 at Columbus' Community Hospital. Born April 27, 1892, in Bolten, Mahren, Austria, he came to America with his mother and sister when he was four years old. He married Mary Mathilda Kasper of Weimar on Oct. 9, 1916, and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last year. He was a retired mechanic. His wife survives, along with three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Harry, Mrs. Barney Kuhn and Mrs. Gladys Rau, all of Columbus; ten grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A son, Edgar, and a daughter, Dorothy Mae, preceded him in death. Pallbearers at the funeral were his grandsons, Joe, Tom and John Rau, Rusty Harry and David Johnson, and his son-in-law, Barney Kuhn. Honorary pallbearers were grandsons. Douglas Rau, Jim Haller, Kenneth Harry and Harold Kuhn. Weimar Mercury, January 7, 1982, page 1
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- Gertrude Marie "Gertie" Wanja Harry 1918–2012
- Margie Wanja Kuhn 1921–2012
- Edgar Joe Wanja 1923–1972
- Gladys Marie Wanja Rau 1925–2023
- Dorothy Mae Wanja Fink 1927–1976
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