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Mary Mathilda Kasper Wanja
6 Sep 1892 – 8 Jul 1985
| Birth | 6 Sep 1892 |
| Death | 8 Jul 1985 |
| 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/93035293 |
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Daughter of Joseph and Maria (Schilhab) Kasper, married Joseph Frank Wanja, Oct 9, 1916
Bio
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Kasper Wanja, 92, of Columbus were held Wednesday, July 10, from St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Columbus, with burial in the parish cemetery. Father Timothy Kosler officiated. Altar boys were her great-nephews, Todd Radke and Wade Schindler. A granddaughter, Sharron Johnson, played organ music. Mrs. Wanja died July 8. Born Sept. 6, 1892, in Weimar, she was a daughter of Joseph and Maria (Schilhab) Kasper. She was married to Joe Wanja on Oct. 9, 1916, at Columbus. He died Dec. 25. 1981. A son, Edgar, and a daughter, Dorothy Mae, also preceded her in death. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Harry and Mrs. Gladys Rau of Columbus and Mrs. Barney Kuhn of Glidden; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Anders of Weimar and Mrs. Martha Beck of San Antonio; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Grace Kasper of Schulenburg. Pallbearers were grandsons Rusty Harry, Doug Rau, Joe Rau, Harold Kuhn, Tom Rau and John Rau. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Heller, Kenneth Harry, Don Hengst, Barney Kuhn, and David Johnson. The Weimar Mercury, July 18, 1985
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Siblings
- Joseph Kasper 1887–1966
- Bertha Kasper Anders 1888–1986
- Stephan John "Steve" Kasper 1890–1962
- Martha Kasper Beck 1894–1992
- Rosa Kasper Schindler 1897–1982
- John J. Kasper 1900–1981
- Edmund W. Kasper 1905–1983
Children
- 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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