CARSTENS, Sophie Wilhelmina

1862 - 1944  (81 years)

• Name	CARSTENS, Sophie Wilhelmina
  Birth	14 Nov 1862	Newtonburg, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Sep 1944	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2]
  	Cause: at the home of her daughter Ida
  Burial	20 Sep 1944	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  	Address: Mishicot Public Cemetery/Holy Cross Cemetery
  	Mishicot Public Cemetery
  		BL-Wenholz Sophia and Diedrich Wenholz
  Person ID	I1041	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Carstens Family Tree (Ellen's maternal), Wenholz Family (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	14 May 2010

  
  

  Father	CARSTENS, Johann Herman,   b. 10 Jun 1824, Lesumstotal, Osterholz, Niedersachsen, Germany d. 19 Dec 1907, Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	BOLI, Marie Dorothee Sophie,   b. 17 Jul 1825, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany d. Abt 1884 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1850	Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Family ID	F383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WENHOLZ, Diedrich Johann,   b. 19 May 1859, Germany d. 14 Nov 1947, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1883	Newtonburg, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [4]
  	Address: St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
  		BL-Wenholz Dietrich Wenholz and Sophie (Carstens)
  Children	+ 1. WENHOLZ, Meta Karoline Ernestine,   b. 1 Oct 1884, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 15 Dec 1961, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 77 years) + 2. WENHOLZ, Mary,   b. 28 Dec 1887, Wisconsin, United States d. 23 Dec 1918, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 30 years) + 3. WENHOLZ, Ida Albertina F.,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Saxonburg (Now Mishicot), Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Jan 1963, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		BL-Wenholz Sophie (Carstens) Wenholz and her sisters
  		BL-Wenholz Sophie (Carstens) Wenholz
  		BL-Wenholz Sophia (Carstens) Wenholz
  		BL-Blum Sophie (Wenholz) Blum

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Two Rivers Reporter, 22 September 1944. SOPHIA WENHOLZ The Two Rivers Reporter (edited) Sept. 22, 1944 Attend Wenholz Rites Wednesday Among the out of town relatives and friends who attended funeral rites for Mrs. Diedrich Wenholz, held at St. Peter's Lutheran church at Mishicot Wednesday afternoon were the following: (first names of families were omitted for living) Weahausen (sic should be Wehausen), Ploeckelman, Luedtke, Haberman, Blum, Zell, Zarling, Carsten, Krueger, Diedrichs, Haupt, Schnell, Lindau, Diedrichs, Rodewald. Pallbearers were members of the Schmidt, Carsten and Wehausen families. [S8] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - 2Manitowoc, 18 September 1944; Page 2. Mrs. Diedrich Wenholz (Photo in paper) Following a lingering illness, Mrs. Diedrich Wenholz, 81, need Sophia Carstens, died Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Hugo Ploeckelmann, in Mishicot. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Peters Lutheran church in Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in the Mishicot Cemetery. Mrs. Wenholz was born in Newton in 1862 and in 1883 was married to Mr. Wenholz. They operated a farm in Saxonburg for many years and on retiring moved to the Ploeckelmann home to reside. In 1938 the couple observed their 55th wedding anniversary. Survivors are the husband, two daughters, Mrs. Ploeckelmann and Mrs. William Blum of Mishicot and a sisters, Mrs. Lena Schmidt, also of Mishicot. Twelve grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Wenholz was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Peter's Lutheran church in Mishicot. The body may be viewed at the Specht funeral home in Mishicot and will be moved to the church Wednesday at 10 a.m. to ie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald-Times | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Monday, September 18, 1944 | Page 2 [S8] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - 2Manitowoc, 22 September 1944; page 2. Wenholz Funeral Six nephews served as pall bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Diedrich Wenholz held Wednesday afternoon at the St. Peters Luthearn church in Mishicot. They were Arnold Schmidt, Roy Schmidt, Edwin Carstens, Adolph Wehausen, Emil Wehausen, and William Carstens. Out-of-Town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wehausen Mr. and Mrs. John Wehausen, Miss Leoria Ploeckelmann and Mrs. Hilbert Liedthe, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Habermann of Brillion; Mr and Mrs. Herbert Blum and family of Niellsville Miss Alice Zell of Sheboygan Falls Henry Wehausen, Mr and Mrs. Emil Wehausen Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wehausen and Mrs. Marie Schnell Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carstens Mrs. G. Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diedrichs Mrs. Marvin Diedrichs Mr. and Mrs. Leland Haupt and Mr. and Mrs. William Carstens, and Mr. and Mrs. John Carstens, all of Liberty. Mrs. W.J. Zarling of Douglas, Ariz; Mr. andMrs. Edward Ploeckelmann Miss Emma Lindau Mrs. Harry Diedrichs and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rodewald, all of Manitowoc. Manitowoc Herald-Times | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Friday, September 22, 1944 | Page 2 [S106] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Newspaper Archives, Odd Honeymoon Described by Golden Wedding Couple; Society Section; 21 August 1933; viewed online image; 7 April 2013; Dietrich Wenholz Golden Wedding Anniversary.