FABER, Gretchen Catherine

1890 - 1975  (84 years)

• Name	FABER, Gretchen Catherine
  Birth	19 Jul 1890	Wittmund, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Death	1975  [1]
  	Gretchen was the daughter of Rudolph Faber and Martha Gerdes. She married Arnold Sporleder on Oct 28, 1919 at Carroll, IA. They were the parents of Frederick, Martha, Catherine, and Robert. Dec 1, 1975 - Carroll Daily Times - Lidderdale - Funeral services for Mrs. Gretchen Catherine Sporleder, 85, of Lidderdale were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Albert T. Bostelmann officiated. Congregational hymns were "I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus" and "Beautiful Savior". A.L. Daenzer was organist. Pallbearers were Carl Sporleder, Ervin Sporleder, Lawrence Sporleder, Emil Kurth, Elmer Fricke, and Oliver Wenck. Interment was in the church cemetery, under direction of the Dahn-Woodhouse Funeral Home of Carroll. Mrs. Sporleder, widow of Arnold Sporleder, was dead upon arrival at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28. She was born July 19, 1890, at Osfrieslund, Germany, a daughter of Rudolph and Martha Gerdes Faber. She had been a resident of this area since 1909, coming from Germany. On Oct. 28, 1919, she married Mr. Sporleder at Carroll. Surviving are four children, Fritz of Carroll, Mrs. Ted (Martha) Hoemann of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Harold (Catherine) Rudi of Anaheim, Calif., and Robert of Charter Oak; 12 grandchildren and a brother, Carl Faber of Lidderdale. A granddaughter preceded her in death in addition to her husband.
  Burial	Lidderdale, Carroll, Iowa, United States
  	Address: Lidderdale Lutheran Cemetery
  		JO-Sporleder Arnold Sporleder
  Person ID	I4269	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Sporleder Family Tree (Ellen's Maternal)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	SPORLEDER, Arnold August,   b. 15 Mar 1889, Carroll, Iowa, United States d. 25 Apr 1971 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1919
  Children	+ 1. SPORLEDER, Frederick Arnold,   b. 20 Sep 1920   d. 2001 (Age 80 years) + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F1463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 28 July 2014; Gretchen Catherine Faber Sporleder; record created by Geo Clinton; added July 23, 2013; Memorial #114272108; includes photo.