James Joseph Wirth

1900 - 1992  (92 years)

• Name	James Joseph Wirth
  Born	10 Mar 1900	Tampico, Tampico Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Oct 1992	Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I389236	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Wirth,   b. 21 Sep 1871, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1942, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Messier,   b. 23 Oct 1883, Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1950  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1899
  Family ID	F46340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Amelia Oberle,   b. 15 Feb 1900, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1980, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1923	Hooppole, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Children	+ 1. Lyle Edward Wirth,   b. 20 Dec 1929, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 2016, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years) + 2. Arlyn James Wirth,   b. 21 May 1933, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 2000  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F154666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). James J Wirth Birth: 10 Mar 1900 Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA Death: 1 Oct 1992 (aged 92) Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA Memorial #: 104799840 Bio: He was a member of the Knights of Coluumbus #3916, Morrison-Whiteside County Farm Bureau, Antique Tractor and Engine Club in Atkinson, ILHe was a member of St Catherine's Catholic Church in Ptophetstown, ILHe farmed near Prophetstown, IL. Family Members Parents Jacob Wirth 1871-1942 Mary A Messier Wirth 1883-1950 Spouse Edna Amelia Oberle Wirth 1900-1980 Siblings Frances A Wirth Wetzell 1905-1953 Edward Lee Wirth 1907-1994 Gladys I Wirth Cassens Iverson 1911-2000 Lucille L Wirth Giese 1913-1999 Harold Louis Wirth 1915-1962 Children Arlyn James Wirth 1933-2000 Created by: sandy (47472625) Added: 7 Feb 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104799840/james-j-wirth Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2020), memorial page for James J Wirth (10 Mar 1900?1 Oct 1992), Find a Grave Memorial no. 104799840, citing Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by sandy (contributor 47472625) . [S927] Obituary. James Wirth Services for James J. Wirth, 92, Prophetstown, are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Prophetstown, where he was a member. Burial is in Riverside Cemetery, Prophetstown. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Gardner Funeral Home, Prophetstown, with a rosary at 7:30. A memorial fund has been established. Mr. Wirth died Thursday, Oct. 1, 1992, at CGH Medical Center, Sterling. He was born March 10, 1900, in Tampico, the son of Jacob and Mary Messier Wirth. He married Edna Oberle Nov. 28, 1923, in Hooppole. She died in 1980. ; He had farmed in the Prophetstown area all his life. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council, No. 3916, Morrison; Antique Tractor and Engine Club, Atkinson; and of Whiteside County Farm Bureau ' for over 50 years. Survivors include sons, Lyle Wirth, Prophetstown, and Arlyn Wirth, Erie; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Giese and Gladys Iverson, both of Sterling; a brother, Edward Wirth, Wyanet; and a special friend, Arlene Hui-zenga.