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| Birth: | 1894 in Sheboygan, WI |
| Death: | 27 MAR 1960 in Sheboygan, WI |
| Sex: | F |
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Burial: Wildwood Cemetary, Sheboygan, WI
Occupation: Jewelry Saleslady
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Ida was a strong, determined woman with a good sense of humor. She came from a prestigious Sheboygan family, the owners of Kingsbury Brewery in Sheboygan.. After her husband died she raised her two adopted children with a great deal of love. She worked as a sales lady for the Pfister Jewelry store and also as the Director of the Sheboygan Youth
In a letter dated April 3, 2003, Her son-in-law, John Whitman wrote the following to Richard Whinfield:
"I have some vivid memories of Eda from 1955 when she came to California and lived with us for several months after Charley, our olldest, was born, right through the length stays after each baby until 1960 when we moved to Austin and she died in September. She was an absolute saint to all of us and how she loved those babies. We have some great photographs and movies of her with her arms full of little ones. She arrived before Andy was born in July of 1960 and thought she was having gall bladder trouble but didn't complain until Nancy made her see a doctor in early September. She died two weeks laer of pancreatic cancer so she must have suffered without pain pills until she went to the hospital. She gave all her pocket money to a nurse who had been good to her the final two weeks and absolutely refused to see a priest--it was a Catholic hospital, I heard her say so in a loud voice from outside the hospital room. What a woman. She seemed to have no thought for herself in the 8 or 9 years I knew her She cooked big meals in Sheboygan and pushed everyone out of the kitchen so they could socialize while she prepared the food and cleaned up. She also treated Fritz amazingly well and he more than any of us took her for granted spending every weekend in Sheboygan. I could go on and on with antidotes about her, too. When you asked about remembering her I didn't hesitate a minute to write."
In the same letter, her daughter Nancy wrote:
" Mother was a Roenitz. She'd tell us stories, show us pictures of their big mansion-like house--three stories high that was later torn down (where the Prange parking lot on seventh street is). The story was that when a visiting basketball team, football team etc. came to town they stayed in that house
The Roenitz Drug Store family was a cousin. My Grandfather, I think, owned the Kingsbury Beer Company, then lost it."
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- Title: RWWhinfield, Personal knowledge
Author: Richard Whinfield
- Title: Letter to RIchard Whinfield
Author: John Whitman
Publisher: April 3, 2003
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