Family Group Record for Donald Albert Meschke Jr and Joyce Mae Jensen




Husband Donald Albert Meschke Jr [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Born:03/08/1948 - Rice County, Minnesota [1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Christened:
Died:08/29/1974 - Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [4][5][6][7][8][9]
Buried:Morristown, Rice, Minnesota [8][9] PIC
Father:Donald Albert Meschke [1]
Mother:Ernestine Evelyn Woker [1][4]
Marriage:05/25/1968 [2][3]

Events and Facts
1. He served in the military in the army enlisting on 01/22/1969 and was discharged on 01/12/1971. [7]
2. He died from luekemia on 08/29/1974 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota .

Wife Joyce Mae Jensen [2][3][10][11][12]

Born:06/16/1946 - Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota [3][10][11][12]
Christened:
Died:11/18/2018 - Morristown, Rice, Minnesota [12]
Buried:Morristown, Rice, Minnesota [11][12] PIC
Other Spouse: Michael Chris Wenker[10]

Events and Facts
1. Her obituary was published on her Find-A-Grave Memorial on 11/19/2018. [12]

Joyce Mae Wenker, age 72, of Morristown, died on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at her home in Morristown.

Funeral services will be at North Waseca Lutheran Church, Waseca on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Kristen Anderson officiating.

Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Morristown.

Visitation will be at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, from 4 to 7 p.m. and also for one hour prior to services on Wednesday.

Joyce Wenker, was born to Palmer and Anna (Condon) Jensen on June 16, 1946, in Owatonna. She graduated from Morristown High School. Joyce married Donald Meschke on May 25, 1968, in Morristown, and he preceded her in death on August 29, 1974. Joyce then married Michael Wenker on June 30, 1979 in Morristown, and he preceded Joyce in death on January 12, 2000. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

She is survived by her two children, Bart (Sherry) Meschke of Waterville and Kris (Kristen) Wenker of Morristown; three grandchildren Layla, Jacob and Corey; six siblings, Ardella Remold of Byron, Bernice (Farrell) Bandow of Waterville, Velma Merritt of Faribault, Robert (Ann) Jensen of Byron, Bernadette Jensen of Inver Grove Heights and Donald (Karlane) Jensen of Waterville; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands.


Sources

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2. Minnesota Association of County Officers, "Minnesota Official Marriage System," Rice County certificate M14-575, Donald Albert Meschke Jr and Joyce Mae Jensen; Database online, Minnesota counties, Minnesota Official Marriage System : n.d. (https://moms.mn.gov/ : accessed 06/24/2021) [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Rice County certificate, Donald A Meschke and Joyce M Jensen; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021); citing Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the Registrar, St Paul, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Olmsted County certificate 1974-020796, Donald A Meschke; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2001 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021); citing State of Minnesota, /Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
5. Ancestry.com Opertaions, Inc., Social Security Applications and Claims 1936-2007, Donald A Meschke Jr, 1974, SS no. 475-56-1087; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2015 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021); citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC [Surety: 3].
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7. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, "Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem," Donald Albert Meschke, SS No. 475-56-1087; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2011 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021) [Surety: 3].
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties," Rice County, MN, Donald Albert Meschke Jr; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/, 2003 : accessed 06/25/2021); citing Dalby, John and Jan, "John Dalby Database," www.dalbydata.com, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
9. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Donald Albert Meschke Jr (#90392871); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021) [Surety: 2].
10. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-2001, Rice County certificate, Michael C Wenker and Joyce M Meschke; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021); citing Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the Registrar, St Paul, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties," Rice County, MN, Joyce M Meschke; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/, 2003 : accessed 06/24/2021); citing Dalby, John and Jan, "John Dalby Database," www.dalbydata.com, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
12. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Joyce Mae (Jensen) Wenker (#194845318); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 06/25/2021) [Surety: 2].


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