BERNARDINE A VOGLEWEDE
Bernardine A Voglewede
Thursday, October 17, 1907 - Friday, June 22, 2001
This picture was taken in December 1996 and is courtesy of Cathy Copeland
Bernardine A Voglewede
Thursday, October 17, 1907 - Friday, June 22, 2001
This picture was taken in December 1996 and is courtesy of Cathy Copeland
Bernardine Antoinette Voglewede, 93, died Friday, June 22, 2001 at 1:30pm at Saint Anne Home in Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born in Adams County, Indiana on October 17, 1907 to Amelia (Smith) and Charles Nelson Christen. She attended St. Mary's College in South Bend, IN and graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester, MN in 1930. She worked as a registered nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Oak Park Hospital in Oak Park, IL. And on June 30, 1934, she married Arthur E. Voglewede. They resided in Decatur, IN and had 5 children: Sister Mary Martin Voglewede, CSA of Mobile, AL; Charles J. Voglewede of Decatur, IN; David A. Voglewede of Grayson, GA; Mary Lou Weaver of Coldwater, MI; and Alice K. Weber of Quincy, MI. She was a homemaker and a lifelong memeber of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Decatur, IN where she was a memeber of the Rosary Society.
Surviving besides her children are the following 17 grandchildren:
Christopher J. Voglewede, Carrie K. (Voglewede) Schuster, Cathy D. (Voglewede) Copeland, Carl A. Voglewede, Chad J. Voglewede, Chet W. Voglewede, Camile M. Voglewede
Mark Voglewede, Jeanne Voglewede, Matt Voglewede, Julie (Voglewede) Hunt
Katrina (Weaver) Rutherford, Lelonie (Weaver) Adams
Nanette (Weber) Burdette, James Weber, Valerie (Weber) Mendendorp, Melissa (Weber) Wilder
She is also survived by 24 great-grandchildren and 3 step-great-grandchildren.
She was proceded in death by her husband, Arthur E. Voglewede on July 13, 1978, as well as her sister Germaine (Christen) Smith, one brother, Cletus Christen, and one grandson, Michael Weaver.
Near the bed of my mother, as she lay dying
I heard her call, kind of singing and crying.
"Mamma, oh Mamma," were the words she would say
A sigh, and then peaceful again she would lay.
Wasn't a sad cry of suffering or pain,
Just a beautiful love song with that sweet refrain.
My heart so heavy to know she was dying,
As I held her hand, I couldn't keep from crying.
You may not remember how many time you fell;
Or how many times you drew from the well.
To draw such love from a well so deep
Like the touch of her hand, as I lay me to sleep.
I'll bet Mary cried for her mother and son
And still cries for all mothers till the battle is won
"Mamma, Oh Mamma," means Jesus is nigh
What a beautiful moment as she gives a last sigh.
I'm not a mother, but as a father I too
Will call for my Mamma and so will you.
As you came from her, through her you'll return
By the cross of your salvation Jesus earned.
C. J. Voglewede
June 22, 2001
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