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Name Clarence John Gess
Birth 28 Feb 1914, Peoria, Illinois
Death 9 Dec 1994, Merrimac, Wisconsin
Burial Oak Knoll, Sterling, Illinois
Occupation Lutheran pastor
Education Wartburg College, Capitol Seminary
Religion Lutheran
Spouses
1 Eleanor Augusta Wiederanders
Birth 27 Feb 1913, Hecla, South Dakota
Death 31 Aug 2006, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Burial 5 Sept 2006, Oak Knoll, Sterling, Illinois
Occupation Teacher, homemaker
Education Wartburg College, 1935
Religion Lutheran
Father Carl Anton Wiederanders (1887-1971)
Mother Minna Amanda Beyer (1889-1975)
Marriage 10 Aug 1939, Toledo, Ohio
Children Marian Joyce (1947-)
Paul Brian (1949-)
Notes for Clarence John Gess
Clarence attended Wartbug College in Clinton, Iowa, where he met Eleanor. His older brother was also a student there, and thus Clarence acquired the nickname "Junie" (for Junior). Clarence graduated from Capitol Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained in 1939. He and Eleanor were married on August 10th of the same year. They moved to Yorktown, where Junie had his first pastorate. Ten years later they moved to Benson, Illinois, where they raised their family and remained until his retirement. Clarence and Eleanor had a foster child, John Brant, whom they would have liked to adopt. They subsequently adopted Marian in 1947 and Paul in 1949. After he retired, Clarence continued to work as an assistant pastor in Merrimac, Wisconsin, where the couple lived near their daughter Marian. In 1989, Clarence celebrated the 50-year anniversary of his ordination as well as the 50th anniversary with Eleanor. Clarence died in 1994.
Created 17 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh
Last modified 17 Jan 2006
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