Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe
Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe

1. Frank Uthe was born in July 29, 1886, at Van Cleve, Marshall County, Iowa, son of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe. Frank Uthe married Teresa Minch. Theresa was born on April 5, 1890, in Illinois, daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Hass) Minch, of Sangamon County, Illinois. Frank and Teresa Uthe lived in Story County, Iowa, and subsequently at Springfield, Illinois. They had no children.

   Teresa Uthe died in August 1970 with a last residence of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Frank and Teresa Uthe are buried with her parents in Calvary Cemetery at Springfield, Illinois.

2. Anton Uthe was born December 5, 1887, in Van Cleve, Marshall County, Iowa, son of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe. Anton Uthe married Esther Reichart circa 1917. Esther was born circa 1889 in Missouri, daughter of Bernard and Mathilda (Kenney) Reichart. Anton and Esther Uthe lived in Story County, Iowa. Children of Anton and Esther Uthe are Joseph, Mary, Margaret, Alice, Lawrence, Daniel J., Helen, and Clarence Uthe.

   Anton Uthe died in June 1975, with a last residence of Osage, Iowa.

   • Daniel J. Uthe was born on October 24, 1926, in Iowa, son of Anton and Esther (Reichart) Uthe.

     Daniel Uthe died on March 13, 2001, with a last residence of Gilbert, Story County, Iowa.

   • Helen Ann Uthe, daughter of Anton and Esther (Reichart) Uthe, married Germaine Paul Mullenbach on April 22, 1957, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilbert, Iowa. Germaine Mullenbach was born March 11, 1924, in Stacyville, Iowa, son of Frederich and Bertha (Huemann) Mullenbach. Germaine and Helen Mullenbach lived in Osage, Iowa, where he was raised, and he was a self-employed mason for over 35 years in Osage. They later resided in Ames, Iowa, where they were members of St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Germaine was employed by Ames Lab from 1981 to 1989, when he retired. He enjoyed gardening and yard work, and he was a member of and Moose Lodge No. 520.

     Germaine Mullenbach, 78, of Ames, Iowa, died on March 5, 2003, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, of a heart attack. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 8, 2003, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames, Iowa. Father Terry Rassmussen presided. Burial was in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Gilbert, Iowa. Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames had charge of arrangements.
           Mr. Mullenbach was survived by his wife Helen Mullenbach of Ames; son, Bob Mullenbach, of Grimes, Ia.; daughter, Marjorie (Scott) Anfinson, of Rochester, Minn.; son, Jon (Suzanne) Mullenbach, of Gilbert, Ia.; five grandchildren; and a brother, LaVerne Mullenbach of Osage, Ia. Preceding Germaine in death were his parents, four brothers, and one sister.
     Source: "Mitchell County Press News" obituaries March 2003 at http://www.pafways.org/obituaries/mitchelcountypressnews/2003/march.htm
     Source: Family of Germaine and Helen (Uthe) Mullenbach at http://members.aol.com/markmullenbach/j.joseph_i2.htm

3. Magdalene Uthe was born April 9, 1889, in Iowa, daughter of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe.

   Magdalene Uthe died in January 1980, with a last residence of Des Moines, Iowa.

4. John G. Uthe was born September 2, 1890*, son of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe. John Uthe married Elizabeth D. Mott. Elizabeth, who was called "Bessie," was born in May 1894 in Iowa, daughter of Frederick and Mary Ann (McGlynn) Mott. John and Bessie Uthe lived at Boone, Iowa.
   * = September 1, 1890, according to his WW I draft registration card, which also gives his place of birth as Haverhill, Marshall County, Iowa. The 1900 U.S. Census gives his place of birth as Wisconsin.

   John Uthe died in December 1964, with a last residence in Iowa.

   • Paul F. Uthe was born on May 22, 1918, in Iowa, son of John and Elizabeth (Mott) Uthe.

     Paul Uthe died on June 12, 1997, with a last residence of Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona.

     An online SSDI includes Marjorie P. "Marge" Uthe, of Mesa, Arizona, who may have been Paul Uthe's wife, born August 3, 1923, and died July 2, 2005, in Mesa. Her SS # was issued in Iowa.

   • Catherine M. Uthe was born on December 14, 1920, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mott) Uthe. Catherine Uthe married (?) Czizek.

     Catherine Czizek died in February 1993, with a last residence of Des Moines, Iowa.

     An online SSDI includes Joseph Czizek, who was likely Catherine's husband, born August 6, 1923, and died in August 1987, with a last residence of Des Moines, Iowa. His SS# was issued in Iowa.

   • Rita Ann Uthe was born on September 21, 1931, in Boone, Iowa, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mott) Uthe. Rita Uthe graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Boone in 1949. She completed her bachelor's degree from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) in 1953. She taught in Independence and Cedar Rapids prior to her marriage and in later years was a physician's office manager. Rita Uthe married Joseph Voss on December 26, 1955, in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at Ames, Iowa. Prior to moving to Ames, Iowa, in 1995, 10 years ago, Joe and Rita Voss lived in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Rita was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church and St. Mary's Circle.

     Rita Ann Voss, 73, of Ames, Ia., died of cancer on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A visitation was held from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, with a rosary recited at 4 p.m., at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. A Mass of Christian burial was said at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 12, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames, with Father Terry Rasmussen presiding. Burial was in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
           Mrs. Voss was survived by her husband, Joe; two sons, Mark (Maureen) Voss of Louisville, Ky., and Timothy (Lee) Voss of Kokomo, Ind.; two daughters, Rebbecca (Chris) Appel of Lynnwood, Wash., and Barbara (Will) Morris of Helotes, Texas; six grandchildren; one brother, Robert Uthe of Boone, Ia.; and one sister, Mary Wirth of Ames, Ia. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Catherine Czizek; and two brothers, Paul and George Uthe.
     Source: Story Obituaries, from the hursday, September 8, 2005, Ames Tribune, posted online at:
     http://iagenweb.org/boards/story/obituaries/index.cgi?review=85992

5. Joseph John Uthe was born on November 16, 1892, in Mackey, Boone County, Iowa, son of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe. Joseph Uthe married Hazel McGlynn circa 1920. Hazel McGlynn was born July 4, 1894, in Hamilton County, Iowa, daughter of John and Hannah E. (Garvey) McGlynn. Joseph and Hazel Uthe lived in Story County, Iowa.

   Joe Uthe died in September 1976, with a last residence of Clinton, Iowa. Hazel Uthe died in June 1981, with a last residence of Clinton, Iowa.

6. Barbara Uthe* was born in July 1894 in Iowa, daughter of Frank and Mary (Weber) Uthe. Barbara Uthe married Carl F. Beyer circa 1921. Carl Beyer was born on February 4, 1895, in Dows, Iowa, son of John and Dora (Bodel) Beyer. Carl and Barbara Beyer lived in rural Dows, Iowa.
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   Carl Beyer died in May 1963.

   • Leo F. Beyer was born on December 28, 1922, son of Carl and Barbara (Uthe) Beyer, in rural Dows, Iowa. Leo Beyer was united in marriage with Gertrude A. Johanns on November 13, 1954, in New Haven, Iowa. Gertrude Johanns was born on January 16, 1930. Leo and Gertrude Beyer farmed in the Riceville, Iowa, area for 40 years, before moving to Osage, Iowa, in November of 1994. Leo was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, playing cribbage and his grandchildren.

     Gertrude A. Beyer, 65, died October 23, 1995, with a last residence of Osage, Iowa.

     Leo F. Beyer, age 79, of Osage, Iowa, died Friday, September 13, 2002, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 17, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage. The Reverend Philip Recker officiated. Interment was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage was in charge of arrangements.
           Mr. Beyer was survived by two sons, Donald Beyer and his wife Cindy, of Mitchell, Ia., and Thomas Beyer, of Osage, Ia.; two daughters, Jane Beyer, of Crystal, Minn., and Julie Johnson and her husband Steven, of Osage, Ia., two brothers, Maynard Beyer and his wife Barbara, of Clear Lake, Ia., and Melvin Beyer and his wife Roseanne, of Dows, Ia.; and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Gertrude in 1995, one sister, Rosemary E. Beyer, and an infant brother.
     Source: Mitchell County Press News obituaries September 2002, accessed online at
     at http://www.pafways.org/obituaries/mitchelcountypressnews/2002/september.htm

1. Aloysius Uthe was born circa 1903 in Iowa, son of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe.

   An online SSDI includes A. Uthe, born November 8, 1902, and died in September 1982, with a last residence of Williams, Hamilton County, Iowa, and it seems likely that this is Aloysius.

2. Christina Uthe was born circa 1905 in Iowa, daughter of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe.

3. Elizabeth Uthe was born August 24, 1906, in Iowa, daughter of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Elizabeth Uthe married Edward Menton Ivis on February 12, 1935, in Gilbert, Iowa. Edward Ivis was born June 28, 1903, in Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa, son of Dennis Peter and Katherine (Menton) Ivis.

   Elizabeth Ivis died on September 8, 1999, in Boone, Iowa. Edward Ivis died in August 1981 in Boone, Iowa.
   Source: Love-Calkins-Neal-Roney & related families at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kjudge9916&id=I3683
   

4. Frederick Carl Uthe was born August 17, 1908, in Iowa, son of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Fred Uthe married Evelyn Clara Baldus on January 24, 1933, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Gilbert, Iowa. Evelyn Baldus was born on April 28, 1911, in Story City, Iowa, daughter of John C. and Rosa "Rosie" (Leininger) Baldus. Evelyn Uthe was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williams, Iowa, St. Mary’s Guild and ACCW; she also was a 4-H leader for 14 years.

   Fred Uthe, 82, died on February 15, 1991.

   Evelyn Uthe, 94, of Williams, Iowa, died Friday, August 19, 2005, at the Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Mass of the Resurrection was held Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williams with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Sietsema Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
         Mrs. Uthe was survived by a daughter, Pauline Tibbs of Williams, Ia.; a daughter-in-law, Wilma Kobliska of Dumont, Ia.; 20 grandchildren, Steve Tibbs of Webster City, Ia., Ramona Kraft and husband Greg of Goldfield, Ia., Lucy Riggins and husband John of Des Moines, Ia., Dave Tibbs and wife Carol of Summerville, S.C., Jack Tibbs and wife Lori of Cedar Rapids, Ia., Allen Tibbs and wife Jackie of Alden, Ia., Linda Asmussen and husband Patrick of Bondurant, Ia., Andy Tibbs and wife Amy of Earlham, Ia., Luke Tibbs and wife Lisa of Hampton, Ia., Janice Williams and husband Tony of Rapid City, S.Dak., Jeanette Lunstrum and husband Terry of Castroville, Texas, Mark Uthe of Dumont, Ia., Charlene Clark and husband Mike of Clarksville, Ia., Chris Uthe and wife Roni Sue of Dumont, Ia., Constance Wagner and husband Rob of North Liberty, Ia., Rosanne Van Dyke and husband Steve of Dumont, Ia., John Uthe and wife Kathleen of Latimer, Ia., Joan Miller and husband Paul of Sioux Falls, S.Dak, Mary Leisinger and husband Paul of Waverly, Ia., and Frank Uthe and wife Marsha of Alden, Ia.; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two step-great-granddaughters; five step-great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Rose Helland of Story City, Ia., and Cathern Davis of Des Moines, Ia. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, Francis Uthe; seven brothers; two sisters; three infant great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandson.
   Source: Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Published August 24, 2005, page B-5.

   • Francis John Uthe was born on October 23, 1933, in Story City, Iowa. Francis Uthe married Wilma Croot on May 25, 1957, in St. Mark's Catholic Church at Iowa Falls, Iowa. Francis was a farmer and an auto mechanic.

     Francis J. Uthe died on September 13, 1988, in Dumont, Iowa.

5. Anna C. Uthe was born circa 1911, daughter of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe.

6. Bertha M. Uthe was born September 25, 1913, in Iowa, daughter of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Bertha Uthe married Ralph Day in Red Oak, Iowa. Ralph Day was born son of John Burrell and Mellie (Lark) Day.

   Bertha M. Day died on December 31, 2001, with a last residence of Webster City, Iowa.
   Source: An online SSDI and Gloria (Askey) Kerns's "Scots-Irish ASKEY Family in America" at
   http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=askeyologist1&id=I03452

7. Raymond Henry Uthe was born on February 15, 1915, in Boone County, Iowa, son of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Raymond Uthe married Helen Rose Cooper on January 2, 1940. Helen Rose Cooper was born on April 3, 1918, in Ames, Iowa, daughter of William and Anna (Pantenburg) Cooper. Helen graduated from Napier School, attended cosmetology school, and worked in Ames her marriage. Raymond and Helen Uthe farmed in Iowa, at Williams, Ellsworth, and finally at Boone, since 1956. Helen enjoyed reading and gardening.

   Helen Rose (Cooper) Uthe, 89, of rural Boone, Iowa, died Saturday, January 12, 2008, at Abington on Grand Care Center in Ames, Iowa. Visitation was from from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Stevens Memorial Chapel. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 16, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ames.
         Mrs. Uthe was survived by her husband, Raymond; two daughters, Colleen (Bernard) Anderson, of Kankakee, Ill., and Janet (Rex) Ramsay, of Des Moines, Ia.; one son, Donald (Janice) Uthe, of Ames, Ia.; six grandchildren, Lisa Ramsay, Katie Ramsay, Scott Uthe, Stacy Uthe, Stephanie Uthe and Kevin Uthe; and one great-grandson, Ryan Uthe.

   Raymond H. Uthe, 93, of rural Boone, Iowa, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m., with a vigil service at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 22, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ames.
         Mr. Uthe was survived by by two daughters, Colleen (Bernard) Anderson, of Kankakee, Ill., and Janet (Rex) Ramsay, of Des Moines, Ia.; one son, Donald (Janice) Uthe, of Ames, Ia.; six grandchildren, Lisa Ramsay, Katie Ramsay, Scott (Jaque) Uthe, Stacy Uthe, Stephanie Uthe and Kevin Uthe; and one great-grandson, Ryan Uthe. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Eugene; his wife, Helen; four brothers; and five sisters.
   Obituary information from the Ames Tribune.

8. Arthur William Uthe was born September 29, 1916, in Iowa, son of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe.

   Arthur W. Uthe, 72, died February 2, 1989, with a last residence of Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California.

9. Sylvester V. Uthe was born on September 27, 1918, at the homeplace northwest of Gilbert, Iowa, in Harrison Township, Boone County, son of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Sylvester, who was called "Vestie," attended a one-room school in rural Boone County and Gilbert High School. He married Lila N. Mortvedt on January 18, 1944, at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in rural Story County, Iowa. Vestie and Lila Uthe lived on the homeplace near Gilbert before moving to a farm south of Ames. They farmed there for 23 years. In 1970 they bought a farm south of Nevada where they lived and farmed for 37 years. Sylvester passed his love of farming onto his son and grandson. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Story County Farm Bureau. He enjoyed spending time with his family and teasing his grandchildren.

   Sylvester V. "Vestie" Uthe, 88, of Nevada, Iowa, died Friday, February 16, 2007, at home, surrounded by his family. Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, February 19, at the Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada. A Christian vigil service followed visitation. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Nevada. Burial was in the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Nevada.
         Mr. Uthe was survived by his wife, Lila Uthe, of Nevada, Ia.; four daughters, Linda Uthe, of Nevada, Ia., Anita Uthe, of Nevada, Ia., Marlene (Lyle) Borkowski, of Manning, Ia., Karen (Alan) Knaphus, of McCallsburg, Ia.; a son, Doug (Sue) Uthe of Nevada, Ia.; four grandchildren, Renee and Ross Uthe and Kari and Amy Borkowski; one brother, Raymond Uthe, of Ames, Ia.; and one sister, Dorothy Welsh of Colo. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and five sisters.
   Source: Des Moines Register; Published February 18, 2007; accessed online at http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20070218&Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=70100633&Selected=39

10. Dorothy Uthe was born daughter of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe. Dorothy Uthe married ? Welsh.

Sylvester Uthe's obituary lists a surviving brother and a sister and also mentions him being preceded in death by three brothers and five, and adding Sylvester brings the total number of Frank and Martha (Elsner) Uthe's children to eleven. The eleventh child likely is Alma Uthe, who died in 1912, and was buried in the Uthe plot in SS Peter and Paul Cemetery in Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa. No age or birth date is given for her, although she was likely an infant or toddler since she was not mentioned in the 1910 census.
See http://iowawpagraves.org/view.php?id=921358 at Iowa WPA Graves.