Elizabeth Aberdeena "Betty" Wentz

1916 - 1996  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Aberdeena Wentz
  Birth	14 Oct 1916	Lodgepole, Perkins County, South Dakota   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Parents	Father: Martin Wenz (1887–1941) Mother: Caroline Losing (1889–1953)  [1]
  Census	1920 (Age 4)	Pleasant Valley, Hand County, South Dakota   [5]
  In the 1920 US Census, she was recorded, age 3, living in Pleasant Valley, Hand County, South Dakota with her parents.
  Census	1930 (Age 14)	Marlar, Jerauld County, South Dakota   [6]
  In the 1930X US Census, she was recorded, age 13, living in Marlar, Jerauld County, South Dakota with her parents.
  Census	1935 (Age 19)	Chery, Jerauld County, South Dakota   [7]
  In the 1935 South Dakota State Census she was recorded, age 18, living in Chery, Jerauld County, South Dakota. She was single.
  Census	1940 (Age 24)	Washington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota   [8]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded, age 23, living in Washington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota with her parents. She was working as a maid.
  Census	1945 (Age 29)	Clifton, Beadle County, South Dakota   [9]
  In the 1935 South Dakota State Census she was recorded, age 28, living in Clifton, Beadle County, South Dakota. She was single.
  2ed Marriage	1962 (Age 46)	Minnesota   [4]
  She married second in 1962 in Minnesota Loy Schulz.
  Death	21 Dec 1996	Madison, Lake County, South Dakota   [1, 2, 4, 10]
  	She died at the Madison Community Hospital.
  Obituary	22 Dec 1996  [4]
  Elizabeth Schulz CANOVA Elizabeth Aber-deena Schulz, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 1996, at Madison Community Hospital in Madison. Elizabeth Wenz was born Oct. 14, 1916, in Lodgepole in Perkins County. She worked in the Canova House Care Center for many years. She married Louis Litterick in 1945. He died in 1962. She married Loy Schulz in 1969 in Minnesota. They farmed near Canova until retirement. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Mike Litterick of Horicon, Wis.; one daughter, Georgia Nownes of Omaha, Neb.; four grandchildren; four brothers: Henry of Mitchell, Ed of Howard, Albert of Alpena and Leroy of Huron; and two sisters: Eva Vilhauer and Lydia Schroeder, both of Huron. Services begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard, with burial in the Canova Cemetery. Visitation is from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to the time of the service Monday at the funeral home. Published by the Argus-Leader, 22 December 1996
  Burial	23 Dec 19996	Canova Cemetery , Canova, Miner County, South Dakota, USA   [2, 4]
  		Grave Marker of Elizabeth Litterick Schultz
  Person ID	I3764	| Parent of a Delvee Spouse
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family	Louis George Litterick,   b. 19 Jul 1912, Plymouth, Woodbury County, Iowa d. 16 May 1962, Canova, Miner County, South Dakota (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1945	Allpena, Jerauld County, South Dakota   [4, 10, 11]
  		Marriage Record of Elizabeth Wenz and Louis Litterick
  Age at Marriage	She : 29 years and 2 months - He : 33 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Michael Litterick
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map		2ed Marriage - 1962 - Minnesota Burial - 23 Dec 19996 - Canova Cemetery , Canova, Miner County, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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