Bertha R. Horstmann 82 of Aviston died Sunday
November 2, 2003 at Country Side Manor in Aviston
She was born July 19, 1921 in Aviston to Herman and Caroline (Kuhl)
Wolters: they preceded her in death
She married Charles Horstmann April 18, 1951 at St. Francis
Church in Aviston and he preceded her in death July 3, 1994
Also preceded in death by sisters Catherine Gress and Dorothy
Richter, brothers Joseph, Otto and Wilbert Wolters
Surviving are two daughters Judy (Glenn) Dorries of Breese, Tammy
(Tom) Arentsen of Trenton
3 grandchildren Angie (Jim) Pollmann of Breese, Shelly (Kyle)
Ritzheimer of Breese, Cory Arentsen of Trenton
2 great grandchildren Mitchell Pollmann and Carter Ritzheimer
Brothers; Fred "Fritz" (Cecilia) Wolters of Aviston,
John (Pauline) Wolters of Aviston, Ralph (Florence) Wolters of
Albers
Sisters; Cecilia Niemann of St. Louis, MO, Mary Louise Ratermann
of Breese, Josephine Gunnof St. Louis, MO, Frieda (Ed) Schomaker of
New Baden
Bertha was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Aviston
She was homemaker
Funeral mass Thursday November 6, 2003 at 10:00 am at St. Francis
Catholic Church in Aviston with Fr. Daniel Friedman officiating
Interment St. Francis Cemetery
Visitation will be held on Wednesday November 5 from 4 to 9 PM
and on Thursday November 6 from 8 to 9:30 am at the Moss Funeral
Home in Breese
Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society – Clinton
County Relay for life
