Elvera "Vera" Augusta Marie STANGOHR

1909 - 2000  (90 years)

• Name	Elvera "Vera" Augusta Marie STANGOHR
  Born	25 Aug 1909	Lake Co., South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Feb 2000	Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	2 Mar 2000	St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Obituary published Tuesday, February 29, 2000 at the Independent.com: Vera Patro: Howard, SD--Vera Marie Patro, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Howard, S.D. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Mrs. Patro was born on Aug. 25, 1909, to Wilhelm and Caroline (Volsch) Stangohr. She attended school in Lake County, S.D., and later in Canova. She married Ernest Knisley on Oct. 21, 1932, at Pipestone, Minn. They farmed south of Winfred until 1950. She raised a large garden and sold apples from their orchard. She moved to Wahoo in 1950 and worked in the nursing department of the Saunders County Hospital for 23 years. She married Carl Patro on April 21, 1962 in Wahoo. After retiring in 1974, the Patros bought an acreage north of Howard, where they lived. She again raised a garden and returned to canning and preserving foods. They raised a few animals and enjoyed life in the country until Mr. Patro’s health failed. Mrs. Patro moved into Sunrise Terrace Apartments in Howard in 1991. She was a member of Stl. John’s Lutheran Church. Her hobbies included gardening and sewing. In Wahoo, she had been a member of the Wahoo Women’s Club for more than 20 years, served two terms as chairwoman of the Grace Luteran LCW and served as noble grand of the Rebekah Lodge in 1962 and 1970. In Howard, she was active in Bible study groups, Ladies Aid, senior citizens activities and 60-plus dinners. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy (Mrs. Donald) Miller of Chapman and Joy (Mrs. Larry) Glor of Rosemount, Minn; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by six brothers, William, Joseph, Fred, Albert, Ernest and Frank, and six sisters, Minnie, Meta, Frieda, Mary, Alma, and Ida.
  Person ID	I748	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm Albert Franz STANGOHR,   b. 16 Nov 1858, Przytocko, Kępice, Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland ,   d. 19 Apr 1925, Canova, Miner, South Dakota, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Carolina Maria Dorothea VOLSCH,   b. 16 Feb 1867, Karenz, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 1 Jul 1937, Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1887	Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Everett Ernest KNISLEY,   b. 31 Jan 1912,   d. 31 Oct 1970  (Age 58 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1932	Pipestone, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Peggy Joan KNISLEY   2. Joy Karlyn KNISLEY
  Family ID	F392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Carl PATRO,   b. 13 Aug 1907, Upland, Franklin, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 14 May 1997, Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1962	Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Aug 1909 - Lake Co., South Dakota, USA Married - 21 Oct 1932 - Pipestone, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA Married - 21 Apr 1962 - Wahoo, Saunders, Nebraska, USA Died - 27 Feb 2000 - Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA Buried - 2 Mar 2000 - St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Howard, Miner, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth