Waltner, Caroline Anne (1880-1951)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Mar 1 p. 1

Birth date: 1880 Jan 24

text of obituary:

FORMER TEACHER AT FREEMAN JR. COLLEGE DIED AT AGE 71

Freeman. S. D. — Funeral services were held at the Salem Mennonite church here on Feb. 11 for Miss Caroline Waltner, 71, who was formerly a leader in educational work here and served for 16 years as a teacher at Freeman Junior college. She died Feb. 8 after an illness of several years' duration.

Miss Waltner was a member of the first graduating class at Freeman college academy, and later attended Redfield college in South Dakota, Bethel college in Kansas, and Yankton college, Yankton, S. D., receiving the B. A. degree from the latter school. She also received the B. S. degree in home economics from South Dakota State college and the masters degree from Columbia university, and studied at the University of Iowa.

In addition to teaching in rural and Freeman schools, and Freeman Junior college, she served for a number of years as county superintendent of schools in Hutchinson county.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Mar 1 p. 6

text of obituary:

CAROLINE ANNE WALTNER

Caroline Anne Waltner, the daughter of Jacob J. and Anna Kaufman Waltner, was born on a farm south of Freeman, S. Dak. on January 24, 1880. On October 7, 1894, she was baptized by Rev. J. B. Baer and became a member of the Salem-Zion Mennonite church. Upon the organization of the Salem Mennonite church she, along with the other members of the family transferred to his church of which she remained an active member.

The founding of Freeman college aroused in her the then latent interest in education and teaching. She was a member of the first graduating class of Freeman College academy. This was the beginning of her teaching vocation. Later she attended Redfield college, Redfield S. Dakota and Bethel college, Newton, Kansas, transferring from there to Yankton college, Yankton, S. Dakota where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She received the Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from South Dakota State college and the Master of Arts degree from Columbia universtiy [sic], New York City, and later studied at the University of Iowa.

She taught in the rural schools of the community, in the Freeman public school and in Freeman Jr. college, and was county superintendant [sic] of schools of Hutchinson county.

Two characteristics were predominant in her life: determination and conviction, with an indomitable faith that God would help her fulfill her convictions if she would do her part. The fact that she was 36 years old when she received her A. B. degree would seem to verify this.

By nature she was sympathetic industrious and devoted to the other members of the family, always willing to do more than her part in their mutual benefit.

She was the oldest child in a family of seven. Surviving her are a sister, Helen, and three brothers, John, Adolph and Gerhard. Preceding her in death were: her mother who died when Caroline was 6 years old; her father; her stepmother who assumed a true mother's place in her life; and two brothers, Joseph and Emil.

She died of uremia Thursday evening, February 8, 1951, after being ill several years, at the age of 71 years and 14 days, passing from this life in a quiet sleep.

Funeral services were conducted in the Salem (South) Mennonite church under the direction of Rev. Willard K. Claassen, with Rev. Alfred P. Waltner assisting. Burial was in the Salem cemetery.

The Mennonite obituary: 1951 Apr 10 p. 243