Sophia Louise Staack

1862 - 1938  (76 years)

• Name	Sophia Louise Staack
  Birth	22 Feb 1862	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	EE4686A1D4D94A9882F4FDE78B7427FD67FA
  Death	21 Jun 1938	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
  Burial	24 Jun 1938	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I59	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Mathias Staack,   b. 16 Jun 1826, Süderhastedt, Dithmarschen District, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark d. 4 May 1917, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Peterson,   b. 26 Jul 1836, , , , Germany d. 9 Sep 1930, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1855	Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herman F. Gerlicher,   b. 10 Apr 1862, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Feb 1942, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1886	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Henrietta Louise (Etta) Gerlicher,   b. 7 Jul 1887, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Jan 1975, Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota, USA (Age 87 years)   2. Roscoe F. Gerlicher,   b. 7 Dec 1888   d. 26 Feb 1941, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)   3. Stanley Carl Gerlicher,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. Sep 1950, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1862 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 4 Feb 1886 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Death - 21 Jun 1938 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Burial - 24 Jun 1938 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Woodlawn Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sophie_Staack_Extracted_from_Herman_Gerlicher_Family_Photo.jpg
  		Sophia Staack (portrait as a young girl) This portrait looks like Sophia, daughter of Mathias and Mary Staack. Photographer was Den Chamberlain, Winona, MN.
  		Staack Sisters Photograph was taken on the roof of a building overlooking the Winona County Courthouse. Sophia Staack is on the left next to Emma Staack. Clara and Mathilda Staack are the other two sisters on the right but we are not sure which one is which.
  		Sophia Staack portrait as a girl Photographer is Elmer & Tenney, Winona, MN Note that Elmer & Tenney operated at 18 Center Street in Winona from 1875 to 1882. If this is Sophia, she would have been thirteen to twenty as she was born in 1862. It appears from the portrait that she would have been on the younger side, perhaps close to thirteen.
  		Sophia (Staack) Gerlicher - Portrait Photographer was Jones, Winona, MN. Allan C. Jones operated a studio at 209-211 East Third street in 1885. She was born in 1862 so he would have been 23 years old if this photograph was taken in 1885.
  		Sophia (Staack) Gerlicher - Portrait
  		Sophia (Staack) Gerlicher and Herman Gerlicher Photographer is Schlattman Bros., St. Paul. This studio operated at 271 E. 7th St. in St. Paul from 1882 to 1886. If the photograph was taken during these years, Sophia and Herman would have been 20 to 24 years old. It is interesting that the photograph was taken in St. Paul since they lived in Winona. They were married in 1886 so this could possibly be a picture after they were married.

  
  

• Notes

  From "The Gerlicher Story", page 77: Sophia (Staack) Gerlicher was a native American of German ancestry as was her husband Herman. They were married in Winona February 4, 1886 and celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1936 at their home, 815 West Wabasha Street. This was the home where their three children were raised and the anniversary dinner held Henrietta and family, Stanley and family plus twelve close friends were in attendance, while Roscoe was too ill and remained at his home in Kansas City. Sophie Gerlicher was an excellent seamstress, and for a time early in her marriage (before ready-made dresses) employed other women to assist in the dressmaking. She belonged to a number of organizations, which included the Winona Chapter 141, Order of Eastern Star of which she was an officer, the Methodist Church and the Woman's Union of that body, the Linden Club, the American Legion Auxiliary and two card clubs. She was an excellent friend and home maker. Her needle work was both beautiful and artistic. Miriam Gerlicher remembers meeting her in 1914 and was duly impressed with her warm and understanding nature. In her obituary Thursday, June 23, 1938 funeral services were conducted at the Central Methodist Church and a private service at home. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery with two nephews Herbert Thurow and Earl Welty and R.F. Bourne among the Pallbearers. Her three children , two sisters Emma Thurow and Clara Welty and three brothers Richard Staack of Sioux City, Carl of St. Paul, and Edward of Chicago, her husband and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive her, according to the WINONA REPUBLICAN HERALD. Four years later Herman joined her in Woodlawn Cemetery. Obituary published in the Winona Republican Herald, 23 June 1038, p. 3 Funeral of Mrs. H. F. Gerlicher. Funeral services for Mrs. H. F. Gerlicher, 815 West Wabasha street, will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Friday at Central Methodist church. Dr. M. J. Magor, acting pastor of Central Methodist church in the absence of Dr. S. L. Parish, will officiate. Private services will be conducted at the home at 2 p. m. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Pallbearers will be Herbert Thurow and Earl Welty, nephews of Mrs, Gerlicher; Fred C. Hunkins, Herman Seidlitz, R. F. Bourne and Frank H. Walker. Mrs. Gerlicher before her marriage was Miss Sophia Staack. She was born in Winona February 22, 1862, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Staack. She attended the public schools here and had lived here practically all her life. - She was married to H. F. Gerlicher February 4, 1886. Mrs. Gerlicher was a member of - Winona chapter No. 141, Order of the Eastern Star, and had served as an officer of the chapter. She also was a member of the Woman's Union of Central Methodist church, of the Methodist church, of the Linen club and until recently of the American Legion Auxiliary. She spent a great part of her time at needlework. Survivors are her husband; one daughter, Mrs. W. A. (Henrietta) Swoffer, Walnut Grove; two sons, Roscoe F. Gerlicher, Kansas City, and Stanley Gerlicher, Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Louis (Emma) Thurow, Winona, and Mrs. Fred (Clara) Welty, Winona; three brothers, Richard Staack, Sioux City, Iowa; Carl Staack, St. Paul, and Edward Staack, Chicago; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Miriam G. Hayden, Editor, The Gerlicher Story, (Published by The Kimm Printing Company, Vancouver, Washington, 1972), 29 Jan 2002, p. 76a (Reliability: 3). [S468] Gravestone, Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, MN, 28 Aug 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Miriam G. Hayden, Editor, The Gerlicher Story, (Published by The Kimm Printing Company, Vancouver, Washington, 1972), 29 Jan 2002 (Reliability: 3).