Bertha Kellenberger ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: LKCL-RW3.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She immigrated Daniel Spiess immigrated on the S. S. Paris from Southampton with Bertha Kellenberger, his future wife. They will arrive again in 1898. on 23 Feb 1895 to New York, New York, NY. ⁵ Daniel Spiess, 26, coachman, born in Switzerland, destination Forest, Illinois.
B. Kellenberger, 19, servant, born in Switzerland, destination Forest, Illinois.
Jacob Spiess, farmer, born in Switzerland, destination Forest, Illinois.

2. She immigrated The family arrived on the ship Saint Paul on 26 Mar 1898 to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, USA. ³ Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, on the ship S.S. St. Paul from Southampton, England, on 19 March 1895:
Daniel Spiess, 27, farmer, Swiss, destination Forrest, Illinois
Wellmburg Spiess, 222, wife, Swiss
John Spiess, 2, child, Swiss
Daniel Spiess, 10 months, child, Swiss
The record states Daniel was going to join his brothers in Illinois.

3. Obituary: Vidette-Messenger: obituary of Bertha Spiess on 10 Sep 1962 in Valparaiso, Porter, IN. ⁴ LACROSSE -- Mrs. Bertha Spiess, 87, a resident of LaCrosse, died at 2:15 p.m. Saturday in Starke County Memorial hospital after an illness of six weeks.
Born in Heiden, Switzerland, April 15, 1875, she lived in the LaCrosse area for 54 years, coming from Forrest, Ill.
On March 12, 1895 in Forrest, she was married to Daniel Spiess, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Spiess was a member of the Apostolic Christian church in LaCrosse.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Tillie Siebenthal, LaCrosse, Mrs. Lena Meier, Plano, Ill., Miss Bessie Spiess, Gary, Mrs. Dorothy Gumz, North Judson, and Mrs. Clara Guilford, Gary; five sons, Carl, Wanatah, and Dan, Jake, Ernest and Walter, all of LaCrosse; 26 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, one son also preceded her in death.
Prayer services will be held Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. in Kosanke Brothers Funeral Home, Kouts.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Apostolic Christian church, LaCrosse, with the Rev. George Yergler and the Rev. Arthur Gudeman officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, LaCrosse.
Friends may call at Kosanke Brothers Funeral home after 2 p.m. today.

Bertha married Daniel Spiess Sr. on 14 May 1895 in Forrest, Livingston, IL, United States.¹ (Daniel Spiess Sr. was born on 16 Apr 1870 in Wolfhalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland,^{1 3 6} died on 17 Feb 1934 in LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States ⁶ and was buried in La Crosse: Oak Grove Cemetery, LaPorte, IN ⁶.)