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William John Renton
(1865-1946)
Harriett Adeline Marvin
(1869-1952)
Carl Steig
(1865-)
Ida John
(1872-)
Ernest Allen Renton
(1891-1960)
Anna Marie Steig
(1901-1995)
Caroline Lucille Renton
(1921-2004)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rudolph William Kamin
2. Emil E. Peterson
3. Lawrence E. Wood

Caroline Lucille Renton 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 26 August 1921, Loomis, WI 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Rudolph William Kamin before 1956
  • Marriage (2): Emil E. Peterson in 1956 1
  • Marriage (3): Lawrence E. Wood on 11 July 1998 1
  • Died: 29 April 2004, Peshtigo, WI at age 82 1
  • Buried: 3 May 2004, Menominee, MI 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Porterfield Township, Marinette County, WI on 11 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 26, Family 58, Roll 2583
Porterfield Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Home rented
Caroline L. Renton..Daughter..8..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Peshtigo Township, Marinette County, WI on 10 June 1940. 4

1940 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 38-29, Family 174, Roll 4498
Peshtigo Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Home rented, $1500
residence in 1935: Same House
Caroline Renton..Daughter..18..WI..12th grade..Sales Clerk, 10 cent store..earned $128 in 1939

(Living with parents.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in April 2004 in , Menominee County, MI.

Caroline Lucille (Renton) Wood, age 82, of W4575 Woodlund Rd., Peshtigo died on Thursday, April 29, 2004 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Loomis, WI. on August 21, 1921 daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Ernest (Anna Steig) Renton, she graduated from Marinette High School class of 1939. For several years she did housekeeping and child care for many area families. In 1956, Caroline married Emil Peterson and he preceded her in death on May 17, 1994. On July 11, 1998 she married Lawrence Wood. Caroline loved dancing, playing cards, knitting and crocheting. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be forever in our hears, gone but never forgotten.

Caroline is survived by Her husband Lawrence; Daughters; LaVon (Carlon) Strutz, Marinette; Nancy Webster, Green Bay; Sons, Raymond (Sandy) Kamin; Dale Kamin; James Kamin, all of Marinette; Mark Peterson, Kewanee, WI; Brian (Dawn) Peterson, Marinette; Brothers, Kenneth Renton, Grand Rapids, MI; Gilbert (Lorraine) Renton, Marinette

22 Grandchildren; 23 Great-grandchildren; Step-children, Alan (Barbara) Wood, Elkhorn, WI; Julie (Randy) Gummin, Green Bay; Sue (Rev. Dale) Wilford, Rosholt, WI; Sandy Paulsen, Menominee, MI; Charles (Nola) Wood, Neenah; 13 step-grandchildren; 1 step-great-grandchild; Many special nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by 1 grandson, 2 great-grandchildren, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 sister-in-law.

Friends may call at the Berth & Rosenthat Funeral Home on Saturday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at 12:00 noon. The Rev. Ronald Helgerson will be officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Menominee, MI.

honorary pallbearers will be Craig Strutz, Jerrod, Brian & Robin Kamin, Geoffrey Peterson and Terri Renne.


(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• She was buried on 3 May 2004 in the Riverside Cemetery in Menominee, MI.

Plot: Section F-2, Lot Number Pt W 3 Grave 1
Find A Grave Memorial #86068378
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Caroline married Rudolph William Kamin, son of Rudolph August Kamin and Wilhelmine Rosalie Ewaldt, before 1956. The marriage ended in divorce. (Rudolph William Kamin was born on 28 November 1920 in Marinette, WI and died on 16 June 1996 in Marinette, WI.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Rudolph William Kamin and Caroline Lucille Renton were divorced before 1956.


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Caroline next married Emil E. Peterson, son of Godgrey O. Peterson and Bertha Alvina Pontow, in 1956.1 (Emil E. Peterson was born on 10 June 1924, died on 17 May 1994 and was buried on 20 May 1994 in Menominee, MI.)


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Caroline next married Lawrence E. Wood, son of Eugene L. Wood and Catherine McMahon, on 11 July 1998.1 (Lawrence E. Wood was born on 1 December 1927, died on 2 November 2006 and was buried after 2 November 2006 in Harmony, WI.)


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Sources


1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 8 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86068378.

2 April Padgett, Renton Connections (https://trees.ancestry.com.au/fhs/home.aspx?tid=7187472; Last Updated 10/29/2008).

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Porterfield Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 4A, family 58, Ernest Allen Renton and Anna Marie Steig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2583.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 38-29, sheet 9B, household 174, Ernest Renton and Anna Marie Steig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4498.


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