18. Philomena Margaret³ Berning (Catherine² Averkamp, Anton Vicentius¹) was born in Sinsinawa, Grant Cty, WI September 29, 1897. Philomena died July 10, 1999 in Dubuque, Dubuque Cty, IA, at 101 years of age. Her body was interred July 13, 1999 in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Ceme, Cuba City.

She married Clarence M Alt in Hazel Green, Grant Cty, WI, May 20, 1924. Clarence was born in Cuba City, Grant Cty, WI June 21, 1899. Clarence was the son of John Alt and Rose Hendrick. Clarence died December 23, 1989 in Dubuque, Dubuque Cty, IA, at 90 years of age. His body was interred in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Ceme, Cuba City. Telegraph Herald December 25, 1989 Clarence Alt Cuba City, Wis. - Services for Clarence Alt, 90, of Cuba City will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Cuba City. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 p.m. today at the Haudenshield Funeral home, Cuba City, where the rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Mr. Alt farmed in the Cuba City area until his retirement in 1968. He was born June 21, 1899, in Cuba City, son of John and Rose (Hendrick) Alt. He died at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 1989, at Mercy Health Center St. Joseph's Unit, Dubuque. He married Philomena Berning on May 20, 1924, in Hazel Green; she survives. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Surviving are two sons, Vernon Alt of Janesville, Minn., and Meldon Alt of Beaver Dam; a daughter Mrs. Fred (Arella) Sarette of Minneapolis; sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sister M. Hildegard of Dubuque, and Catherine Wiegel of Darlington; four brothers, Frank and William Alt, both of Cuba City, George Alt of Shullsburg, and Dominic Alt of Green Bay. Telegraph Herald July 12, 1999 Philomena M. Alt CUBA CITY, Wis. - Philomena M. Alt, 101, of Cuba City, died Saturday, July10, 1999, at Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque. Services will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Cuba City, with the Rev. Richard Jiru officiating. Committal services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Casey Funeral Home, Cuba City. She was born on Sept. 29, 1897, near Sinsinawa, daughter of Herman and Catherine (Averkamp) Berning. She married Clarence Alt on May 20, 1924, in Hazel Green; he died in 1989. She was a member of St. Rose Parish since 1924. Surviving are a daughter, Arella (Fred) Sarette, of Fridley, Minn.; a son, Vernon (Georgine) Alt, of Janesville, Minn.; two daughters-in-law, Lois (Tom) Hendricks, of Arcadia, Fla., and Doris Alt, of Beaver Dam; a brother-in-law, Bill Alt, of Cuba City; four sisters-in-law, Mary Alt, of Hazel Green, Mabel Alt, of Cuba City, Imelda Alt, of Dubuque, and Catherine Wiegel, of Darlington; 16grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She also was preceded in death by her sons Myron and Meldon; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. The family of Philomena Alt wishes to thank the staff of Stonehill Care Center for their kindness and care of their mother.

Philomena Margaret Berning and Clarence M Alt had the following children:

+ 72 i. Vernon John⁴ Alt (still alive).

+ 73 ii. Meldon Anthony Alt (still alive).

+ 74 iii. Myron Joseph Alt was born February 5, 1928.

+ 75 iv. Arella Margaret Alt (still alive).

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