We previously reported that a figure of the Head of Christ had been created by Joseph Wilberding, the 7th child of Carl Wilberding, and was presented to Henry and Anna Wilberding on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Subsequently it was passed on to his son Carl Wilberding and finally his son, (Henry) Kenneth Wilberding. Kenneth donated it to the Dickeyville Grotto in Dickeyville, WI, but later it could not be found there.
Well, thanks to the investigative pursuit of Cathy Wilberding-Burmseister, the Head has been located and returned to Kenneth. She reports "I got a call a week ago, made the trip to pick it up and last Tuesday, delivered it to my father, Henry Kenneth Wilberding at Bethany Home in Dubuque. Needless to say, he was overwhelmed with joy! Both my hands and his shook as I placed it in his lap! I cannot tell you how happy I was to place it back with him! It will now be placed in the Chapel in Bethany Home in Dubuque Iowa and my parents will be able to see it every time they go to mass. My father placed a label on the back side of the carving with his name and orders that upon his passing it be given back to the family."
"The Carving of Christ is absolutely beautiful and I studied it long and hard
before I took it to my dad. On the back, there is no signature, but there is
a JW (Joseph Wilberding) carved into the wooden back."
Well, thanks to the investigative pursuit of Cathy Wilberding-Burmseister, the Head has been located and returned to Kenneth. She reports "I got a call a week ago, made the trip to pick it up and last Tuesday, delivered it to my father, Henry Kenneth Wilberding at Bethany Home in Dubuque. Needless to say, he was overwhelmed with joy! Both my hands and his shook as I placed it in his lap! I cannot tell you how happy I was to place it back with him! It will now be placed in the Chapel in Bethany Home in Dubuque Iowa and my parents will be able to see it every time they go to mass. My father placed a label on the back side of the carving with his name and orders that upon his passing it be given back to the family."
"The Carving of Christ is absolutely beautiful and I studied it long and hard
before I took it to my dad. On the back, there is no signature, but there is
a JW (Joseph Wilberding) carved into the wooden back."
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1. Carl Wilberding (1827-1888)
**2. Henry Wilberding (1865-1942)
***3. Carl L. Wilberding (1900-1979)
****4. Henry Kenneth Wilberding (Living)
*****5. Catherine (Cathy) Wilberding-Burmeister (Living)
**2. Joseph Wilberding (1869-1942)********************************************************************
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