The Biography of Mary (Dietche) Brill

Information & photos contributed by Greg E. Riplinger.

Mary Augusta Dietche was born to Benjamin & Margret (Riplinger) Dietche February 17, 1890 in Sherman, Wisconsin.
She was the youngest of five older sibblings: Fred, John, Anna, Frank. Both of Mary's parents
were born in Germany.

February 22, 1916, she became the wife of William Paul Brill with the ceremony being performed in Sherman, Wisconsin.  The couple was attended by Mr. John Brill and Miss Faylis Bachuber, and Mr. Frank Dietsche and Miss Frances Bauer.  Rev. Joseph Stenz performed the ceremony.  William was twenty-eight and his bride was twenty-six.

He died August 3, 1938 and was buried in the Memorial Cemetery of Colby, Wisconsin. She died December 3, 1985 and was also laid to rest in Colby.