In Memory

Emma Marie Jungton (Foreign Language)

Emma Marie Jungton (Foreign Language)

Emma Marie Jungton - Foreign Language

b. 06/29/1914  Allen Co.,, Indiana

d. 08/22/1996 in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., WI

--information from ancestry.com--

Jungton, Emma Marie
Born to Eternal Life Aug. 22, 1996, age 82 years. Dear mother of Jean (William) Woelkerling. Grandmother of Mark (Anne) and Eric Woelkerling. Great-grandmother of Brooke and Jayden. Aunt of Art (Jean) Neefe. Also survived by many grateful former students and friends.

Funeral Services Sun., Aug. 25 at 5 PM at the Funeral Home. Visitation Sun. 2-5 PM. Private Interment Lincoln Memorial.

Miss Jungton taught in several Milwaukee Public Schools, but identified with the Custer High School community from 1940 until 1972. She wishes to acknowledge the many letters of sympathy and encouragement from friends and former students. Memorials to the Emma Jungton Award Fund at Custer High School, Lapham Peak Hostel of the Wisconsin Council, Hosteling International.

The family would like to thank the private caregivers and Roland D. Nelson Home Hospice for their excellent and loving care. HARDER FUNERAL HOME BROOKFIELD 18700 W. Capitol Dr. 781-8350

--Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Saturday August 24, 1996--



 
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07/18/12 08:58 PM #1    

Denise K. Becker (Reese)

I had Miss Jungton all four years of high school for German.  She was sure a mixture of tough and soft.  If you were on her bad side, it was likely you'd stay there.  However, she also loved to spin tales of her days in Germany.  I loved it when she would bring in her slides of Germany and give us a "tour" along with her own special experiences.  She loved to announce pop quizzes by saying, "Also, ein schtuck papier".  At that time, the looks would go about the room, each of us desperately trying to think of something that would get her off track.  Tom Gorecki was the master at this.  He always seemed to have a question that would get her off on a tangent at the most important times.  I also remember hearing that she gave some of the most difficult exams.  I always made sure to use one of my exemptions on her class and managed to never take one of her exams in four years. 

One day about 10-12 years ago(?) after I had moved close to Pewaukee Lake, I was riding my bike around the neighborhood.  I passed a pink house with the name Jungton on the mailbox.  I remembered so clearly her red Karmann Ghia and how she always talked about how she loved living, "Am Pewaukee See".  I wasn't sure it was her house, but thought about ringing the doorbell just to see.  Soon afterward, I read her obituary in the paper.  It WAS her house, but she had some illness that took her speech away.  If I would've stopped, I presumed she would not have been able to communicate with me according to what I had read.  That  must have been so difficult for someone who was such a great communicator.  

Because of Miss Jungton, I was fluent enough in German to take an advanced class in college.  I earned enough back-credits from getting an A in that class that I basically received a free semester of college.  Danke sehr, Fraulein Jungton!  Ausgezeichnet!

 

 


04/01/15 02:25 PM #2    

Darlene M. Porter (Ditrih)

Both my husband, Janos, and I had Frau Jungton for two years. I use the "Frau" out of respect, as she prefered. We have very vivid memories of her. Remember how her verbal quizes put everyone thru such agony of fear of hearing,"Goose-egg, write it down!" Janos can recall one of his buddies had the grade of "U, minus 17", cumulative, on those tests. I loved hearing about her personal experiences at the 1936 Olympics.

Denise, you wrote a wonderful tribute! Danke.

 


04/03/15 01:10 AM #3    

Duane A. Dietze

Denise and Darlene,

Loved reading your posts. Darlene, so you and Janos were married! Very belated congrats!

Miss Jungton and Miss Berg were my favorite teachers. Yes, I too, remember "Plus, minus, goose egg." Yes, and it was Miss Jungton who recommended we watch the series on the 1936 Berlin Olympics on Channel 10 as a run-up to the Munich Olympics, which she attended. That was what got me interested in the Olympics and Olympic history, and ever since I have always looked forward to the next Summer or Winter Olympics. In fact, I lived near the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan. Alas, too expensive to attend and obtaining tickets too complicated, so I watched on TV like everyone else. But I did see an ice show in Nagano with the Olympic skaters.

I had Miss Jungton for all 3 years of high school German. Finallly, in 1991 I contacted her again and my mom and I visited her at her home on Pewaukee Lake. And saw the burn on the dining room table where she had knocked over the Christmas tree with lighted candles when she was a child! She also gave me a couple papers of mine she had saved in her files! A very nice visit.

I think she passed away from cancer and must have known she was going to die, because I received a notice in Japan that I think Jeanie had mailed. So Miss Jungton must have given her a list of names to send something to when she passed away.

What an interesting woman she was. Fulbright exchange in Germany (long before we knew her); Esperanto enthusiast; yes, her flashy sports car (remember when she had the accident - drifting snow? - and broke her leg); stories of trips to Cape Cod; the German cafe we did each year for Custer H.S. Fun Nights. I do have the fondest memories of her and our German classes.

Duane Dietze


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