This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KUHFELDT, CASTEN, SEBASTIAN, FOELS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Tk.2ADE/2258 Message Board Post: Mrs. Minnie Sebastian Nee Kuhfeldt, was born in Belkow, Province of Pommern, Germany, on Dec. 9, 1834, and came to America in the year 1857. After spending a brief time in Milwaukee, she came to Postville, where in 1858 she was married to John Casten. To this union were born three children, namely Emma, now Mrs. Wm. Foels; John and Henry, all of whom reside in and near Postville. In 1865 her husband was called to the great beyond, and in 1866 she was married to Matthias Sebastian, who also preceded her in death. On the 7th day of last November she suffered a paralytic stroke from which she recovered, but only for a short time, when she was again stricken, and on Wednesday, February 12th (1919) at three p.m. after ten days of intense suffering, she answered the summons. She leaves to mourn her loss her three children, 13 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and many relatives and friends. The funeral was held last Saturday afternoon from the Lutheran church. Interment in Postville Cemetery. Card of Thanks We hereby wish to express our sincere thanks to those who so kindly assisted us during the illness, death and burial of our mother and grandmother. Also do we wish to thank Rev. Schmidt for his words of comfort, the choir, and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foels Mr. and Mrs. John Casten Mr. and Mrs. Henry Casten And families