This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Larson, Brandt Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Tk.2ADE/2389 Message Board Post: Matilda Larson was born in Fayette Co., Iowa, April 11, 1882 and died at Postville, Iowa, Thursday, July 12, 1906, aged 24 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Larson. April 10, 1902, she was married to Ernest H. Brandt, who with the little two-year-old daughter, Viola, survives her. Shortly after marriage they removed to Lockwood, Mo., where they resided on a farm three and a half years, removing back to Postville six months ago on account of her rapidly failing health. She was a faithful wife and devoted mother. Besides the husband and little daughter, a father, mother, six brothers, three sisters and innumerable friends mourn her loss. The little daughter will be reared by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Larson. The sympathy of all is with the bereaved husband and little one. The funeral was held Saturday from the Lutheran Church, at one o'clock, Rev. Puhl officiating. Interment in the Postville cemetery. Card of Thanks To the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted during the illness and after the death of my beloved wife, I hereby extend my heartfelt thanks. E. H. Brandt