This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#96518) Elizabeth A.W. Brandenburg 1873-1932 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=96518> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 2/3/2006 at 19:25:54 Surnames: BRANDENBURG,WENDT,TROESTER,WEBBER,LINDENBERG,NAACO,CHAPMAN,BEAVER Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Wilhelmine Brandenburg, nee Wendt, was born in Clayton County Iowa, January 26, 1873. She was united in holy wedlock to Charles H. Brandenburg, Sr. on February 25, 1892, thus living with her loving husband 39 years, ten months and 14 days. To this union 1 children were born, the youngest, Ralph, dying in infancy Dec 21, 1913. Her life was a hard one. She was ever ready to help where help was needed and seldom complained. She lived all her life in Clayton county, where she passed peacefully away after a lingering illness at her home north of Garber, Jan 9, 1932, entered her long deserved rest. She leaves to mourn her untimely passing her husband and ten children, Mrs. Alma Troester, Mrs. Bertha Webber and Mrs. Roam Lindenberg of Garber, Charles Brandenburg of Guttenberg; Mrs. Velma Naaco of McGregor; Arnold Brandenburg, Garber, Mrs. Leona Naaco, Osterdock, End and Alice Brandenburg and Mrs. Minard Chapman of Garber; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Beaver, Morley, Minn; four brothers, John Wendt, Nora Springs, Henry Wendt, Auk Rapids, Minn; Herman Wendt, Auk Rapids, Minn. and Fred Wendt, Garnavillo. She reached to age of 58 years, 11 months, 13 days. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan 12, 1932 at 1 o’clock at the home of the deceased and at 1:30 p.m. at the Evangelical. Lutheran. Emmanuel Church, Elkport, Ia. Interment in Mr. Harmony cemetery, the Rev. FFA. DMA in charge. (source not given)

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#96517) Perry J. Bolsinger 1864-1942 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=96517> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 2/3/2006 at 19:22:11 Surnames: BOLSINGER,SMITH,PORTWINE,SHAW,MEYER,FUNK Funeral services for Perry Jackson Bolsinger, 77, were held here Monday afternoon at St. John’s American Lutheran church with the Rev. S.M. Becker, pastor officiating. Burial was in the Bolsinger cemetery. Mr. Bolsinger died Saturday at Elkader following a lingering illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolsinger and was born April 26, 1864 at Osterdock. He was married in 1886 to Lou May Smith at Elkader and they settled on a farm near Osterdock. Surviving are one son, William of Wauzeka, Minn, four daughters, Mrs. Elsa Portwine and Mrs. Myrtle Shaw both of Elkader, Mrs. Henry Meyer of Guttenberg and Mrs. Elmer Funk of Colesburg, also 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. (source not given)

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#96516) Samuel C. Clark 1841-1926 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=96516> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 2/3/2006 at 19:20:36 Surnames: CLARK,PRIOR,OCTLEY,MORRIS Samuel C. Clark, well known to some of our older residents passed away at Finley hospital in Dubuque, IA. on Saturday, July 31, 1926, following a brief illness. He was born at St. Charles, MO. Feb 19, 1841, and came to Iowa when a lad of 4 yr, his mother being among our earliest pioneers. His wife died in 1906. Children surviving are Mrs. E.H. Prior, Postville, IA. Mrs. R. Octley, Fayette, IA. Mrs. C.H. Morris, San Francisco, CA.; C.H. Clark, West Union, IA. Victor K. Dubuque, IA. L.S. Clark, Calcutta, India, 14 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. He was a veteran of Civil War and member of Masonic fraternity. At one time he was engaged in State recruiting work. Remains were sent to Fayette for final services. (source not given)

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#96515) Adelbert C. Harvey 1856-1926 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=96515> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 2/3/2006 at 19:18:31 Surnames: HARVEY,TOWSLEE,EVERETTS,HUMMELL,DUNN Adelbert C. Harvey was born in Bengal county, Michigan, March 23, 1856, and passed away at his home in Volga at 6 a.m. June 5, 1926 at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 13 days. Seven of his children were at his bedside when he passed away. Mr. Harvey was a well-respected resident of Volga. His parents moved to Volga vicinity when he was eleven years old to the farm five miles south of Volga, where he had always lived till a year ago when he moved to what was then called the Jerry Hurley farm. Here his health began to fail and he gradually became worse last March and the family moved to Volga. Mr. Harvey was united in marriage Jan 1, 1890 to Miss Stella Emily Towslee at Edgewood, Iowa. To this union nine children were born. Two died in infancy. Mr. Harvey was a kind husband and father, a good neighbor, upright, honest in his business relations and well liked especially by all who know him. During his sickness the pastor called upon him a number of times and he confessed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, his Saviour. He leaves to mourn his absence his loved wife and seven children, Mrs. Edward Everetts, Mrs. James Hummell of Volga, Reuben of Strawberry Point, Mrs. Forest Dunn of Wadena, Alfred, Alma and Alta all at home; one sister, Mrs. Frank Towslee of Devils Lake, N.D., six grandchildren and a host of friends. Funeral services were held from the Methodist – Episcopal church, ---------noon, Rev. Robert Davies officiating. Interment was made in HillCrest cemetery. (source not given)

Hi Sharyl, Thanks so much for this wealth of information! It will be interesting to go to these sites even if I don't find anything on my family. This is so appreciated! Judy "Clayton co. IAGenWeb" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Judy, Spring Rock, Iowa is in Clinton co. Clayton co. does have a Marion twp. but no town named Spring Rock. There is also a Marion co. in Iowa (3rd tier of counties from the southern border). There's a great resource on IAGenWeb for finding Iowa towns & which county they are located in, or if you want to look at all of the towns in a certain county. This page shows Spring Rock: http://iagenweb.org/state/places/s.htm And this page all the towns in Clinton co.: http://iagenweb.org/state/places/clinton.htm Here is an Iowa map, showing all of the counties: http://iagenweb.org/state/map.php As you can see, Clinton co. is located a few counties south of Clayton co. (the list you joined). Check out the Clinton co. IAGenWeb site, using the search engine to look for mention of your family. Be sure to post your query on the Clinton co. Query board, and subscribe to the Clinton co. email list . You'll find a links to the Query board & to subscribe to their list, on the county index page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Finally, explore the main IAGenWeb website. You'll find many Special Projects, including Iowa census transcriptions, gravestone photos & WPA transcriptions, 19th century Iowa newspaper transcriptions, civil war info. and more! http://iagenweb.org Good luck to you in your search! Sharyl Ferrall Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator ----- Original Message ----- From: "JUDY DEGENNARO" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:24 PM Subject: [IACLAYTO-L] William and Izora (Hutchins) Barber >I just signed up to this list. I'm searching for my great grandparents >William - b 1848 and Izora Barber - b1850. > > Another researcher found them in the (I think) 1870 census. The census > says Spring Rock, Clinton and also mentions Marion. Not being familiar > with Iowa I don't know which is the town and which is the county. There > is also mention of a Leman Barber and I think he was William's father. As > you can probably tell I'm new to the Barber part of my research. > > If anyone is researching these people or can look up anything for me I > would really appreciate it! I would love to know if they were born in > Iowa and/or if they are buried there. Thanks so much. Judy in > California > ==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== Share your records, photos & data with others or post a query!

Hi Judy, Spring Rock, Iowa is in Clinton co. Clayton co. does have a Marion twp. but no town named Spring Rock. There is also a Marion co. in Iowa (3rd tier of counties from the southern border). There's a great resource on IAGenWeb for finding Iowa towns & which county they are located in, or if you want to look at all of the towns in a certain county. This page shows Spring Rock: http://iagenweb.org/state/places/s.htm And this page all the towns in Clinton co.: http://iagenweb.org/state/places/clinton.htm Here is an Iowa map, showing all of the counties: http://iagenweb.org/state/map.php As you can see, Clinton co. is located a few counties south of Clayton co. (the list you joined). Check out the Clinton co. IAGenWeb site, using the search engine to look for mention of your family. Be sure to post your query on the Clinton co. Query board, and subscribe to the Clinton co. email list . You'll find a links to the Query board & to subscribe to their list, on the county index page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclinto/ Finally, explore the main IAGenWeb website. You'll find many Special Projects, including Iowa census transcriptions, gravestone photos & WPA transcriptions, 19th century Iowa newspaper transcriptions, civil war info. and more! http://iagenweb.org Good luck to you in your search! Sharyl Ferrall Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator ----- Original Message ----- From: "JUDY DEGENNARO" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:24 PM Subject: [IACLAYTO-L] William and Izora (Hutchins) Barber >I just signed up to this list. I'm searching for my great grandparents >William - b 1848 and Izora Barber - b1850. > > Another researcher found them in the (I think) 1870 census. The census > says Spring Rock, Clinton and also mentions Marion. Not being familiar > with Iowa I don't know which is the town and which is the county. There > is also mention of a Leman Barber and I think he was William's father. As > you can probably tell I'm new to the Barber part of my research. > > If anyone is researching these people or can look up anything for me I > would really appreciate it! I would love to know if they were born in > Iowa and/or if they are buried there. Thanks so much. Judy in > California >

I just signed up to this list. I'm searching for my great grandparents William - b 1848 and Izora Barber - b1850. Another researcher found them in the (I think) 1870 census. The census says Spring Rock, Clinton and also mentions Marion. Not being familiar with Iowa I don't know which is the town and which is the county. There is also mention of a Leman Barber and I think he was William's father. As you can probably tell I'm new to the Barber part of my research. If anyone is researching these people or can look up anything for me I would really appreciate it! I would love to know if they were born in Iowa and/or if they are buried there. Thanks so much. Judy in California

Hi Clayton county researchers, Is the winter weather keeping you indoors? Have cabin fever? A visit to the Clayton co. IAGenWeb website will be certain to brighten your day! I had some internet problems a couple weeks ago and still have submissions that I didn't get to in January ..... so look for more great additions in February!! Below is a list of new & updated items on the website. Thank-you & high-5's to each of our generous January contributors! Sincerely, Sharyl Ferrall http://iagenweb.org/clayton BIOGRAPHIES - 1916 http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/bio16/bio_index16.htm *Fitzpatrick, Griffith, Kaiser, Klinkenberg, Meyer (2), Olson, Roggman, Schmalfeld & Strien - from Mary Cameron ----- BIOGRAPHIES - 1894 http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/bio94/bio_index94.htm *Adams, Bayless, Lamm, Nichols, Pahlas, Partch, Patterson, Schmidt (2) & Schumacher - from S. Ferrall ----- BIOGRAPHIES - misc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/miscbio_index.htm *Köln - from Alton Quanbeck ----- CEMETERY RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/cemetery/cemetery_index.htm *Updated Guttenberg City cemetery burials, adding additional names ----- GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT http://iowagravestones.org/index.php/cid_22/ *St. Wenceslaus gravestone photos submitted ----- DOCUMENTS - misc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/doc_index.htm *Civil War Mother's Pension File of Elizabeth Sparks (2 docs) - from Nancy Downey ----- LAND RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/plats/grandmeadow.htm *Clayton co. Farm Directory Maps 1965, all townships - from S. Ferrall ----- OBITUARIES: http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi * 34 new obits were added in January 2006. Contributed by Charlene Barnhart, S. Ferrall, Mary Durr, Mary Cameron, Kelly Schmall & a 'volunteer' ----- PHOTO ALBUM http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/album/photo_index.htm *Schwartz family photos - from Cathy Smith *Ihde family - from Marlene Sandberg Hurney *Added a search box for DeadFred.com to the photo album index page ----- SURNAME REGISTRY has lots of new researchers for many surnames. Help me keep this registry up-to-date. Check to see that your email address is current on the registry!

Thank-you for all of the responses! I've put them all together (below) and will add the notes on the Clayton co. cemetery index page, for future reference. If you've visited a Clayton co. cemetery & noticed that there is a burial listing or plot-map right at the cemetery, or know of plot-maps, please continue to share this information with the list & I'll add it to the website. Sincerely, Sharyl Ferrall __________________________________ Mount Harmony Cemetery, south of Elkport - listing of names on a plat map of sorts on the building in the cemetery. (Grace Keir) Guttenberg City Cemetery -maintained by the City and the sextant keeps the maps. (Kathy Devlin) Gooding Cemetery - burial plot map on-line, but outdated. (Yvonne Ellwood) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/cemetery/gooding_plot.htm Farmersburg/National - burial plot map on-line (date unknown) http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaclayto/cemetery/farmersburg_plot.jpg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clayton co. IAGenWeb" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:02 AM Subject: [IACLAYTO-L] cemetery maps > Hi everyone, > I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to > Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I obtain > maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" > > Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? > > Thanks, > Sharyl Ferrall > Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator > http://iagenweb.org/clayton

last fall my sister and I went to the Gooding Cemetery. She happened to have the Map with her and I believe it to be on the site online. Looking at the map with her.........we will NEED to make up a newer one.......it was old and passed down each time someone else became president. The placements that are on the map are not all correct.

As for the actual plot maps, I don't believe there is a definitive source. Churches, funeral homes, and libraries are all possibilities. Another idea would be to find out how has the responsibility to maintain the cemetery. There are cases where there is an organization, sometimes private sometimes public, responsible for a specific cemetery and they usually have plot maps and burial information. I can't recall who it was that put the information together, but at Friedlein Cemetery near Millville there was a mail box inside the cemetery with a list of all the burials. This was the most gracious and helpful information I had ever hoped to find for a cemetery. Another idea would be to contact the County office. I suspect they would, at minimum, be able to advise who may have the plot information. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Roger and Brenda Knipper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IACLAYTO-L] cemetery maps Around here the records, if any, are kept by the church. You may also try the funeral homes or maybe something at the libraries. Most of the time these are very sketchy if available at all. BRENDA At 09:02 AM 1/25/06 -0900, you wrote: >Hi everyone, >I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to >Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I >obtain maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" > >Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? > >Thanks, >Sharyl Ferrall >Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator >http://iagenweb.org/clayton > > >==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== >Single record documents can be posted to the Clayton co. Document >board. Share your wills, news articles, marriage announcements, bible >records. It's fully searchable and a great way to share! ==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== Share your records, photos & data with others or post a query!

Sharyl, Try the link below... http://web-iowa.com/CemeteryMaps/CLAYTON.HTM Best regards, Jim -----Original Message----- From: Clayton co. IAGenWeb [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IACLAYTO-L] cemetery maps Hi everyone, I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I obtain maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? Thanks, Sharyl Ferrall Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator http://iagenweb.org/clayton ==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== Single record documents can be posted to the Clayton co. Document board. Share your wills, news articles, marriage announcements, bible records. It's fully searchable and a great way to share!

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#95447) Mrs. EDWARD (Gwendolyn Rekow) BOSKE 1922-2005 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=95447> AUTHOR: Volunteer DATE: 1/25/2006 at 21:24:30 Surnames: KRUSE,REKOW,BOSKE,BRADY,TRNKA,STUBER,PORKORNOWSKI,NARUM,COPELAND,DAVIS,SCHROEDER,SCHUTTE,HECKMAN,KLUG Gwen Boske Funeral services for Gwen Boske were held Saturday, December 17, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at LaCrescent, Minnesota. The Reverends Jim Arends and Michael Woods officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Casket Bearers were the grandchildren. A visitation was was held Friday, December 16, 2005 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home in LaCrescent who was in charge of arrangements. Gwendolyn Shirley (Rekow) Boske was born July 18, 1922, to Henry William and Mabel Sophia Wilhelmina (Kruse) Rekow, on a farm near Luana, Iowa. She passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2005, in the LaCrescent Healthcare Center at LaCrescent, Minnesota. She was 83 years old. She was baptized in St. John Lutheran Church at Luana, Iowa and confirmed there on June 20, 1937, by the Reverend H. P. Kumpf. Gwen attended the Luana School for several years and was graduated from Postville High School in 1940. She was an exceptional student, receiving several awards in her Business classes, as well as in Science and English and was Valedictorian of the class of 1940. Following graduation, Gwen and her sister, Marjorie, took the train to Chicago to find jobs. Gwen was employed as a private secretary at the F. W. Means Towel Company. Gwen was married to Edward Henry Boske on April 28, 1945, in Chicago. To this union four children were born, Donna, Debra, Daniel, and Douglas. They lived in several Iowa communities, which included Dubuque, Postville, Cedar Rapids, and Mason City, and moved to LaCrescent, Minnesota in December of 1961. In later years, Gwen worked for a microfilming company, preserving records for various companies, which included Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse, banks, and other small businesses. Gwen enjoyed fishing, camping, and bowling, but above all, she will be remembered for her selfless devotion to her family. She is survived by her two daughters, Donna (William) Brady of Galesville, WI, and Debra (Donald) Trnka, Minnewaukan, ND, two sons, Daniel Boske, Hutchinson, MN, and Douglas (Lisa) Boske, LaCrescent, MN; nine grandchildren, William (Krista) Brady, Jon (Nicolle) Brady, Penny (Scott) Stuber, Nicole Porkornowski, Casey (Jeff) Narum, Jill (Eric) Copeland, Dustin Boske, Dalton Boske, and Jacob Davis; 11 great grandchildren; three sisters, Marjorie (Stan) Schroeder, and Karen (David) Schutte, all of Postville, IA, and Sherrill (Leslie) Heckman, Mountain Home, AR, and a brother, Leigh (Gwen) Rekow, Postville, IA, and a brother-in-law, John "Jack" (Sharon) Boske, Channahon, IL; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ed, who died January 21, 2005, a sister who died in infancy, and a sister, Donna Lois, a brother, Burdette, and a sister-in-law, Shirley Klug and her husband, Erwin Klug. Either the Postville Herald-Leader or the Waukon Standard newspaper.

My experience with the Guttenberg City Cemetery and some others, is that it is maintained by the City and the sextant is a very nice man who keeps the maps. I know he is responsible for more than one cemetery, and he would know who else maintains the cemeteries. Try contacting the City of Guttenberg, or the County of Clayton to learn about the public cemeteries. In my case, the Sextant looked up the information, went to the cemetery, took photos and sent them to me. When we made our pilgrimage to Clayton Co last Fall and went to the cemeteries, and we happened to run into the Sextant, who remembered us and showed us the headstones of our ancestors. Kathy Devlin -----Original Message----- From: Remy James-cjr020 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IACLAYTO-L] cemetery maps As for the actual plot maps, I don't believe there is a definitive source. Churches, funeral homes, and libraries are all possibilities. Another idea would be to find out how has the responsibility to maintain the cemetery. There are cases where there is an organization, sometimes private sometimes public, responsible for a specific cemetery and they usually have plot maps and burial information. I can't recall who it was that put the information together, but at Friedlein Cemetery near Millville there was a mail box inside the cemetery with a list of all the burials. This was the most gracious and helpful information I had ever hoped to find for a cemetery. Another idea would be to contact the County office. I suspect they would, at minimum, be able to advise who may have the plot information. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Roger and Brenda Knipper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IACLAYTO-L] cemetery maps Around here the records, if any, are kept by the church. You may also try the funeral homes or maybe something at the libraries. Most of the time these are very sketchy if available at all. BRENDA At 09:02 AM 1/25/06 -0900, you wrote: >Hi everyone, >I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to >Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I >obtain maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" > >Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? > >Thanks, >Sharyl Ferrall >Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator >http://iagenweb.org/clayton > > >==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== >Single record documents can be posted to the Clayton co. Document >board. Share your wills, news articles, marriage announcements, bible >records. It's fully searchable and a great way to share! ==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== Share your records, photos & data with others or post a query! ==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== Clayton co. IAGenWeb welcomes your submissions and needs your help to get research data on-line. Contact Sharyl: [email protected]

For those interested, I know that the Mount Harmony Cemetery has a listing of names on a plat map of sorts on the building in the cemetery. It is south of Elkport Iowa. Grace Keir

Around here the records, if any, are kept by the church. You may also try the funeral homes or maybe something at the libraries. Most of the time these are very sketchy if available at all. BRENDA At 09:02 AM 1/25/06 -0900, you wrote: >Hi everyone, >I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to >Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I obtain >maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" > >Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? > >Thanks, >Sharyl Ferrall >Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator >http://iagenweb.org/clayton > > >==== IACLAYTO Mailing List ==== >Single record documents can be posted to the Clayton co. Document >board. Share your wills, news articles, marriage announcements, bible >records. It's fully searchable and a great way to share!

Hi everyone, I frequently get queries from people who are planning research trips to Clayton co. A question asked more than any other is: "Where do I obtain maps that show the individual cemeteries & burial locations?" Do any such cemetery plot maps exist? Where they can be obtained? Thanks, Sharyl Ferrall Clayton co. IAGenWeb coordinator http://iagenweb.org/clayton

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#95313) Peter P. Junk 1831-ca1907 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=95313> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 1/24/2006 at 21:12:05 Surnames: JUNK,SCHUMMER Peter P. Junk Dead. Peter P. Junk died of paralysis at the home of his son Peter, the old homestead on Clayton ridge, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 24th, at the age of 76 years, 8 months and 14 days. Deceased was born in Dreis, Rhemish Provice, Government of Trier, Prussia, January 10, 1831. He was married to Miss Barbara Schummer January 1, 1860. In 1869, with his wife and three children, he came to America and arrived at Guttenberg on the 26th of December. He purchased a farm and engaged in farming until about seven years ago, when he moved to Guttenberg. About a year ago his vitality began to lessen and his memory began to fail since spring. Several weeks ago he was taken to the farm home where he was properly taken care of. Eight children were born to this union. Two sons and one daughter died as infants. He is survived by his wife and five sons and eighteen grandchildren. The sons are: John, Peter, Joseph, who reside on farms and Vincent and William in Guttenberg. The funeral will be held this (Friday) morning with services at St. Mary's church, conducted by Rev. J.H. Brinkmann. Interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery. -------- admin. note: the submitter did not give a source or date for this obit, it is ikely from a local newspaper

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#95312) Bessie Opperman 1902-1995 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=95312> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 1/24/2006 at 21:09:34 Surnames: OPPERMAN,PALMER Bessie Opperman Funeral services Funeral services were held on Monday, November 27, 1995 at St. Sebald Lutheran Church, rural Strawberry Point for Bessie Alice Opperman, 93, Strawberry Point who died on November 23, 1995 at the Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Manchester. Pastor Jerome G. Godson officiated the service. Music was provided by Mary Knehans, organist and Everett Blobaum, soloist. Bessie Alice Palmer Opperman was born on September 21, 1902 near Maynard, Iowa. Her parents were Georgia Chase Palmer and George Omer Palmer. Bessie has one brother, Vibert Earl Palmer. She attended rural country school and Strawberry Point High School. On August 21, 1918, she married Edgar Opperman. To this marriage was born five sons: H. Reginald (Bud), who is married to Eva and they live in Strawberry Point; Eugene, who is married to Betty and they live in South Holland, Illinois; Merle, who is married to Earlene and they live in Cedar Rapids; Burnell, who is married to Charlotte and they live in Oelwein; and Ivan, who is married to Rose Ann and they live in Omaha, Nebraska. Bessis is grandmother to fourteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandschildren, and seven great great grandchildren. She is a faithful member of the American Legion, the Flint Ridge Community Club, and St. Sebald Lutheran. Bessie is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Vibert, and her husband, Edgar. Pallbearers were Alwin Zwanziger, Elmer Weger, Bill Hunt, Lowell Rodas, John MacTaggart, and John Wegner. Honorary pallbearers were Alvina Esch, Fern Moser, Bernice Jessen, Mildered Washburn, Laura Scheckel, Margaret Deuel, Lillian Vanter, Beryl Baumgartner, Gordetta Streicher and Lois Bockenstedt. Interment was in the Cass Cemetery, Strawberry Point, Iowa. Roberson Funeral Home was in charge of professional arrangements. -------- admin. note: the submitter did not give a source this obit, it is ikely from a local newspaper

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#95311) Wilhelmina Schroeder 1825-ca1910 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=95311> AUTHOR: Charlene Barnha DATE: 1/24/2006 at 21:06:10 Surnames: SCHROEDER,KREUGER,BORCHERDING,ABKE Mrs. Wilhelmina Schroeder Dead Mrs. Wilhelmina Schroeder died at her home on north First street last Thursday evening at the advanced age of 85 years, 2 months, and 25 days. She had not been sick for any great length of time and the end came peacefully. Obituary. Deceased was born Dec. 2, 1825 (hard to read: possibly Dec. 7, 1825) at Osn abroeck, Hanover, Germany. She came to America in the year 1842 and lived at Cincinnati, Ohio for a short time. She was married to Rudolph Schroeder at Cincinnati, O., July 3, 1844. They came to Guttenberg in 1855. Her husband preceded her to the grave in 1901. Fourteen children were born to them, ten boys and four girls; nine of whom are living as follows: John of Monona; Herman, Louis and August of Guttenberg; Fred of Postville; George of Neb.; Edward of Postville, Ia.; Mrs. Fred Krueger of Spencer, S.D., Mrs. Wm. Borcherding, Jr., of Guttenberg. There are also 67 grand children and 37 great grand children. Funeral services were held at St. John's Lutheran church, Sunday, March 5, at 1 p.m. Burial was made in the City cemetery. -- Obituary Mrs. Wilhelmine Schroeder The death of Mrs. Wilhelmine Schroeder, at her home on upper First street, occurred Thursday evening, March 2, at seven o'clock. Deceased was born in Osnabrueck, Hanover, Germany, Dec. 27, 1825. In 1844 she came to Cincinnati, Ohio, and married Mr. Rudolph Schroeder, and the same year, with her husband and his two brothers arrived in Garnavillo, after a journey of thirty-eight days in an emigrant wagon. They lived on a farm in Jefferson township until 1884, and then moved to Guttenberg; where Mr. Schroeder died March 16, 1891. Ten sons and four daughters were born to this union. Two sons and one daughter having died, the remaining children who mourn the loss of a kind, devoted and oving mother, are John at Monona, Rudolph at Garnavillo, Herman, Louis and August in Guttenberg, Fred at Postville, George in Colorado, Edward in Minnesota, Mrs. Fred Krueger at Spencer, S.D., Mrs. John Abke at Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. Wm. Borcherding, Jr., in Guttenberg. There are 67 grandchildrenand 37 great-grand-children. Mrs. Schroeder had been in delicate health for some time. She had been up and around as usual, and after eating supper and having retired for the night, suddenly and peacefully passed away. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Lutheran church Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. Janzig. Interment will be in the City cemetery. -------- admin. note: the submitter did not give sources or a date for these obits, they are ikely from local newspapers