Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/195 Surname: Horst ------------------------- The Deshler Rustler, Wed., May 18, 1949, p. 1: Adam Horst, son of Henry Horst and his wife, Elizabeth, nee Gettelmann, was born March 20, 1869, in Lee County, Iowa. In 1881 he moved with his parents to Nebraska and settled near Ruskin in Nuckolls County. >From his early infancy Mr. Horst was a member of the Lutheran Church, being baptized shortly after his birth. On April 19, 1891, he was received into membership with Immanuel congregation west of Deshler by the rite of confirmation. Later on he joined Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Kiowa) of which congregation he was a member at the time of his death on Sunday, May 8, 1949. On May 2, 1895, Mr. Horst was united in marriage with Miss Inke Loontjer, no children being born to them. For a number of years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Horst lived about five miles south of Davenport until in 1904 they moved to the present site three miles north of Deshler. Mr. Horst is the last of four brothers and four sisters. His wife, Inke, is his lone immediate survivor. Sisters-in-law who survive him are: Mrs. Henry Kappermann, Carleton; Mrs. Anna Loontjer, Deshler; Mrs. Emil Degner, Davenport; Mrs. Hannah Spohnheimer, Hebron; Mrs. Ida Spohnheimer, Oak. Brothers-in-law are: Henry Kappermann, Carleton; Geo. H. Loontjer, Deshler; Emil Degner, Davenport; besides many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends and the members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kiowa. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, May 12, with a brief devotional at the home and regular services at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kiowa, in charge of the Rev. K.H. Schaaf. Bethlehem choir, under the direction of Teacher Paul Aufdemberge, sang the last verses of "O Sacred Head Now Wounded." Burial was made in Bethlehem cemetery.