A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Woodford http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1419 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=56494 Submitted by: guest Article Title: Ostfriesische Nachrichten Article Date: February 20 1911 Article Description: Obituary of Fenna Saathoff Woltzen Article Text: With a sad and heavy heart we bring the news to our friends and relatives that the Lord over life and death has taken from our side my dear wife and our good mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Fenna B. Woltzen (Saathoff). She was born on March 10, 1843, at Catharinenfeld, near Aurich, in Ostfriesland. She died on January 14, 1911 near Benson, Illinois. She reached the age of 67 years, 8 months and 1 day. She is survived by her husband, 13 children, 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Her burial took place on the 18th with many in attendance at the St. Peter's Cemetery. Pastor D.M. Ficken led the funeral service. The sorrowing relatives bring this notice. Albert Woltzen, children and grandchildren. Benson, Illinois ***** [note: Family papers have her name as Bernhardina (Fenna) Saathoff Woltzen and her birth date as 5 May 1843] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com