On December 2d. 1516, the Dy-sart community lost a long-time resident* Mrs- Fred Holtz, who passed away on that day. She; died at the age of 66 years- jMary Rugesteln was born March 4, 1849 in MecWenfcerg, Schwerin, Germany. She left nernative country m 1868 and inMarch of the same year was united in marriage to Fred Holtz at B) e-men, III. Fran there' they | moved to St. Louis, Mo., where 'they resided until the year of ’874, when they moved to a farm in Benton counts*, five miles southeast of Dysart. Here they resided, going through their share cf the hardships of early pioneer days, until they moved to Dysart in 1896. I