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County Passes AwayMrs. Emma Barrel*, 78, a lifelong resident of Johnson county and daughter of a pioneer family, passed away at 7:30 o’clock Thursday morning at her home in Iowa City. She had been in failing health for the last yeai*, death resulting from heart trouble.Mrs. Barrer, the former Emma Brack, was born September 27, 1856, in Graham township. Her death occurred on her ,78th birthday.She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brack. Mr. Brackoperated the only quarries in this vicinity and- hauled lime with; an ox-team the six miles to the Iowa City.Mrs. Barrer was educated in Iowa City and was married to Mr. Jos. V. Barrer on January 1877. ' Mr. Barrer a prominent business man of Iowa City for 25 years passed away 12 years ago.Mrs. Barrer was well known to many of the earlier day university students. .... With an 18—room house, she rented rooms to students, and at one time had 27 students in home. At another, time, 17 of her rooms were freshman: medical students. Av;1Mrsr ; Barrer is survived by four, children:Mrs. ? t^len Lantz of Iowa City; Leonard Barrer of Oakland; Calif,;.^ctdir Barrer of Black Foot,: Ida., and Mrsl 0.: J. Jenks of San. f]i*an)cisco, Calif. Two children,TipiBiMJiF,MbywI(dChTiioMrs, C.: H. Cleaver and Herman. Bar-rar. preceded her . in- -death;;^;^;l;|Four,. gprandchUdreh; A 1 Jenks,of-San K^oisep;:;Ma^|^ty, and^H^len €lea^ and ^^rlessiii^yd^gTw/- sistersf2’vMrsv^ Fred P^rmeister Iowa City and Mrs. /Frnn'ik' '- Stnttniattea’, : of--Rushville; Nebr,* andone brother, Mr, Peter Brack: of Oxford, also survive Mrs, Barrer, in addition ■ to ' several nieces and nephews. r;■She was a devout member of St. Mai*yV ©hipttih and a member of the Altar society'* , /' / Vy ■ y * **:^Funeral services , held at 9 ; o^^io0k|^^ at; S^Jd|ry
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Johnson County Democrat and Oxford Leader
Oxford, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 04, 1934
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Musser P.
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