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Services Held For Mrs. BeckfieldFuneral services were held for pioneer resident, Mrs. Fred Beckfield, Thursday, Sept. 16, 1965, at 2 p.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Special music Was a vocal duet, “Safe In The Arms of Jesus”, sung by Mrs. Darrel Behrens and Mrs. Robert Rebhuhn, accompanied by the organist, Mrs. Edward Bartels.Attendants were Robert Beckfield, DeWayne Beck-fied, Emmett Haverson, Roy Wilkinson, Mevin Madsen and Ben Johnson.Rev. Carl Wenger, pastor, read the following obituary: Emma Augusta Beckfield, daughter of William and Christine Fethke, was born June 2. 1876, in Chicago, 111. She was baptized in infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran faith April 6, 1890. When she was two years old, her parents moved to Minnesota where she spent her childhood and youth.On February 25, 1897, she was joined in marriage to Fred Beckfield. To this union were born five sons, William, Walter, Herman, Albert. Another son, Louis, died in infancy. The family lived on a farm in Lincoln Township. They were pioneers of Iowa agriculture and their hard work and thrift were richly rewarded. In 1926 they retired from active farming and moved to Storm Lake.On March 12, 1948, her husband was taken from her through death, and she was left to the care of her sons and daughters-in-law. She lived alone in her home in Storm Lake where she enjoyed the visits of her children, her grandchildren, and her friends and neighbors.She was preceded in death bv her husband, Fred, and four sons, William, Walter, Herman and Louis. She is survived by one son, Albert; four daughters-,in-law, Gwendolyn, Alice, Lucille and Ella; six grandchildren, and fifteen greatgrandchildren; and one brother Fred Fethke, residing in California.About two weeks ago she suffered a stroke and she was taken to the Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake where her life slowly but steadily ebbed peacefully away. She departed from these earthly scenes last Monday afternoon, reaching the ripe old age of 89 years, 3 months, 11 days.May she rest in peace! Interment was made at the Storm Lake Cemetery with the Hughes-Nelson Funeral Home in charge.
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Albert City Appeal
Albert City, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 23, 1965
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