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Des-- — lege, \K Services Held For Se,15 Mrs. Beckfieldlore • UctWlvIU Iowa Chad Funeral services were held gradual*for pioneer resident, Mrs. Fred senior, ling Beckfield, Thursday, Sept. 16, Mrs' Auni- 1965, at 2 p.m., at St. John’s Berg, sork- Lutheran Church. Special mu- son' . *for sic Was a vocal duet, “Safe Medicimfor In The Arms of Jesus”, sung omore, ns), by Mrs. Darrel Behrens and Gaylensity. Mrs. Robert Rebhuhn, accom- Shernia:i'ery panied by the organist, Mrs. Steveling. Edward Bartels. ^ Iowat0 Attendants were Robert )ei The Beckfield, DeWayne Beck- ^1 °f fled, Emmett Baverson, Roy . ®only Wilkinson, Mevin Madsen and !wish r- t DonaldSJ Ben Johnson* Anderscwith Rev' Cad Wenger* Pastor junior:”, read the following obituary: omore;. Emma Augusta Beckfield, more; I^en daughter of William and Chris- omore;uits tine Fethke, was born June Wilbur,: in 2. 1876, in Chicago, 111. She Knoblano_ was baptized in infancy and freshmtcon_ confirmed in the Lutheran Univirater April 6, 1890. When she Vermillonly was' two years old. her par- nior; IiCje(j. ents moved to Minnesota man.ord- where she spent her childhood Drak cajjs and youth. Moines:Up” On February 25, 1897, she Hu Am 3r a was joined in marriage to Fred Stateor Beckfield. To this union were dar Falt’\ I born five sons, William, Wal- guret Tthe ter, Herman, Albert. Aiiother seniorsancj son, Louis, died in infancy. Forstro) be The family lived on a farm in Danielsejing Lincoln Township. They were Donnaany_ pioneers of Iowa agriculture freshmi her’s and their hard work and thrift Nortlwere richly rewarded. In 1926 Burtonimes they retired from active farm-teaohin‘schoolshree *n8 a°d moved to Storm Lake,per- On March 12, 1948, her hus- j e°rp lever band was taken from her , g ’ 1;uess through death, and she was w'arlwish left to the care of her sons jon jjfirst and daughters-in-law. She lived ' Conequite alone in her home in Storm , fi7X‘ ^Eng- Lake where she enjoyed the q‘q[ulling, visits of her children, her arcj ngor- grandchildren, and’ her friends ‘ s‘cho: me and neighbors. teraner She was preceded in death Kalhlut to bv her husband, Fred, and four lers.JS °t sons, William, Walter, Herman Sohobust- ancj Louis. She is survived by Ho spiti but one son, Albert; four daugh- Trimound ters-,in-law, Gwendolyn, Alice, 111.: C:quite Lucille and Ella; six grand- Forstrcsoon children, and fifteen great- mores;men- grandchildren; and one broth- man;irS°t- er Fred Fethke, residing in Carlso:Kpen- California. Larsi and About two weeks ago she Spenceresist suffered a stroke and she was nie Er:S'- taken to the Buena Vista Coun- Buersmall fy Hospital in Storm Lake Lake:tayed where her life slowly but man; Iather steadily ebbed peacefully ker, Dg the away. She departed from these The:ainly earthly scenes last Monday Minne;afternoon, reaching the ripe old Wesspoke age of 89 years, 3 months, 11 Phyllisbusy days Morat May she rest in peace! City:^ ‘Interment was made at the A.Storm Lake Cemetery with the net-h 5the Hughes-Neison Funeral Home Leonabjects jn charge. Bag__Ellsour ARTHUR CARLSON Falls:FARM SOLD Laf?01
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Albert City Appeal
Albert City, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 23, 1965
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