George Teff

TEFF, RACHOR, IBACH, METZDORF, COLSCH, HAXMEIER

Posted By: Diana Diedrich (email)
Date: 9/17/2006 at 14:18:12

George Teff, 66, Died Thursday at his Home

George Teff died Thursday at his home in this city after an illness of six months.
Mr. Teff, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiller Teff was born at Dorchester Feb. 5, 1870. He was married to Miss Caroline Rachor at Lansing, May 26, 1903. For several years they lived at Quandahl, where he worked as a blacksmith.
Mr. and Mrs. Teff were the parents of six children, three of whom died in infancy. The family moved to Lansing 22 years ago and her he followed the carpenter trade.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Miss Leona of Spring Green, Wis., and two sons, Joseph and Linas and one grandchild; three sisters, Pauline of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Mary Ibach, Banks, Oregon: Mrs. Rose Metzdorff of New Albin; five brothers, Hiller, Max and Henry of Dorchester, John, of Austin, Minn., and Joe of Foley, Minn. two sisters, Mrs. Louise Colsch and Ida preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held from Immaculate Conception church Monday morning with Msgr. G. L. Haxmeier officiating. Burial was in Gethsemane cemetery.

Death Date: 12 March 1936
Submitted by Diana Diedrich