August S. Fiet 1860-1915

FIET, MARKLEY, KLINE

Posted By: Jeannie Hegeman (email)
Date: 4/5/2008 at 19:03:19

August S. Fiet was born in Sheboygan County, Wis., Sept. 17, 1860. His parents moved to Iowa when he was a small child, and settled on the farm now owned by Conrad Fiet. There he spent his boyhood, and from that place went to school and church and learned the lessons which made him the man, manly in all things and honored by all who knew him.

On February 26, 1886 he was married to Miss Emily Markley. Of their five children, four live at home with mother, the eldest having passed to the beyond in infancy.

Mr. Fiet was confirmed in the German Presbyterian Church, the Zalmona church in early life. On July 10, 1904 he transferred his membership to the Waukon Presbyterian church. On Jan 23, 1910, he was elected and ordained an Elder in the church, and on March 1, 1912 he was made a trustee. He was a faithful and consciencious servant of the church until death. Nearly two yeaars since Mr. Fiet was stricken with the disease which finally caused his death.

His suffering was great, but he was uniformly cheerful, and always professed his willingness to go to be at rest. Yet he made a brave fight for life and health. He endured his suffering with patiience and christian fortitude until July 27, 1915, when in the early morning he passed peacefully away.

He was aged 54 years, 10 months and 10 days.

Besides wife and children he leaves three brothers and one sister. Conrad, Fred, Herman and Mrs. Henry Kline.

The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2 p.m., conducted by the pastor, Reb. R. L. Van Nice and interment in the Evergreen cemetery.

~Waukon Standard, Waukon Iowa, Thursday, July 29, 1915 P. 1