Marie Kugel 1859-1939

KUGEL, ZIEMAN, MEIER, BORCHERDING, RENNE

Posted By: S. Ferrall
Date: 3/30/2009 at 23:56:29

Mrs. August Kugel Passes Away at Home Sunday

Mrs. August Kugel, aged 79 years, 8 mos. and four days, passed away at home in this city Sunday.

Services were held Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran church with the Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig offiating and interment was in Grand Meadow cemetery.

As Marie Zieman, the deceased was born in Jefferson township, Clayton county on July 1, 1859, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Meier Zieman. Since she was 12 years old she has lived in this community. She was married to August Kugel on February 21, 1884, and six children were born to this union, five of whom, survive. One son, Fred, passed away at five years old and her husband passed away in February 1932. The surviving children are Mrs. Fred Borcherding of Guttenberg; Louise Kugel, Postville; William Kugel, Luana; Mrs. G.A. Renne, Cedar Rapids; and Harvey Kugel,Postville.

She is also survived by one brother, Albert Zieman of Postville, and six grandchildren as well as other relatives and a host of friends. The deceased had made her home in Postville for the past several years since the family retired from the old home farm southeast of town.

~Postville Herald, March 9, 1939