EBERLING, Frederick Conrad 1864-1941

EBERLING, FISHER, MEIER, EGGERT, MOHS, GAHAGEN, WATERS, HARNACK, BAETHKE

Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 7/12/2003 at 21:51:16

Fred C. Eberling a resident of this community for many years passed away at his home in this city (Postville) last Wednesday (December 31, 1941) following a brief illness. He was 77 years old. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at two O’clock at the Schutte funeral home with the Rev. F. R. Ludwig officiating and interment was made in the Postville cemetery.

As Frederick Conrad Eberling he was born the son of Frederick L. and Louisa Meier Eberling on October 9, 1864 in Hannover, Germany. At the age of five years he came with his parents to the United States and they settled first at Gutenberg, later moving to a farm in Grand Meadow township, where he lived since excepting for four years, between 1913 and 1917, which he spent at Austin Minn., and from May 4, 1936, when he and his family moved to Postville which had since been his home.

On May 1, 1890, he was married to Sophia Eggert and to this union two children were born, Esther, who passed away November 9, 1901, and Ellen, Mrs. Archie J. Mohs, of Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Eberling passed away on November 26, 1895.

On October 26, 1897, Mr. Eberling was married to Eva Elizabeth Fischer at Blooming Prairie Minn., and this union was blessed with five children, Jennie, Mrs. Ed Gahagen of Austin, Minn.; Harold of Postville; Eli C. of Nashua; Bernice, Mrs. Clem Waters, of Postville, and Verni S. also of Postville. In addition to his wife and children he is survived by one step-daughter, Addie, Mrs. John Gahagen, of Austin, Minn.; two brothers, William of Postville, John of Cresco; two sisters, Mrs. (Amelia) Christ Harnack of Postville and Mrs. Mathilda Baethke of Cresco; thirteen grandchildren and numerous other relatives and many friends.

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