HEINS, Wilhelmina H. C. (Lange) 1866-1948

HEINS, GIPP, LANGE, GERICKE, SANDER, OLSON, SCHAVE

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 9/12/2012 at 10:10:51

Postville Herald, Wed., Apr. 21, 1948.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Mrs. William F. Heins, 81, a resident of this city for the past 61 years, passed away Sunday evening at Postville hospital where she had been a patient since last Wednesday.

Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home in this city and at two o'clock in St. Paul's Lutheran church. The Rev. Frederick R. Ludwig will officiate at the services, and interment will be in Postville cemetery.

Wilhelmina Hermine Charlotte Lange Heins was born July 24, 1866, at Drewelow, Germany, as the daughter of Karl and Johanna Gipp Lange. She was baptized in the Lutheran church at Spantegkow, Germany, and confirmed at Teterin, Germany.

At the age of 17 years she accompanied her parents, a brother and a sister to the United States. The family first located at Red Wing, Minn., and after a short stay there they moved to Guttenberg, Iowa. After a brief residence there they moved to Monona and while there Mrs. Heins worked in Postville.

She was married to William F. Heins of Luana May 18, 1887, at Monona and to this union four children were born, three of whom survive. They are Lucy, Mrs. Fred Gericke, and Celia, Mrs. Carl C. Sander, both of Postville, and Helen, Mrs. Alfred Olson of Cedar Falls. Mr. Heins passed away April 7, 1932. An infant daughter, Ida, also preceded her in death, as did her parents, a brother, Herman Lange, and one grandchild.

Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Henry Schave of Ossian, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Heins established their home on a farm southeast of Postville and lived there for 28 years. They moved to Postville in 1915 and this had been their home until they passed away.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Submitter is not related.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.