Elizabeth Schroeder Stopperan 1844-1914

SCHROEDER, STOPPERAN, THOMA

Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall
Date: 8/5/2005 at 12:11:25

Elizabeth Schroeder was born May 8, 1844, in Grosgoehren, Mecklenberg Schweryn, Germany. When she was 15 years of age she came to America and settled in Clayton co., Iowa. She and Charles Stopperan were married March 5, 1861. They lived on the farm in Clayton county until about 11 years ago, settling in Postville, Feb. 15, 1903. Mr. Stopperan died Aug. 2, 1903. Mrs. Stopperan was taken sick about January first of this year. She suffered much during the past four weeks and passed to her eternal home on April 25 at 1:30 a.m.

To Mr. and Mrs. Stopperan were born eight children, who are still living -- Sophis, in Clayton county, Charles in Postville, William and Louise in Cresco, John in Minneapolis, Mary and Anna in Winneshiek county. There are 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One sister, Mrs. Sophia Thoma, and one sisterinlaw, Mrs. Henry Schroeder, survive her.

She was a member of the Lutheran church and also of the Ladies' Aid Society. She was a good woman and leaves many women to honor her memory. On the third of May she would have celebrated her 70th anniversary, but death called her and she obeyed the summons and entered into rest.

The funeral was held from the Lutheran church in this city Monday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Wm. K. Braun of Garnavillo officiating, assisted by Rev. J.F. Childress. Interment in the Postville cemetery.

The bereaved desire to thank their many friends for their sympathy and kindness in their time of sorrow.

-source: Postville Review, May 1, 1914

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