Anna (Weymiller)Widmier- Thomas

WIDMIER, THOMAS, WEYMILLER, OLSON

Posted By: Diana Henry Diedrich (email)
Date: 2/18/2007 at 09:23:26

Brought Home for Burial

Mrs. A. S. Thomas

The remains of Mrs. Anna Widmier Thomas, who died March 9th at her residence in Minneapolis, which had been her home since 1903, arrived last Wednesday noon, funeral direct from the train to Oak Hill cemetery, Rev. Kegel officiating.

Deceased was born in Saxony, Germany, May 8, 1864, and when eleven years of age came with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weymiller, to this country and county, settling on a farm in French Creek township, where in June, 1883, she became the bride of A. J. Widmier, a will known young business man of this city at the time. The ceremony took place at the little church at Church town and the celebration which followed was one of the largest ever held in the county. A typical German wedding. Mr. Widmier died January 1st, 1897, leaving the widow with three children, Albert, Mildred and Carl. In 1913 she was married in Minneapolis to Mr. A. S. Thomas, who survives her, with two of the three children, Mildred, now Mrs. C. W. Olson and Carl, brother Albert having met an untimely fate while in the Railway Mail Service some six years ago.

Mrs. Thomas was a strikingly attractive woman and possessed of a peculiarly charming personality. She had been ailing for about eight months and made a trip to California last year in hopes of regaining her health but to no avail.

Accompanying the body were the husband, Mr. A. S. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Olson and son Carl,, her son, Carl Widmier, and her brother Carl Weymiller, all of Minneapolis, Mrs. Josie Widmier, of Dubuque joined the mourners here.

Allamakee County Newspaper, March 19, 1924