Fred Weber, 1860-1924

WEBER, SCHWARTZHOFF, THORSTEN, HAXMIER BUBLITZ, KNABLE, LIECHT, MERRILL

Posted By: Patrick J. Utecht (email)
Date: 2/2/2009 at 07:43:51

News of the passing of Mr. Fred Weber at his home in Lansing township, Wednesday last, reached this city early that morning. He died at 1:15 a.m. after an illness of only five days. Mr. Weber suffered the loss of his right limb on account of gangrene, and on Saturday, July 19th, was taken suddenly ill from what was thought to be acute appendicitis, and passed away as above stated.

Deceased was born in the home in which he died 64 years ago the 31st of last January. On June 26th, 1888, at St. Mary’s church, Dorchester, Iowa, he was married to Mary Schwartzhoff, who survives him with five of the six children born to them. They are: William, Christ, Mrs. Jas. Thorsten, Herman and John. A daughter, Agnes, died in infancy. Two brothers, Henry and John, the latter of Denver, Colorado, and two sisters, Sister Mary Ann and Sister Donata of the Franciscan order, also survive.

Mr. Weber was a devout Catholic, a good husband and father and a kind neighbor and friend. He bore his sufferings with true Christian fortitude and was prepared to meet his maker and not afraid to die.

The funeral was held Friday morning at Immaculate Conception church at 9:30 o’clock and the large attendance testified to the esteem in which deceased and his estimable family are held. Msgr. Haxmier celebrated a mass of Requiem for the happy repose of his soul and interment took place in Gethsemane cemetery.

Out-of-town relatives in attendance at the funeral were: Mrs. Chas. Bublitz, niece, Dubuque; Mrs. Wm. Weber sister-in-law, Dubuque; John Liecht, nephew, Dubuque; Wm. Merrill, Dubuque and the Schwartzhoff families of Dorchester.

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Card of Thanks

We desire to publicly thank the many kind friends and neighbors whose sympathy and assistance was so freely tendered during the sickness, death and burial of our beloved husband and father.

Mrs. F. Weber and Children.