Stockman, Emma (Demply) 1871-1928

STOCKMAN, DEMPLY, KOEVENIG, BROWN, WEISBECK, BORMAN

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Date: 5/26/2011 at 02:13:33

Emma Demply was born in Louisville, Kentucky, August 6, 1845, and died at her home in Postville, Iowa, February 28, 1928, aged 82 years, six months and 22 days. She was united in marriage with John Stockman in her native city on June 19, 1871, and in March 1881 they came to Postville where she has resided continuously since.

Her husband and one daughter, Nelle, preceded her in death. She is survived by nine children, John H., William L., Gilbert J., Lucy, Mrs. Mollie Koevenig, all of this city; Mrs. Anna Brown of Austin, Minn.; Mrs. Margaret Weisbeck of Dubuque; Mrs. Kate Borman of Columbus, Neb.; and Edward E. of Elkader; also 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers on Louisville, Kentucky.

The foregoing tells the story of a christian woman whose life during a period of forty-seven years has been lived in this community, where she was known to us all as a faithful wife, kind mother, good citizen, neighbor and friend, who in spite of the manifold duties of the household incumbent upon the rearing of a large family could always find time to lend a helping hand to a friend in need or a word of consolation and cheer to those in sorrow and distress; she implanted in the minds of her children the honor of honest toil and was privileged to live to see them attain to the estate of manhood and womanhood respected and industrious citizens.

Her later years were beset with much of physical affliction under which she bore up courageously and cheerfully and her needs were tenderly and faithfully ministered to by the children until the final summons came, and a wearied mother entered eternal rest.

The funeral was held from St. Bridget's Catholic church in this city at nine-thirty last Friday morning, Requiem High Mass being celebrated by Rev. P. Hogan. Interment in Postville cemetery.

~Postville Herald, March 8, 1928