Katherine (Hengen) Metz (1849-1926)

HENGEN, METZ, BINTNER, MAILANDER, KOMMES, NEPPER, NORTON

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 12/4/2010 at 21:40:20

Audubon County Journal (IA)
March 25, 1926, pg 1
MRS. KATHERINE METZ
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY

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Funeral Services Were Held In Wiota
Wednesday. Death Occurred at
Home of Daughter

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The death of Mrs. Katherine Metz
occurred at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Will Bintner, south of town (Exira),
about eight o'clock Sunday morning.
The deceased lady was well known in
this community. Death was due to
apoplexy. Her age was seventy-
six years, two months, and twenty-
six days.

Deceased was born in Germany and
was 18 years old when she came to
America, locating in La Salle county,
Ill., where she lived until 1885, when
the family moved to Benton township,
Cass county, which continued to be
her home until eight years ago, when
she broke up housekeeping and has
since lived among her children in
Canada and in Iowa. Her husband
died about twenty-three years ago.
Ten children survive her, five sons
and five daughters. They are: Mrs.
William Mailander and Mrs. John
Kommes of Regina, Sask., Mrs. Pete
Nepper and Mrs. Perry Norton of
Wilcox, Sask., and Mrs. William Bint-
ner of Exira, Morris and Nicholas
Metz of Wilcox, Sask., Mathias Metz
of Regina, Sask., and Pete and Mike
Metz of Wiota.

Funeral services were held at ten
o'clock Wednesday morning at St.
Joseph's church, Wiota. Burial was
in the Wiota cemetery.

Nicholas Metz, Mrs. Wm. Mail-
ander, Mrs. John Kommes, Mrs. Pete
Nepper and Mrs. Perry Norton were
here from Canada to attend the
funeral.