FRITZ, Sarah J. (Lambert) 1850-1938

FRITZ, LAMBERT, KERSTETTER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 12/30/2012 at 23:40:02

[Progress Review, Thursday, November 17, 1938, La Porte City, Iowa]

Mrs. George Fritz
Taken by Death
Last Saturday P. M.

The death of Mrs. George Fritz occurred last Saturday evening (November 12, 1938) about 9:45 in the Presbyterian hospital in Waterloo and was unexpected by her family and friends. On September 23, Mrs. Fritz was taken to the hospital to recover from a fractured bone, sustained in a fall at her home here. She apparently was recovering from the injury and plans had been made to bring her home from the hospital this week. Saturday evening she suffered a heart attack and passed away after a few minutes illness.

Sarah J. Lambert was born October 4, 1850 on a farm in Illinois (Carroll County, Illinois). She grew to womanhood in her native state and was married to George Fritz on March 12, 1874 at Mount Carroll, Illinois.

After six years they moved to Iowa and located on a farm in Bruce Township, south of town, where the son, Charles E. Fritz, and family now live. After eighteen years of hard work, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz decided to retire and accordingly they purchased a home in La Porte City and moved to town in 1898. Mr. Fritz died on May 25, 1930 and since that time Mrs. Fritz has continued to maintain her home but in later years has gone with her daughter, whose home in Balaton, Minn. during the winter.

Surviving are two children, Charles E. Fritz, La Porte City; Mrs. Birt Kerstetter, Balaton, Minn.; two grandchildren, Roy Fritz, who lives on a farm west of town, and Miss Edna Fritz at home.

The body was brought to the Barnhart & Johannsen funeral home and later was taken to the late residence where service was held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Gaide, pastor of the M. E. Church, officiated and Mrs. F. E. Lehman sang appropriate selections. The casket bearers were J. B. Kerstetter, Simon Kerstetter, J. M. Weltzin, J. W. Kober, John Bolte and C. A. Fultz. Interment was made in the family lot in West View Cemetery.