MEEKES, Rose L. 1883-1928

MEEKS, MESSER, KOBER, KOHER, LINDEMAN

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 1/16/2006 at 05:11:55

Progress Review, LaPort City
Thursday, March 1, 1928

Mrs. O.E. Kober's Sister Dead.
Mrs. O.E. Koher's youngest sister, Mrs. J.K. Meeks, died last Saturday morning at three a.m., after a long illness. Death occurred at the Meeks home near Mt. Auburn. The deceased had never been strong and during the winter she suffered a severe attack of rheumatism. For a time she was in one of the Waterloo hospitals and
was then taken to her home near Mt. Auburn where she was cared for by a nurse. Last week pneumonia developed and in her weakened
condition soon proved fatal.

Rose Louise Messer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Messer, was born on a Tama county farm, March 30, 1883. she grew to young womanhood in that community and in 1901 went with her parents to Dysart. She was married to J.K. Meeks on December 25th, 1912, and they established their home in Garrison where they lived for six
years, and in Atkins, Ia., for four years. Later they moved to Buchanan, Cedar county, Ia., where they lived for four years, before going to Mt. Auburn in 1927.

Left to mourn the untimely death of this estimable woman are the husband and her two sisters, Mrs. Kober of this place and Mrs. Anna
Lindeman of Dysart, three nieces and three nephews. her father and mother and one sister preceeded her in death.

A short prayer service was held in the Meeks home, Tuesday morning and the body was then taken to Dysart. Funeral service was held in
the Dysart Evangelical church of which deceased was a member, Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock and interment was made in the Dysart cemetery, Rev. W.C. Lang, Superintendent of The Old Peoples
Home of Cedar Falls, conducted the service. Rev. Lang was pastor of the Evangelical church at Dysart for two years and was a personal
friend of the family.

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