Clara T. W. Daczewitz, 1913 Obituary

DACZEWITZ, WINNEKE, CONNELLY, BARKER, KOLL

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 4/6/2008 at 13:11:26

I translated the following obituary from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published on Friday, 21 March 1913. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Clara T. W. Daczewitz

On Monday the widow Clara Theresia Wilhelmina Daczewitz, having received Last Rights, passed away here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Winneke. The deceased had been ill for several years.

She was born on 7 May 1839 in Danzig, West Prussia, Germany. She married Mr. Jakob Daczewitz in Pirklitz. The family immigrated to America in 1872 and settled first in Chicago, Illinois. After staying there for two years, they moved to Carroll, where they lived since then with the exception of a short stay in Fonda, Iowa.

The marriage produced six children, three of whom died in childhood. The surviving children are: Mrs. Frank Connelly, Omaha; Mrs. Frank Barker, Sioux City; and Mrs. Wilhelm Winneke, Carroll. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Amanda Koll, Chicago. Her husband, Jakob Daczewitz, died on 13 February 1908.

The deceased enjoyed great popularity among her many acquaintances on account of her cheerful and humble ways. Her departure will be widely mourned.

The funeral took place at the local Saints Peter and Paul Church, and her earthly remains were laid to their final rest at the cemetery of that church at the side of her deceased spouse.