Valentine Kries, 1895 Obituary

KRIES

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 7/9/2005 at 14:54:09

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, 15 November 1895. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

[Valentine Kries]

Old “Vater Kries” in Sheridan Township, father of Nickolaus, John and Mrs. Underberg, died Sunday afternoon in the company of his family at the advanced age of 78 years. The deceased was an old settler of Carroll County and all who knew him loved and respected old “Vater Kries.” The burial took place Tuesday morning from the Catholic Church in Mt. Carmel, where the Rev. Father Lührsmann celebrated a solemn funeral service for the rest of the soul of the deceased. The active participation in the burial by friends and relatives, neighbors and acquaintances of the deceased was a testament to how highly regarded the deceased was. Our deepest sympathies to the bereaved.