Herman Heinrich Bült [Buelt], 1909 Obituary

BUELT, SIBBEL, LOXTERKAMP, HETZLER, HESSLER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 7/26/2005 at 22:33:49

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, 5 February 1909. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Herman Heinrich Bült

On Tuesday, Herman Heinrich Bült died in Roselle Township as a consequence of old age after receiving the Last Rights of the Roman Catholic Church.

The deceased was born in October 1827 in Ankum, Hanover, Germany.

In 1864, he married Miss Maria Gertrude Hetzler [or possibly Hessler]. In 1889, he immigrated to America with his family and settled on a farm in Roselle Township where he lived up to the present.

His wife died on 22 March 1903. Likewise, one daughter died at a young age. The deceased is survived by his sons, Heinrich Bült of Templeton, Herman of Halbur, and Theodor in Roselle, as well as two daughters, Katharina, Mrs. Aug. Sibbel of Washington Township, and Anna, Mrs. Heinrich Loxterkamp, of Roselle. Since the death of his spouse, he had lived with the family of his son Theodor, who had purchased his father’s old homestead.

Mr. Bült was a devout Catholic, an attentive father, and a good citizen, who enjoyed the highest respect of his acquaintances.

The funeral took place on Friday morning, at about 9:30 at the St. Schutzengel [Guardian Angel, today called Holy Angels] Church in Roselle, and his earthly remains were laid to their final rest in the Catholic cemetery beside his wife, who had predeceased him. May he rest in peace.