Clara Achatz, 1909 Obituary

ACHATZ, JOST, SONNTAG, HERMAN

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 12/22/2005 at 21:56:14

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

Clara Achatz

On Thursday, the 7th of October, Mrs. Clara Achatz died at the home of her son-in-law, John Jost, in the First Ward, after having received the Last Rights of the Roman Catholic Church.

The deceased was born on the 5th of December 1829 at Schlitstadt, Alsace-Lorraine. As a young girl, she immigrated to America with her parents in 1844. The family settled in Mendota, Illinois. In 1856, she married Mr. Herman Jos. Achatz. This marriage produced three children who are still living, namely: Maria, Mrs. Wilhelm Sonntag, residing in Kansas; Anna, Mrs. John Jost, residing in Carroll; and Katharina, Mrs. Carl Herman, also living in Carroll. Her husband died in May of 1892.

During the last 16 years, the deceased lived locally with her daughter, Mrs. John Jost, and family.

The funeral took place on Saturday at the local Saints Peter and Paul Church.

May she rest in peace.