Suckow, Fredereka 'Reka' (Behrends) Koehn 1852-1919

SUCKOW, KOEHN, BEHRENDS, DUEDE, FASCHER

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 8/5/2021 at 20:31:24

Mrs. Herman Suckow died at the home of her daugher, Mrs. Christ Duede in Garnavillo Township Saturday evening, Nov. 8th, at the age of 67 years and 22 days.

Deceased was born Oct. 17th, 1852, in Ringeslage, Germany. In 1880 she was united in marriage to Mr. William Koehn in Schoenburg, Germany. The family came to this country in 1894 and made their home in Read township, where the father died in 1908. In the same year Mrs. Koehn was united in marriage to Mr. Herman Suckow.

There are left to mourn her death: her husband, Mr. Herman Suckow; her daughter, Mrs. Christ Duede of Garnavillo township; one son, William in Germany and one step-daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Koehn of Clayton township. One daughter, Mrs. Otto Fascher, preceded the mother in death in 1910.

Funeral services were held at Read Tuesday, Rev. Athenstaedt officiating. Interment was made in the old cemetery.

~Garnavillo Tribune, Thursday, November 13, 1919

Notes: Enumerated as Fredereka on the 1915 Iowa State census and as Reka on the 1910 U.S. census. Maiden name is from the record of her marriage to Herman Suckow, also her parents: Joachim Behrends & Elizabeth [?Bulerfeldt / Butterfeldt]. The reference to burial in "old cemetery" possibly indicates the Old Garnavillo cemetery, but this has not been confirmed.