Meyer, Christe Leba Emma 1844 - 1923

MEYER, BURGHOLZER, DOHRER, HOLZER

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/2/2022 at 11:26:36

Elkader Register, Thur., 30 Aug. 1923.

Mrs. R. E. Meyer, one of the early pioneers of Clayton County passed away at the home of her daughters, here late Thursday afternoon at the age of nearly eighty years.

Christe Leba Emma Meyer was born in Gralba, Saxony, Germany, February 6th, 1844. at the age of about five years she came to this country with her parents, landing in New Jersey. She spent her girlhood days and received her education in the state of New Jersey.

In 1861 they moved West and settled in the Colony, now Communia, where she lived with her parents until she was 18 years of age. In February 1862 she was married to R. E. Meyer, and they settled on a farm in Cox Creek Twp., about one mile north of Osborne, and lived on the old homestead until 1898; here their family was born, reared and educated.

After selling the old homestead they moved to Communia. Having lived there for a year her husband, R. E. Meyer, died, in September, 1899. In 1916 she moved to Elkader where she resided with her daughters Mary and Emma until the time of her death.

Mrs. Meyer lived a beautiful life; to know her, was to love her. She was much attached to the simple joys of home-life and the locality in which she lived. She was a kind and loving mother and was ever ready to help those in want and need. The one great desire and pleasure of her life was to do something for the comfort and pleasure of others; there are many who can testify as to the truth of this fact.

She was in apparently good health until November 1922, when she was stricken with paralysis, from which she almost completely recovered. In July of this year she suffered a second stroke from which she was slowly and gradually recovering and gaining in health and strength. On the evening of August 22nd she was stricken again and passed away as the result thereof the next day, August 23rd, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon, at the age of 79 years, 2 mo. and 17 days.

During her illness she was cared for by her daughters Mary and Emma who gave her the best loving care, but neither the efforts of loved ones nor medical skill were availing; the Angel of Death claimed its own.

Of the thirteen children born to her, five preceded their mother in death - William passed away Dec. 1896; George May 1908; John Dec. 1914; Herman Dec. 1917, and one daughter, dying in infancy. She is survived by four daughters and four sons: August, of Roundup, Mont.; Frank, Nunica, Mich.; Mrs. W. J. Burgholzer, Chicago, Ill.; Charles, Armour, South Dakota; Mrs. A. A. Dohrer, Elkader, Joseph, Des Moines, Ia.; and Emma and Mary at home. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. August Holzer, of Elgin, Iowa, thirty grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends. All the children were present at the funeral except August, for whom it was impossible to come. She was a faithful member of the frauen-Verein of the Evangelical church.

Funeral services were held Sunday forenoon, August 26th, 10:00 o'clock at the home and 10:30 at the Evangelical church. Rev. C. H. Franke officiating. Burial in the East Side cemetery.