Minnie (Schneider) Daniels

DANIELS, SCHNEIDER, FREDERICH, PFISTER, NYGARD

Posted By: Jari Schmitt (email)
Date: 3/10/2005 at 14:54:50

Mrs. Minnie (Schneider) Daniels, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schneider, was born May 20, 1899 in Clayton County near Elgin, Iowa. She attended the rural school there and lived most of her life in that community.

On December 27, 1928 she was united in marriage to Otto Daniels at Nashua, Iowa. Following their marriage they lived in West Bend for a short time but then returned to Elgin. Two children: James Edward and Robert Lee, were born to them.

Upon the death of her husband in 1936 Mrs. Daniels remained in Elgin where she made a home for her children and took upon herself the added responsibility of providing for them. On March 29, 1953 she received the sacrament of Christian baptism and was received into the fellowship of St. Paul’s Methodist Church.

Last December her health began to fail and after a period of hospitalization she seemed to rally only to have to return to the hospital again where her condition became worse and she passed on last Thursday at the age of 58 years, having been preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sisters: Mrs. Ida Frederich and Mrs. Louisa Pfister; and two brothers, Willie and John. She is survived by her two sons, James of Oelwein and Robert of Marion; two sisters: Miss Mollie Schneider of Elgin and Mrs. Elizabeth Nygard of Waterloo; and three brothers: Sam and Ben Jr. of Elgin, and Emil of Clermont, and two grandchildren.

Following services her body was laid to rest beside that of her husband in the family lot in the Apostolic Cemetery south-east of Elgin, Iowa.

SOURCE: Elgin Echo Newspaper obituary, dated 8 May 1958