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MEUSEL, Sophia (Rubin) 1875-1958

MEUSEL, MOEHL, RUBIN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/14/2010 at 20:20:07

Mrs. Meusel Rites
Monday at Charles City

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Hauser Funeral Home for Mrs. Sophia Meusel, 83, widow of C. H. Meusel, founder of the Meusel Hardware Store here. She died Friday at the Cedar Valley Hospital, where she had been a patient six weeks. The Reverend Fred W. Ortmeyer, pastor of the Central Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

Mrs. Meusel had been in failing health for several years, death resulting from a series of cerebral hemorrhages. She had been a resident of Charles City more than 45 years. She was a member of the Central Methodist Church, Unit 6 of the WSCS of that church, and of the Women's Relief Corps.

She was born February 6, 1875, in Germany. She came to this country with her parents at 12. Her parents were Peter and Marie Moehl Rubin.

She was married to Carl H. Meusel November 9, 1893, at Galena, Illinois.

She is survived by three daughters and two sons; Mrs. D. B. Andrews, Hazel Green, Wisconsin, Mrs. M. F. Schlick, Charles and Harlow Meusel, all of Charles City, and Mrs. Wilbur Keidel, Clinton; four grandchildren, and eight grandchildren.

Her husband died January 19, 1940. Also preceding her in death were her parents, one brother and one sister.

[ Mason City Globe-Gazette - Saturday, May 10, 1958 ]

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CHARLES CITY- Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Hauser Funeral Home for Mrs. Sophia Meusel, 83, widow of C. H. Meusel, founder of the Muesel Hardware Store here, who died Friday at the Cedar Valley Hospital; death resulted from a series of cerebral hemorrhages.

She is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. D.B. Andrews, Hazel Green, Wisconsin, Mrs. M. F. Schlick, Charles and Harlow Muesel, all of Charles City, and Mrs. Wilbur Keidel, Clinton.

Her husband died January 18, 1940.

[Waterloo Daily Courier - Sunday, May 11, 1958]


 

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