Magdalena Boese 1858 - 1945

BOESE, UNRUH, WIENEKE, ROTH, HERTIG, BLYDENBERG, BLAKE

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Date: 3/18/2006 at 01:06:58

Gospel Herald Obituaries – December, 1945

BOESE. - Magdalena, daughter of Peter and Anna Unruh, was born in Ostrog, Russia, Nov. 13, 1858; passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Wieneke, Nov. 25, 1945; aged 87 y. 12 d.

At the age of fifteen she accepted Christ as her Savior and was received into the Mennonite church in her native country. When she came to America she and her husband transferred their membership to the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church at Wayland, Iowa, of which she was a member at the time of her death.

On the day of her baptism she was married to John Boese. Twelve children were born to this union. They came to America in 1891. Sister Boese possessed a strong physical constitution and was blessed with good health until the infirmities of old age settled upon her. She bore her affliction patiently and expressed herself as willing to go.

Her husband passed away Oct. 7, 1911. She was also preceded in death by two sons (Tobias and Henry), one daughter (Anna), one granddaughter, and one great-granddaughter. Surviving are 3 sons and 6 daughters (Katie - Mrs. Ike Roth and Mrs. Lena Hertig, Wayland, Iowa; Susan, Winfield, Iowa; Harris, of Wayland; Mrs. Marie Blydenberg, Burlington, Iowa; Jacob, Salina, Iowa; Joseph, of Wayland; Ida - Mrs. John Wieneke, Brighton, Iowa; and Ada - Mrs. Rodney Blake, Burlington, Iowa), 28 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, besides other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at the Sugar Creek Church Nov. 28, in charge of Willard Leichty and Simon Gingerich. Texts, Ps. 23; Luke 12:40. Interment was made in the cemetery near by.

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