SCHIERNBECK, Emma 1873-1943

SCHIERNBECK

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Date: 1/6/2016 at 23:29:13

March 18, 1943, Page 7
Ida Grove newspaper:

Mrs. John Schiernbeck

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon in Battle Creek for Mrs. John Schiernbeck, 69, who passes away suddenly Friday after suffering a heart attack. Fev. George Griesse, pastor of the Lutheran church, officiated.

Mrs. Schiernbeck, nee Emma Hamann, was born June 15, 1873, at Wolcott, Iowa.

In 1896, she was married to John Schiernbeck and they farmed southeast of Battle Creek. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1939.

Recently the Schiernbecks purchased a home in Battle Creek and moved Friday, the day of her death.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Hugo and George, three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Robersen and Mrs. Clara Burk, Battle Creek, and Mrs. Edna Palm, Danbury; her mother, Mrs. Pete Hamann, 95, a sister, Mrs. William Mohr, a brother, John Hamann, all of Schleswig; and many other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers were Paul Horstman, Emil Hargens, Ham Martens, Alfred Else, Ed Else, and Harry Seehusen. Burial was in the Schleswig cemetery. Christensen's Funeral Home was in charge.