Christena Roth Westfall 1833-1917

WESTFALL, ROTH, FELDMAN, FELT, HOLDERNESS, LEHNHARDT, JAHNKE

Posted By: Cheryl FREES WESTFALL (email)
Date: 10/14/2002 at 23:43:35

January 16, 1917 - Death date

The death of Mrs. Christena Westfall occurred at her late home in Atlantic Tuesday afternoon of last week. She had been ailing since Christmas and the death was caused by old age and general breakdown. She was 86 years and 3 months of age at the time of her death. Her husband, Charles Westfall, died 20 years ago.

The deceased was born in Mecklenberg, Germany on August 16, 1833. In 1853 she came to America with her father and they settled near Rochester, New York. There she was married in 1857 to Charles Westfall, and in 1864 the young couple moved to a farm near Iowa City, where they lived until twenty-one years ago, when they again moved to a farm near Walnut. Here they lived until Mr. Westfall's death 20 years ago. His wife then moved to Walnut where she lived until 1912, when she moved to Atlantic.

She leaves seven children to mourn her death. They are Mrs. S. L. Felt of Atlantic, Mrs. John Feldman of Atlantic, Charles Westfll of Iowa City, Mrs. Minnie Holderness of Riverside, Mrs. Christina Lehnhardt living south of Walnut, Mrs. Anna Jahnke of Davenport and Eb Westfall of Grettinger.

She wsa laid to rest beside her husband in Lincoln Township Cemetery.