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William F. Marxen (1941)

HOPKE, HULIN, KILPATRICK, MARXEN, SCHOENLERR, SNELSON, THOMPSON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 6/16/2007 at 08:34:42

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, May 7, 1941

W. F. MARXEN SERVICES HELD LAST WEDNESDAY

Elderly Resident Succumbed in Son's Home Monday of Last Week

William F. Marxen, a resident of Madison county for the past 14 years, died on Monday of last week at the home of his son, George Marxen of Webster township. He was nearly 83 years of age.

Mr. Marxen was a native of the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, coming to this country when he was about 30 years of age. He was a son of William and Kathryn Marxen. He settled at Marne, Ia., where he was married to Miss Pauline Thompson Dec. 18, 1891. They were the parents of nine sons and four daughters, all of whom survive their father. Mrs. Marxen died in 1916.

Mr. Marxen spent his active life as a farmer. After coming to this country he lived at Marne until moving to Madison county 14 years ago. For the past few years he has made his home with his son George.

The children he leaves are: William F. Marxen of Saskatchewan Province, Canada; John H. Marxen of Atlantic; Otto H. and Max Marxen of Winterset; Theodore L. and Paul Marxen of Atlantic; Claus Marxen of Macksburg; George Marxen of Winterset; Mrs. Ella Williams of Atlantic; Louis Marxen of Atlantic; Mrs. Maggie Hulin and Mrs. Mary Snelson of Winterset; and Mrs. Martha Kilpatrick of Milo.

He also leaves 25 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. William Hopke of Hartley and Mrs. Bernard Schoenlerr of Hamburg, Germany.

Short funeral services were conducted at the Ramsey-Richards funeral home here last Wednesday morning by the Rev. Paul Beckman, and at a funeral home in Atlantic that afternoon. Burial was in Marne.

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