Minnie Dorothea Frech (1929)
FRECH, GROTH, LEE, MEILIKE, SCHULE
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 6/22/2007 at 12:30:10
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 1, 1929
Page 1Death of Minnie Frech
Miss Minnie Frech, died Saturday, July 27, at the state hospital at Clarinda, and funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist church. Rev. A. P. Keast of the Methodist church conducted the services and burial was in the Winterset cemetery.
Miss Frech was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frech, both of whom preceded her in death. She was born in Dallas county, September 27, 1890 and moved with her parents to Madison county in 1895.
She taught in the rural schools for four years, giving up teaching to keep house for her father. She later attended Des Moines University where she took a business course. Upon completion of this course, she accepted the position of public schools at Shenandoah. In April 1928, she suffered a nervous collapse from which she never recovered.
She leaves to mourn her departure; four sisters, Mrs. F. W. Groth and Mrs. Oscar Lee of Winterset; Mrs. J. F. Meilike of Altoona and Miss Pauline of Quincy, Illinois, and one brother, Will Frech of Winterset. She also leaves five nieces, four nephews and one grandnephew.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 1, 1929
Page 5Minnie Dorothea Frech
Minnie Dorothea Frech, daughter of Christopher and Katherine (Schule) Frech, was born in Dallas county, Iowa, September 27, 1890. She came with her parents to Madison in the same year, settling on a farm near Pitzer, where she grew to womanhood, attending school in that neighborhood.
After completing her education, she taught in the rural schools of Madison county for four years giving up this work to keep house for her father. She later took a business couse in the Des Moines University, upon the completion of which she accepted the position of secretary to the superintendent of the city schools at Shenandoah, which position she filled for a number of years. Here she suffered a nervous collapse in April 1928, from which she never recovered and departed this life on July 27, 1929 at the age of 38 years, 10 months.
She united with the United Presbyterian Church at Pitzer at the age of 13 years. When the family came to Winterset she changed her church membership to the First Methodist church, to which she had always given her loyal support. So long as health permitted she was active in the work of the church and was happy and efficient in her service. Minnie is remembered best as a young woman of sterling character and splendid ability, as well as deeply devoted to the work she undertook to do. She was loved by all who knew her, friends as well as family.
She leaves to mourn her departure, four sisters and one brother of the immediate family. These are; Mrs. F. W. Groth and Mrs. Oscar Lee of Winterset; Mrs. J. F. Meilike of Altoona; Pauline of Quincy, Illinois and Will Frech of Winterset. Besides these there are five nieces, four nephews and one grandnephew. Also a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Methodist church by the Rev. A. P. Keast and burial was in the Winterset cemetery.
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