Detlef Anton Ohrt (1922)

OHRT, JENSEN, BLOHM, LEVSEN, CLAUSEN

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 7/27/2007 at 08:54:43

Dexter Newspaper, Dexter, Iowa
April 1922

DETLEF A OHRT
1837 – 1922

Detlef A. Ohrt was born Sept. 10, 1837 on the North Sea Island of Pelhworm belonging to Shleswig Holstein, Germany, died Apr. 28, 1922 at Dexter, Iowa

In 1865 he married Anna Marie Jensen, a faithful and devoted wife who preceeded him in death ten years ago in January 1912.

He decided to make America the home of his family and so he and his wife with their two daughters Anna and Johanna embarked, reached New York June 12, 1871. On June 19, 1871 he and his family reached Dexter, Iowa.

He subsequently settled on a farm south east of Dexter known as the Ohrt homestead where the greater part of his life was rounded out.

He and his family became members of the local Zion Lutheran Church, and since 1885 he became an active member.

In Dexter the Ohrt home was blessed with a daughter, Christine and in Madison County two sons were born Peter M. Ohrt and John C. Ohrt.

Since fall in 1910 Mr. Ohrt and his wife moved to Dexter to live with their daughter, Christine. Here two years later Mrs. Ohrt passed away.

Mr. Ohrt leaves to mourn his death two daughters, Anna widow of the late Mr. Geo. A. Blohm and Christine, two sons, Peter M. Ohrt and John C. Ohrt; one brother in Germany, John Ohrt and a brother Hernrich (Henry) of Milestone, Sask; a sister Anna Levsen in Germany; four grandchildren.

The days of the earthly sojourn have been eighty-four years seven months and eighteen days.

The funeral services were held Sunday at 10:00 at the home and at 10:00 at the Lutheran church in charge of Rev. He______.

Through an oversight the name of Mrs. Johanna Ohrt whose marriage to J. H. Clausen occurred in 1887 and whose death occurred in 1894 was unintentionally missed. The above obituary was written by Mr. Ohrt himself sometime previous to his death. – Edi.

Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare’s past,
The battles’ fought, and the race is won
And thou art crowned at last.
Let faith exalt her joyful voice,
And now in triumph sing;
O grave, where is they victory;
And where, O Death thy sting?

Note: Detlef A. Ohrt was a former resident in Penn Twp, Madison Co, Ia according to the 1880, 1885 and 1910 census. Obituary supplied by Allen Ohrt.