Katherina (Saam) Bast (1931)

BAST, SAAM, MCGOWAN, HAGER, MCCORMICK, STEVENS, DUFF

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 1/6/2008 at 18:19:47

Earlham Echo-Earlham, Iowa
1931

LAST RITES HONOR MRS. DUFF'S MOTHER

Mrs. Katherina Saam was born March 5th, 1838 at Schwratzerden, Preussen, Germany. She came to Holmes County, Ohio in 1858. Was married to William Bast August 12th, 1858. In 1874 they moved to a farm 2-1/2 miles south of Dexter moving again in 1883 to a farm two miles south of Earlham.

In 1903 they moved to Dexter where the home had been ever since. Mr. Bast passed away in 1912 and of the nine children, three sons also preceded their mother in death. There remain to mourn her passing one son, Wm. Bast of Los Angeles, Calif., five daughters, Mrs. Emma McGowan of Des Moines; Mrs. Mary Hager of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Minnie McCormick of Venice, Calif.; Mrs. Kate Stevens of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Mrs. Tilla Duff of Earlham, and 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Bast was a devout member of the Lutheran Church in Dexter and while she was able never missed attending church. She had many friends and will be sincerely missed. She is not dead she is just beyond.

Funeral services for the deceased were held Saturday from the Lutheran Church at Dexter with the Rev. Kurt Diab officiating. Burial was in Dexter Cemetery.