KIRCHGATTER, Amanda B (Bowers) 1884-1960

KIRCHGATTER, BOWERS, LILLIBRIDGE, EDGAR

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 1/30/2011 at 12:39:17

Amanda B. (Bowers) Kirchgatter 1884-1960

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MRS. KIRCHGATER DIES AT 76; RITES SATURDAY

St. Ansgar – Mrs. Amanda Kirchgatter, 76, died Thursday at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Freda Lillibridge, Waverly; Mrs. Bernice Edgar, Rock Falls; three sons, Ellery, Earl, and Carl, St. Ansgar; a brother Walter Bowers, Cushing, Minn., 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the St. Ansgar Methodist Church. Burial will be in St. Ansgar Cemetery with Schroeder and Houg Funeral Home in charge.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Friday December 30, 1960

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Amanda B Kirchgatter was born May 2, 1884 in St. Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Bowers (aka: Karl, Charlie, Carl) and Hulda (Leske) Bowers. She married Richard Kirchgatter, the son of Henry and Caroline Kirchgatter.

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1900 US Census: St. Angar, Mitchell, Iowa
Carl L Bowers 49 born November 1850 Germany
Hulda P 42 born June 1857 Germany
Willie C 21 born May 1879 Germany
Albert E 18 born December 1881 Wisconsin
Amanda B 16 born May 1884 Iowa
Richard G 10 born September 1889 Iowa
Emil C 8 born March 1892 Iowa
Walter M 4 born June 1895 Iowa
Mabel H 1 born November 1898 Iowa

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St. Ansgar Cemetery, Mitchell, Iowa
Amanda B. Kirchgatter…May 2, 1884-December 29, 1860
Richard A. Kirchgatter….November 12, 1877-October 5, 1940