ADAMS, Clara (Fesenmeyer) 1871-1965

ADAMS, FESENMEYER

Posted By: Darla Richardson Donovan (email)
Date: 4/5/2011 at 17:44:16

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Funeral services were held February 21, at the Methodist Church in Riceville for Mrs. Clara Adams, 93, who died February 18, at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Stanley Ballard, church pastor, was in charge of the services, and arrangements were by C.R. Champion and Sons. Burial was in the Riceville Cemetery.

Clara Fesenmeyer was born November 8, 1871. She was married to William Adams. They made their home in Riceville. She was a resident at the Riceville Hospital six years, then entered the Osage Nursing Home. She was taken to Memorial Hospital several days before her death.

Survivors include only nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, who died several years ago and by her parents.

(This obituary was in my Grandmother Anna Matson Richardson's scrapbook. Newspaper unknown)
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Obituary of Clara Fesenmeyer Adams

Clara Fesenmeyer was born on November 8, 1871 in the Mossville community of Mitchell County to Christina and Herman Fesenmeyer. She grew up in this community and on November 20, 1897 was married to William Adams of Brodhead, Wisconsin. After living in Wisconsin for two years, they returned to Iowa, purchasing a farm near her girlhood home, where they lived until moving into Riceville in 1946.

On November 20, 1947, they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. Her husband passed away December 29, 1948 and she lived on in the home until ill health forced her to enter the Riceville hospital in June of 1957. She lived at the hospital from then until August of 1962 when she was taken to the Osage Nursing Home.

On January 1 of this year she entered the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital where she passed away on February 18.

She and her husband belonged to the Methodist Church at Brownville, where they worked for many years, later attending the Methodist Church in Riceville.

They had no children of their own, but a number of nieces and nephews, and grand nieces and nephews were always welcome in their home, as well as many other relatives and friends.

[Riceville Recorder, February 25, 1965]
(Credit: SBell)