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Adela Thoms Meyer (1892-1928)

THOMS, FRIEDRICHSEN, MEYER, JURGENSEN, JESSEN

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 12/18/2015 at 23:21:05

MRS. ADELA MEYER

Mrs. Adela Meyer was born in Tama county, Iowa, May 23, I892. She moved to Cherokee county with her parents in 1904 where she resided until January 31, 1914, when she was united in marriage to Wm. Meyer of Calumet and located on a farm near there.

Her health began to fail her some two years ago when last January 7th she was taken to the Sioux Valley hospital at Cherokee and underwent an operation and later. January 13th she had to go through a second siege of the operating room.

It seemed that she could not regain her health and was confined to her bed 5 weeks at the home of her parents where she had to give up tho fight and passed away Thursday evening, April 12, 1928.

Her whole thought during her entire life was the comfort and happiness of others before herself.

She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband Wm. Meyer, three children Luetta, aged 13, Helen aged 10, Blanche age 8; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Jurgensen, near Calumet, Mrs. Rosa Jessen of Calumet, Mrs. Emma Meyer near Calumet and one brother, Willie Thoms, also near Calumet. Her mother and father of Calumet as well as a large circle of other relatives and friends.

The funeral was held Sunday when the body was laid to rest at the Liberty township cemetery. Rev Paul J. Weubben officiated The entire community extends their sincere sympathy to the family in their great bereavement.

Those who attended the funeral from out of town were the following: Mr and Mrs. Herman Peterson, Mrs. D. Peterson, Mr. Johannes Reimers, Mr and Mrs. Adolph Dahn and son, Mrs. Herman Lauterback, all of Reinbeck, Iowa; Mrs. F Frederickson of Gladbrook,Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Otto Thoms and daughter, Mrs. Chris Schmidt, Mrs. Carl Wensol and daughter of Fort Dodge, Mr and Mrs. Wm Frederickson of Arnolds Park, Mr and Mrs. Henry Schemer, Mr. Engner Christensen of Holsteln, Ia, Mr. nnd Mrs, Thos. Kammer of Primghar.

Paullina Times, Paullina, Ia. April 19, 1928, Page 5.


 

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