Anna (Hattermann) Schuknecht (1887-1977)

HATTERMAN, STEGER, SCHUKNECHT, HOLTGREW

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 2/6/2016 at 04:15:06

Anna S. Schucknecht

The daughter of Herman Hattermann and Catherina Steger [sic] was born on April 16, 1887 in Cook County, Illinois. She was baptized on April 24, 1887. She came to O'Brien County, Iowa as a young girl and attended school at St. John in Germantown. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. John's on April 8. 1900.

On March 31, 1907, she was united in marriage to Louis Schuknecht. To this union, two children, Irene and Sylven were born. Anna and Louis farmed southwest of Paullina for many years and later retired, moving to Paullina. Anna's life was saddened by the loss of her husband in 1969. Since that time she has been living in Paullina and apparently getting along very well.

She became ill at her home on Thursday evening and was taken to the Cherokee hospital by the Paullina ambulance. She passed away Friday morning [Jan 7], at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 20 days.

She leaves to mourn her passing her daughter, Irene, Mrs. Roy Holtgrew of Marcus and son Sylven of Cleghorn. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and one great great grandson, and one sister, Mrs. Freida Straub.

Gaudian Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Prairie View cemetery near Paullina.

Paullina Times, Paullina, Iowa, January 13, 1977, P4