Maria Martha "Mary" (Liedtke) Guenther (1868-1933)

LIEDTKE, GUENTHER, GORHEIM, PAGEL, LIDGREN, RICHARDS

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Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Mrs. Geo. Guenther

After an illness extending over a period of two years Mrs. Geo. Guenther entered into rest on Wednesday, July 19th, at 1:30 p.m., having reached the age of 65 years, 6 months and 9 days.

Mrs. Guenther, nee Maria Liedtke, was born at Thorn in Germany on January 10, 1868, and was baptized 8 days later. When she was 3 years old she lost her mother, but her father gave his children the advantages of a good home and an education far superior to that of most girls at that time.

At the age of 14 years she was confirmed into tho faith of the Evangelical church, and 10 years later she came to the United States where her sister, Mrs. Henry Erion, already lived. She located first at Kansas City, Mo. where she was employed as a governess.

In 1894 she joined her sister in Hartley, and on April 27 th of the following year she became the wife of Mr. Geo. Guenther to whose motherless little daughter she became a devoted mother. To her husband she was a staunch and loyal helpmate, sharing with him the vicissitudes of life for more than 38 years.

Mrs. Guenther was an exemplary housekeeper, and her friends and neighbors always found a hospitable welcome in her home. She and her husband were charter members of Trinity Evangelical church, and Mrs. Guenther belonged to the founders of Its Ladles Aid and Dorcas societies, in which she retained her membership till the present time. She was for many years also an active member of the Hartley Women's Relief Corps.

Ten years ago her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erion, her only close relatives, lost their lives in a fatal accident in Colorado. Her step-daughter, Miss Lula Guenther, passed away Nov. 1, 1919 at the age of 27 years.

The deceased is survived by her sorrowing husband, Mr. Geo. Guenther of this city, the four daughters of her departed sister. Mrs. Frieda Gorheim, Mrs. Dorothy Pagel and Mrs. Lula Lidgren all of Yuma, Colo., and Mrs. Lita Richards of Ft. Collins, Colo.; four brothers-in-law, six sisters-in-law and a large circle of friends.

During her long illness she was administered the loving care of her staunch relatives and close friends, who sought day and night her comfort and rest.

Funeral services will bo held on Saturday, July 22, at 1-30 at the home and at 2 o'clock at Trinity church. Music will bo furnished by a mixed quartet and Interment will be at Pleasant View cemetery. Rev. F. W. Budy will officiate.

Hartley (Iowa) Sentinel, July 20, 1933, p6