Kleihauer, Mrs. Talke Marie 1842-1938

KLEIHAUER, GARHUSEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 10/17/2007 at 14:35:25

WELL KNOWN GRANT TOWNSHIP PIONEER CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs. Talke Marie Kleihauer Attains Great Age of Ninety-Five Years

Mrs.Talke Marie Kleihauer, resident of Plymouth county for nearly a half
century, died at her home on a farm in Grant township Friday, April 29.
Mrs. Kleihauer had attained the great age of nearly 96 years, and death was
due to old age, following a long and useful life.

Mrs. Kleihauer was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerd J. Garhusen, and was born
in Ost Friesland, Germany, June 18, 1842. She grew to womanhood in that
neighborhood and in 1869 was united in marriage with Geerke Johann
Kleihauer. Shortly after their marriage, seeking to better themselves, they
left their native shores and emigrated to America, first settling in
Illinois, where they lived for a short time and then joined German colonists
in a settlement in Jones county, Iowa. After farming there for a few years
they came to LeMars and purchased a farm in Grant township which has been
her home since.

Mr. and Mrs. Kleihauer were the parents of nine children, seven of whom
preceded their mother in death besides her husband. Her departure is
mourned by her daughters, Mrs. Albert Lubben and Ann Kleihauer, two
sons-in-law, Henry Ludwigs and Albert Dirks, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hannah
Kleihauer, 35 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Kleihauer was a faithful member of Christ Lutheran Church in Grant
township. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and one of the
many women who ably helped in the building up of a community developed from
the verdant prairie.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Christ church, Mammen. Rev.
F. Bunge, pastor, officiating, and interment made in the Grant township
cemetery.

~source: LeMars Sentinel, Tues, May 3, 1938