Held, Miss Rosa 1866-1945

HELD

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 4/16/2009 at 11:31:16

OLD RESIDENT PASSES FRIDAY
Miss Rosa Held Lived In LeMars 75 Years

Miss Rosa Held, 234 Fourth Ave., SE, LeMars, died Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital after a two weeks illness with pneumonia. She had been in failing health for a year or more but was up and able to be about her usual duties until taken to the hospital.

Miss Held was born May 29, 1866, at Galena, Illinois, and came to LeMars in 1870, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Held. She was preceded in death by her parents and four sisters. Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Nora Rhynsburger of Holstein and nine nephews and nieces: Will Huebsch, Mrs. H.H. Cannon and L.C. Huebsch of LeMars; Leila Huebsch of Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Alfred Bogen, Detroit, Mich.; Gertrude Bogen, Akron, Ohio; Donald Bogen, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. R.L. Stubbs, Holstein; and Milo Rhynsburger, Alhambra, California.

Miss Held was an official member of the First Methodist church and for many years was in charge of the Primary department of that church’s Sunday School. She had long been a member of the Woman’s Federated Club and took an active part in its work. She was interested in civic and political groups as well as in her church activities and worked energetically in many community movements. She had in her 75 years in this county seen the town grow from a small village and made a wide circle of friends.

Funeral services at her home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. J. Share, and burial was in the city cemetery.

~Source: LeMars newspaper, September 1945
~NOTE: Date of death per cemetery records: Sept. 28, 1945

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