Zachte, Henry 1843-1903

ZACHTE, RAVELING

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 7/12/2009 at 18:18:44

LeMars Sentinel
January 20, 1903

REMSEN:
Henry Zachte died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, after long suffering from
pneumonia at his home in Henry township, at the age of sixty years. Deceased
was born in Ost. Friesland, Germany on the 6th day of September 1843. On the
eleventh day of April 1875, he was united in marriage in the church of his
native village to Miss Trintje Raveling. Thirteen years ago they came to
this country and settled on a farm near Remsen, a tenant and last year he
was able to buy a farm in Minnesota, on which he intended to settle next
March. His wife, three daughters and one son are left to mourn his loss. The
funeral was Friday, the Reverend Dettman of St. Paul Evangelical church
officiating. A large concourse of friends of the bereaved family accompanied
the remains to their last resting place in the Remsen Cemetery.