Rembe, Valentine 1834-1897

REMBE

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/28/2010 at 13:33:52

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 1, 1897

Death of an Old Settler.

Word was received in LeMars Monday that Valentine Rembe died suddenly Monday morning at his farm home, west of Merrill.

Mr. Rembe rose as usual that morning and attended to his farm work around the barn and yards. After breakfast he picked up a box of axle grease and started to walk across the yard to a wagon. He suddenly raised his hands to his head and with an exclamation of pain fell to the ground dead.

Mr. Rembe was one of the old settlers of the county. He formerly lived in LeMars. For the last fifteen years he had lived on his farm. He is a brother of ex-Supervisor George Rembe of Preston township and has a family of grown sons and daughters.

The funeral of Valentine Rembe took place Wednesday. The services were held at the house and were conducted by Rev. D. C. Hank, of the German Evangelical church, of LeMars. The body was interred at LeMars. The deceased was born at Wohnheim, Bavaria, in 1834. He came to America in 1856 and first made his home in Pennsylvania.

He came to Plymouth County in the winter of 1872 and took up a homestead west of LeMars. After living on the homestead for a year or two, he
moved to LeMars for a few years.

About fifteen years ago he went to his farm in Liberty township which has since been his home. He was highly respected by his neighbors and friends.