Hoffman, Rose Anne 1877-1907

HOFFMAN, FOLEY

Posted By: Doris Hoffman (email)
Date: 6/11/2010 at 20:08:07

Mrs. Ed. Hoffman died at her
home in Westfield on Sunday, May 5,
1907, at 10:30 a.m., after an illness
of six weeks of typhoid-pneumonia.
aged 30 years. No expense was spared
and all that living hands and medical
skill could do was done for her recovery
but it availed nothing and she passed
to her reward. She leaves to mourn
her death a husband, her mother,
Mrs. Michael Foley, five sisters,
Mrs. Wm. Welch, Mrs. James
Gale. Mrs. Frank Hoffman, Mrs.
Ed. Burns and Miss Ellen Foley, and
four brothers, Michael, Thomas,
Patrick, and James Foley, all residing
near here with the exception
of Mrs. Ed. Burns who lives at
Brookings, S. D. The funeral services
were held at St. Patrick's church
in Akron on Tuesday morning, May
7, and were largely attended. Interment
was made in the Catholic cemetery.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Tuesday, May 14, 1907, Lemars, Iowa
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Died, at her home at Westfield,
Plymouth County, Iowa, May 5, 1907,
Rose Annie Hoffman of typhoid
fever, aged 29 years, 10 months and
18 days. Rose Annie Foley was born
in Louisville, Kentucky, July 23,
1878. At the age of three years her
parents moved to Maurice, Sioux
County, Iowa. Four years after they
settled in Johnson Township, Plymouth
County, where they still have their
farm home. Here she grew up to
womanhood. Rosa Foley was united
in marriage to Edward C. Hoffman
April 28, 1897. They had been school
children together and for five years
previous to their marriage Mr.
Hoffman had worked for Mr. Foley
and been one of the family. They
settled on a farm near home, where
they lived until Jane, 1903, when they
moved to Westfield.

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Friday, May 17, 1907, Lemars, Iowa

NOTE: Correct year of birth is 1877.