Schmidt, Justina A. 1871-1893

SCHMIDT

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Date: 1/8/2011 at 19:53:02

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 28, 1893

DIED.
SCHMIDT—At the home of her brother, J. W. Schmidt, LeMars, Dec. 23, Miss
Justina A. Schmidt, aged 22 years.

The deceased was a sister of J. W. and G. W. Schmidt and Mrs. Charles
Miller, of this city. She was born in Davenport, Iowa, and came to Plymouth
County in 1883. She was a great favorite among LeMars people and was one of
the faithful teachers in our public schools at one time. In 1892 she
accompanied her sister, who was an invalid, to Washington. The sister
recovered but the same climate seemed to disagree with Justina and last
September she returned to this city. Her mother did not arrive from
Washington until a few hours after her death. She was a devout Christian and
identified with the Presbyterian Church.

The funeral took place from the house Christmas day, Rev. D. W. Fahs
conducting the services. One of her favorite passages of Scripture was taken
for a text, and a quartet sang from the Gospel hymns which she had so often
sung.