Engelbrecht, Henry 1865-1941

ENGELBRECHT, WEVIK, BORM

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 10/20/2011 at 15:27:16

Joint Funeral Rites Held At Remsen Sunday. Husband Follows Wife to Grave Within a Day.
Mrs. Henry Engelbrecht, 73, of Remsen, died at the Sacred Heart hospital, July 24, after a long illness.
She is survived by her husband, Henry Engelbrecht, three sons and a daughter, George and Walter Engelbrecht of Hartley, Frank Engelbrecht and Mrs. Leonard Wevik of Remsen. A daughter, Mrs. Hans Borm, died last August.
She was a native of Germany and was married here firty-one years ago and she and her husband came to Remsen shortly after their marriage.
While funeral arrangements were nearing completion her husband, Henry Englebrecht, passed away the following day.
Funeral services were held for the couple at the Lutheran church in Remsen Sunday afternoon and were largely attended. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 29, 1941.
Also –
Mr. and Mrs. E. Engelbrecht and daughter, Edith, motored to Remsen Sunday to attend the double funeral of Mr. Engelbrecht’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engelbrecht, which was held there that afternoon. Mr. Engelbrect passed away just thirty-six hour after death called his wife and a joint service was held for the couple Sunday. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, August 1, 1941
Also –
Celebrate Their Golden Wedding February 28. Remsen Pair Wedded Fifty Years Ago At Orange City.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Engelbrecht celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Wednesday at their home in Remsen for members of the family.
Mr. Engelbrecht was born in Brunsbuttel, Holstein, Germany, and came to the United States in 1883, settling in Keystone, Iowa. Mrs. Engelbrect, whose maiden name was Margaretha Hagge, was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1867, and came to this country in 1885, settling near Remsen. They were married in 1890 in Orange City and moved to Sioux Center where Mr. Engelbrecht did carpenter work. Later they moved to Remsen where he followed the carpenter trade for a few years and then began farming northeast of Remsen.
In 1920 Mr. and Mrs. Engelbrecht left the farm and moved to town. Both are in fair health. They are the parents of five children, George and Walter, of Hartley, and Frank, and Mrs. Hans Borm and Mrs. Leonard Wevik, all of Remsen. There are five grandchildren. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, March 5, 1940, page 1.