Schmidt, Bertha Angeline, 1887-1924

EILTS, BOHLKEN, PETERS, BECKER, RICKLEFS, BRABANDER

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Date: 1/24/2012 at 13:52:33

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel; June 3, 1924, p.1, col. 2

Young Woman Is called

Mrs. Ernest Schmidt Passes Away After Brief Illness At Local Hospital.

Mrs. Schmidt, wife of Ernest Schmidt, of this city, died at a local hospital Saturday of convulsions, induced by kidney trouble. Her sudden death came as a great shock to her relatives and friends.

Bertha Angeline Eilts was born August 7, 1887 in Reading township, Sioux county, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Eilts, pioneer residents there. The family came to LeMars nine years ago to make their home. The deceased was married only a year and a half to Ernest Schmidt of this city.

Besides the bereaved husband she leaves to mourn her death her father, six brothers and six sisters, who are: E. J. Eilts, William Eilts, R. H. Eilts, G. H. Eilts, J. H. Eilts, H. B. Eilts, Mrs. C. H Eilts, Mrs. John Ricklefs, Mrs. Lizzie Eilts, Mrs. John Peters, Mrs. H. P. Becker, and Mrs. Henry Brabant (Brabander).

The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran church, Rev. J. J. Vollmer officiating, and the remains will be taken to the Reading township cemetery in Sioux county for burial.