Obermier, Mrs. Joseph (Margaret) 1834-1908

OBERMIER, OBERMIRE, MYER, POULS

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Date: 3/10/2012 at 10:47:05

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
May 22, 1908

DEATH OF AN AGED PIONEER
Mrs. Margaret Obermeier Dies At Delmont, S.D.
RESIDED IN THIS COUNTY FOR YEARS
With Her Husband She Settled on a Farm in Elgin Township Thirty-six Years Ago and Lived There Until a Short Time Ago

Mrs. Margaretha Obermeier died on Tuesday at the home of her son, John Obermeier near Delmont, S.D., aged seventy-four years, two months and fifteen days, after an illness of several weeks. The remains were brought to LeMars on Wednesday evening and taken to the home of her son, Ralph Obermeier (sic Obermire), residing three miles southwest of LeMars and the funeral will be held this morning at St. Joseph’s church in this city and the interment made in the Catholic cemetery.

Mrs. Obermeir (sic) was a native of Germany and was born at Regensburg, Bavaria. When a young woman her family emigrated to America, where she was married to Joseph Obermeier (sic), who died four years ago. They came to Plymouth County thirty-six years ago and settled on a farm in Elgin Township, six miles north of this city, which was their home until the death of Mr. Obermier (sic). Since then the widow has resided with her son.

She leaves a large family, five sons and six daughters, who are all grown up. The sons are: Ralph and Martin, of this county; John and Peter, of Delmont, S.D.; Joseph, of O’Neil, Nebraska. The daughters are Mrs. Minnie Pletsch, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Mrs. Josephine Rush, Mrs. W. M. McLeod, Mrs. Elizabeth McGowan, and Miss Rose Obermeir. Mrs. Obermeir was well known by a large number of the earlier settlers.
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CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their assistance and sympathy during the illness and since the death of our mother. ~Ralph Obermeirer (sic Obermire)
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Tuesday, May 26, 1908
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FAMILY NOTES:
Margaret Pouls Myer Obermier (Obermire)
Born: 03 May 1834
Died: 19 May 1908
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, LeMars, Iowa