Kneip, Math 1873-1923

KNEIP, KLOSTERMANN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/14/2012 at 09:24:28

LeMars Globe-Post
January 8, 1923

DEATHS.
Remsen Bell-Enterprise: News of the death of Math Kneip, a former Remsen
resident, which occurred at his home in Elkton, S.D., was received here
early Monday morning with profound regret on the part of the family’s many
warm friends. But little was generally known of Mr. Kneip’s serious
illness, although it was known that he had submitted to an operation at
Rochester, Minn., recently. Mr. Kneip passed away at his home Monday
morning, Jan. 1, at 6 o’clock. His death was due to cancer of the liver.
He was 49 years of age, and is survived by his widow and four children. The
body was brought to Remsen for burial, the funeral being held this morning.

Mr. Kneip was in Remsen, visiting with relatives last July, and at that time
was apparently in the best of health. Early in October he was taken sick
and his ailment seem to baffle physicians. His condition rapidly became
worse and about three weeks ago he went to Rochester, Minn., for
consultation with a specialist. It was then decided to operate on him, and
the specialists immediately found that his operation was in vain and that
there was no hope for his recovery. Explaining his serious condition only
to Mrs. Kneip, the patient was returned to his home in Elkton with hopes of
ultimate recovery.

Deceased was born in the village of Muenshausen, Luxemburg, Europe, in 1873,
and came to the United States in 1892, settling in Mitchell county, Iowa.
There he worked on a farm for an uncle and in 1900 he came to Remsen,
engaging in the shoe repairing trade, which he had learned in his native
home. On Aug. 17, 1901, he was united in marriage to Louise Klostermann, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Klostermann, the marriage taking place in
Remsen, and shortly thereafter the couple moved to a farm near Woodstock,
Minn., where they resided for a period of three years. They returned to
Remsen and spent several more years farming here, later moving to Hancock,
Minn., and again returning to make their home here. In the spring of 1919,
Mr. Kneip took his family to a farm near Elkton, S.D., the present home.
After farming there for three seasons, Mr. Kneip sold out and went back to
the shoe repairing trade in the town of Elkton, conducting a shoe store in
connection with his repair work. In this he was said to have made a decided
success.