Obermire, Margaretha Ella 1911-1914

OBERMIRE, EWIN

Posted By: Linda Ewin Ziemann (email)
Date: 1/3/2004 at 20:43:35

MOURN LITTLE DAUGHTER
Two Year Old Girl Succumbs to Brief Attack of Illness

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Obermire, residing in America township, mourn the loss of their little daughter, Margaretha Ella Obermire, who succumbed to a thirty hours illness on Saturday morning (Feb. 21, 1914) at an early hour. The little one was taken sick on Friday but nothing dangerous was apprehended until Friday night when the child showed alarming symptoms. A physician was sent for early on Saturday morning.

The child got hold of and ate a quantity of meat from some sandwiches which were provided for those attending a sale at the Obermire place on Thursday and an attack of acute indigestion with symptoms of ptomaine poisoning developed. Margaretha was two and a half years of age, and was the only girl in a family of four and was the pride and joy of the household and her death is a terrible blow to the bereaved parents.

The funeral was held yesterday at St. Joseph's church in this city.
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NOTES:
Other mention of this little girl in the family notes spell her name as Margaret.
Margaret Ella Obermire was born June 1, 1911, LeMars, Iowa.
She died Feb. 21, 1914, and is buried in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery, LeMars, Iowa.