Frerichs, Henry Mrs. 1888-1910

FRERICHS, WEYEN, WEYAN

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/7/2013 at 15:45:22

Note: Her maiden name could be spelled Weyen or Weyan but most likely Weyen.
Note: Very likely the correct year of birth is 1888, not 1896. This obituary states she was 22 years of age in 1910. That calculates to a year of birth as 1888.

A SAD DEATH

MRS. HENRY FRERICHS DIES IN PRESTON TOWNSHIP

Her Untimely Death is Mourned by a large Circle of Friends

Mrs. Henry Frerichs died at the home of Geo. Frerichs in Preston township after a brief illness at 4 o'clock on Thursday morning. Her untimely death is a great shock to a large circle of her relatives and friends.

She is a daughter of W. Weyan of Grant township and a niece of John Weyan.

Mrs. Frerichs was born on the 11th of February, 1896 and died of childbirth at the age of twenty-two years. Her parents then resided in Platte county, Nebraska, where a large family of eleven children were reared. Mr. Weyan came to Plymouth county two years ago and has lived in grant township since.

Deceased was united in marriage, April 8, 1907 to Mr. Henry Frerichs of Mammen and a one year old son survives this union. Besides the parents and the grieved husband, eight sisters and one son mourn the sad death. They are Mrs. Lena Keppe, Mrs. Anna and Mrs. sophia Marx, all of Platte county, Neb., Mrs. Katie frerichs, of Crathorne, Mrs. Mary Crouch of Heppingham, Ill., and lizzie Etta, Herman and Martha Weyan at home.

The deceased was a most worthy woman and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her suffering. She was gentle, kind and loving and all of these qualities were borne out by the beauties of her character.

The funeral was held from the home at two o'clock on Satgurday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. Kreace of Akron and intermenht made in the Grant township cemetery.

Le Mars Globe Post
Monday, June 13, 1910
Le Mars, Iowa