Raveling, Bertha Amelia (Meyer) 1877-1926

RAVELING, MEYER, WILKS, RANN

Posted By: Linda Mohning, volunteer (email)
Date: 4/24/2013 at 17:20:56

MRS. GEO. RAVLING IS CALLED BY DEATH. Well Known Remsen Woman Passes Away After Month’s Illness With Pneumonia. Funeral Held Sunday.
Death removed another well known Remsenite last week, when Mrs. George Raveling Sr., of Meadow township, passed away at the family home Thursday morning at an early hour. Her death was due to pneumonia, with which she as afflicted for nearly four weeks, the beginning of her illness dating back to the last week of February. During that time a trained nurse was constantly in attendance.
Mrs. Raveling’s illness was serious from the start, and although the family and her physicians held out hopes for her recovery for a long time, her condition gradually grew worse and during the last few days her life was despaired of. She passed away at 5:30 o’clock Thursday morning. She is survived by her husband, five children, her mother, one sister, one brother, one step-brother, and one step sister.
Bertha Amelia Raveling, nee Meyer, was born April 3, 1877, in Marne, Holstein, Germany, and at the age of five years came with her parents to the United States. The family settled on a farm near Belle Plaine, Iowa, where they resided for a period of five years, and then moved to a farm four miles south of Granville, Sioux county. Here they resided for many years. Her father was Henry Meyer, a prominent farmer in the Granville district. On February 21, 1894, she was united in marriage to George Raveling, who had already settled on a farm northeast of Remsen. The marriage took place in Remsen, and Mr. and Mrs. Raveling went to housekeeping at once on the farm which is still the family home.
The deceased is a true Christian woman and a staunch member of the Evangelical church, having for many years been a member of St. Paul’s congregation. She was a lovable woman and a good wife and mother, and her many admirable traits made her many warm friends. Her early passing is deeply mourned by the husband and children and many other close relatives as well as hundreds of friends in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Raveling is survived by her husband, and the following children: William Raveling, Wabasso, Minn.; and Minnie, Herman, Otto, and Jessie, all residing at home. Her aged mother, Mrs. Wilks, resides at Humboldt, S.D. there is also a sister, Mrs. Peter Rann, of Remsen, and a brother, Herman Meyer, of Stilwater, Minn. Mrs. Wm. Selken, formerly of Remsen but now of Hartley, is a step-sister, and her step-brother is Ferdinand Rann, living in Minnesota.
The funeral took place last Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. Services were conducted at the house at 1:30 o’clock, and at St. Paul’s Evangelical church as 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Hy. Reifschneider. The pallbearers were: John Dallenbach, Gust. Hanno, Wm. Siefke, Albert Lang, Fred Neuenschwander and Claus Haack.
The following relatives from other towns were in attendance at the last rites: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Raveling, Lamberton, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Raveling and John Raveling, St. Lucas, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krengle, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Dallman, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Raveling, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Arends, and John Arends Sr. and daughter, Wabasso, Minn.; Henry Zachte, Wanda, Minn.; Hans and George Raveling, Rock Rapids, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Raveling and Mrs. Gerhardt Raveling, Melvin, Iowa; Henry, George, Ben and Peter Raveling, Linn Grove, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. John Nordmann, Ellsworth, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haars, Mapleton, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Selken, Hartley, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Dornbusch and son John, Paullina, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Budde, Omaha. – Remsen Bell-Enterprise, March 25, 1926, page 1, column 3.