Braun, Mrs. Chris (Martha) 1879-1917

BRAUN, BOHLKEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Plymouth CC (email)
Date: 1/31/2005 at 10:50:05

LeMars Sentinel
December 25, 1917

MRS. BRAUN IS DEAD
DECEASED HAD LIVED HERE ALL
HER LIFE

SUFFERED THROUGH LONG ILLNESS
Had Been in Ill Health For Two Years
and End Was Hastened by Tragic
Fate of Her Stepdaughter, Alta
Braun, Last August.

Mrs. Chris Braun died at the home of her father, Siefke Bohlken, in the
east part of town, Sunday evening, after an illness of almost two years
duration. Mrs. Braun was stricken with paralysis in March, 1916, and
has been practically helpless ever since. Last summer she seemed to
improve somewhat but after the tragic death of her stepdaughter, she
failed so rapidly she was removed to the home of her father where she
might be better cared for by relatives.

Martha Braun was born in Plymouth County on January 20, 1877 (sic 1879), being 38
years, 11 months and three days old. In 1902 her Mother died and from
that time she was a home maker for her father and took the place of a
mother for the younger children. On December 7, 1910, she was married
to Chris Braun, and to them a daughter was born, who is now three years
old. In addition to the husband, daughter and father , she leaves to
mourn her loss five brothers and five sisters. The brothers are John
Bohlken, of Ireton; Dick, Will and George of Akron, and Albert, of
LeMars. Her sisters, Mrs. Ed Alrich and Lydia Bohlken of LeMars; Mrs.
G. Luschen, of Pipestone, Minn.; Mrs. M. Gabel, of Akron, and Mrs. Will
Gaudian, of Sioux City. One brother died in infancy and a brother,
Henry, in 1908.

The funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, at the
house, and at 2 o'clock at the German Methodist church, of which she was
a member. Rev. Benz will be in charge of the service which will be
largely in English.
[Date of death, Sunday, December 23, 1917.]

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