Arens, Franz 1844-1887

ARENS

Posted By: Bob Arens (email)
Date: 8/2/2005 at 19:48:46

ARENS, FRANZ 1844-1887
The following is taken from the 21st July issue of the "Le Mars Herold"

With deep regret we have to report the death of Franz Ahrens [Arens] residing in
Plymouth County as of this year. He died at the age of 42 years and 11
months. Ahrens [Arens] was born in Olm, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and came to
Amerika in 1851 with his parents, where they settled in Jackson County,
Iowa. In the year 1870 [1872] he married Miss Justine Koob from Angelsberg,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and in the same year made his new home in the
Vicinity of Alton in Sioux County, where he was active together with his
family until last spring as a hardworking and peaceloving farmer. When
the terrible disease, cancer, started to undermine his vitality at the
best age, he figured it would be better, to sell his old home and, for
the best of his family, move into the vicinity of the town of Remsen in
the neighborhood of his relatives. The uncurable disease made rapid
progress and after close to two years ailing he was delivered by death,
which he had faced a hundred, even a thousand times.
A wife and six children, three boys and 3 girls mourn the too early
departed and loved husband und father. His remains were laid to rest on
Saturday at the Catholic cemetery of Remsen. May he rest in peace.