Tonsfeldt, Mary (Hansen) 1853-1927

TONSFELDT, HANSEN

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 4/17/2012 at 19:04:38

DEATH TAKES OLD SETTLER. MRS. JOHN TONSFELDT WAS WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF REMSEN AND LE MARS.
Mrs. John Tonsfeldt, a well known resident of Remsen and Le Mars for many years, died Sunday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. E. Teesdell, in Des Moines, following an illness of one week, age the age of 74 years. Mrs. Tonsfeldt had made her home with her daughters in Des Moines since the death of her husband some years ago.
The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock at St. Paul’s church in Remsen and the interment made in the Remsen cemetery where her husband is buried.
Mrs. Tonsfeldt is survived by two sons and four daughters; who are H. P. Tonsfeldt, of Le Mars; A. C. Tonsfeldt, of Remsen, Mrs. B. E. Teesdell and Mrs. H. C. Burnstedt, of Des Moines, Mrs. A G. miller, Lake Benton, Minn., Mrs. C. A. Walknitz, of Chicago.
Mrs. Tonsfeldt was well known in the Le Mars and Remsen communities and enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew her. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Dec. 27, 1927, page 5.