Mrs. Neoma Sophia Peters

PETERS, BOJENS, BAUER, BENSON, GRADERT, SUHL

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/7/2014 at 14:56:15

PETERS

Mrs. Neoma Sophia Peters, 77 years old, died at 4:45 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dora Gradert, 1906 West Fifth street, after a lingering illness. Deceased was born in Krempel, bei Lunden, Holstein, Germany, Jan. 22, 1837. She was united in marriage with Claus Peters on Dec. 17, 1859, in St. Ann. Germany. The same year the couple came to the United States. They came to Davenport in the year 1868 and Mr. Peters died in 1898. Since then she has made her home with her daughter. There survive a brother, Juergen Bojens of this city and the following children, Mrs. Catharina Bauer, Mrs. Amelia Benson, Mrs. Dora Gradert and J.H. Peters of Davenport and Mrs. Anna Suhl of Gann Valley, S.D. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home of the daughter, with interment in Fairmount cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat", Monday, 28 Dec 1914, p. 13.