Frembgen, John M. 1865-1904 & Bridget Solon

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Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/22/2022 at 10:36:26

Frembgen, John M. 1865-1904 (and Bridget Solon)
This story was taken from pages 72-73 of the Rock Valley St. Mary’s Catholic Church Book written for the centennial of the church in about 1982(?). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added and some corrections in ( ) were added from research done by Wilma J. Vande Berg also of the GSCGS.

JOHN M. FREMBGEN, born December 28, 1865 and died March 2, 1904. He married BRIDGET SOLON who was born in 1875 and died in 1941. They had six children: Elizabeth, John, Leo, Mary, Opal and Paul.

The following are the (children of John M.) or brothers and sisters of (their son, John E.)

1.ELIZABETH FREMBGEN was born May, 1865 (1895) and died in 1965 at Pukwana, South Dakota. She married Lawrence Lieferman and they have four children: Delores, Betty Lou, Barbara and Lawrence.

2.JOHN E. FREMBGEN (born 1898) married Mary C. McGuire, daughter of Marcus and Nora McGuire. John was a painter and Mae, after raising her family, ran a dress shop for a time. In later years she devoted much time to the Foster Grandparent’s Program at Hope Haven. Mae died May 27, 1976 and John November 1 of the same year. Both are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery. They had seven children: John E. (Jack), David, Phyllis, Vernon, Mary and Martha (twins) and Roger. (as follows)
John E. Frembgen (Jack) was born April 19, 1929, and married Devona Zaresky. They have four daughters: Ann, Mary, Janet and Lucy.
David Frembgen was born March 1, 1931 and died February 17, 1965.
Phyllis Frembgen was born on January 21, 1933 and married Bob Sullivan. They have five children: Thomas, Sioux Falls; James, Susan, Mrs. David Berg, Alvord, they have three children: Karyn, Ryan and Amy; Laura, Mrs. Darman Berg, Crystal Minnesota; and John, at home.
Vernon M. Frembgen was born September 25, 1935 and married Mary Jane Burgin. They have two daughters, Kelly and Kathy, three adopted children, William, Carrie and Teresa.
Mary Frembgen was born on January 4, 1936 and married Marvin Roemen. They have nine children: Randy, married Mariane Schilling and they have one son, Daniel; Kathy, Mrs. Pedro Lagos; Ken, Karen, Greg, Brian, John, Matt and Steven.
Martha Frembgen was born January 4, 1936 and married Thomas McCarty. They have eight children: Mark, Bill, Debra, Mrs. Richard Rillers, they have two children, Rachel and Elizabeth; Joe, Barb, Coleen, Carol and Patrick, at home.
Roger Frembgen was born on August 13, 1938.

(Mary was inserted here to line up the children in chronological order)
3.MARY FREMBGEN was born in 1896 and died in 1938. She married Ed Rainey and they one daughter, Dorothy, Mrs. Ed LeGree. She has one son, Bruce, and they live at Kankakee, Illinois.

4.LEO FREMBGEN was born in 1900 and died in 1965. He married Agnes Zinn, she now lives in Hartley, Iowa. They have three children: Ruth, Mrs. Joe Bagen; Ken and Robert.

5.OPAL FREMBGEN was born in 1901 and died in 1966. Opal is buried at Chamberlain, South Dakota. She married Richard Thomas. They had one son, Lowell and one daughter, Saundra.

6.PAUL FREMBGEN was born in 1903 and died in 1957. Paul is buried at Rock Valley. He was single and spent two years in the Army. He spent all his life in Rock Valley and ran a feed store for many years.

RESEARCH NOTES:
A family report found on line had John's parents as Anthony Frembgen 1826-1865 and Elizabeth Jansen 1840-1913, Bridget's parents as Thomas Solon 1848-1919 and Elizabeth McGuire 1854-1896

OBITUARY OF JOHN FREMBGEN
Funeral of John Frembgen
The funeral of the late John Frembgen was held from St. Mary's church in this city last Saturday morning and was largely attended by the many friends of the departed man. Services were conducted by the Rev. Father O'Reilly. The floral offerings by the business men of the town and others were beautiful, and showed something of the esteem in which John was held. The order of Foresters attended the funeral in a body and acted as a guard of honor to the bier. The pall bearers were J. J. Shannon, J. H. Schemmer, J. H. Lynch, Thomas Holstern, B. M. Doherty and Jonas Klein. Interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery, and thus another good citizen has gone. Again we extend sympathy particularly to the bereaved wife and children.
[The Card of Thanks that followed, for kindnesses "during the illness and and at the time of the death of our beloved husband and father John Frembgen" was signed by Mrs. B. F. Fremgen and Children.]
Source: Rock Valley Bee, March 11, 1904.
(The March 4 issue of the Bee, in which the fullest obituary presumably appeared, is missing.)
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From the Sioux County Herald (Orange City), March 9, 1904:
John Frembgen, who was operated on for abcess of the liver some time ago in St. Joseph's hospital, Sioux City, died at the hospital Wednesday last, March 2, at 4 p.m. He was at first supposed to be recovering but erysipelas supervened with fatal results; the remains were brought home Thursday evening; the funeral services were held at St. Mary's church Saturday morning, Rev. O'Reilly celebrating high mass, and preach[ing] an excellent discourse. The obsequies were in charge of the Catholic Order of Forrester, of which deceased was a member, and the business houses in town were closed during the services. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity and a long procession, headed by the Forresters, followed his remains to their last resting place.
He was born in Dickensville, Wis., was 39 years of age and resided in Rock Valley since 1892; was universally respected by all who knew him. He leaves a widow and six small children, besides other relatives, to mourn him.
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A brief note of his death in he Alton Democrat (March 12) characterizes him as a well known barber of Rock Valley.
The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Frembgen, John M., b. 28 Dec. 1845, d. 2 Mar 1904, St Marys Cem Rock Valley IA. (The birth year is in error.) His tombstone (findagrave.com) says John M. Frembgen born Dec. 28, 1865 died Mar 2, 1904.
The 1900 U.S. census for Sioux County, Rock Township, Rock Valley Town has John Frembgen, age 35, born Feb 1865, married 6 years, born Wisconsin, parents born Germany, a barber; wife Bridget, age 25, born Mar 1875 in Wisconsin; children Lizzie (age 5, born May 1895), Mary (age 3, born Oct 1896), John (age 1, born Nov 1898), and Leo (born May 1900).
The Iowa Births and Christenings Index entry (Ancestry.com) for his daughter Lizzie gives her mother's name as Bridgett L. Solan. The Iowa Select Marriages index (Ancestry.com) has an entry for John Frembgen and Bridget Salon.

OBITUARY OF BRIDGET FREMBGEN
Mrs. Frembgen Laid to Rest Here on Friday
Mrs. Bridget Louise Frembgen, a resident of Rock Valley for 50 years, passed away at her home Wednesday morning of last week at 4:50 o'clock. She had suffered a stroke of paralysis Sunday morning, from which she failed to rally.
Mrs. Frembgen is survived by five children, namely: Elizabeth, Mrs. Lawrence Leifermann, Pukwana, S.D.; Opal, Mrs. Richard Thomas, Chamberlain, S.D.; John and Paul of Rock Valley, and Leo, Hartley. One daughter, Mary, Mrs. Raney, died nearly three years ago. Mr. Frembgen died in 1904.
Mrs. Frembgen was born at Highland, Wis., on March 10, 1875. She came to Rock Valley with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Solon, in 1891. A few years later the family moved to Doon. On June 5, 1894, she was married to John Frembgen of Dickeyville, Wisconsin.
Her death leaves a deep sorrow in the hearts of those who knew her as a sincere and trustworthy friend. Besides her children she leaves three sisters to mourn her passing--Mrs. Lizzie Mann of Doon, Ia.; Mrs. H. R. Vosburgh, Mankato, Minn.; and Mrs. Laura Meyers, Lake Benton, Minn., and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Friday morning at St. Mary's church here of which she had been a devoted member for almost half a century. Out of town relatives present were Mrs. Mann and son, Jake, of Doon; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Laakman, Mr. and Mrs. John Keegan and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mann, all of Doon; Mrs, Meyers of Lake Benton; Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bruns[?], Pipestone, Minn.; Richard Vosburgh, Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Frembgen, Alvord; Mrs. Lizzie Manning, Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. John McEnroe, Algona; Mrs. G. Kelley, Alvord; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGuire, Rock Rapids, and Frances McGuire; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Flanagan and son, Rock Rapids; R. L. Thomas, Chamberlain, S.D. Interment was at St. Mary's cemetery.
Source: Rock Valley Bee, October 10, 1941.
(Shorter obits appear in the Sioux County Capital, October 9, and the LeMars Semi Weekly Sentinel, October 10.)
(Other sources spell her birth name Solan or Salon. See her husband's obituary, posted separately.)

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