Henningfeld, Louis 1855-1912 & Katherine Resch Family

HENNINGFELD, RESCH, PRESIK, DAHLMAN

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Date: 2/28/2022 at 23:20:58

Henningfeld, Louis 1855-1912 and Katherine Resch Family

This story was taken from pages 94-95 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.

LOUIS and his brother, George (not George it was Henry) , came to Rock Valley in the early 1870’s. Louis was born in Wisconsin in 1855 and his wife KATHERINE PRESIK RESCH was born in Luxembourg on April 25, 1856. She came to America in 1880 and took up residence in Rock Valley. They were married on January 4, 1881 and lived on a farm two and a half miles west of town. They moved back into town in 1911 having built the beautiful home on the corner of 13th Street and 19th Avenue. Louis died on October 9, 1912 and Katherine on July 17, 1945. They had eight children: Charles, Julius, Lawrence, Louise and four who died in infancy.

1. CHARLES was born in 1881 and died in 1953.

2. JULIUS was born in 1891 and died in 1959.

3. LAWRENCE was born in 1889 and married Adriana Van Mispelaar, born on March 28, 1884, in St. Mary’s on August 13, 1919. Lawrence was a plumber by trade. Adriana passed away on September 20, 1965 and Lawrence in 1977. They were the parents of six children: Louis died in infancy, Rosina was born on June 26, 1920 and lived with her parents. She loved her garden and flowers. Rosina passed away on July 19, 1971. Philomena resides in LeMars and works in Floyd Valley Hospital. Rita was born on December 15, 1922 and died on March 1, 1981. Celestina (Sally) resides in Orange City, Iowa. Jerome is married and lives in Sioux City, Iowa.

4. LOUISE married Herman Burgers in 1914. She was born in 1883 and died in 1958.

RESEARCH NOTE: From a famly report on line, found Kathryn Presik Resch’s parents were Jacob Presik and Maria Fraumrath.

OBITUARY OF LOUIS HENNINGFELD
From the Rock Valley Bee, October 11, 1912:
LEWIE T HENNINGFELD
Pioneer of Sioux County Died Wednesday of Cancer of the Stomach
Lewie T. Henningfeld died at his home in Rock Valley Wednesday afternoon [October 9] at eleven o'clock. He suffered from a cancer of the stomach. He was taken sick during the fore part of July and he failed gradually until the end came Wednesday forenoon.
Mr. Henningfeld was one of the pioneers of Sioux county. He had lived in Rock Valley and vicinity for over thirty years. The following is a brief sketch of his life. He was born at Waterford, Wis. February 17, 1855 and was at the time of his death fifty-seven years, seven months and twenty-two days old. When he was fourteen years of age his parents moved to Burlington, Wis., where he lived until the spring of 1881, when he came to Sioux county and settled on a farm four miles northwest of Rock Valley where he lived until February 1911 when he came to Rock Valley where he built one of the nicest residences in town and was ready to enjoy life after his thirty years of hard work on the farm. His new home was hardly finished until his health began to fail.
The deceased was married at Burlington, Wis., in January 1881 to Miss Katherine Rach. To this union were born eight children four of whom are living. They are Charles, Louise, Lawrence and Julius, all of whom were at home at the time of their father's death.
Besides his wife the deceased leaves to mourn two brothers, Henry Henningfeld of Rock Valley and another brother and sister living in Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from St. Mary's church conducted by Rev. Father O'Rielly.
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From the Rock Valley Bee, October 18, 1912:
Mesdames Flemming and Reach of Minneapolis, the former a sister and the latter a sister-in-law of Mrs. L. Henningfeld, arrived Friday to attend the funeral of the late L. Henningfled which was held in St. Mary's church Saturday forenoon.
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From the Alton Democrat, October 19, 1912, Rock Valley news:
In last week's issue of the Democrat we reported the serious illness of Lewis Henningfield, with cancer of the stomach. Wednesday morning Oct. 9th he bade adieu to loved ones and passed from the busy stage of action, and forever disappeared behind the curtain of mortality, in the fifty-fifth year of his age.
He was of German extraction and was born at Waterford, Wis., later with his parents he removed to Burlington, Wis., where he grew to manhood, and in January 1881 was married to Miss Katherine Rach, and the same year he and his young wife, with bright hopes and happy anticipations, came to Sioux county and located on a farm west of Rock Valley, where by industry and economy they succeeded in acquiring a competency. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom survive him.
After spending thirty years of strenuous life in tilling the soil, he moved to Rock Valley about a year ago, and built him a magnificent residence with modern improvements in the east part of town, but was not permitted to enjoy its comforts very long as a gracious providence saw fit to remove him to that bourne from whence none ever returns. He was a devout member of the Catholic church.
The funeral services occurred at the Catholic church Saturday morning under the supervision of the pastor, Rev. John O'Reilly, in the presence of a large gathering of neighbors and sympathizing friends, after which his remains were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, south of town. The bereaved friends have the sympathy of the community in their hour of sorrow.
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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has him as Louis Henningfeld, born 17 Feb 1855, died 9 Oct 1912, St Marys Cemetery, Rock Valley IA. FindaGrave.com has the same, with a photo of his headstone. It gives his mother as Maria Christina Dahlman Henningfeld. No father or spouse listed. Four siblings listed. Son Lawrence J. Henningfeld (1889-1977).

OBITUARY OF KATHERINE HENNINGFELD
Source: Alton Democrat (7-26-1945)
Born: April 25, 1856
Died: July 17, 1945
Mrs. Katherine Henningfeld passed away quietly at her home in Rock Valley early Tuesday morning July 17, 1945. She was found dead in her bed at 6:30 o’clock and the time of death was established at 5:30. Despite her advanced years of 89, Mrs. Henningfeld had been in reasonable health until a few days before her death.
Katherine Resch was born at Mersch, Luxemburg on April 25, 1856 coming to America in 1880 at the age of 24 years with two brothers and took up residence here in Rock Valley with her sister, Mrs. Blau. She assisted her sister in business, in the first business place in Rock Valley. She was married to Louis Henningfeld at Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 4, 1881 and lived there for a short time before moving to Rock Valley where they took residence on a farm two and one half miles northwest of Rock Valley. Eight children were born to this union, four of whom preceded their mother in death. The family moved to town in 1911 and on October 9th, 1912 Mr. Henningfeld died. Mrs. Henningfeld remained here to the end of her days on earth.
She is survived by four children: Charles, Louise Burgers, Lawrence and Julius all of Rock Valley and five grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother Leo of Minneapolis.
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 9 o’clock in the St. Mary’s Church with Reverend Father David McGoey officiating. Interment was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery beside her husband.