Garrels, Luemke 1838-1922

GARRELS, UDEN, BENNETT, ZIMMERMAN, JOHNSON

Posted By: Janet Schuldt, Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/28/2012 at 11:37:50

Hawarden Independent, Hawarden, Sioux, Iowa, USA Thursday, Sept 7, 1922

Another Pioneer Summoned Home

L. Garrels, for thirty-nine years a resident of this community, passed away at the Hawarden hospital at 3:10 last Friday evening. He had been in failing health for several months and some six weeks ago his life was almost despaired of, but he rallied and grew stronger for a time but a week or two ago began to fail again and on Wednesday of last week was taken to the Geo. Gerdes home in Hawarden and on Friday morning was removed to the hospital where his death came peacefully that evening. The remains were brought to the Richard Frederichs home in Ireton where they rested until Monday afternoon at 1:30 when funeral services were held at the German Lutheran church in Ireton, conducted by Rev. J. E. Rich. Schmidt, the pastor, and interment was made .in the Lutheran cemetery here. The funeral was large-largely attended by relatives, old neighbors and friends of the deceased.

Luemke Garrels was born Dec. 12, 1838, at Buerin, Ostfriesland, Germany, and was baptized in early infancy and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Until his twenty-first year he resided at the place of his birth. He was exempted from military service in 1857 by the Hanoverian government, which government he later served for two years as a driver of a mail carnage, which position he held another two years, after 1866, under the Prussian government. In 1868 he emigrated to America, arriving at New York after a six weeks sea voyage. Litchfield, Illinois was his destination. Finding no employment there he went to Nokomis, Illinois, where he worked three years as a farm hand. In 1871 he entered into partnership with his brother-in-law, R. A. Zimmerman, at farming. In 1883 he came to Ireton. In 1884 he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Uden. This union was not blessed with children, but the home which Mr. and Mrs. Garrels established four miles from Ireton was open to children in need of a home. Mr. Richard Frederichs, at whose home the body of the deceased lay in state from Saturday until Monday, was taken into his home at the age of three. John Garrels and Anna Garrels Bennett were adopted at the ages of eight and four. In January, 1910, he was bereaved of his help. He continued farming, however, with the help of his children until 1919 when he turned over the full management of the farm to his son, John. Last winter his health began to fail and since June he has been constantly under the care of physicians. Last week he permitted himself to be taken to the Hawarden hospital, not seeking a cure but only relief, and on Friday evening he fell asleep, strong in the true faith of Jesus, having attained the ripe old age of 83 years, 8 months and 20 days. There remain to mourn his departure one son, John Garrels of Ireton, his daughter, Mrs. Walter Bennett of Sioux City, one brother, John Garrels of Ruskin, Neb., two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Zimmerman of Ireton and Mrs. Raymond Johnson of Ruskin, Neb., a host of old neighbors and friends including the entire congregation of the Ireton Lutheran church of which he was a charter member.