Kleinfelter, Anna (Mrs. W.) 1854-1937

KLEINFELTER, WHALEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/11/2014 at 19:00:55

Hawarden Independent of Dec 16, 1937

Lived in This Community for Many years but for tbe Past 29 Years. Resided at Alexandria . -
Mrs. Anna Kleinfelter, for years a resident of this city and comunity, passed away at her home Alexandria, S, D., at 9:30 Sunday eyeningr. Funeral services were held at Mitchell, and accompanied by her daughter, Miss Maud Kleinfelter, the body was brought to Hawarden Wednesday noon. A brief funeral service attended by numerous old friends and neighbors, was held at the Ross Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. T.H. Harding, pastor of the Associated church, in charge, interment was made in the family lot in Grace Hill cemetery.

Anna Whalen, daughter of Charles and Mary Whalen, was born in Blackhawk county, Iowa, near Waterloo, July 27, 1854, and died at Alexandria, S. D., Dec. 12, 1937, at the age of 83 years, 4 months 'and 15 days'. She was united in marriage with W. Kleinfelter on May 7, 1879. Five children were born to this union. Her husband and four of the children preceded her indeath. The eldest son died ininfancy while Ray, Indz and Grace passed away after growing to young manhood and womanhood One daughter, Miss Maud Kleinfelter, survives Lived in This Community for Many years but for tbe Past 29 Years . Resided at Alexandria

Anna Whalen, daughter of Charles and Mary Whalen, was born in Blackhawk county, Iowa, near Waterloo, July 27, 1854, and died at Alexandria, S. D., Dec. 12, 1937, at the age of 83 years, 4 months and 15 days. She was united! in marriage with Wm Kleinfelter bn: May .7, 1879.' Five children were born to this union. Her husband and four the children preceded her in death. The eldest son died in infancy while Ray, Indz and Grace passed away after growing to young manhood and womanhood One daughter, by on sister Mrs. Evelyn French of Ireton. Mrs. Kleinfelter spent her early years teaching in the vicinity of 'her home. Later she attended the State Normal at Cedar Falls to better herself for this work. After her marriage she and her husband farmed in Grundy county IA for a number of years after which they moved to Sioux County and resided on a farm near Hawarden for many years, later moving into town. In 1908 some years after the death of her husband she moved to Alecandria SD with her family in order to look after her farm interests near tha place and continued to make her homes there until her death.

Mrs. Kleinfetler united with the Bapitst church in her youth but after moving to Hawarden transferred her membership to the, Congregational church. On moving to Alexandria she transferred to the Presbyterian church at that place. As long as her health permitted she was a faithful attendant at her church and was an ardent worker in the Woman's Missionary Society of which she was secretary for 35 years. She was a kind and thoughtful neighbor, a splendid mother and had many old friends in. Hawarden who learned of her death with sincere regret.