Lubbehusen, Abbie (Mrs.Henr) 1876-1910

LUBBEHUSEN, LIST

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 10/18/2015 at 13:49:07

Alton Democrat July 30, 1910

On Wednesday July twentieth at three fifty o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Abbie List Lubbehusen of Litchville- North Dakota was killed by lightning at the home of a friend in Marion North Dakota. The sad news of her sudden death cast a shadow over the town of Litchville and the telegram bringing the news brought sorrow to the hearts of relatives and many friends in Granville and Alton. Death came without warning and ruthlessly struck down his victim.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lubbehusen and their son Raymond living at Litchvilleattended. A picnic at Marion last week Wednesday. Young Raymond is a member of the Litchville band which furnished music for the picnic at Marion and his parents accompanied him. The Lubbehusen family were guests at the John Shinniger home picnic day. The family enjoyed dinner there and at half past three in the afternoon Mrs. Lubbehusen had again gone to the Shinniger home to rest and partake of lunch, After lunch as they were getting ready to go back to the picnic grounds lightning struck the house passing through and striking Mrs. Lubbehusen on the back while she was stooping over—killing her instantly.

Mr, and Mrs, John Shinniger and daughter and Mrs. John Hemmer and daughter and two lady friends of Mrs. Shinniger were also in the house and with the exception of Mrs. Hemmer who was slightly burned on the back of the neck by the bolt —no other injury was done—the house was not damaged in the least.

Thursday morning the remains were taken to Litchville—the home of the deceased—where services were held at St. Mary's Catholic church at ten a. m. conducted by Father Kleidon after which the body was taken to Granville Iowa by Mr, Lubbehusen and the young son for interment in the List family lot in St. Joseph's cemetery.

Mrs. Abbie List Lubbehusen was born in Joe Davis county Illinois on the sixteenth of March 1876 and was therefore thirty-four years and four months and four days old when struck down, Her parents moved to Sioux county in 188i making their home on what is now the beautiful List farm near Granville. Deceased was united in marriage to J. H, Lubbehusen in Remsen on February twentysecond 1897 and to the union two children were born— one dying in infancy. Some eight years ago the Lubbehusens moved to Litchville where Mr. Lubbehusen had purchased land. Mrs. Abbie List Lubbehusen was the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John List—retired from the farm—a highly respected family of Granville

Deceased is survived by her husband, son Raymond, her parents and three sisters and four brothers—Mrs. Jake Minton of Alton, Mrs, George Callenius, Miss Josie, Jake, John and Theodore of Granville. The funeral services were held from St. Joseph's Catholic church of Granville on Saturday forenoon July twenty- third, Rev, Schemel conducting the services including the requiem high mass for the repose of the soul. Interment was made in St. Joseph's cemetery, Mr. and Mrs. John Greff of Marcus, M. Kinney, Miss Kinney, Mesdames Sauer, Henrich, Murphy, Countryman,John Mulvaney, Messrs and Mesdames Math Minton, John Minton and Will Minton, of Alton, T. Trienen and T, Wagner and family of Marcus attended the funeral which was a very large one.