Dannenbring, Dorothea (Mrs. August) 1860-1928

DANNENBRING, WALTER

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg (email)
Date: 6/18/2016 at 17:25:05

Hawarden Independent October 25, 1928

Death Follows Long Illness
Mrs. Dorothea Dannenbring passed away Monday at her home following a lingering illness during which she was bedfast for a long time. Funeral services were held from her church at 2 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. J. E. Rich. Schmidt, her former pastor, in charge. Interment was made in the family lot beside her loved ones gone before.

Dorothea Walter was born at Magdeburg, Saxony, Germany, Oct. 26, 1860, and died at her home southwest of Ireton Oct. 22, 1928, at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 26 days. When she was sixteen years old she immigrated to America with her parents and they made their home at Guttenberg, Clayton county, Iowa. There she received her schooling and also was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In 1884 she was united in marriage with August Dannenbring of Guttenberg.

This union was blessed with ten children. Of these the eldest died in infancy while the family resided at Guttenberg. In 1886 they came to Sioux county and first rented and later purchased the farm on which she died. In 1900 two sons died of spinal meningitis, Ernest, aged 3, in January, and Henry, aged 8, in April. In 1907 her husband died at the age of 52 years and left her a widow with seven children. During the World War her son Fred enlisted in the United States army and was soon drawn into activeservice abroad and made the supreme sacrifice on the battlefield. For several months the mother and family were in suspense, various conflicting reports coming from abroad regarding the fate of Fred. Though she had been ailing before it was from this time on that there were few days when she felt well enough to be about She consulted various physicians and all agreed that she was in need of a major operation. All agreed also that her constitution did not warrant the ordeal. Last spring she became affected with general neuritis and from then on she suffered greatly. About six weeks ago she began to fail visibly During her long illness she received the most tender care and she was appreciative and thankful for every kindness. She was informed by the family that the end was near. She received this information with Christian fortitude and without a whisper of complaint. To those who saw her face the approach of death her dying could only be a source of Christian joy, a token of the truth, the everlasting truth, that Jesus, the Savior, to whom she committed herself.

All the children and a sister in-law, Mrs. Christine Walter, were a her bedside at the time of her expiration. There remain to mourn her departure six children, Mrs. Michael Lang of Craig; August Dannenbring and Mrs. Harry Stief of Chester. S. D.; and John, Anna and Mary of Ireton; one sister, Mrs. Chas, Baches of Guttenberg, Iowa. She also leaves several grandchildren and many other relatives, a host of friends in St. Paul's Lutheran church of Ireton, of which she was a member during her 42 years' residence near Ireton. Such is the life history of a faithful wife, a tender hearted, devoted mother and a splendid neighbor and friend.