Freiberg, John 1869-1953

FREIBERG, CLAVE, EGGEBRECHT

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

Freiberg, John born 1869 died 1953 husband of Bertha buried in the St. John’s Lutheran cemetery Ireton IA as listed in the Sioux County IA cemetery index.

LeMars Globe Post of Jan 12, 1953
Johann Karl Ludwig Freibert, son of Johnann Frederick Christian Freiberg and Sophia Dorothy Christiana Bringe Clave now was born Apr 26 1869 in Germany. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith on May 17, 1869. Mr. Freiberg was married to Bertha Eggebrecht in Germany on Dec 3, 1892. The were the parents of seven children and sailed for the US in 1906.

They settled in Sioux county for a while then moved to Plymouth county. The farmed in the Craig an Struble areas and in Grant township. They retired and moved to Struble in 1939 and in 1948 to Le Mars. Mr. Freiberg has been making his home for the past year and half with his children. For the past eleven months he has lived in his own home on the Charley Plueger farm in Grant Township. He was 83 years 8 months and 11 days of age. Mr. Freiberg who has been in failing health for the last year, suffered a stroke the 5th of November and has been bedfast since. He became very sick Friday morning and passed away Sunday evening at 11:20 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday January 14, 1953 from the Charles Plueger home and at 1:30 from the Christ Lutheran Church in Grant township. Burial will be in Reading township Sioux County with Rev. Richard Fruehling officiating. The Sioux Center burial association has charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Anna Martfield of Le Mars, Mrs. Freda Pleuger of LeMars; and Mrs. Rose Urbban of Le Mars: 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother and two sisters in Germany. Preceding him in death were his wife and five children, two in Germany, and John, Frank, Albert Freiberg and Emma Plueger.

Note: From ancestry.com (by others) Johann Karl Ludwig Freiberg born 26 Apr 1869 Germany died 11 Jan 1953 Grant Tsp, Plymouth County IA. He was married 3 Dec 1892 Germany to Bertha Augusta Eggebrecht 1868-1942. They had children – Johann 1893, Frank 1894, Albert 1896, Anna 1899, Emma 1901, Frieda 1906 and Rose 1908.