Schoeneman, Claus, 1848-1926

SCHOENEMAN, HEILWEGE

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:34

From the Alton Democrat, June 4, 1926, Boyden news:

Mr. and Mrs. Schoeneman living northwest of Boyden were laid to rest in the German cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Schoeneman died Thursday and Mr. Schoeneman died Friday night. Both were in the seventies and had been failing in health for some time, but refused to have medical attention. They lived alone and except for distant cousins their few relatives are still living in Germany. Kind friends gave them their last attentions and followed them to the grave in company with the Schoeneman and Chris Hollander families who are distant cousins. What a happy ending to a life spent together, to be taken into eternity at the same time.

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From the Alton Democrat, June 4, 1926, Hull news:

A very sad event occurred when Mr. and Mrs. Claus Schoeneman passed to the Great Beyond. Mrs. Schoeneman had been ailing for some time and died on Thursday night of dropsy and Mr. Schoeneman died Friday afternoon, death of both old people being due to infirmities of old age, besides complications later resulting. Funeral arrangements were at 1:45 at the home and 2:00 o’clock at the German Lutheran church in the country, Rev. E. Goeringer officiating.

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From the Sioux County Index (Hull), June 4, 1926:

AGED COUPLE DIES

Mr. and Mrs. Claus Schoenemann, residing two miles east and two miles north of Hull, died last week Thursday and Friday, May 27 and 28, just eighteen hours apart.

Claus Schoenemann was born on Nov. 14, 1848 in Elbedeich-Halje, Germany. He was 77 years, 6 months and 14 days old.

[For Metta Catherine Schoeneman’s information, see her obituary, posted separately.]

Both were buried Sunday afternoon, May 30th, in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Service was conducted in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, by Rev. Goeringer.

Mr. and Mrs. Schoenemann were both highly respected people, good friends and neighbors. They have no children and only a few distant relatives reside in this country.

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The Sioux County Cemetery Index spells their surname Schoeneman.

His death certificate also spells it Schoeneman; adds his parents’ names, D. W. Schoeneman and Rebecca Heilwege; died at 3:00 p.m., May 28, 1926; cause, chronic interstitial nephritis, duration 5? years; contributory cause, chronic intestinal obstruction.