Stehrenberg, Maria or Marie (Mrs. Henry), 1886-1937

STEHRENBERG, STEGEMAN, SCHRODER

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From the Rock Valley Bee, January 7, 1938:

Funeral Services For Mrs. H. Stehrenberg Held at Sheldon

Funeral services for Mrs. H. Stehrenberg, whose death was mentioned in last week’s Bee, were held in St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Sheldon Thursday afternoon. The services were largely attended, a large number of friends from Rock Valley, as well as from Boyden where she formerly lived, being in attendance. Rev. A. E. Guetzloff, pastor of the church at Sheldon, officiated at the services. The pall bearers, all from Rock Valley, were W. O. Fobes, C. B. Jacobs, E. F. Suter, Wm. Vander Stouwe, Jake Vande Weerd and Glenn Benson.

Mrs. Stehrenberg passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. O. C. Blessing, at Sheldon, December 27, where she had been taken after leaving the hospital in Sioux City a few weeks earlier. Her death followed a long illness, during which everything known to medical skill was done for her.

Mrs. Stehrenberg was born at Muscatine, Iowa, January 1, 1886, being the youngest of a family of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Stegeman, aged 51 years, 11 months and 27 days. When she was a year old her parents moved to a farm near Boyden, where she lived until her marriage to Henry Stehrenberg, December 26, 1906. After her marriage she and her husband resided at Boyden for sixteen years and then moved to Rock Valley.

Mrs. Stehrenberg had many friends in Rock Valley and in Boyden, who are deeply grieved at her death. She leaves her husband, H. Stehrenberg of Rock Valley, Herman Stegeman of Boyden, two sisters, Mrs. O. C. Blessing of Sheldon and Mrs. G. F. Drager, of Sioux City, besides other relatives and many friends. The bereaved husband and brother and sisters have the sincere sympathy of all who know them.

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From the Alton Democrat, January 7, 1938, Rock Valley news:

Marie Wilhelmina Stegeman Stehrenberg

Mrs. Henry Stehrenberg was born January 1, 1886, at Muscatine, Iowa, and passed from this life December 27, 1937.

Mrs. Stehrenberg moved to Boyden when but one year old where she spent her girlhood and grew to womanhood and on Dec. 26, 1906, was united in marriage to Henry Stehrenberg. They made their home in Boyden for sixteen years until 1922. They purchased the Fair store in Rock Valley where they continued to make their home until Mrs. Stehrenberg had an operation in Sioux City. She passed her remaining days in the home of her sister, Mrs. O. C. Blessing in Sheldon.

She was a member of the Lutheran church at Boyden. She leaves to mourn her passing: her husband, Henry Stehrenberg, one brother, Herman Stegeman and two sisters, Mrs. O. C. Blessing of Sheldon and Mrs. G. F. Darger of Sioux City.

Funeral services were conducted at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church by Rev. A. E. Guetsloff. The pallbearers were Rock Valley business men. Burial was made in East Lawn Cemetery [Sheldon].

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Her death certificate has her as Marie Wilhelmine Stehrenberg; resident of Sheldon two months; last worked at her occupation of housewife in April 1937; parents John Stegeman and Mattie Schroder, both born in Germany; cause of death, carcinoma of the liver, onset Sept. 15, 1937; contributory cause, carcinoma of the left breast, discovered about Dec. 1, 193[6?]; operation, radical breast removal, about Dec. 15, 1936.

Her FindaGrave.com page shows her husband as Henry H. Stehrenberg, and includes a photo of her headstone with her name as Maria Wilhelmina Stehrenberg.