Schuett, Elisa 1847-1937

SCHUETT, SCHUTT

Posted By: Peggy Chong (email)
Date: 1/6/2006 at 09:29:27

From the Sheldon Iowa Sun, Wednesday, December 1, 1937

Mrs. Elisa Schuett

The death of Mrs. Elisa Schuett occurred last Wednesday morning November 24 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Breuer, corner of 7th Ave. and 11th St. within one day of completing the 90th year of her life. Although Mrs. Schuett lived to a ripe old age, she was for the greater part of her life subject to much physical weakness and suffering. The last three years she practically spent in her armchair. She was bedfast only about the last six weeks of her life.

Anna Marie Elisa Woermcke, daughter of Dietrich August Woermcke and Margaret E. Luehrs Woermcke was born at Belum in the Province of Hanover, Germany November 25, 1847. She was baptized in infancy and at the proper age was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In October 1863, she became the wife of Claus Henry Schuett. Four years later they immigrated to America and settled at first in Pittsburgh Pa. After 2 1/2 years spent there, they came to Iowa bought a farm near Boyden and lived there until Mr. Schuett's death in 1889.

For a while Mrs. Schuett managed the farm with the help of her children, but after the latter had married, she retired and spent the remaining 29 years of her life with her widowed daughter, Mrs. Margaret Breuer of Sheldon, though this stay at Sheldon was once interrupted by a few years spent on the farm near Boyden.

Mrs. Schuett is survived by three brothers living in Germany, and by four of her five children namely Mrs. Ernestine Sohl, Mrs. Breuer and John Schuett, all of Sheldon, and Mrs. Meta Schuett of Doon, Iowa. There are eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Sheldon, Saturday afternoon and burial was made in the Lutheran cemetery northeast of Hull. Six of Mrs. Schuett's grandsons acted as bearers

Photograph of Elisa Schuett
 

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