Bayers, Bertha M (Anderson) 22 Mar 1848 - 2 Apr 1908

ANDERSON, ANDERSEN, BAYERS

Posted By: Wayne K Steffensen (email)
Date: 6/9/2008 at 09:51:18

Obituary Notice - Forest City Summit, Forest City, Iowa 8 Apr 1908

Lovable Character Passes to Reward

Remains of Mrs. Nels P. Bayers Consigned to Final Resting Place Last Sunday

On last Thursday morning, March 1st, 1908, shortly before eight o'clock, occurred the death of Mrs. Nels P. Bayers, at the the family home in this city. A good woman, truly, has passed away. Domestic, sincerely religious, loving and kind to all, and devoted above all to the welfare of her idolizing husband and children, by these she will be missed most of all. Sorrowing friends innumerable share their grief, for Mrs. Bayers was one of those rarely sympathetic woman whose pathway in life is strewn with good deeds, kind works, and practical helpfulness to others.

Mrs. Bayers maiden name was Marie Anderson. She was born in the town of Thrup Fyn, Denmark, March 22, 1848 and was therefore sixty years of age at the time of her death. In 1871 she came to America, and the year following her arrival was married at Manistee, Michigan, to Mr. Nels P. Bayers. For four years the young couple lived at Manistee and then moved to Iowa, locating in Ellington Township, Hancock County, in the year 1875. Eight year ago they became permanent residents of Forest City and during that time have counted among the most substantial residents in the town.

Mrs Bayers was the mother of thirteen children, ten of who are now living. Several who have removed to other parts of the country, were notified by telegram, and all reached home in time to attend their mother's funeral, which was held from the home last Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and at the Synod Lutheran church at 3:00, where Rev. T. A. Rodsetter, assisted by Rev. J. D. Mason, performed the last offices of the church in the presence of one of the largest audiences the church has ever held. The throng of friends who followed the remains to their last resting place, both from Forest City and from any miles around, was an eloquent tribute in itself, and testified in a marked degree to the esteem in which she was held.