Wheeler, Leah (Klontz) Brown 1825 – 1899

WHEELER, KLONTZ, BROWN, BARSH, BOTSFORD

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:43

Source: Decorah Republican May 4, 1899 P 4 C 5

OBITUARY.
MRS. LEAH WHEELER died in Decorah, Thursday evening, April 27th, of tuberculosis, complicated with old age.
The maiden name of the deceased was Klontz. She was born In Bucks county, Pa., in 1825, At ten years of age she moved to Ohio, where she resided for fourteen years. Daring this time she was married to Joseph Brown, with whom she moved to Iowa by wagon. When the civil war broke out Mr. Brown enlisted to help put down the rebellion and was one of those who gave his life a sacrifice to his country. Subsequently Mrs. Brown was married to Hiram Wheeler, who still survives. The deceased has been infirm for years, but for six weeks past has been very feeble. She was conscious to the last and passed quietly away on Thursday evening. She expressed a perfect willingness to depart, feeling that to go would be her gain. Four children besides the aged husband remain to mourn her departure. They are Mrs. E. A. Barsh and Wm. Brown, of Decorah, Mrs. Alice Botsford, of Fairbury, Neb., and John Brown, of Montana.
The funeral services conducted by Rev. J. W. Allen, pastor of the Baptist church, was held in the Russell school house on Sunday afternoon. The burial was in the cemetery near the school house.

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