Margaret (Feller) KUBITSCHEK

KUBITSCHEK, FELLER, FULLER, BOURNE, SKAGGS, SCHELLER, FELDHAUS, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/18/2009 at 18:44:16

Atkinson Graphic, Nebraska
January 19, 1940

RITES HELD SATURDAY FOR MRS KUBITSCHEK
REQUIEM HIGH MASS CONDUCTED BY REV LEHMEN AT ST JOSEPH'S
GRANDSONS ARE PALLBEARERS

Requiem High Mass was celebrated at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Atkinson last Saturday morning for Mrs. Margaret Kubitschek, who passed away Thursday, Jan 11, at the home of her son, Dr. A. J. Kubitschek in this city. Mrs. Kubitschek was 74 years of age. She suffered a stroke Sunday, Dec. 31, from which she never regained consciousness. She had been a resident of Atkinson for nearly 14 years, coming here in May 1927, with her husband, the late Frank J. Kubitschek, from Eagle Grove, Iowa. The Rev. Father A. Lehmen, pastor of St Joseph's Church, officiated at the service and burial was made in St Joseph's Cemetery. The pallbearers were six of Mrs Kubitschek's grandsons, Robert, Thomas and Paul Bourne of Atkinson and William and Paul Kubitschek of O'Neill and John Kubitschek of Atkinson.

Margaret Feller, was born at Howard, SD, Oct 29,1865 and passed away at Atkinson on Jan. 11,1940, aged 74 years 2 months and 13 days. Her childhood years were spent at Howard, SD, and she grew to womanhood in that vicinity, where on Jan 28,1890, she was united in marriage to Frank Joseph Kubitschek. They lived in South Dakota for a time, then moved to Perry, Iowa, where they resided until 1902. In 1902 the family moved to Eagle Grove, Iowa, where Mr. Kubitschek and his brother, A. J. were partners for many years in the furniture and undertaking business. Mrs. Kubitschek and her husband came to Atkinson in May 1927 to make their home with their son, Dr A. J. Kubitschek, after the death of his wife. Her husband died Aug 2,1934 and was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery here. Relatives who survive and mourn her death are six children, Mrs. C. M. Bourne and Dr. A. J. Kubitschek of Atkinson; Dr. Frank J. of O'Neill; Dr. Paul E. of St Louis, Mo; Mrs. A. E. Skaggs of Battle Creek, Mich; Dr Leo J of Kansas City,Kan, 24 grandchildren; 3 sisters, Mrs. Lena Scheller of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Feldhaus of Howard, SD; Mrs. Anna Schmidt of Mason City, Iowa; four brothers, Nicholas of Howard, SD; Andrew of Howard, SD, Frank of Ivanhoe, Minn; and Henry who lives in SD. All the children were here during her last illness and all were here for the funeral service except Dr. P. E. Kubitschek of St Louis who was unable to return because of illness in his own family. Also here were three brothers, Nicholas, Andrew and Frank, and a nephew Mark Feldhaus of Howard, SD and her brother-in-law A. J. Kubitschek of Eagle Grove, Iowa.

Mrs. Kubitschek after the death of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. A. J. Kubitschek in 1927, took the place of mother in the home here, and helped rear the doctor's five children, all of whom were quite small and two but babies when their mother passed away. She was a devout member of the Catholic Church.