Iowa Old Press
Fenton Reporter
Fenton, Kossuth co. Iowa
Thursday, February 1, 1912
CALLED TO FINAL REST - Mrs. W. E. Kading of this Place
Passes Peacefully Away Monday
Again the Grim Reaper claimed a soul when Mrs. W. E.
Kading passed away Monday morning at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Kading
has not been sick any to speak of, but several days before her
death she found it at times hard to breathe. Sunday night she did
not sleep well on account of not being able to get her breath
while laying down so she got up and sat in a rocking chair, and
before the doctor could be called she had passed away. She died
while in the rocking chair. She was 71 years and 5 months old.
Funeral services were held from the German Lutheran Church here
at 11 o’clock in the forenoon and interment was made at the
Lotts Creek cemetery. Rev. Freidericks conducted the services.
Miss Caroline Larantin was born in Newmark, Redfeld, Germany,
August 19, 1841, where she lived with her parents until she was
twenty-eight years of age. They then emigrated to America in 1869
and settled down at Sheboygan, Wis., and there she was married to
Wm. E. Kading in 1871. They had known each other when yet in the
old country.
In 1886 they removed to Lotts Creek and took up a homestead on
which they lived until the past five years of which they spent in
town. To this union were born five children: three boys and two
girls; W. H., A. A. and Fred Kading, Mrs. Emma Ramborth and Mrs.
Anthonia Rosseisen. They all live in the immediate vicinity of
Fenton. We join the many friends in extending sincere sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
WILLIAM BRANDT
William Brandt was born in Wadikov Pommery, Germany, on
November 3rd, 1845, and died at the Ed Brass home just south of
town on Sunday evening, January 28th, 1912.
A year ago last November Mr. Brandt received a paralytic stroke
in his left leg and arm. Ever since that time he has been unable
to leave his bed. He passed away very quietly.
Funeral services were held from the house Tuesday afternoon by
Rev. Schuldt of Burt and his remains were taken there for burial,
he having been a member of the Burt church.
He was married to Friederike Wilhelmina Dettman in 1869 and to
this union were born nine children, three of whom are dead and
the other six are still living. Among the sorrowing ones are five
daughters, one son, a sister and a large number of friends.
CARD OF THANKS.
We take this means of expressing our thanks to the many friends
who so kindly assisted us during the recent illness of my father
and our grandfather. ~Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Brass & children.
-Owing to the heavy wind that we have been having the past 48
hours the Railroad Co. have notified their agent here that there
will be no trains today.
-H. J. Newel was a passenger to Algona Wednesday evening on a
business trip.
THIEVES NEAR FENTON
You often read about chicken thieves, but this time it
is about hay thieves, and that near Fenton, too. Billsborough
Bros., who live northeast of town have been selling a little hay
this winter, but have sold all they can spare and may run short
before spring, say that one load of hay and some flax straw was
“stolen” from them. Now, if this fellow should happen
to run short again and helps himself to some, then what? Well,
whoever it was is taking lots of chances as tracks do not cover
up very easy after a sled and the party had better think again
before acting after this.
[transcribed by L.Z., July 2014]