Lee County Iowa
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Vitals, Widigen
New Information found by John Rabe
[I would like to pass along to you some information that we
have come across. A relative has two old newspaper clipping concerning
Florence's father. We had always thought the last name was Widigan, that is
what is on my father's birth certificate. Mrs. Julius Rabe is Florence. And
this is the first that we have heard that she had more that the one brother; two
sisters and two brothers. My initial research is that our Fred Widigen may be
connected to a Widigen family in Davenport and that Florence's other sisters and
brother may be from an earlier marriage. Florence's mother, Louisa, was 17
years the junior to Fred.]
Source:
Fort Madison (newspaper name), Wednesday, April 16, 1924
AGED RESIDENT IS CALLED BY DEATH HERE EARLY TODAY
Frederick Widigen, aged resident of Fort Madison, passed away at 3
oclock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julius Rabe, 1112 Fourth
street, after an illness of four weeks. At the time of his death he was 73
year, 10 months and 28 days old.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1850, and has been a resident
of the city for the past two years, coming here from Topeka, Kansas. He was a
member of the St. Joseph church and has made a wide circle of acquaintances
during the two years he has lived here.
He leaves to mourn three daughters, Ms. Emil Roenfeldt, Davenport; Mrs.
Goldie Randall ONein, Baltimore, MD, and two sons, Archie and Fred, both of
Indianapolis. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Source: Newspaper and date unknown. Probably the same paper published the
following Monday.
LAST RITES HELD TODAY FOR LATE FRED WIDIGEN
Funeral services for the late Fred Widigen were held Saturday a.m.
from St. Marys church, Father Kern officiating.
Interment was in Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers were R. M. Doss, Al Bertman, L.S.
Albers, Otto Kitt, William Young, and John Tobin.
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