Huebner, Mary (Possehl) 1875 - 1941
HUEBNER, POSSEHL, LENTH, HUCKSTADT, PREUSS
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 8/25/2024 at 10:22:54
Clayton County Register, 23 July 1941.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 at the home and at 2:00 p.m. in Zion's Lutheran church in Clayton Center for Mrs. Wm. Huebner. Burial will be made in the Clayton Center cemetery.
Mrs. Huebner died at her home here yesterday forenoon at 10:35 after an illness of only a few days.
--- ---
Clayton County Register, 30 July 1941.
Mrs. Mary Possehl Huebner, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Possehl, was born in Clayton Center on March 30, 1875. On February 13, 1902 she was united in marriage to William Huebner of Elkader. This union was blessed with five children, one of whom died in infancy.
From 1902 to 1921 they made their home on their farm in Boardman township then moving to Read township where they lived eleven years. In 1931 Mr. and Mrs. Huebner retired from their farm in Read township taking up residence in Elkader where they have since lived. Mrs. Huebner was a member of Zion Lutheran church, Clayton Center and of Zion's Ladies Aid.
The family, as well as the whole community, was shocked at the news of her stroke, which came shortly before midnight on Friday evening, June 18. She never regained consciousness and died on Tuesday morning, July 22, after having reached the age of 66 years, three months and 22 days.
Left to mourn her death are her devoted husband, William Huebner, four children, Mrs. Hilda Lenth of St. Olaf, Arno Huebner of Garnavillo, Mrs. Hattie Huckstadt of Farmersburg, and Miss Helen Huebner at home; six grandchildren, Maxine, Virgil and Gary Lenth, Madonna Huebner, Roger and Richard Huckstadt. Also one sister, Mrs. Herman Preuss of Monona and one brother, Fred Possehl of Garnavillo. One son Fri_z, died in infancy and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held in Zion Lutheran church, Clayton Center, on Friday July 25, with the Rev. D. A. Flesner officiating. Burial was made in the Clayton Center cemetery. Pallbearers were: Herman Lenth, Chas. Gottschalk, Albert Breitsprecher, William Freitag, Albert Huckstadt and G. H. Wilke.
Clayton Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen