Moon, Anna Moon (Henkes) 1864 - 1941

MOON, HENKES, HOLLY, JONES, HARNACK, MEYER, WALTER, FUELLING, GOSSMAN

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 8/28/2024 at 19:23:08

Clayton County Register, 20 Aug. 1941.

ANNA MOON.

Anna Moon Henkes, daughter of Justice and Sophia Henkes, was born March 15, 1864, in Monona township, and died August 16, 1941, at the age of 77 years, five months and one day.

On January 16, 1884, she was united in marriage to Willie Moon at her home in Wagner township. To this union seven children were born. They started farming in Monona township on what was known as the Charlie Wiedenman farm and were there seven years before moving to the farm now occupied by their sons Ira and Gussie in Wagner township where they remained for 26 years. In February, 1915, they moved to Farmersburg to spend their declining years. On January 16, 1934, they were privileged to celebrate their golden wedding.

She was a kind, loving wife and mother, always working for the interest of her home and family. She was a faithful worker in her church and took part in the ladies aid as long as her health permitted her to. Her health has been failing for the last four years, and since last October she has been bed-ridden. She died Saturday morning at 4:20.

She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Joe Holly, Mrs. Jessie Jones, and Flossie, four sons Ira, Gus, and Herb, all of this locality, and Leo of Bagley, Wis., four half-sisters, Mrs. Henry Harnack of Reseda, Calif., Mrs. Ella Meyer, Mrs. Ernst Walter, and Mrs. Ed Fuelling of this locality, two step-sisters, Mrs. Will Gossman of Farmersburg and Mrs. Aug. Harnack of Monona, three half-brothers, George Henkes, Arthur Henkes of Farmersburg and Seward Henkes of McGregor, four grandchildren, Arno and Clifford Jones of Farmersburg and Elmer and Donald Moon of Bagley, Wis.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 18, at the Methodist church in Farmersburg, with the Rev. Warren Feller officiating. Burial was in the Gooding cemetery.

Pall bearers were H. A. Oelke, Ed. Johnson, W. A. H. Mueller, Dr. Dickman, Otto Fuelling, Albert Huckstadt, Albert Engelhardt, Henry Oelke.