Last week Wednesday, at 6:00 PM a long time resident of the Town of Schleswig. Mrs. Maria Stange passed away. She died in the home of her sons Friedrich and Carl near Rockville. She passed away from natural causes at the high age of 80 years 3 months and 1 day.
The deceased, nee Schleede, was born on April 30, 1837 in Grossherzogthum Mecklenburg-Schwerien and immigrated in the year 1854 with her parents and siblings to America and first settled in Milwaukee.
In the year 1855, she married Mr. Peter Stange the marriage produced eleven children, 4 daughters and 7 sons, In the year 1863 they moved to the Town of Schleswig where they worked for many years to create a farm out of the wilderness. Her husband died before her in the year 1898. Since March of 1916, Mrs. Stange has been lame, and has spent a great deal of time being bed ridden.
She leaves behind four sons and three daughters: Friedrich and Carl on the homestead farm, Herman and Otto in Nebraska, Mrs. Ernst Voland in Kiel, Mrs. William Voland in Cedarburg, and Mrs. Edward Reichert in Town Rhine. Additional she leaves behind,21 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.
The burial took place on Saturday at the Rockville Cemetery with Pastor Rech (St. Peter UCC) officiating.
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Last week Wednesday, at 6:00 PM a long time resident of the Town of Schleswig. Mrs. Maria Stange passed away. She died in the home of her sons Friedrich and Carl near Rockville. She passed away from natural causes at the high age of 80 years 3 months and 1 day.
The deceased, nee Schleede, was born on April 30, 1837 in Grossherzogthum Mecklenburg-Schwerien and immigrated in the year 1854 with her parents and siblings to America and first settled in Milwaukee.
In the year 1855, she married Mr. Peter Stange the marriage produced eleven children, 4 daughters and 7 sons, In the year 1863 they moved to the Town of Schleswig where they worked for many years to create a farm out of the wilderness. Her husband died before her in the year 1898. Since March of 1916, Mrs. Stange has been lame, and has spent a great deal of time being bed ridden.
She leaves behind four sons and three daughters: Friedrich and Carl on the homestead farm, Herman and Otto in Nebraska, Mrs. Ernst Voland in Kiel, Mrs. William Voland in Cedarburg, and Mrs. Edward Reichert in Town Rhine. Additional she leaves behind,21 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.
The burial took place on Saturday at the Rockville Cemetery with Pastor Rech (St. Peter UCC) officiating.
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