Richmond, March 5. --- Saturday evening (3 March 1906) at his home in this village, following an illness with kidney trouble extending over the past three yeaers, occurred the death of Joseph Ahmann, Sr., aged 76 years. Deceased had been failing quite rapidly for the few weeks preceding his death.
Joseph Ahmann, Sr., was born in Germany, in 1830 and in 1875 -- thirty-one years ago -- he emigrated to America, coming direct to Stearns county (Minnesota), where he took up a home at St. Martin, his residence continuing there for seventeen or eighteen years. The last thirteen years he has resided at Richmond.
A widow and ten grown children survive. The names of the latter are: Mrs. John (Elisabeth) Klaser, Torah; Henry Ahmann, St. Martin; John J. Ahmann, Torah; Theodore Ahmann, St. Martin; Mrs. John (Johanna) Traun and Joseph Ahmann, Torah; Lewis J. Ahmann, Sioux Falls, S. D.; Mrs. Jos. (Josephine) Berthoff (sic Berghoff), Prosser, Wash., Mrs. Joseph (Magdalena) Waggoner, Donnelly, Minn.; Mrs. Michael (Rose) Nierenhausen, Roscoe.
The funeral is to be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30 at St. Peter and Paul's church and will be under the auspices of St. Joseph's of which the deceased was a member. Mass for the repose of the soul will be said by Rev. Ignata Wasseling, O.S.B.
Source: St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota. 5 March 1906
Submitted by Bev Hofmann
Richmond, March 5. --- Saturday evening (3 March 1906) at his home in this village, following an illness with kidney trouble extending over the past three yeaers, occurred the death of Joseph Ahmann, Sr., aged 76 years. Deceased had been failing quite rapidly for the few weeks preceding his death.
Joseph Ahmann, Sr., was born in Germany, in 1830 and in 1875 -- thirty-one years ago -- he emigrated to America, coming direct to Stearns county (Minnesota), where he took up a home at St. Martin, his residence continuing there for seventeen or eighteen years. The last thirteen years he has resided at Richmond.
A widow and ten grown children survive. The names of the latter are: Mrs. John (Elisabeth) Klaser, Torah; Henry Ahmann, St. Martin; John J. Ahmann, Torah; Theodore Ahmann, St. Martin; Mrs. John (Johanna) Traun and Joseph Ahmann, Torah; Lewis J. Ahmann, Sioux Falls, S. D.; Mrs. Jos. (Josephine) Berthoff (sic Berghoff), Prosser, Wash., Mrs. Joseph (Magdalena) Waggoner, Donnelly, Minn.; Mrs. Michael (Rose) Nierenhausen, Roscoe.
The funeral is to be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30 at St. Peter and Paul's church and will be under the auspices of St. Joseph's of which the deceased was a member. Mass for the repose of the soul will be said by Rev. Ignata Wasseling, O.S.B.
Source: St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota. 5 March 1906
Submitted by Bev Hofmann
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Selig sind die Toten, die in dem HERRN sterben denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
There is a blessing : yes, says the Spirit, for their works go with them.
This is a part of Revelation 14:13
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Johann Heinrich "Henry" Ahmann
1855–1935
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Franciska Elisabeth Ahmann
1857–1878
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Johann Joseph "John" Ahmann
1860–1927
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Louis J. Ahmann
1862–1927
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Theodor Ahmann
1862–1932
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Joseph Friedrich Ahmann
1866–1947
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Johanna Ahmann Traun
1870–1950
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Mary Josephine Ahmann Berghoff
1872–1954
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Magdalena M. Ahmann Waggoner
1875–1961
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Rose Ahmann Nierenhausen
1878–1951
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