Miss Margaret Arens, 87, lifelong Remsen resident, died Monday, Feb. 28 at Floyd Valley Hospital, LeMars, after a brief illness.
Funeral services for Miss Arens were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Church here. Rev. Richard Birdsall officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery.
Margaret was born June 14, 1889 at Remsen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret Homan] Peter Arens.
She had worked as a clerk in the D. J. Frank general store for many years and was also a private seamstress.
She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Third Order of St. Francis.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Nick (Cecilia) Gengler of Brookings, S. D. and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. (Margaret also had 6 siblings who died as infants or before age 21)
The Fisch funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
March 3, 1977 Remsen Bell-Enterprise
Miss Margaret Arens, 87, lifelong Remsen resident, died Monday, Feb. 28 at Floyd Valley Hospital, LeMars, after a brief illness.
Funeral services for Miss Arens were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Church here. Rev. Richard Birdsall officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery.
Margaret was born June 14, 1889 at Remsen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret Homan] Peter Arens.
She had worked as a clerk in the D. J. Frank general store for many years and was also a private seamstress.
She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Third Order of St. Francis.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Nick (Cecilia) Gengler of Brookings, S. D. and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. (Margaret also had 6 siblings who died as infants or before age 21)
The Fisch funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
March 3, 1977 Remsen Bell-Enterprise
Family Members
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John S Arens
1877–1949
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Nicholas Arens
1878–1878
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John Peter "Jim" Arens
1879–1952
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Nicholas Jacobus Arens
1880–1934
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Emma Arens
1881–1893
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Mary Katherine Arens Hatz
1883–1956
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Suzanna Arens
1884–1904
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Nellie Arens
1885–1885
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Anne Arens
1887–1887
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Cecilia Apolionia Arens Gengler
1891–1979
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Joseph Frank Arens
1893–1976
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Frank Arens
1895–1895
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