Mrs. Louise Steele Rites on Tuesday
Dies after a Year-long Illness in Colorado; Burial in Cemetery Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise L. Steele, 40, of Wheatridge, Colo., a former Remsen resident who died unexpectedly Friday night, [Jan. 13, 1956], in her Wheatridge home, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church here Tuesday morning, [Jan. 17, 1956], at 9:30.
Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery under the direction of the Fisch funeral home, Rev. George Theobald, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. Steele, the former Louise Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], daughter of John and the late Bernadine Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], was born April 21, 1915. She attended school here at St. Mary’s.
On February 14, 1911, she was united in marriage to Leon Steele at St. Mary’s church here. They had lived in Colorado for the past 10 years.
Survivors besides the widower and father are four children, Jeanine 10, Patricia 8, Roger 5, and Janice, 3, two sisters: Mrs. Al (Ottilia) Diekmann of Long Beach, Calif. and Mrs. John (Mary) Freking of Remsen, three brothers, John Jr. of Le Mars and Paul and Ray of Remsen. She was preceded in death by her mother, two brothers Michael and Louis, her twin.
Pallbearers were Myrle Truesdale, Don Zenk, Paul Wingert, Isidore Harpenau, Greg Freking and Marvin Kolbeck.
Relatives and friends from a distance that were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zenk and Don of Alton, George and Paul Wingert of Waterloo, John and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reis and family of Fonda; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Reis of Varina; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holm and Jerry Lee of Worthington, Minn.; Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steele of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. George Vortherms of Fulda, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Zenk of Sibley; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenk of Granville; Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Truesdale, Mary Jane and Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Remmer, Lou and Richard Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koopmann, Mr. and Mrs. Al Harpenau, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Evens, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherstone, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolbers, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Paskert, Mrs. Marvin Kolbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freking, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freking and Caroline, all of Le Mars; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Reichling, Mrs. Al Schettler, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zenk of Oyens; Mrs. Josephine Deltermann and Ray of Sutherland; and Mr. and Mrs. John Schreler of Marcus.
--Remsen Bell-Enterprise, Thursday, January 19, 1956, page 1
Dies after a Year-long Illness in Colorado; Burial in Cemetery Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise L. Steele, 40, of Wheatridge, Colo., a former Remsen resident who died unexpectedly Friday night, [Jan. 13, 1956], in her Wheatridge home, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church here Tuesday morning, [Jan. 17, 1956], at 9:30.
Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery under the direction of the Fisch funeral home, Rev. George Theobald, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. Steele, the former Louise Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], daughter of John and the late Bernadine Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], was born April 21, 1915. She attended school here at St. Mary’s.
On February 14, 1911, she was united in marriage to Leon Steele at St. Mary’s church here. They had lived in Colorado for the past 10 years.
Survivors besides the widower and father are four children, Jeanine 10, Patricia 8, Roger 5, and Janice, 3, two sisters: Mrs. Al (Ottilia) Diekmann of Long Beach, Calif. and Mrs. John (Mary) Freking of Remsen, three brothers, John Jr. of Le Mars and Paul and Ray of Remsen. She was preceded in death by her mother, two brothers Michael and Louis, her twin.
Pallbearers were Myrle Truesdale, Don Zenk, Paul Wingert, Isidore Harpenau, Greg Freking and Marvin Kolbeck.
Relatives and friends from a distance that were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zenk and Don of Alton, George and Paul Wingert of Waterloo, John and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reis and family of Fonda; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Reis of Varina; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holm and Jerry Lee of Worthington, Minn.; Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steele of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. George Vortherms of Fulda, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Zenk of Sibley; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenk of Granville; Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Truesdale, Mary Jane and Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Remmer, Lou and Richard Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koopmann, Mr. and Mrs. Al Harpenau, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Evens, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherstone, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolbers, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Paskert, Mrs. Marvin Kolbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freking, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freking and Caroline, all of Le Mars; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Reichling, Mrs. Al Schettler, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zenk of Oyens; Mrs. Josephine Deltermann and Ray of Sutherland; and Mr. and Mrs. John Schreler of Marcus.
--Remsen Bell-Enterprise, Thursday, January 19, 1956, page 1
Mrs. Louise Steele Rites on Tuesday
Dies after a Year-long Illness in Colorado; Burial in Cemetery Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise L. Steele, 40, of Wheatridge, Colo., a former Remsen resident who died unexpectedly Friday night, [Jan. 13, 1956], in her Wheatridge home, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church here Tuesday morning, [Jan. 17, 1956], at 9:30.
Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery under the direction of the Fisch funeral home, Rev. George Theobald, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. Steele, the former Louise Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], daughter of John and the late Bernadine Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], was born April 21, 1915. She attended school here at St. Mary’s.
On February 14, 1911, she was united in marriage to Leon Steele at St. Mary’s church here. They had lived in Colorado for the past 10 years.
Survivors besides the widower and father are four children, Jeanine 10, Patricia 8, Roger 5, and Janice, 3, two sisters: Mrs. Al (Ottilia) Diekmann of Long Beach, Calif. and Mrs. John (Mary) Freking of Remsen, three brothers, John Jr. of Le Mars and Paul and Ray of Remsen. She was preceded in death by her mother, two brothers Michael and Louis, her twin.
Pallbearers were Myrle Truesdale, Don Zenk, Paul Wingert, Isidore Harpenau, Greg Freking and Marvin Kolbeck.
Relatives and friends from a distance that were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zenk and Don of Alton, George and Paul Wingert of Waterloo, John and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reis and family of Fonda; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Reis of Varina; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holm and Jerry Lee of Worthington, Minn.; Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steele of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. George Vortherms of Fulda, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Zenk of Sibley; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenk of Granville; Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Truesdale, Mary Jane and Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Remmer, Lou and Richard Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koopmann, Mr. and Mrs. Al Harpenau, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Evens, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherstone, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolbers, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Paskert, Mrs. Marvin Kolbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freking, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freking and Caroline, all of Le Mars; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Reichling, Mrs. Al Schettler, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zenk of Oyens; Mrs. Josephine Deltermann and Ray of Sutherland; and Mr. and Mrs. John Schreler of Marcus.
--Remsen Bell-Enterprise, Thursday, January 19, 1956, page 1
Dies after a Year-long Illness in Colorado; Burial in Cemetery Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise L. Steele, 40, of Wheatridge, Colo., a former Remsen resident who died unexpectedly Friday night, [Jan. 13, 1956], in her Wheatridge home, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church here Tuesday morning, [Jan. 17, 1956], at 9:30.
Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery under the direction of the Fisch funeral home, Rev. George Theobald, pastor, officiated.
Mrs. Steele, the former Louise Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], daughter of John and the late Bernadine Waldschmidt [Waldschmitt], was born April 21, 1915. She attended school here at St. Mary’s.
On February 14, 1911, she was united in marriage to Leon Steele at St. Mary’s church here. They had lived in Colorado for the past 10 years.
Survivors besides the widower and father are four children, Jeanine 10, Patricia 8, Roger 5, and Janice, 3, two sisters: Mrs. Al (Ottilia) Diekmann of Long Beach, Calif. and Mrs. John (Mary) Freking of Remsen, three brothers, John Jr. of Le Mars and Paul and Ray of Remsen. She was preceded in death by her mother, two brothers Michael and Louis, her twin.
Pallbearers were Myrle Truesdale, Don Zenk, Paul Wingert, Isidore Harpenau, Greg Freking and Marvin Kolbeck.
Relatives and friends from a distance that were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zenk and Don of Alton, George and Paul Wingert of Waterloo, John and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reis and family of Fonda; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Reis of Varina; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holm and Jerry Lee of Worthington, Minn.; Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steele of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. George Vortherms of Fulda, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Zenk of Sibley; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenk of Granville; Mr. and Mrs. Myrle Truesdale, Mary Jane and Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Claire Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Remmer, Lou and Richard Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koopmann, Mr. and Mrs. Al Harpenau, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Evens, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherstone, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolbers, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Paskert, Mrs. Marvin Kolbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freking, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Freking and Caroline, all of Le Mars; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Reichling, Mrs. Al Schettler, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zenk of Oyens; Mrs. Josephine Deltermann and Ray of Sutherland; and Mr. and Mrs. John Schreler of Marcus.
--Remsen Bell-Enterprise, Thursday, January 19, 1956, page 1
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