The daughter of Louis Weigel and "Lena" Schulte, Lizzie was married to Herman Klaas. They were the parents of 5 children.
Lizzie was a homemaker. Herman held a variety of different jobs over the years. In his early life, he did farm work. He later worked as a clerk and a bookkeeper.
Lizzie was hospitalized in November of 1961 at Jersey Community Hospital while suffering from a brain tumor. She was hospitalized again at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis for a week before she died there.
At the time of her death, Lizzie was 61 years, 3 months and 3 days old. She was survived by her husband, Herman; 3 sons, Donald, Dale and Leo Klaas; and 1 daughter, Doris Kary.
In addition to her parents, Lizzie was preceded in death by 1 son, Herman Klaas.
Visitation was held at Imming Funeral Home in Brussels on Christmas Eve 1961. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Dec 1961 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown, Illinois.
Lizzie's husband, Herman, passed away in 1967 and was buried next to her.
Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
Mother of:
Donald H. Klaas
Doris Klaas Kary
Dale H Klaas
Leo H. Klaas
Herman Klaas
Lizzie's siblings:
Anton Jacob Weigel
Mary Weigel
Anna Weigel
Clara Weigel
Note: See Lizzie's Missouri death certificate or obituary excerpts below for death date confirmation.
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Obituary excerpts:
MRS. KLAAS
Mrs. Elizabeth Weigel Klaas, wife of Herman Klaas, died early this morning in Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis.
Mrs. Klaas, 61, was born in Calhoun County, and had resided at Batchtown for a number of years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Kary, Brussels; three sons, Donald, Hardin; Dale and Leo at home; three sisters, Anna, Mary and Clara, and a brother, Tony.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 Dec 1961; p. 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Lizzie was a homemaker. Herman held a variety of different jobs over the years. In his early life, he did farm work. He later worked as a clerk and a bookkeeper.
Lizzie was hospitalized in November of 1961 at Jersey Community Hospital while suffering from a brain tumor. She was hospitalized again at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis for a week before she died there.
At the time of her death, Lizzie was 61 years, 3 months and 3 days old. She was survived by her husband, Herman; 3 sons, Donald, Dale and Leo Klaas; and 1 daughter, Doris Kary.
In addition to her parents, Lizzie was preceded in death by 1 son, Herman Klaas.
Visitation was held at Imming Funeral Home in Brussels on Christmas Eve 1961. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Dec 1961 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown, Illinois.
Lizzie's husband, Herman, passed away in 1967 and was buried next to her.
Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
Mother of:
Donald H. Klaas
Doris Klaas Kary
Dale H Klaas
Leo H. Klaas
Herman Klaas
Lizzie's siblings:
Anton Jacob Weigel
Mary Weigel
Anna Weigel
Clara Weigel
Note: See Lizzie's Missouri death certificate or obituary excerpts below for death date confirmation.
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Obituary excerpts:
MRS. KLAAS
Mrs. Elizabeth Weigel Klaas, wife of Herman Klaas, died early this morning in Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis.
Mrs. Klaas, 61, was born in Calhoun County, and had resided at Batchtown for a number of years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Kary, Brussels; three sons, Donald, Hardin; Dale and Leo at home; three sisters, Anna, Mary and Clara, and a brother, Tony.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 Dec 1961; p. 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
The daughter of Louis Weigel and "Lena" Schulte, Lizzie was married to Herman Klaas. They were the parents of 5 children.
Lizzie was a homemaker. Herman held a variety of different jobs over the years. In his early life, he did farm work. He later worked as a clerk and a bookkeeper.
Lizzie was hospitalized in November of 1961 at Jersey Community Hospital while suffering from a brain tumor. She was hospitalized again at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis for a week before she died there.
At the time of her death, Lizzie was 61 years, 3 months and 3 days old. She was survived by her husband, Herman; 3 sons, Donald, Dale and Leo Klaas; and 1 daughter, Doris Kary.
In addition to her parents, Lizzie was preceded in death by 1 son, Herman Klaas.
Visitation was held at Imming Funeral Home in Brussels on Christmas Eve 1961. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Dec 1961 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown, Illinois.
Lizzie's husband, Herman, passed away in 1967 and was buried next to her.
Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
Mother of:
Donald H. Klaas
Doris Klaas Kary
Dale H Klaas
Leo H. Klaas
Herman Klaas
Lizzie's siblings:
Anton Jacob Weigel
Mary Weigel
Anna Weigel
Clara Weigel
Note: See Lizzie's Missouri death certificate or obituary excerpts below for death date confirmation.
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Obituary excerpts:
MRS. KLAAS
Mrs. Elizabeth Weigel Klaas, wife of Herman Klaas, died early this morning in Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis.
Mrs. Klaas, 61, was born in Calhoun County, and had resided at Batchtown for a number of years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Kary, Brussels; three sons, Donald, Hardin; Dale and Leo at home; three sisters, Anna, Mary and Clara, and a brother, Tony.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 Dec 1961; p. 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Lizzie was a homemaker. Herman held a variety of different jobs over the years. In his early life, he did farm work. He later worked as a clerk and a bookkeeper.
Lizzie was hospitalized in November of 1961 at Jersey Community Hospital while suffering from a brain tumor. She was hospitalized again at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis for a week before she died there.
At the time of her death, Lizzie was 61 years, 3 months and 3 days old. She was survived by her husband, Herman; 3 sons, Donald, Dale and Leo Klaas; and 1 daughter, Doris Kary.
In addition to her parents, Lizzie was preceded in death by 1 son, Herman Klaas.
Visitation was held at Imming Funeral Home in Brussels on Christmas Eve 1961. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Dec 1961 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown, Illinois.
Lizzie's husband, Herman, passed away in 1967 and was buried next to her.
Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter.
Mother of:
Donald H. Klaas
Doris Klaas Kary
Dale H Klaas
Leo H. Klaas
Herman Klaas
Lizzie's siblings:
Anton Jacob Weigel
Mary Weigel
Anna Weigel
Clara Weigel
Note: See Lizzie's Missouri death certificate or obituary excerpts below for death date confirmation.
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Obituary excerpts:
MRS. KLAAS
Mrs. Elizabeth Weigel Klaas, wife of Herman Klaas, died early this morning in Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis.
Mrs. Klaas, 61, was born in Calhoun County, and had resided at Batchtown for a number of years.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Kary, Brussels; three sons, Donald, Hardin; Dale and Leo at home; three sisters, Anna, Mary and Clara, and a brother, Tony.
(Alton Evening Telegraph; 22 Dec 1961; p. 13)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Gravesite Details
Lizzie's stone is engraved with a death year of 1962. However, her obituary was published in the 21 Dec 1961 edition of the Alton Evening Telegraph. Her MO death certificate also confirms the 1961 date. Double click on photos to enlarge images.
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