Louise C. Suckstorf, 78, of Schleswig, passed away Monday, June 3, 1918, at her home in Schleswig, which came as a great shock to her many friends and acquaintances.
Although she had been in failing health for several months, she was always up and around and attending to her household duties. Last Sunday she was stricken with an attack of lung fever and her illness was of but a day's duration and her sudden and unexpected demise has cast a deep gloom over the community.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., from Friedens Church in Schleswig, with the Rev. W. R. Wetzeler officiating the service. Burial was in the Morgan Cemetery, rural Schleswig, Iowa.
Louise Catharina Hofeldt was born April 11, 1840, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Hans and Martha (Claussen) Hofeldt. She married Joachim Hinrich Suchsdorf on October 9, 1861 in Petersdorf, Fehmarn, Germany. Together they immigrated to the United States and sailed on the ship Palmerston arriving in New York on June 6, 1868. They first settled on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, then moved to a farm in Cedar County, Iowa, until they moved to a farm in Crawford County in 1878, where they farmed until they retired in 1899. They moved to a home in Schleswig, where they have since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Suckstorf, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ehler, sailed to their homeland of Fehmarn, Germany, in 1907 for a four month visit with many family members.
Surviving are her husband, Joachim; two daughters, Wilhelmina (Lorenz) Petersen and Dora (John) Ehler, both of Schleswig; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Emil (Dorothea) Hofeldt of San Francisco, CA, Henry Hofeldt of Wisconsin and Wilhelm Hofeldt of Bloomfield, NE; one sister, Anna (Peter) Meyer of Ida Grove; and one brother-in-law, Georg Wulf of Davenport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Margaret and Emma Hofeldt and Dora Wulf; and one sister-in-law, Margaretha Hofeldt.
Schleswig Leader, June 1918
Note: Louise has the name Catharina on her gravestone. The surname Suchsdorf became Suckstorf in the United States.
Although she had been in failing health for several months, she was always up and around and attending to her household duties. Last Sunday she was stricken with an attack of lung fever and her illness was of but a day's duration and her sudden and unexpected demise has cast a deep gloom over the community.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., from Friedens Church in Schleswig, with the Rev. W. R. Wetzeler officiating the service. Burial was in the Morgan Cemetery, rural Schleswig, Iowa.
Louise Catharina Hofeldt was born April 11, 1840, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Hans and Martha (Claussen) Hofeldt. She married Joachim Hinrich Suchsdorf on October 9, 1861 in Petersdorf, Fehmarn, Germany. Together they immigrated to the United States and sailed on the ship Palmerston arriving in New York on June 6, 1868. They first settled on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, then moved to a farm in Cedar County, Iowa, until they moved to a farm in Crawford County in 1878, where they farmed until they retired in 1899. They moved to a home in Schleswig, where they have since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Suckstorf, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ehler, sailed to their homeland of Fehmarn, Germany, in 1907 for a four month visit with many family members.
Surviving are her husband, Joachim; two daughters, Wilhelmina (Lorenz) Petersen and Dora (John) Ehler, both of Schleswig; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Emil (Dorothea) Hofeldt of San Francisco, CA, Henry Hofeldt of Wisconsin and Wilhelm Hofeldt of Bloomfield, NE; one sister, Anna (Peter) Meyer of Ida Grove; and one brother-in-law, Georg Wulf of Davenport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Margaret and Emma Hofeldt and Dora Wulf; and one sister-in-law, Margaretha Hofeldt.
Schleswig Leader, June 1918
Note: Louise has the name Catharina on her gravestone. The surname Suchsdorf became Suckstorf in the United States.
Louise C. Suckstorf, 78, of Schleswig, passed away Monday, June 3, 1918, at her home in Schleswig, which came as a great shock to her many friends and acquaintances.
Although she had been in failing health for several months, she was always up and around and attending to her household duties. Last Sunday she was stricken with an attack of lung fever and her illness was of but a day's duration and her sudden and unexpected demise has cast a deep gloom over the community.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., from Friedens Church in Schleswig, with the Rev. W. R. Wetzeler officiating the service. Burial was in the Morgan Cemetery, rural Schleswig, Iowa.
Louise Catharina Hofeldt was born April 11, 1840, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Hans and Martha (Claussen) Hofeldt. She married Joachim Hinrich Suchsdorf on October 9, 1861 in Petersdorf, Fehmarn, Germany. Together they immigrated to the United States and sailed on the ship Palmerston arriving in New York on June 6, 1868. They first settled on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, then moved to a farm in Cedar County, Iowa, until they moved to a farm in Crawford County in 1878, where they farmed until they retired in 1899. They moved to a home in Schleswig, where they have since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Suckstorf, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ehler, sailed to their homeland of Fehmarn, Germany, in 1907 for a four month visit with many family members.
Surviving are her husband, Joachim; two daughters, Wilhelmina (Lorenz) Petersen and Dora (John) Ehler, both of Schleswig; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Emil (Dorothea) Hofeldt of San Francisco, CA, Henry Hofeldt of Wisconsin and Wilhelm Hofeldt of Bloomfield, NE; one sister, Anna (Peter) Meyer of Ida Grove; and one brother-in-law, Georg Wulf of Davenport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Margaret and Emma Hofeldt and Dora Wulf; and one sister-in-law, Margaretha Hofeldt.
Schleswig Leader, June 1918
Note: Louise has the name Catharina on her gravestone. The surname Suchsdorf became Suckstorf in the United States.
Although she had been in failing health for several months, she was always up and around and attending to her household duties. Last Sunday she was stricken with an attack of lung fever and her illness was of but a day's duration and her sudden and unexpected demise has cast a deep gloom over the community.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., from Friedens Church in Schleswig, with the Rev. W. R. Wetzeler officiating the service. Burial was in the Morgan Cemetery, rural Schleswig, Iowa.
Louise Catharina Hofeldt was born April 11, 1840, in Burg, Island of Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the daughter of Hans and Martha (Claussen) Hofeldt. She married Joachim Hinrich Suchsdorf on October 9, 1861 in Petersdorf, Fehmarn, Germany. Together they immigrated to the United States and sailed on the ship Palmerston arriving in New York on June 6, 1868. They first settled on a farm in Scott County, Iowa, then moved to a farm in Cedar County, Iowa, until they moved to a farm in Crawford County in 1878, where they farmed until they retired in 1899. They moved to a home in Schleswig, where they have since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Suckstorf, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ehler, sailed to their homeland of Fehmarn, Germany, in 1907 for a four month visit with many family members.
Surviving are her husband, Joachim; two daughters, Wilhelmina (Lorenz) Petersen and Dora (John) Ehler, both of Schleswig; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Emil (Dorothea) Hofeldt of San Francisco, CA, Henry Hofeldt of Wisconsin and Wilhelm Hofeldt of Bloomfield, NE; one sister, Anna (Peter) Meyer of Ida Grove; and one brother-in-law, Georg Wulf of Davenport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Margaret and Emma Hofeldt and Dora Wulf; and one sister-in-law, Margaretha Hofeldt.
Schleswig Leader, June 1918
Note: Louise has the name Catharina on her gravestone. The surname Suchsdorf became Suckstorf in the United States.
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