The Carroll Times, Carroll, Iowa
Thursday, July 25, 1907 Page 4

Saturday morning July 20th at 4:30 o'clock, another pioneer of this county passed to his eternal reward. John Neuerburg Sr. died at his home in the third ward of this city of the ailments incident to his age. For years he has suffered of stomach trouble and later liver complaint aggravated his illness. Since the latter part of May he had been loosing appetite and a few days before his death took to his bed, at last losing consciousness. The end came gradually as life's forces dwindled. The sleep of the wearied body merged into peaceful dissolution.
Departed was born at Rochl, Reglo Trier, Germany, April 14, 1826. He learned the trade of a mason at which he worked in his native land until he came to the United States in 1866. For a while he lived in Ohio then came to Winneshiek Co., Iowa. June 27, 1858, he was united in marriage with Anna Maria Mejer at Festina, Iowa. To this union there were born ten children of whom the following survive their paretns: Henry Neuerburg of this city, Katie, wife of M. R. Hermsen, Blair, Nebr.; Frank and John Neuerburg of Perry, Okla.; Mary, sister Everista and Anna, sister Natalia, both of St. Frances hospital, La Crosse, Wis.; and Miss Frances Neuerburg, who has been a faithful nurse of her mother and father in their declining years. Those who preceded their parents to eternity were: Maggie, Mrs. Jno. Daiker, who died three years ago; Lizzie, who died twenty years ago, and Matthew, who died eighteen years ago.
Mr. Neuerburg came here with his family in 1875, purchased the farm southwest of this city where they resided until 1888 when they removed to this city where they have lived ever since. Mrs. Neuerburg died February 15, 1906. Since then life seemed to have lost all interest for the bereaved husband who seemed to be just waiting to be called to join her who had so faithfully shared his lot, the joys and sorrows of life for over forty-seven years.
The funeral was conducted Tuesday forenoon at 9:30 o'clock from SS. Peter and Paul's church in this city, attended by a large following of friends and neighbors. All the children had come to the funeral excepting sisters Everista and Natalia of LaCrosse and John of Okla.
Jno. Neuerburg was one of that sturdy type of pioneers whose virtues and upright character have been engraved on the life of every community in this country. Inflexible to his views on right and wrong, just to his neighbors and all with whom he dealt, kind and loyal to his friends, a loving devoted husband and father, a model of good citizenship, departed left his children a name that they may justly cherish and be proud of. A blameless, clean life has closed, its lessons should be indelibly impressed on posterity and all with whom he came in contact. He sought to live the life of the just. We feel that if we can pass before the bar of eternal judgment as worthy as he, our hope of life everlasting shall not have in vain.