Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
Contributed by: Linda
Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
Contributed by: Linda
HUBERT MARKING
11/11/1879 - 06/11/1926
To be taken from life with many tasks uncompleted, with a family circle unhappily broken by the departure of a beloved husband and father is a fate which brings universal regret, and seems to be out of place with the fitness of things especially at a time when nature herself is in the prime of life and growth and not prepared for the withering of the flower and the fall of the leaf until the season's cycle shall have been attained. Yet the laws of the Great Ruler of the universe cause such unexplainable occurrences for reasons that are a mystery to us, and all must bow to what is Inevitable and hope it is for the best. in the flower of manhood a worthy citizen has been cut down, and the bereaved ones find consolation only in their faith and trust that a wisdom superior to their own has thus ordained.
Hubert Marking was born November 11, 1879, in the town of Belvidere, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Marking. In his earlier years he gave evidence of the development of that character which was to win him in later years the respect and good will of all who knew him ~ faithful attention to duty, obedience where required, and thoughtful consideration for the rights of others. As a young man he went to Wabasha, where he was employed. There occurred his marriage to Miss Caroline Huber, Feb. 1, 1905, and for some time they resided on a farm near Lake City. For the past sixteen years they have resided on the farm in the town of Belvidere purchased from Herman Bade.
In the management of his farm Mr. Marking showed ability to overcome obstacles and make improvements as the years went on. Devotion to his family, to friends, and to his community were marked characteristics of which he showed evidence by tireless industry and zeal to promote their welfare, desirous to give his best efforts for the benefit of others. Thus he earned the confidence and appreciation of those who knew his helpful and unselfish nature.
Seeming to have many years of usefulness before him, a serious disease of which he recently became a victim put an end to his activities. His condition made it necessary to transfer him to Wabasha last week for hospital treatment. On Friday evening, June 11, he was stricken and passed away suddenly, this untimely demise being a great shock to relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Monday morning, Rev. C. A. Fries officiating at the Catholic church here and at the Alma cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest. The Fountain City choir rendered appropriate vocal selections.
The following from out of town were here to extend consolation to the bereaved ones and to attend the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Clem Koppman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gosse Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William Gosse, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gosse and daughter Marie, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Passe and son Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woodele, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carrels, August Schuth, Mrs. Albert Huber, George and William Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hilyar, Mr. and Mrs. John Ahrens, all of Wabasha, Mrs. and Mrs. C. V. Gustafson and daughter Luella of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Ahrens, Mrs. Mert Solven, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buol and daughter Louise, and Mrs. and Mrs. John St. Jacque, all of Kellogg.
Deceased leaves surviving him his grieving widow and three daughters, Louise, Viola, and Lavina, his sorrowing mother, Mrs. Mary Marking of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Sam Kurth of Highwood, Mont., Mrs. William Averbeck of this city and three brothers, John Marking of Kellogg, Minn., William Marking of Cochrane and Hugo of the town of Belvidere, all these except Mrs. Kurth being present at the funeral.
A man of sterling character, a kind husband and father and a valued neighbor and friend has departed, leaving a wide circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. To the bereaved ones a sorrowing community extends sympathy.
Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
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JOHN MARKING
April 12, 1944
Heart Attack Causes Death Of Retired Farmer, John Marking, 68, After Long Illness
Funeral services for John Marking of Kellogg were conducted from St. Agnes church at Kellogg at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, the Rev. Leonard Clasen of Wabasha officiating. Interment was in St. Agnes cemetery.
A heart attack proved fatal to Mr. Marking, 68, at his home at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He had been in ill health for several years with arthritis and heart trouble. Mr. Marking was a retired farmer.
Pallbearers at the last rites were: Ervin Dittrick, Joe Franke, Nick Schackel, Arend Arends, George Graff and Elmer Graner.
Mr. Marking is survived by his wife; seven children, Theodore of Lake City, Mrs. Jess Schouweiler and Ervin of Kellogg, Elmer and Dorothy of Winona, Mrs. Michael Lee of Plainview and Mrs. Eldon Graff of Chester, Montana; two sisters, Mrs. mary Kurth of Fort Benton, Montana and Mrs. William Averbeck of Alma; one brother, William Marking of Alma, and 15 grandchildren. Two brothers, Hubers and Hugo, preceeded him in death.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Marking, John Marking was born at Alma, Wisconsin, January 24, 1876, and spent his childhood days in that vicinity. When he was 19 years old, he moved to Wabasha.
His marriage to Miss Margaret Arens was solemnized at St. Felix church here February 10, 1904. The couple purchased a farm in Watopa township where they lived until the fall of 1943 when they retired and and moved to Kellogg.
Among the out-of-town relatives and friends at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. William Marking, Mrs. William Averbeck, Mrs. Hubert Marking, Mrs. Hugo Marking, and son, Walter, and daughter, Wilma, Mrs. Arthur King, Mr. and Mrs. John Tuxen, Mrs. and Mrs. Rudy Averbeck and Alvin Averbeck of Alma; Mrs. Christ Ambuehl of La Crosse; Mr. and Mrs. William Gosse, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gosse, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Passe, Mrs. Henry Gosse, Henry Gosse, Henry Schuth, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Binner and John Hall, U. S. Navy, of Wabasha, and John Hall of St. Paul.
Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
Contributed by: Linda
Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
Contributed by: Linda
MRS. HARRY F. MEYER
April 12, 1944
Wabasha, Minn - funeral services for Mrs. Harry F. Meyer, 60, Wabasha, who died suddenly Monday at 11 a.m. in the fifth grade classroom at St Felix School, where she was teaching, will be Tuesday. she had taught in this school four years; previously she was at Millville and in the Greenfield and Dumfries schools.
The former Agnes Evers, she was born here July 29, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. August Evers and was married June 7, 1932, at St. Felix Church. she and her husband farmed in Glasgow Township until 1959, when they moved to Wabasha.
Survivors are: her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Joan) McDonald, Reads Landing; two sons, Robert and harry, Jr., Wabasha; 13 grandchildren; five brothers, Leo and Harry, Wabasha; Ervin and Walter, Rochester, and Lawrence, Fargo, ND, and nine sisters, Mrs. Michael (Martha) Blee, Rochester; Mrs Laura Blee, Plainview; Mrs. Vincent (Marian) Goihl, Lake city; Mrs. Clem (Albertina) Eiynck, St. Paul; Mrs. Herbert (Bertha) Danckwart, Mrs. Quinton (Gertrude) Lindgren and Mrs. William (Myrtle) Hawkins, Wabasha; Mrs. Marcella Larsen, Moorhead, and Mrs. Ralph (Clara) Graner, conception. One brother and one sister have died.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Felix Church, the Rev. John Daly officiating, Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers will be Herman Evers, Gerald and Ronald Blee, Wayne Danckwart, Robert Hawkins, and Harry Meyer. the fifth grade class and parish council will form an honor guard at the funeral.
Friends may call at Abbott-wise Funeral Home beginning this afternoon. The parish council led the Rosary this afternoon, and the will be a parish Rosary at 8 tonight.
Source: Family Newspaper Clippings
Contributed by: Linda
WILLIAM A. MARS
Wabasha, Minn - William A. Mars, 93, Wabasha, Pepin Township, a Wabasha county School board member 25 years, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Wabasha.
He farmed in the area until 1945, then moved here where he was a self-employed carpenter until retiring in 1955.
The son of William and Christine Schmidt Mars, he was born in Wabasha, Oct.20, 1887. He married Anna T. Lager in Wabasha in June 1911. she died in 1953. He was a member of St. Felix Catholic church and the St. Joseph's society, Wabasha.
Survivors are: two daughters, Mrs. Elvira Passe, Wabasha, and Mrs. Wilmer (Lavina) Schmidknecht, Cochrane, Wis,; six grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary H. Passe and Mrs Bertha Marx, Wabasha. Three brothers have died.
The Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday at 11a .m. at St. Felix Catholic Church, the Rev Edgar Schaefer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call Friday after 2 P.M. and until the service Saturday at Abbott-Wise Funeral Home, Wabasha, where a prayer service will be Friday at 8 P.M.
Members of St. Joseph's Society will be honorary pallbearers.
Source: From Augusta Marking's red scrapbook, page 3
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MRS. CATHERINE L. MARKING
KELLOGG, Minn. (Special) - Mrs. Catherine L. Marking, 40, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, after a long illness.
The former Catherine La Rocque, she was born July 9, 1917, at Plainview. She was married to Ervin Marking Oct. 12, 1940, and since then they had farmed in the Kellogg area.
Surviving are: Her husband; three sons, Eugene, William, and Allan, at home; three daughters, Mary, Patricia, and Roseann, at home; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Marking, Kellogg; two brothers, Bernard La Rocque, Pine Island, and Arthur La Rocque, Wabasha, and one sister, Mrs. Michael Bunett, Wabasha.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate conception Catholic Church rural Kellogg, the Rev. Leo Neudecker officiating. Burial will be in St. Joachim's Cemetery, Plainview.
Friends may call at the Johnson-Schriver Funeral Home, Plainview, Thursday evening and until time of services Saturday. Rosary will be said Friday at 8 p.m.
Source: From Augusta Marking's newspaper clippings, Marking file
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MRS. MARGARET MARKING
Mrs. Margaret Marking, 96, lifelong resident of the Kellogg area, passed away on Monday morning, August 18, (1980) at St. Elizabeth Hospital nursing Home in Wabasha. she had been a patient there since July 26 of this year.
Margaret Arens, daughter of John and Amelia Weber Arens, was born January 9, 1884 in Greenfield township, Wabasha County. On February 10, 1904 she married John marking at Wabasha and they farmed in the conception area of Rural Kellogg. In 1943 they moved into Kellogg where he died on April 9, 1944 and she continued living there until entering the nursling home. She was an active member of St. Agnes Parish Council and the Kellogg Senior citizens organization.
Surviving are two sons, Elmer of Schuyler, Nebraska, and Ervin of Kellogg, four daughters, Mrs. Jessie (Agnes) Schouweiler of Kellogg, Mrs. Michael (Catharine) Lee of Altura, Mrs. Eldon (Margaret) Graff of Chester, Montana, and Mrs. Marvin (Dorothy) Weir of Medford, Wisconsin, forty three grandchildren, one hundred sixteen great grandchildren, and eleven great-great grandchildren. she was preceded in death by one son, Theodore, one great grandchild, three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Kellogg. The Rev. Syxtus Burg will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Buckman-Schierts funeral Home in Wabasha from 2 p.m. on Wednesday until 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. the Parish council will lead a rosary at 3 p.m. and Father Burg will lead the parish rosary at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Those who will serve as casket bearers will be grandsons, Kenneth Schouweiler, Donald Lee, Gary Weir, Luvern, Eugene and John Marking.
Source: From Augusta Marking's newspaper clippings, Marking file
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MRS. CHARLES MARX DIES AT AGE OF 87
County Resident Three-Quarters of Century Succumbed Yesterday
A.M. Rites Saturday
Mrs. Charles Marx, Wabasha county resident for nearly three - quarters of a century, died yesterday morning at 5:45 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Klein in West Wabasha. ( March 11, 1942)
Mrs. Marx, who was 87 years of age, had been ill since the first of the year. Her death was attributed to infirmities of old age and a heart ailment. since July, 1941, Mrs. Marx had made her home with Mrs. Klein and previous to that time lived on her Pepin Hill farm with another daughter , Miss Ann Marx, and a son, Will Marx.
Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday morning at nine o'clock from St. Felix church. The Rev. John N. Bartholome will officiate. Six grandchildren will serve as casket bearers.
Margaret Klein was born in Germany, January 30, 1855, and came to Minnesota with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Klein at the age of thirteen. In May, 1877, she was married by Father Trobec at St. Felix church to William Marx, Mr. Marx died October 27, 1919, in Wabasha.
Mrs. Marx in survived by six daughter, Mrs. Klein, Miss Ann Marx, Miss Eva Marx, Mrs. Frank Pulles, all of Wabasha, Mrs. Leo Passe of conception, and Sister M. charlotte of Mankato; three sons, John and Will Marx of Wabasha, and Mike Marx of Salt Lake City, Utah. four children died in infancy, and a son, Nick Marx, died in 1933.
Mrs. Marx was a charter membe5r of the Altar society and Sacred Heart league. she was a devout Christian woman whose life was unselfishly devoted to the interests of other. Her passing will be regretted by many.
Source: From Augusta Marking's newspaper clippings, misc file M
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PETER MEERKENS
Three Accounts
PETER MEERKENS was born May 30, 1840 in Ahlerstedt, Hannover, Preuen, Germany, and died November 23, 1903 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Wabasha, Minnesota. He married ADELHEIT BRUNKHORST February 23, 1869 in Brownsville, Minnesota, daughter of JACOB BRUNKHORST and ELSEBETH TOMFORDE. She was born May 10, 1849 in Essel, Hannover, Preuen, Germany, and died April 30, 1922 in Lake City, Wabasha Co., Minnesota.
Source: Family Records
Contributed by: Darci Schramm Mull (2nd great granddaughter)
OLD SETTLER DIES
Peter Meerkens of Mt. Pleasant Passes Away
"Peter Meekens, an old and well known resident of the town of Mt. Pleasant, passed away at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in Wabasha, on Tuesday, November 23rd, at 10 o'clock, P.M. Deceased had not complained of ill health until shortly after harvest, when he began to experience severe internal pains, and a subsequent examination by his physician disclosed the fact that Mr. Meerkens was suffering from cancer of the stomach. It is well known that this dreaded disease is incurable, but Mr. Meerkens sought every measure for relief, and finally consented to a surgical operation which was performed upon him by Dr. Milligan at St. Elizabeth's hospital on Thursday of last week, and Mr. Meerkins died the following Tuesday as above stated. The remains were brought to Lake City on Wednesday and conveyed from here to the home of the deceased in Mt. Pleasant, where funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock today, (Saturday), Rev. Ferber, officiating. Brief services were also held in the little church at Belvidere, and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining.
"Peter Meerkens was born in Hanover, Germany, May 30, 1840, and he was therefore aged 63 years, 5 months and 24 days at the time of his demise. When 11 years old, he came to this country with his parents, and settled on a farm near Belleville, Ill. He worked at farming in that state for about 19 years and at the end of that time came to Minnesota and purchased a farm in Belvidere, in Goodhue county. Later he sold this farm and bought the quarter section of land in Mt. Pleasant on which he had lived for many years. Mr. Meerkens was a prominent resident of Mt. Pleasant and served on the board of supervisors for several years. He made Lake City his trading point and had many old friends here who sorely regret his demise. He was of a kind-hearted and congenial disposition and his cheery countenance will be missed.
"Mr. Meerkens was married 35 years ago to Adelaide Brunchorst, at Brownsville, Minn., and she, together with nine children--seven daughters and two sons, survive him. The children are Mrs. Annie Gerken, of Gillford; Mrs. Mary Holst, of Belvidere; Mrs. Lydia Fick, of Lake; Mrs. Lizzy Dankers, of Mt, Pleasant, and Misses Alice (Elles), Lena and Leona Meerkens and John and Henry Meerkens who reside at the homestead."
Source: Lake City Graphic-Republican, 28 Nov 1903
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