Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-27
I one BefOre-Mrs. Maria Bieg.

mo time for last farewell.
No time for the shock of fear
Scarcely a moments halt on the shore,
When the Guide and the boat-man drew
near.
Dear, how surprised YOU were to go,
With nothing to suffer little to know.
Only a moment Of dark
A dream of the fleeing night,
And hen the beautiful break of day
And the quiet peace of the light,
And you found yourself where YOU longed
to stand
In the calm repose of the Fatherland
Marcia Bieg nee Taenzler was born
Dec. Goth 1885 in Reeitzsein, Sayon
Itenburg, Germany. When about
eighteen years Of age she came to
America with her parents settling,
near Philadelphia. Pa. After resi-
dence there Of few years she came to
Lancaster, Wis, where in 1858 she
was united in marriage with John
Beig who for many years kept
general store hele selling almost
everything in the line of merchandise
except dry goods Five children. four
daughters and one son blessed the
the loss Of their dear mother who
entered into rest from the home of her
daughter Mrs r. f. Smith in Chicago
at 3 o'clock D. 10. December 9th, 1191,
aged seventy-fv years, eleven months
and fourteen days. The husband and
father departed this life November
9Th, 1879 The sorrowing children
are Nettie Mrs. A. F. Bennest) Of
Milwaukee, Frank +. and Sadonia
(Mrs, R. F. Smith) of Chicago, Clara
(Mrs. Harry Mackey) and Mabel
Mrs. Fl. L. Moses) of this city. One
brother also survives Mr. Jacob
Taenzler of Glenwood, Iowa.
In 1868 Mrs. Bieg with her husband
and little daughter Nettie returned to
her native land where the son Frank
was born. In the fall Of 1869 the
family returned to Lancaster and
bought the homestead where the
pioneer mother resided for SO many
years and where on the afternoon of
December 49, large assembly of
acquaintance, neighbors and friends
gathered with the bereft relatives to
pay the last sad tribute to the
exemplary mother the highly esteemed
citizen, the worthy and beloved
neighb Dor and friend.
Services were in the beloved mother
tongue to which Mrs. Bieg always
affectionately chung, by her pastor
Reverend Schmidt Of the German
Evangelical faith of which church she
was consistent member of long
standing Pail bearers were Messrs. |
George Muesse, Fred Mackey, Louis |
Wetter, Jacob Wenzel. Louis Alt and |
Rolla Watkins. Noticeable among !
the many rare offerings of flowers
was magnificent pillow of white
roses and carnations with the !
beautiful word Mother in golden
letters upon royal purple ribbon Ia
fitting tribute from her children to
the life that had exempli6ed purity
faith, patience, humility and truth.
Faith that withstood the shocks Of toll |
and time:
Hope that defied despair;
Patience that conquered care.
And loyalty whose. courage was sublime"
How can they mourn like those who are
berett.
When every pang of grief
Finds ba m for it's relief
In counting up these treasures she has left I,
Left in WILDWOOD with FIVE small !
children to rear alone. Mrs BieS took |
up her burden as only brave mothers
can. regarding no personal discomfort
or sacrifice too great to meet the
welfare Of her family She trained
them in habits of industry self
reliance and usefulness, and they have |
lived in honor to her discipline and
courageous self effacement. Quiet |
and home abiding, sweet and tender
in her ways, as in the home, so in the
neigh borhood her life, supplemented |
by grace ever diffused a gentle spirit |
of kindness. She was a great lover
of flowers and her summer garden was !
ever thing of beauty and joy in
the neighDorhood.
Her daughter Mabel after her
marriage had remained with and
lovingly cared for her mother. Mrs.
Bieg had been for several years in
frail health. She was a woman of
very fragile physique, cut of wonder.
full recuperative powers. She was
accomplishing and never wanted to
be waited upon. Her habits of
industry were hard to rellnquish.
She was prayerful woman, and in
her dear bible reading found the
grace and strength that kept her sweet |
aud always gracious. She knew the
end was not far distant and was ready |
aud only patiently waiting the
reckoning hand that called from
labor we'll done to perfect rest. She
had gone to spend restful winter in
h.