The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-14
PASSED AWAY
PEACEFULLY
The Unexpected Death of One Of the
Honored and Beloved Old
Women Of
keokuk.
E1GHTY-Two YEARS OLD
A Great Favorlte Among Her Friends
and Acquaintances-Loved by
Many Young People
Of the City.
E1GHTY-TWo YEARS OLD


Keokuk for long time was felt more
keenly by the people old and young
of her circle of friends and acquain.
tances than that of Mrs. Matilda
Leichhardt who died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Louisa P. Weess at
222 Morgan street at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon. She was grand old
woman, known by her friends Of
every age as "aunty" and loved as
"aunty.' She was not so called out of
reverence due to age only, but from
the tender respect and kindness In
which che was held. In every com.
pany where she was present she was
the center. Genial and whole-souled,
and always convivial in spirit and
action and conversation. she was the
life of that company, usually as old
as the oldest, yet she was as young
! as the youngest and those who loved
her best may aptly and regretfully
say, I'VE shall never see her like
again"
Breadstadt, Germany, February 81.
1880, and was consequently in her
! eighty-third year. She came to this
country in 1851. young woman and
settled in New York. her maiden name
being Matilda Lorentzen In that
state sixty-four years ago she was
married to Herman Leichhardt and
soon afterwards moved to Brecken.
ridge county, Kentucky, where her
husband died in 1861 Afterwards she
! came to Iowa, locating at Monticello.
About seventeen years ago she came
to Keokuk to live with her sister. Mrs.
! Weess with whom she had since re.
sided.
She was one of the old mothers of
/ the land, of sterling worth and fixed
! in her sturdy and virtuous rules of
life. Never frivolous but always
jovial, growing old in years but al
4 ways youthful in heart and spirits,
| no wonder she was SO much a favorite
companion with the young as we'll as
the older people who knew her.
A While lately weakened by age and
giving evidence that the end was not
far away, her death came Unexpectedly
as a shock. She was up and dressed
Friday AMI sat in her chair looking
as we'll as usual. In the afternoon she
lay down on her bed without COM
plant. Soon a gasp and her spirit
fled. Thus her sweet life passed away
into sweeter dreams, as gently as a
babe falls to sleep in the arms of its
caressing mother
Mrs. Leichhardt was of the Luther.
an faith and member Of that church.
though she never changed her mem
bership to local church here She
lived the life of a christian woman
and somewhat retired which was more
from the demand of accommodating
years than from any dictation from
her naturally companionable disposi-
ton.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
/ Louisa P. Weess, at which home she
died, and Mrs. Eda D'Huey of Kansas
City, Mo-: two children, Mrs. D. F..
Pond of Monticello, Iowa, and Her
man G Leichhardt of Kansas City,
Mo-, and by six grandchildren, two
of whom from out of town are in
Keokuk to attend the funeral, Miss
Dora Leichhardt of Kansas City and
John Pond of Monticello.
The funeral services will be held
at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the
residence of Mrs, Louisa P. Weess.
222 Morgan street, to be conducted
by Rev Thomas H McMichael, D.
4 D., president of Monmouth, H.,
college.