Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02
..DEATHS...


The funeral OF Mrs, Elizabeth Jur-
gensen. who died Wednesday, was
held at st. Brendania church. Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev
Father J ]. Dillon conducted the
services. following acted as
pail bearers: Willard Potts. Ivan Ash
worth, w D. Lee. F. w. Giesleman.
VIII Smith and VIII Morris.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jurgensen wa
horn In the county OF K~reisbezirk. Al
teinkirgen, Prussia. in Germany, on
March 80, 1886. She was the daugh-
ter of Lawrence and Anna Maria
Broel. Her father was a soldier in
Napoleon's army and was later a
member of the celebrated Kings
Guards.
In 1S45, Elizabeth came to Amer
lea with her parents and her five
brothers and sisters and her father
took up a government claim in
Iowa.
She was married to Ferdinand
Jurgensen in 1859. She has lived
in Missouri since 1860, when she and
her husband settled in Frankfort.
After the Civil War in which ne
served as a Union soldier. Mr.. Jur-
gensen and his wife moved to Ma
con county. and after working sew
eral years as a contractor he opened
a dairy. He died In 1885.
Mrs. Jurgensen came to Mexico
about three years ago from Macon
and has been living here since. Since
coming to this city she has gained
many friends and was loved by all
who knew her.
To Mrs. %Jurgenson IL children were
born, nine OF whom survive their
mother. They are: Frederick, Mrs.
F. Foreman. of Chicago; Christopher
c. of Pierre. S. D.; Miss Clara. and
Mrs. George Lee. of this
city; Mrs. ]. w. Gelhaus, Mrs.
Anthony B~adaracco, Walter, Of Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa. and Bernard,
of Pierre, S. d. A sister and broth
err also survive. They are: Mrs.
Avery Crazy. of Cedar Falls. Iowa,
and Peter Broei. living in Iowa.
Mrs. %Jurgensen was a devout
Christian character and watchful
mother. She was a member of the
Catholic Church and always lived ac-
cording to its teachings and beliefs.
Those from a distance who are
here to attend the funeral, besides
all of the children, are: Miss Agnes
Hickey, of st. Louis, Mr.. and Mrs,
Giesleman. of Macon. Mo, Mrs. Kir-
by, Of Springfield, ILL.,, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Fox, st. Louis, Mrs. Dean of
st. Louis, Mrs. Rosenheim. of st.
Louis, Mrs. Kate Crary of Cedar
Falls, Iowa. A. e. Crazy of Grundy,
Ia, Clifford Foreman, of Chicago,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Of Gin
ton. Mo.
Mrs. o. w. Smith, Sc years old,
died at her home near Cant. Tues
day afternoon. suffering with can
Ger of the stomach. Mrs, Smith had
lived in the Cant neighborhood most
all Of her life and was a prominent
woman In the community. Mrs. Smith
was the mother OF IA children, sew
en- Of whom survive her.
Her husband died several years
ago Those who survive Mrs. Smith
are: Five sons, Vernon, Arch, ". O.,
Joe, and Basil and two daughters,
Mrs. Laura Smiley, Of P~ittsburg.
Kan, and Mrs. Alice Roberts, of Gal
latin, Mo. All OF the sons live in
The Cant neighborhood, excepting
Arct., who lives in the state OF
Washington. The Ledger joins
many friends in extending sympathy
to the bereaved ones.
Mrs. Mary Frances Culbertson, 80
years of age, died at her home at
Laddonia, Wednesday morning, suf-
fering with a complication of all
iuents. She was the wife of Justice
OF Peace Joseph Culbertson. Funer-
al services we're conducted, at Lad
donia, Thursday, by the Rev. H. B.
Banks, of this city. The body was
buried in the cemetery at yandalia.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Culbertson
leaves five children: C. H. Culbert-