Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
WEST POINT.

home in West Point Saturday Dec. 80,
| 1916 aged So years, months and ~
! days. She had been failing in health
for the past year and some three weeks
ago was taken to Iowa City for treat
ment at the hospital there. 1t was
found that she was suffering from
complication of diseases and at her re-
quest was brought to her home here
Thursday and death relieved her OF
suffering Saturday. Marie Katherine
Rniggardt was born in Denmark. Ger
many and came to American in 1893 To-
eating In Burlington. She was married
| in that city in 1902 to Hans Lassen who
was well known flagman at the
Main street crossing in that city. Mr..
Lassen died in 1904. February II, 1915
she was married to VIM Younk 'of this
place and since that time she has made
her home in West Point. While she has
lived here but two years. vet IN that
brief time she has made many friends
who sincerely mourn the passing of TINS
good woman. She is survived by her
husband and one son. Andrew Lassen
Of West Point, one nephew Christian
Larsen of Burlington. one niece Mrs.
JOS. A. Buell. of Beardstown. III. and
the following stepchildren: Mrs. Marie
Kaltenfleeter. Ray and Lawrence
Younk, all of Fort Madison; Carl
Younk Of Cedar Rapids: Mrs. Chris
Rodabaugh. of West Point; Miss Helen
/ and Harry Younk at home. Funeral
services were held at the home Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. Later the
funeral party left for Burlington where
funeral services were held, Rev. S. NJ
Lesher officiating.
Glenn Rauenbuehler is suffering from
fractured limb which he received last
Saturday afternoon He was taking a
foo 70 fnr q a Y
throwing the young man to the ground,
one of the horses stepping on his left
limb, fracturing it below the knee.
The little daughter of n. X. Alderdice
Of Burlington passed away at St
Francis hospital at Burlington Thurs
day morning. The little one was born
Sept. 3 and her mother died Sept. 80.
The remains were brought to West
Point Friday morning. Funeral services
were held at st. Mary's church, Rev.
Father Grothe officiating.
Mrs. May Brockway and children
have returned from a three months stay
in Gushing. Okla, and will spend the
winter with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Conlev here Mr. Brockway will re-
main in Oklahoma.
Robert Vonderhaar who is attending
Notre Dame college is spending the
holidays with his mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Wheeler of Will
Jamestown, Mo-. arrived Saturday for
visit with Mrs. Wheeler's parents Mr.
and Mrs. Jos Fullenkamp.
Stacy Culligan who Is working at the
Santa Fe shops at Fort Madison Is
spending short time at home.
VIM Fullenkamp of Chicago is
spending the holidays at the home of
his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Otte of Ottum-
wa are visiting at the John Rump
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schafrer Of
Burlington have been visiting at the
Schiebrock home.
Mrs. Lee Murray is visiting her sister
Mrs Chas. Allen at La Plata. Mo.
Mrs: J ". Schurtz and son spent
the Christmas holidays at Rariton. H.
Miss Elizabeth Burwinkle of Fort
Madison has been visiting her sister
Mrs Ben Schier.
Miss Esther Link who is teaching at
Fowler. Kans.. arrived last week to
visit her parents Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II,
ink