Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-07-14
NRS. GLISSENDORF
!. ANSWERS SUMMONS
lEATH CONES TO BELOVED WO-
4 MAN WHILE AT THE HOME OF
DAUGHTER AT LA CROSSE.
FUNERAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Resided in Manchester Many Years.
Leaves three Daughters, one Son,
and Sister and two Brothers.

6i Mrs Anna Glissendorf, for many
t1years resident of Manchester, passed
ssaway at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Leslie Raymond, at La Crosse, Wis,
Monday evening, July 18th, 1920, her
9death being due to general breaking
down of the physical forces incident
to age. Mr. and Mrs Raymond are
accompanying the remains to Manches-
ter, and will arrive here this evening.
sFuneral services will be held in the
congregational church, Thursday at
sternoon, at 2:3O. Rev. w, J. Suckow,
4 will have charge of the services.
Interment will be made in Oakland
cemetery.
Anna Mauerman was born near
Vienna, Austria, January oath, 1S47,
and came to America in 1855. When
she was nine years of age her people
came to Iowa, and located at Forest
Vile, where she grew to womanhood.
She was united in marriage with Mr..
GFred Schilling, who passed away in
EAS65. In 1867 she was united in mar
Friage with Mr.. Fred Glissendorf. For
many years Mrs. Glissendorf and her
family resided in Manchester, and only
last summer, when her strength be-.
gan to fail, did she leave the old home
on Main street and go to Chicago, to
make her home with her daughter.
Mrs. Anna King.
During the past winter Mrs. Glis-
sendorf passed through critical i'll
ness but had sufficiently recovered so
as to be able to go the the home of
her other daughter, Mrs. Raymond, at
La Crosse. About a week ago
marked decline was noted in her con-
dition, and she passed away Monday
evening
Mrs. Glissendorf was the mother OF
seven children, three Of whom nave
proceeded her in death. The children
Awho mourn for her are: Mrs. Ona
ESearles, of Poughkeepsie. New YORK;
Mrs. Anna King of Chicago; Mrs. Les
lie Ramona, of La Crosse, Wisconsin;
and one son, George F. Glissendorf,
Of Prairie Township, this county
Four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs.
Julia Ferguson, of Lamont, Iowa, and
two brothers, Frank Mauerman. OF
Bartonville, Illinois; and Edward
Mauerman, of Peoria, Illinois, also
survive Mrs. Glissendorf.
On April II, 1872, Mrs. Glissendorf
Funited with the first Congregational
church of this city. During all OF the
wears she has remained a faithful
member of the church. She truly
aoved to attend the services and was
ssbsent from the services only when
sher strength failed her. Although
suffering constantly from an ailment
from which there was no relief,
she was always cheerful and happy,
and never burdened her friends with
murmurings about her lot in life. Mrs.
Glissendorf lived for her family and
her church, and in the discharge of her
|duties in the home and the church, she
|exemplified in a most beautiful man
,ner the principles taught by her saw
ior. She was member OF the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, of this city, and
was beloved by the ladies of that or
ganization.
Tne Qeatn Vi MIS-. uHssohuoii .''S'
from our midst one of the sanity wo-
men, one who has played we'll her part
in life. Those who have been at
tached to her by tender family ties.
can find consolation in the thought
that for their loved one death was but
the stepping from this life in that
greater life.
The sorrow that has come to the
children, and the sister and brothers,
is shared by host of friends in this
CITY