Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-07-21
LAST SAD .ulES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
LARGE CONCOURSE OF FRIENDS
PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO
PIONEER RESIDENT.

PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO
PIONEER RESIDENT.
One of the largest crowds that
ever attended q funeral in Audubon
was present at the last sad rites for
the late Mrs. August Burr on Sun
day afternoon. The services were
held at 1880 o'clock at the Presby-
terian church, Rev. ]. f. Schliep-
sick, of the German Lutheran
church, officiating.
The German Lutheran church
choir, of Lincoln township. furnish
ed the music and sang hymns. Teh
speaker who had known the de-
ceased we'll, touched upon the many
good qualities of Mrs. Burr, saying
that he had never found a more
moral, upright, likable woman than
Mrs. Burr
The large church was packed with
friends and relatives of the deceas-
ed and the casket and railing bank
ed with flowers, gave mute testi-
mony of the esteem in which the de-
parted was held in this community.
There were many out-of-town peo-
pie in attendance at the funeral,
mont, Okla. Adair, Oxford, Extra,
Atlantic, Casey, Manning and Gray.
Interment was made in Arlington
Heights cemetery, to which place a
large cortege of mourners followed
the remains. The German Ladies'
Aid society, of which Mrs. Burr was
q member, attended the funeral in
q body.
Tho nall hoo ,,xo.o W., no.~
eddie Porsch, Joe Blohm, John
HoltZ, Fred Boldt and Fred Dett-
man.
Mrs. Marie (Schalow) Burr was
born in Mecklinberg, Schwerin,
Germany, on February 23d, 1853,
and died at her home in Audubon,
Iowa, on July 14th, 1921, aged 6S
years, months and 81 days, after
an illness of several months, during
which time she suffered almost con-
stantly. Through all her sickness
she bore her suffering with forth
tude, and always looked after the
welfare and pleasure Of others than
self.
Miss Schalow arrived in America
in 1875, going direct to Iowa City,
Johnson county Iowa. She was
united in marriage with August
Burr at Iowa City on Nov. 23, 1875,
and lived IN Johnson county three
years, then moved to Audubon
county, where they have lived con-
tinuously since, over a period of Al
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burr followed farm
ing in Greeley township, Audubon
county, until February, 1908. when
they retired. moved to Audbon,
and have lived at the present home,
2O7 Second avenue, since.
The union of Mr.. and Mrs. Burr
was blessed with six children, name
ly, Mrs. Lena Savage, Mrs. Henri
eta Owen, Miss Minnie Burr, Mrs.
Sophia Rubel, Henry Burr and Au-
gust Burr, Jr., highly respected res
fdents of this vicinity. besides eight
grandchildren, who with the hus-
band, revere the memory of wife and
mother. She also leaves one broth
er and four sisters: VIM. Schalow,
Mrs. Louise Alvey, Mrs. Augusta
Dreier, Mrs. Hannah Dammann, of
Adair, Iowa. and Mrs. Frederick
Hecht, living in Germany.
While Mrs. Burr always felt an
interest in the affairs pertaining TO
her community and town as well as
for the welfare of neighbors and
friends, her chief interest was in her
own home and family, and she was
a model homemade and house
keeper. For longer than 40 years
Mrs. Burr and her husband have g.
sided in Audubon and immediate vi
entity. For almost As years, as man
and wife, they have wrought togeth-
er, this being the first break in the
family tie.
These years have witnessed the
passing of many of their early Iowa
friends, but as the years have pass
ed, Mrs. Burr made friends of
strangers who have come into her
home town. The chief regrets of
Mrs. Burr during the illness that re-
suited in her death, was that she
would have to leave che companion
of her youth and old age, and that
she would see the friends OF her
home town no more.
The illness that terminated her
life commenced over a year ago.
This illness brought her many days
of great physical suffering. She met
these trying days with splendid for
anu anu CliiSlldH
faith. In her passing, her home
community loses one Of its con-
structive pioneers: her husband
true and loving wife; her children,
a kind and devoted mother, and all
her acquaintances, loyal and
steadfast friend.
Mrs. Burr affiliated with che
German Lutheran faith at the early
80 70 N
a devout member and truly chris
tian lady to the end. Few women
have lived in this community who
have derived much more out OF life
than Mrs. Burr. No woman has ex-
ceeded her in true worth. She did
not crave high places and was de-
void of that form of ambition which
wears out the real man or woman.
She always knew her place and her
power, and whatever she undertook
she succeeded in admirably.
Her death followed a well-spent
life, attended by the regrets of ey-
erybody that ever knew her, is the
highest tribute that can be paid.
Relatives from away in attend
ance at the funeral were: Miss Lena
Eyer, Fairmont. Okla: Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Miller, Oxford; VIM.
Schalow, Mesdames Louise Alvey,
Augusta Dreier, Fred Gennerich,
Jake Scheeler and family, Fred Seha-
low and family, Ernest Gennerich
and family, VIM. Nieman and family,
Aug. Dreier and family, August
Dammann, John Petri, Gus Reimer
and wife, Mrs. Minnie Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. Wedemeyer, of Adair; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Alvey, Of Casey;
Aug. Schalow, Mrs. Lea McCallum,
Miss Maggie Beach, Mr.. and Mrs.