The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-04-17
MORGAN RESIDENT
dies SUDDENLY
Had Lived in Community About
62 Years Since Parents Came
to Eden in 1867.

Herman Dittbenner, one of Nor
cams highly respected citizens and
businessmen who had lived in the
community for over sixty years, ex-
pired suddenly Friday morning.
While helping his wife with some
work about the house he collapsed
without warning and died in few
minutes from a heart attack. News
of his sudden death spread rapidly
about the village. 1t was known to
a great many friends that Mr.. Dit
benner was not in vigorous health
vet he came down town daily walk
ing quite spry so that his death,
coming without warning, caused a
great deal of surprise.
The funeral was held Monday af-
ternoon. Following brief services
at the home, services were conducted
at the city hall by Rev H. A. Pott-
hoff, pastor of the Methodist church.
Mr.. Dittbenner had long since been
affiliated with the Methodist church,
but on account of the large relation
ship, and the many score of acpuaint-
ences who wished to attend the
funeral, it was necessary to secure
a larger auditorium than the church.
Rev. Potthoff preacher in both
German and English and there was
beautiful singing by a mixed quart
cite consisting of Mesdames E. H.
Albrecht and Wesley Sandman and
Messers Erwin Meierding and Elmer
Sandman. Burial was made in the
Eden Methodist cemetery in the fami-
ly lot. The pallbearers were nephews,
namely F. j. and Fred Fenske, Adolph
and Edward Gulth and Ernest and
Edwin Dittbenner.
Herman Dittbenner was born in
Gehlsdorf, Province of Pommeran,
Germany, December 8, 1868 making
were William and Johannah Dittben-
ner. When he was three years old,
him 65 years old. His parents names
his parents immigrated to New Ulm.
After a residence there of year
the family took up homestead in
Eden township. Needless to say
Mr.. Dittbenner was one of the earliest
residents of that community and he
witnessed a wonderful development
in that span of over three score of
years. During the civil war, only a
couple of years before the Dittben-
ners took up their home in Eden,
that territory was overrun with In
dams during the massacre days.
This was before the railroad had in
vaded this territory and Mr.. Dittben-
ner had lived in Eden on the farm
which has been in the family since
first occupied by the white men, for
several years before Morgan started
as a siding on the Sleepy Eye-Red-
wood branch.
When a young man he was mar
ried to Theresa Fischer, who died
four years later, leaving a daughter
Mabel and son Arthur.
On March Z, 1889, he was married
to Anna Ziegenhagen, who for forty
years was a devoted helpmate to
him and loving mother to the chill !
dren. Two children were born to
them, both dying in infancy.
In the fall of 1913 Mr.. Dittbenner
and wife moved to Morgan, where
residence property was purchased.
Two years later Mr.. Dittbenner be-
came a member of the implement
firm of Fenske and Dittbenner. For
only short time was he active in the
business but has always kept in close
touch with the firms affairs.
Besides his wife and daughter, Mrs.
Emil Netzke and son Arthur, both of
Eden, Mr.. Dittbenner is survived by
two grandchildren, Mildred Netzke
and Margie Dittbenner. There are
two brothers, Carl of Sleepy Eye and
Edward of Eden. Three sisters, Mrs.
julius Gluth and Mrs. August Fenske,
and another in Germany, had pre-
ceeded him in death.-Morgan Mes
senger.