The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-05-17
Mrs. August BrOckh0f,
81, Died at Vesta

Vesta-Funeral services were held
Saturday in the Vesta Lutheran
church for Mrs. August Brockhoff, 81,
who died Wednesday evening of last
week on their farm southeast of here.
Rev. Carl Brickman officiated and
burial was in the Vesta cemetery.
Marie Antonnie Marguerite Scheer
Brockhoff was born December a.,
1879 in Ehlou, Germany. At the age
of two years she came to this country
with her parents. They made their
home in Knox county, Nebraska. She
was confirmed in the Evangelical
Lutheran church at Creighton, Neb-
raska. In 1908 she was married 20
August Brockhoff at Creighton. To
this union five children were born, a
son preceded her in death in infancy.
In 1915 they moved to a farm south
east of Vesta.
Those surviving are: her husband,
August Brockhoff; daughters, Mrs.
John Hansen of Tracy, Mrs. Joseph
Suda of Springfield and sons, Arno
and Werner, at home; three grand
children; three brothers, Ernest
Scheer, Omaha, Nebraska; Gottlieb
Scheer and one sister, Mrs. w. F.
Filter, Bazele Mills, Nebraska, who
attended the funeral and many other
relatives and friends.
Pail bearers were Herman Virgutz,
Peter thinner, Christ Schwartz, Fred
Gertjejansen, Otto Kreft and Herman
Mueller.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gieske and
Myra Marquardt of New Ulm spent
Monday at the Robert H. Marquardt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meir and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Pischke and Mrs.
Harold Zimmerman of Morgan drove
to Willow Lake, South Dakota Sun
day where they attended the funeral
of a relative.
Mrs. James Mccoy of Belview
spent a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr Mccoy this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Getting are the
parents of boy born Monday, May
7, at the Redwood Falls hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Schroeder were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Watsche at Sea-
forth.
Mrs. Mary Taylor and daughter
Irene, of Mankato spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Warlop. The
latter returned with them for a
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Schlemmer
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Zorn at Wood Lake.
Mrs. Fred Gertjejansen and chill
dren and Richard Gertjejansen drove
to Mankato Saturday afternoon
where they visited at the home OF
Mrs. Gertjejansen's mother, Mrs
Graft. They returned Sunday eve
ming.
The high school play, "The Little
Clodhopper" given at the hall Tues
day was well attended.
H. G. Holloway and son, Kermit
spent Sunday with Mrs. Holloway al
Robbinsdale.
Myrland Buddy Lang was taken
to the University hospital Thursday
for appendicitis Saturday morning.
Harlan, of Nicollet and Mr.. and Mrs
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shan
ley. Mrs. Stanley returned to Nico.
lett with Mr.. and Mrs. Hegdahl for a
weeks stay.
Many of the pupils from here took
part in the county play day activities
Friday afternoon at Wabasso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bendix anG
daughter, Olive, of Echo were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Bendix.
The operetta given by the lower
grades at the Parent Teachers meet
ipp Tburcdav ovoninu waS we'll nrp
scented.
Mrs. James Arnold returned Fri
day evening from Alexandria where
she has spent several weeks with hel
niece, Mrs. Hong.
E. N. Montgomery spent Sunday
at Tracy with Mr.. and Mrs. Thoma:
Hicks.
Monday evening the Presbyterian
Sunday School council will meet al
the home of Mrs. j. J. Smith.
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