Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
RUTLEDGE WOMAN
ANSWERS CALL
Mrs. Anna kepIer, Aged s., Had Lived
in Community for Seven.
teen Years.

Inc RQtloQS0 community was great
ly shocked to hear of the passing of
Mrs. Anna Kepler at the st. Mary's
hospital at Duluth early Wednesday
morning, April II.
Death was due to appendicitis.
Mrs. Kepler had not been feeling
we'll for the past month and grew
gradually worse and on April 6, went
| to her bed. On Saturday, April 10,
she was taken to st. Mary's hospital
where an operation was performed
and best of medical care was given,
but to no avail
Anna Maria Kepler was born on
Sept. 10, 1869, near Berlin, Germany,
and at the time of her death was IS
years, months and 4 days.
She came to the United States in
1882 in company with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Funke, to Lam
| caster. Wis, and resided there until
her marriage to Theodore Kepler on
July 5. 1892 in St. Clements church
at Lancaster, Wis.
Lived Near Rutledge II Years.
Later she lived at Cincinawa
Mounds, Wis, residing there until
about January 1896. when the family
came to Minnesota, locating three
miles east of Rutledge in Norman
township and resided there until 1918
when the family moved to Rutledge,
at which place she resided at the
time of her death.
Mrs. Kepler was a devoted wife, a
kind and loving mother and one of
her greatest enjOyments was looking
forward to the homecoming of her
children so they could all be together
and these family reunions will al
ways bring fond memories to her dear
ones left behind. She was a woman
who was exceptionally we'll liked by
all who had the the pleasure to meet
her and she was always ready to help
those in need. She was an ardent
lover of little children and therefore
her grandchildren were a great pleas
ure to her.
Mrs. Kepler was a member of the
Catholic church and she leaves tC
mourn her death, her husband, sin
daughters, May Mrs. Irwin Foster
Emily (Mrs. c. G. Mills), LYDIA (Mrs
VIM. Senobe), Frances (Mrs. Fred
eric Hedberg), Mildred and Annabel
and four sons, Joseph, Anthony, Lee
and Edward. She was preceded ir
death by an infant son. All the chill
dren reside at Rutledge with the ex-
ception of Mildred, Annabell anG
Frances of Duluth, and Anthony al
Hibbing. One sister, Miss Theresa
Funke, three brothers, Charles, Henry
: and Michael Funke all of Lancaster
Wis; another brother, A. Funke, oil
Neville, Iowa, seven grandchildren
and many neices and nephews, also
survive her.
Funeral services were held at st
Boniface's church in Rutledge Satur
day, April 20, at p. m. with Rev
Reiger officiating. Burial was ir
Lakeview cemetery. The pallbearers
we're Arthur Liljedahl, John Losch
Frank Genadek, Frank Bowers, Jacl
Van Reese and John Nelson. The
numerous floral offerings and large
number of friends testified to the
esteem in which Mrs. Kepler was hello
by all who knew her.
Among the relatives who came
from a distance to attend the funera
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Funke, theil
son. Winnard. of Neville, Iowa; Miss
Theresa Funke, Chas. Funke. Henry
Funke, Michael Funke and daughter
Marie, all of Lancaster, Wis; Mrs
Frederic Brittenstine and daughter
ThOrine of Duluth.
These following lines were a great
, favorite of the deceased:
We know not the day nor the hour
We know not the time nor the year
But He bids us to ever be ready
For the step that we sometime shall
hear.
All extend their heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved family in their loss
Of dear wife and kind and loving
i mot her