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Buena Vista County Obituaries
Newell Mirror Obit Abstracts, 1934


Jan. 9--Henry Charles Point, born Feb. 20, 1855; 3 children survive; funeral at Congregational church

Jan. 9--Mrs. Christine Kjarsgaard of pneumonia; born Aug. 7, 1880 in Denmark; huband and 2 children; funeral Baptist church

Jan. 12---Henry Turner in Maryland, brother of Mrs. N. M. Layman

Jan. 13--T. Russell Boling in Syracuse, NY, wife former Miss Ellen Jensen of Newell; burial Windsor, IL

Jan. 13--Mrs. Elizabeth Mullen Piercy; born Shellsburg, WI Nov. 26, 1854; 11 children; burial Newell

Jan. 16--Mrs. Jennie McMullan, 86, in Spokane, WA, sister of J. C. Brown

Jan. 25--Mrs. Rudolph Fellwock, 50, at her home 6 miles NE of Newell

Feb. 2--Mrs. Peter Stockhauser, 83, mother of P. J. Wagge

Feb. 7--Mrs. Ellen Christensen Kair; born Varda, Denmark Apr. 18, 1869; 4 children; burial Newell

Feb. 21--Edward A. Sage; former resident of Newell; burial Cedar Co., Neb.

Feb. 26--Nancy Ellen Sage; former resident of Newell; burial Cedar Co., Neb.

Mar. 9--Anders Holst; born Kolind, Denmark, Oct. 12, 1871; traveled the world; wife and 2 children; burial Newell

Mar. 10--Peter Schmidt, 83, of Lake View; brother of Mrs. Peter Nelsen of Newell

Mar. 15--Mrs. H. G. Moore, 81, in Storm Lake; mother of Mrs. J. D. Boyce of Newell; burial SL Cemetery

Apr. 14--Mrs. James DeLand, wife of Judge DeLand, of pneumonia in Storm Lake

Apr. 20--Elwood Price Layman, son of Mrs. Ralph Layman of Terril, after appendicitis operation; born Mar. 11, 1916 in Newell; burial in Newell

May 18--C. L. Jones, 83, at the Burgett home in Newell

May 26--Mrs. C. A. Wadsley at Early, mother of Mrs. R. B. Eno

May 31--Jim Z. Jensen at a Fort Dodge hospital; born Dec. 4, 1886 in Sulsted, Denmark; fathers, 3 sisters and 3 brothers; burial Newell

June 2--Marion W. Conley, 60, of a stroke; born Jan. 2, 1874 in Sac Co.; wife, 1 sister, 3 brothers

June 3--J. S. Burgett of Deep River; younger brother of W. Q. Burgett of Newell

June 10--Theodore Ernest Jensen; born Apr. 10, 1929 in Sac City; s/o Ernest Jensen; parents, 2 brothers; burial Newell

June 9--Mrs. Jennie Bogenrief, Storm Lake, after an operation; sister of Mrs. B. E. Hickman and Joe Goetschius of Newell; burial Marathon

June 19--Jean Carol, daughter of Arnold T. Christensen in NYC of heart trouble; born Mar. 5, 1934; burial Newell

June 24--Oliver C. Brown of Hinton, brother of Charles Brown of Newell

July 2--Charles A. Wadsley at Iowa City; father of Mrs. R. B. Eno; funeral in Early

July 1--Clifford W. Hickman drowned near Fonda; born Feb. 7, 1906 in Henning, Ill; widow, son, parents brother; burial Newell

July 21--Nanna Jessine Frederiksen Atser at Colfax, Ia.; born Nov. 20, 1889 in Homer, Neb.; d/o M/M R Frederiksen of Newell; also husband, brother, 4 sisters; burial Newell

July 28--Anna Louise Jensen, 17, of diphtheria at Dwight, Ill.; niece of Mrs. George Boyce of Newell

July 26--Joseph Housholder in Searsboro; father of T. F. Housholder of Newell

Aug. 15--Henry Charles Piercy born Mar. 25, 1875 Shellsburg, Wis.; married Rognhild Olsen Sept., 1905; wife, daughter, 7 sisters, 3 brothers; burial Newell

Aug. 20--Rose Apolonia Heilig Ellrich of ptomaine poisoning; born June 19, 1883 at Merlenbach, Alsace Lorriane, Germany; married Raymond Ellrich Sept. 28, 1910; husband, children, 3 sisters, 2 brothers

Sept. 4--Mrs. Belle Sackman in Des Moines; aunt of Mrs. F. C. Foley of Newell; burial Des Moines

Sept. 15--Mrs. S. B. Maulsby in Storm Lake; mother of Mrs. Earl Williams, Mrs. Elmer Avery and Mrs. Laura Jensen all of Newell; resident of Newell until 3 weeks ago; funeral Redfield, Ia.

Oct. 4--Henry A. Vogel born Independence, Ia.; came to Newell from SL in 1900; wife, twin sons, 2 brothers; burial SL cemetery

Oct. 5--Franklin Libbious Point born Jan. 28, 1867 Aurora, Oh.; came to Newell with parents in 1878; wife, 2 daughters, 3 sisters (including his twin); 2 brothers; 1 half-sister

Oct. 10--Mrs. S. J. Hickman of Storm Lake; mother of B. E. Hickman of Newell; burial Lake View Park Cemetery, Storm Lake

Oct. 23--Algot Wayne Peterson born Aug. 14, 1917 at Alta; 1933 graduate of Newell High School; parents, 5 siblings, grandmother; burial in Alta

Nov. 10--Louis Thompson born Feb. 26, 1855 Galting, Germany; came to Newell in 1894; 3 children; 1 sister; 1 brother in New Zealand; burial Newell

Nov. 11--Karen Marie Gravesen Nielsen born Feb. 12, 1873 Smedbeck, Ejstrup, Jutland, Denmark; came to Newell Jan. 1, 1899; husband, 6 children, 3 brothers

Nov. 23--Ervin Splittgerber, 31, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; wife, daughter, parents, brother, 2 sisters; burial Varina

Dec. 2--Dr. Robert M. Thompson, 69, killed in auto accident in Wisc.; brother of Mrs. H. A. Vogel of Newell

Dec.17--Ole Larsen born June 15, 1869 Sjelland, Denmark; moved from Newell to SL 4 years ago; wife, four children, 2 sisters, 1 brother; burial Newell

Dec. 26--Joseph Boch born Molesworth, Ontario, Canada on Mar. 5, 1862; married Nora Stanley Oct. 14, 1904; wife and two sisters; burial in Newell Cemetery

Dec. 27--Albert Schmidt born Ribe, Denmark on Aug. 12, 1884; died after falling down the steps at his home; sister, Mrs. Chris Overby of SL, brothers Marius and John of Newell, sister and three brothers in Denmark; burial Newell






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