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Wilhelmine Kolmorgen
Wilhelmine Kolmorgen was born Feb. 9, 1854, in Alt Harmhorst, Holstein, Germany, and died at the Harlan hospital, following a brief illness, Dec. 26, 1932, at the age of 78 years, 10 months, and 17 days.
Miss Kolmorgen was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church of Klein Nuchel, Holstein. At the age of 15, following her confirmation, she left her home and went to Hamburg, where she found work and stayed until 1891. In this year she immigrated to America, coming to Corley, Iowa, to her uncle, John Peemoller. She worked in the Corley vicinity until 1897, when she returned to her homeland for a visit for half a year, taking with her a Mr. Christensen and his three little children, who were to make their home in Germany.
When Miss Kolmorgen returned to the United States, she came once more to Shelby, and made her home with the Blumers, for whom she worked until 1927, a period of 25 years. Because of illness she finally gave up this work and spent the last years of her life with her cousin, Mrs. Wm. Bebensee, who tenderly cared for her until the end.
Miss Kolmorgen was practically alone in this country, her only relatives being her cousins, Mrs. Wm. Bebensee and Mrs. Buchholtz of Wayne, Neb.
In Germany, a brother and a sister survive her, another sister passing on before her into death last year.
She was a member of the United Ev. Lutheran church of Shelby.
The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church Thursday afternoon, Dec. 29, with the pastor, Rev. S. C. Kloth officiating. Interment was in the Shelby cemetery.
Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krouse of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ehrig of Harlan and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fahrenkrug of Avoca.
(Source: Elkhorn-Kimballton Review, January 05, 1933)
Burial Location:
Shelby Cemetery, Shelby County, Iowa
Section 1, Row 10
Kolmorgen, Minnie (1854 – 1932)
Hans Peter Nielsen
Hans Peter Nielsen, a resident of this community for over forty years, passed away at his home in the south part of Elk Horn Monday night about 12 o’clock after a short siege of pneumonia. Mr. Nielsen would have been eighty years of age in June.
He was born, June 9, 1853, at Moen, Denmark. At the age of fifteen years he came to Moline, Ill., with his parents. There he learned thrift and hard work, as he and a brother soon became the sole support of their mother and sister and the two boys walked two miles each morning to go to work in the city’s factories.
At the age of twenty-five he came to the Elk Horn community and settled on a farm southeast of town. Here on Nov. 13, 1882, he was united in marriage to Anna Elenora Clausen. The couple celebrated their golden wedding last Nov. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen prospered in this new country and about fifteen years ago, they built a home in the south part of Elk Horn and moved there from their farm. Both had enjoyed good health until Mr. Nielsen’s fatal illness.
Besides his wife, Mr. Nielsen is survived by six sons. The four oldest reside in this community. They are Henry, John, Walter and Otto. One son, Enus, lives at Miami, Florida, and Nels, the youngest, at Portland, Oregon. The funeral was set for late in the week as the latter is enroute home.
A brother, Nels J. Nielsen, also survives. He lives in Moline, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock and at the Elk Horn Lutheran church at 1:30. Interment will be in the Elk Horn Cemetery. Rev. Anders Hansen will conduct the services.
(Elk Horn-Kimballton Review, January 05, 1933)