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Carl married Schaefer, Elizabeth Marie 24 Feb 1929, Zion Lutheran Church; Tobias, NE.. Elizabeth (daughter of Schafer, Henry and Most, Minnie) was born 24 Feb 1903, Tobias, NE.; died 24 Aug 1994, Columbus, NE.; was buried , Roselawn Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Loseke, Roger Clemens was born 9 Jul 1934, Columbus, NE.; died 5 Aug 1949, Platte County, NE.; was buried , Roselawn Cemetery; Columbus, NE..
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Louis married Grotelueschen, Helena 22 May 1895, Christ Lutheran Church; Columbus, NE.. Helena (daughter of Grotelueschen, Adolph Johann and Loseke, Anna Catharine) was born 8 Feb 1874, ?; died 11 Aug 1965, Columbus, NE.; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

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Lena went to the local public school and attended Christ Lutheran German School for her confirmation instruction. Her parents kept as many as seventy-five children at their house in the cold winter months.

Lena enjoyed life and people and she was never boring. Her trademarks were hearty laughs and friendly smiles. Her life was characterized by a strong Christian faith to which she often bore witness to friends and family. She loved to sing the Lutheran Chorales and her favorite gospel songs.

Lena was a wonderful artist and drew many pictures of horses and dogs. Her family thought she could have been another "Grandma Moses". She would write poetry for self-enjoyment and also like to whittle wood; a specialty being whistles.

The local school district #48 had a debate group and initiated teams. Lena was a member of a team and really enjoyed entering the debates.

She was proud of her German heritage and subscribed to a German newspaper which she read thoroughly. She talked in German when her grandchildren were around so they could not understand what she was saying to their parents. She maintained good communication with her relatives in Germany and sent many CARE packages to them during and after WW II. She would tuck notes in the pockets and linings of clothes that she sent to them.

Lena loved the outdoors and gardening. Her specialty was petunias and strawberries. She ate a lot of chokecherries, including the stones, because she said "they keep things rolling".

Lena enjoyed her large family. She loved to play games with her grandchildren. She took them on nature walks, worked jigsaw puzzles with them, and read books to them. HEIDI was her favorite book.

SOURCES- Rev. Walter Morlak, Noami Louise Baker, Helen Morlak Kalweit, and Mrs. Harold Loseke.

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Lena went to the local public school and attended Christ Lutheran German School for her confirmation instruction. Her parents kept as many as seventy-five children at their house in the cold winter months.

Lena enjoyed life and people and she was never boring. Her trademarks were hearty laughs and friendly smiles. Her life was characterized by a strong Christian faith to which she often bore witness to friends and family. She loved to sing the Lutheran Chorales and her favorite gospel songs.

Lena was a wonderful artist and drew many pictures of horses and dogs. Her family thought she could have been another "Grandma Moses". She would write poetry for self-enjoyment and also like to whittle wood; a specialty being whistles.

The local school district #48 had a debate group and initiated teams. Lena was a member of a team and really enjoyed entering the debates.

She was proud of her German heritage and subscribed to a German newspaper which she read thoroughly. She talked in German when her grandchildren were around so they could not understand what she was saying to their parents. She maintained good communication with her relatives in Germany and sent many CARE packages to them during and after WW II. She would tuck notes in the pockets and linings of clothes that she sent to them.

Lena loved the outdoors and gardening. Her specialty was petunias and strawberries. She ate a lot of chokecherries, including the stones, because she said "they keep things rolling".

Lena enjoyed her large family. She loved to play games with her grandchildren. She took them on nature walks, worked jigsaw puzzles with them, and read books to them. HEIDI was her favorite book.

SOURCES- Rev. Walter Morlak, Noami Louise Baker, Helen Morlak Kalweit, and Mrs. Harold Loseke.

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From THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM, June 26, 1923-

HENRY LOSEKE, SR., DEAD- At 2 o'clock this afternoon occurred the death of Henry Loseke, sr., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. H. Leavy, at the age of 85 years. He had been in fairly good health until two weeks ago when complications from his advanced years rendered him bedfast. Mr. Loseke was numbered among the oldest of the pioneers of Platte county, coming here in 1868, shortly after the town of Columbus was founded. From the soil, as a farmer and stock-raiser, he wrung a comfortable fortune, and has always been a leader in the agricultural interests in the county. Mr. Loseke was born in Oldenburg, Germany, October 11, 1837. He came with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Loseke, and three other children to America in 1858, the family settling on the creek that now bears the Loseke name. In 1864, he was married to Mrs. Kumpf, who died in September, 1909, and was buried in Columbus cemetery, where Mr. Loseke's remains will be interred beside those of his wife. After her death, Mr. Loseke made his home with his daughter, Mrs. L. H. Leavy. Besides this daughter, six other children survive him- Mrs. Wm. Reese, of Kearney, who arrived this afternoon; Henry Loseke, jr., of this city; Louis Loseke, on Route 1 out of Columbus; August Loseke, living north of Columbus, and Mrs. Wm. Bucher of Columbus, and Mrs. Henry Grotelueschen, of Columbus, the last two named being step-daughters. One brother, Gerhard Loseke, sr., also survives him. Funeral arrangements have not yet been perfected. Mr. Loseke, throughout his life was a devout member of the Lutheran church, and was one of founders of the Loseke Creek church, affiliating with the Columbus congregation when he moved into the city. Coming as he did in the early days of Platte county history, he had witnessed its progress from a barren prairie to a rich farming community, in the development of which he played no small part.

From THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM, June 27, 1923-

...Among the survivors, announced in yesterday's Telegram, the name of a sister, Mrs. Anna Ahrens, living north of Columbus, was inadvertently omitted.
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Henry married Erb, Elizabeth 28 Jun 1864, Columbus, NE.. Elizabeth (daughter of Erb, Johann Georg and Fuener, Katharina) was born 10 Feb 1831, Friesenheim, Baden, GER.; died 27 Sep 1909, Columbus, NE.; was buried , Columbus Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

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Elizabeth Erb came to the US on the Vessel RHINE. It sailed from the Port of LaHavre, France and arrived at New York on February 25,1854. She was accompanied by an older sister, Dorotheaand a brother, Jakob. An older brother, Michael, had arrived in 1851, and is one of the founders of Columbus.

After John Kumpf's death, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Loseke on June 28, 1864 by C.A. Spiece, Mayor of Columbus. John Held and Michael Erb were witnesses.

Elizabeth Kumpf lived in Platte County for over fifty years. She and Henry are buried in the Columbus Cemetery.

As published in the local newspaper at Lahr, GE, May 31, 1860-

Elizabeth Erb of Friesenheim has moved without prior consent, she has settled in America and married there. She is being called upon, to appear within three months and justify herself over her unauthorized exit, if she does not appear she loses her right to country and citizenship and she would have to pay a legal penalty of three per cent of her possessions which she has taken along and of those that are to be sent yet. At the same time all property and possessions are to be confiscated. (Translated by Brother Boniface, Benedictine Mission, Schuyler).

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Burial
Columbus Cemetery

Immigration February 1853/54
Castle Garden, NY.
Elizabeth Erb emigrated to the US aboard the Vessel RHINE. It sailed from the Port of LaHavre, France and arrived at New York, NY. on February 25,1854. She was accompanied by an older sister, Dorothea, and a brother, Jakob. (GERMANS TO AMERICA PASSENGER LISTS, Ira A. Glazier and P. William Philby). The ship's manifest also shows Alexander Erb accompanied them; a third cousin.

An older brother, Michael, had arrived in 1851, and is one of the founders of Columbus, NE.

After John Kumpf's death, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Loseke on June 28, 1864 by C.A. Spiece, Mayor of Columbus. John Held and Michael Erb were witnesses.

Elizabeth Kumpf lived in Platte County for over fifty years. She and Henry are buried in the Columbus Cemetery.
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As published in the local newspaper at Lahr, Baden, GER., May 31, 1860-

Elizabeth Erb of Friesenheim has moved without prior consent, she has settled in America and married there. She is being called upon, to appear within three months and justify herself over her unauthorized exit, if she does not appear she loses her right to country and citizenship and she would have to pay a legal penalty of three per cent of her possessions which she has taken along and of those that are to be sent yet. At the same time all property and possessions are to be confiscated. (Translated by Brother Boniface, Benedictine Mission, Schuyler, NE.)

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From THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM, October 1, 1909-

LOSEKE, ELIZABETH (ERB), February 10, 1831-September 27, 1909

After an illness of seven years, during five years of which time she had been bedfast, Mrs. Elizabeth Loseke, wife of Henry Loseke, sr., died Monday night at the family home in this city. Mrs. Loseke was born in Baden, Germany, in 1831, and came to Platte county in 1858, direct from the fatherland. During the period of more than fifty years which she had lived in Platte county she had formed many close associations and lived to see her children well-established. She is survived by her husband and seven children. The children are Mrs. Henry Grotelueschen, Mrs. William Bucher, Mrs. William Reese, Mrs. L. H. Leavy and August Loseke, all of Platte county, and Charles Kumpf and Henry Loseke, of Colfax county. Rev. H. Miessler conducted the funeral service at the Lutheran church Wednesday afternoon, and interment was made in the Columbus cemetery.
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John emigrated aboard the Vessel ERICSSON, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on May 3, 1866. He was passenger number 97.

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GROTELUSCHEN-GROTELUESCHEN

There are two variations in spelling. The information from a German source indicates that the spelling in Germany was and still is GROTELUSCHEN with the "u" having an umlaut (") over it. The umlaut is a diacritical mark that is added to a vowel that changes the sound of the German vowels a, i, o, and u. The variation in spelling came from the fact that there is no umlaut in the English language. For a phonetically correct English substitution, an "e" was added. The variations caused some problems. Other German names have the same characteristic. There is no definite answer as to which spelling is correct and neither is more correct than the other.

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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, August 20, 1902-

GROTELUSCHEN - John Groteluschen, one of the old settlers of Platte county, died at his home on Shell creek last Wednesday, his ailment being Bright's disease of the kidneys, after one year's illness.

Mr. Groteluschen was born April 29, 1831, in Oldenburg, Germany, and came directly from there in 1866, to his farm in this county which he took as a homestead and on which he lived to the time of his death.

Mr. Groteluschen leaves a wife, four sons and six daughters to mourn the loss of a faithful husband and kind father. The sons are: Louis, Adolph, Emil and Otto; the daughters, Mrs. Ida Otte, Mrs. Lena Loseke, Mrs. Lizzie Loseke, and Misses Rosa, Bertha and Minnie. All live in this county with the exception of Louis who resides in Audubon, Iowa. There are also seventeen grandchildren who will remember their grandparent with reverence.

Funeral services were held at the German Lutheran church Friday at 12 o'clock, Rev. Friese conducting the service. The funeral was largely attended, over two hundred carriages, filled with sorrowing friends and acquaintances of the deceased, following the remains to their last resting place. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

John emigrated aboard the Vessel ERICSSON, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on May 3, 1866. He was passenger number 97.

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GROTELUSCHEN-GROTELUESCHEN

There are two variations in spelling. The information from a German source indicates that the spelling in Germany was and still is GROTELUSCHEN with the "u" having an umlaut (") over it. The umlaut is a diacritical mark that is added to a vowel that changes the sound of the German vowels a, i, o, and u. The variation in spelling came from the fact that there is no umlaut in the English language. For a phonetically correct English substitution, an "e" was added. The variations caused some problems. Other German names have the same characteristic. There is no definite answer as to which spelling is correct and neither is more correct than the other.

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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, August 20, 1902-

GROTELUSCHEN - John Groteluschen, one of the old settlers of Platte county, died at his home on Shell creek last Wednesday, his ailment being Bright's disease of the kidneys, after one year's illness.

Mr. Groteluschen was born April 29, 1831, in Oldenburg, Germany, and came directly from there in 1866, to his farm in this county which he took as a homestead and on which he lived to the time of his death.

Mr. Groteluschen leaves a wife, four sons and six daughters to mourn the loss of a faithful husband and kind father. The sons are: Louis, Adolph, Emil and Otto; the daughters, Mrs. Ida Otte, Mrs. Lena Loseke, Mrs. Lizzie Loseke, and Misses Rosa, Bertha and Minnie. All live in this county with the exception of Louis who resides in Audubon, Iowa. There are also seventeen grandchildren who will remember their grandparent with reverence.

Funeral services were held at the German Lutheran church Friday at 12 o'clock, Rev. Friese conducting the service. The funeral was largely attended, over two hundred carriages, filled with sorrowing friends and acquaintances of the deceased, following the remains to their last resting place.
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Adolph married Loseke, Anna Catharine 11 Apr 1866, Bissel, Oldenburg, GER.. Anna (daughter of Loseke, Johann and Beneke, Catharine Margaretha) was born 13 Nov 1848, Sage, Gemeinde, Oldenburg, GER.; died 12 Nov 1913, Platte County, NE.; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

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Anna emigrated aboard the Vessel ERICSSON, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on May 3, 1866. She was passenger number 98.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, November 14, 1913, pg. 7, col. 2

Stricken with paralysis, Mrs. Anna Groteluschen, widow of John Groteluschen, passed away Wednesday at her home in Bismark township, northeast of Columbus. Funeral services will be held at the home at 12 o'clock today and at the Loseke Creek Lutheran church at 1 p.m.

Mrs. Groteluschen was a native of Germany, where she was born November 18, 1848. She was one of the pioneers of Bismark township. She leaves three sons, Louis, of Iowa; Adolph and Otto, and one daughter, Miss Bertha Groteluschen. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Anna emigrated aboard the Vessel ERICSSON, which sailed from Bremen, Germany and arrived at the port of New York, NY. on May 3, 1866. She was passenger number 98.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, November 14, 1913, pg. 7, col. 2

Stricken with paralysis, Mrs. Anna Groteluschen, widow of John Groteluschen, passed away Wednesday at her home in Bismark township, northeast of Columbus. Funeral services will be held at the home at 12 o'clock today and at the Loseke Creek Lutheran church at 1 p.m.

Mrs. Groteluschen was a native of Germany, where she was born November 18, 1848. She was one of the pioneers of Bismark township. She leaves three sons, Louis, of Iowa; Adolph and Otto, and one daughter, Miss Bertha Groteluschen.
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In 1835, Johann was a soldier in Germany.

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, date unknown-
In 1835, Johann was a soldier in Germany.

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, date unknown-

DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN

John Loseke, one of the pioneer settlers of Platte county, died at his home on Loseke creek, north of this city, at 11 o'clock Wednesday evening, aged 81 years.

The deceased was one of the oldest settlers of Platte county and the first settler on the creek which bears his name. He was born in Oldenburg, Germany and emigrated to this country and Platte County in 1858 and has lived here ever since. He has four children living. They are Henry, Herman and Gerhold Loseke and Mrs. Edwin Ahrens. His wife died in 1880. The funeral will be conducted by Rev. Fisher at 11 o'clock Saturday morning in the Lutheran church on Loseke creek. The funeral will, undoubtedly, be largely attended, as the deceased was well known throughout the entire county.

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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, March 25, 1891-

LOSEKE--March 18th, at 10:30 a.m., of kidney trouble, after three weeks' illness John Henry Loseke, aged 81 years and 3 months.

Mr. Loseke was born in Oldenburg, Germany. In 1858, he removed with all his family to this county, settling in the valley whose creek now bears his name.

He has been, all these years, a good citizen, beloved by all who knew him, and his departure to the Summer Land will be sincerely mourned; we all lost a kind-hearted friend here, and may we hope to greet him there.

Mr. Loseke leaves four children: Henry, Herman, Gerhard, Mrs. Annie Ahrens, wife of Edwin Ahrens.
The funeral took place Saturday from Loseke creek church.
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Johann married Groteluschen, Anna Margarete 13 Nov 1835, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde; Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. Anna (daughter of Groteluschen, Johann Behrend and Dicke, Anne Marie) was born 10 May 1810, Haast by Sage, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.; was christened 13 May 1810, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 8 Aug 1879, Creston, NE.; was buried Aug 1879, Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

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From THE COLUMBUS JOURNAL, August 11, 1879-

GONE TO HER REST
NEBO, Aug. 11, 1879

The funeral services of "Old Mother Loseke", wife of Jhon (sic) Henry Loseke, took place at the German Lutheran church, of which she was a lively member, Monday, the 11th of August. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances were in attendance to do homage to the memory of one who was respected by all who knew her. Her age was 69 years, 2 months, and 27 days. She leaves a husband and four children to lament her loss. She, with her husband and four children, immigrated to this country from Germany, in the year 1858, and settled in May of that year. Her four children live on well improved farms surrounding her home, and all are loved and respected as good neighbors and citizens. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Ernst Frese, pastor of the German Lutheran church of this place.
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Johann Georg was a farmer at Friesenheim.

Facts about this person:

Religion
Lutheran
Johann Georg was a farmer at Friesenheim.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Johann Georg was a farmer at Friesenheim.
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Johann married Fuener, Katharina 10 Feb 1812, Friesenheim, Baden, GER.. Katharina (daughter of Fuener, Ludwig F. and Hertenstein, Magdalena) was born 11 Apr 1796, Friesenheim, Baden, GER.; died 6 Feb 1850, Friesenheim, Baden, GER.. [Group Sheet]

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Facts about this person:

Religion
Lutheran
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• Confirmation: 1784, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.

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Hinrich was a Brinksitzer or new farmer near Haast. He died in a buggy accident on his way to church.[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

Hinrich was a Brinksitzer or new farmer near Haast. He died in a buggy accident on his way to church.

Hinrich married Asche, Gesche Margarethe 15 Apr 1814, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde; Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. Gesche was born 6 Jun 1791, Sage, Gemeinde, Oldenburg, GER.; was christened 8 Jun 1791, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 18 Jul 1854, Haast by Sage, Oldenburg, GER.; was buried 22 Jul 1854, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. [Group Sheet]

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Johann married Beneke, Catharine Margaretha 29 Apr 1847, Evangelical Lutheran Kirchengemeinde; Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.. Catharine was born 1 Feb 1823, Haast by Sage, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER.; died 29 May 1909, Platte County, NE.; was buried , Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE.. [Group Sheet]

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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, June 2, 1909-

LOSEKE--Mrs. Katherine Margaret Loseke, a resident of Platte county for over forty years, died May 29, at the home of her son, Fred Loseke, six miles north of Columbus. Death resulted form a stroke of apoplexy, with which she was stricken on May 20, Margaret Behnke was born in Oldenbush, Germany, February 1, 1823. On April 11, 1847, she was married to John Loseke, and October 4, 1864, they arrived in Platte county and at once settled on the old homestead which has since been her home. In 1899 her husband died, and since that time she has made her home with her son Fred. Mrs. Loseke leaves one son, Fred Loseke and three daughters, Mrs. Anna Groteleuschen, Mrs. Catherine Asche of north of Columbus, and Mrs. Lizzie Breese of Albion. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Loseke Creek Lutheran church and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Deninger, and she was laid to rest in the cemetery at the church. A large gathering of friends were in attendance at the funeral to pay their last respects to the deceased. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) JOURNAL, June 2, 1909-

LOSEKE--Mrs. Katherine Margaret Loseke, a resident of Platte county for over forty years, died May 29, at the home of her son, Fred Loseke, six miles north of Columbus. Death resulted form a stroke of apoplexy, with which she was stricken on May 20, Margaret Behnke was born in Oldenbush, Germany, February 1, 1823. On April 11, 1847, she was married to John Loseke, and October 4, 1864, they arrived in Platte county and at once settled on the old homestead which has since been her home. In 1899 her husband died, and since that time she has made her home with her son Fred. Mrs. Loseke leaves one son, Fred Loseke and three daughters, Mrs. Anna Groteleuschen, Mrs. Catherine Asche of north of Columbus, and Mrs. Lizzie Breese of Albion. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Loseke Creek Lutheran church and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Deninger, and she was laid to rest in the cemetery at the church. A large gathering of friends were in attendance at the funeral to pay their last respects to the deceased.