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Gesena was raised, in part, by John and Margarete Loseke after her Mother died.
From The LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 30, 1947-
Funeral rites for Mrs. Gesena Hembd, who died May 20, at St. Mary's Hospital, Columbus, were held at Creston from the home to St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Rev. Otto Spehr officiated.
Members of the Frauen Verein sang a hymn at the home and the church choir sang "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" and "Savior Breathe an Evening Blessing." Pallbearers were Helmuth Loseke, Ernest Gigax, Elmer Oeltjen, Alfred Sander, E. K. Luedtke, and Jake Bachman. Burial was in the Creston Cemetery.
Mrs. Hembd had been in failing health for several months and had spent several weeks in the hospital. In spite of everything that medical aid could do, her strength gradually ebbed away.
Born on January 23, 1860, in the Loseke Creek neighborhood, Gesena Ahrens Hembd died at Columbus May 20, 1947, at the age of 87 years, three months, and 27 days. A daughter of Edwin Ahrens and Gesena Kunneman Ahrens, early homesteaders, she lived her entire life in Platte county.
She was married to Julius Hembd in February, 1877, and they also took up a homestead in Sherman Township, this county. They lived there until Mr. Hembd's death in 1911. At that time Mrs. Hembd retired from the farm and moved to Creston. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and of the Frauen Verein.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Fix of San Francisco, California; and Mrs. Minnie Helzer of Los Angeles, California; I8 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; five half-sisters and two half brothers, Mrs. Margaretha Sander of Creston, Mrs. Anna Grotelueschen of Audubon, Iowa; Mrs. Fritz Loseke of Columbus, Mrs. Eric Wurdeman of Leigh, Mrs. Otto Asche of Leigh, Herman Ahrens of Leigh, and Edwin Ahrens of Columbus. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hembd, died during the influenza epidemic in 1918. Mrs. Hembd raised their three daughters, Mildred, Bernice and Elva Hembd.
She was preceded in death by her husband; four children, John, and Emma Hembd who died in infancy, Herman Hembd of Creston, and Mrs. George Michaelson of Columbus. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
Gesena was raised, in part, by John and Margarete Loseke after her Mother died.
From The LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 30, 1947-
Funeral rites for Mrs. Gesena Hembd, who died May 20, at St. Mary's Hospital, Columbus, were held at Creston from the home to St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Rev. Otto Spehr officiated.
Members of the Frauen Verein sang a hymn at the home and the church choir sang "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" and "Savior Breathe an Evening Blessing." Pallbearers were Helmuth Loseke, Ernest Gigax, Elmer Oeltjen, Alfred Sander, E. K. Luedtke, and Jake Bachman. Burial was in the Creston Cemetery.
Mrs. Hembd had been in failing health for several months and had spent several weeks in the hospital. In spite of everything that medical aid could do, her strength gradually ebbed away.
Born on January 23, 1860, in the Loseke Creek neighborhood, Gesena Ahrens Hembd died at Columbus May 20, 1947, at the age of 87 years, three months, and 27 days. A daughter of Edwin Ahrens and Gesena Kunneman Ahrens, early homesteaders, she lived her entire life in Platte county.
She was married to Julius Hembd in February, 1877, and they also took up a homestead in Sherman Township, this county. They lived there until Mr. Hembd's death in 1911. At that time Mrs. Hembd retired from the farm and moved to Creston. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and of the Frauen Verein.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Fix of San Francisco, California; and Mrs. Minnie Helzer of Los Angeles, California; I8 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; five half-sisters and two half brothers, Mrs. Margaretha Sander of Creston, Mrs. Anna Grotelueschen of Audubon, Iowa; Mrs. Fritz Loseke of Columbus, Mrs. Eric Wurdeman of Leigh, Mrs. Otto Asche of Leigh, Herman Ahrens of Leigh, and Edwin Ahrens of Columbus. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hembd, died during the influenza epidemic in 1918. Mrs. Hembd raised their three daughters, Mildred, Bernice and Elva Hembd.
She was preceded in death by her husband; four children, John, and Emma Hembd who died in infancy, Herman Hembd of Creston, and Mrs. George Michaelson of Columbus.
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1860 - 1947 (87 years)