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From local Marengo Iowa newspaper (about August 21, 1909):

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       Mrs. Heiden Dead.

  Mrs.  Henry  Heiden   died   at  her
home in this city  Wednesday  morning,
after an  extended  illness, which all
treatment  essayed  failed to relieve.
  The funeral  will be  held Saturday,
with services at the  Lutheran church.
The  remains  will  be  taken  to  the 
church about 10 o'clock and  the reli-
gous services will follow.
  A more extended  notice of  the life
and character of  this excellent woman
will be published next week.


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               Obituary

  Mrs.  Sophia  Heiden  nee   Karsten,
was born  April 14, 1840,  in Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin, Germany.
  She  came  when   quite  young  with
her parents to America.
  In 1857 she was  married to Mr. Hen-
ry Heiden in Iowa City. As  the result
of this union there were nine children
three sons  and six  daughters, one of 
whom died in infancy.
  About eight years they lived in  and
near  Iowa City, and  then they  moved
to  Benton   County  where  they  made
their   home  until   March,     1902,
they moved to Marengo.
  Her  suffering the last days was in-
tense,  but  was  borne with fortitude
and resignation,  with  marked  confi-
dence  and  hope of  that  bright home
beyond where  she  shall soon  be with
Jesus.
  She was a  consistent  member of the
German  Lutheran  church,    and   was 
very  highly  respected  by her neigh-
bors and friends.
  All  that medical skill and kind and
loving  care  could  do was done with-
out avail.
  On Monday  evening,   August 16,  as
her  husband and some  of her children
were gathered about  her bedside,  she
bid them each  good by.  She died last
Tuesday,  August 17, at 7:30 p.m. aged
69 years, 4 months and 3 days.
  She   leaves  a sorrowful   husband,
three  sons,  Henry,  of Clark, S. D.,
Louis  of Garrison,  and  John of  St. 
Clair  Township,   Benton County,  and
five  daughters,  Mrs.  L. Juergemeyer
of Benton  County,  Mrs. Wm. Ebert, of
near  Blairstown,  Mrs.  Katie Hopper,
of near Watkins,  Mrs. Charles Pfaffle
and  Mrs. H. F. Bartle, of South Dako-
ta.  Also,  26  grand-children  and  9
great grandchildren.
  The funeral  services  were  held on
Saturday,  August 21, at 10 o'clock a.
m. at  the  Lutheran church  in Maren-
go  and  was  conducted  by  the  Rev. 
Geo. Bayer, after  which  the  remains
were  taken to the  Conn  cemetery  in
Washington  township   for   interment
by a large number of friends and rela-
tives.

          CARD OF THANKS
  We desire to  extend  our  heartfelt
thynks  to the kind friends and neigh-
bors  who have rendered assitance dur-
ing the illness and after the death of
our beloved wife and mother.
          HENRY HEIDEN AND FAMILY.

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