Individual Details
Lorenz Christopher "Lawrence" Schoon
(11 Feb 1888 - 2 Jul 1951)
Events
| Birth | 11 Feb 1888 | Amber, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 16 Apr 1914 | Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Johanna Elise "Lizzie" Ricklefs | |||
| Death | 2 Jul 1951 | Viola, Linn, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Johanna Elise "Lizzie" Ricklefs (1895 - 1988) |
| Father | Jacob Lorenz Schoon (1849 - 1930) |
| Mother | Maria "Mary" Helgens (1859 - 1928) |
| Sibling | George Henry Schoon (1880 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Emma Magdline Schoon (1883 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Adolph M Schoon (1890 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Henry Rudolph Schoon (1892 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Lena Margaretha Schoon (1895 - 1933) |
| Sibling | William Rieken Schoon (1895 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Alva Frederick Schoon (1902 - 1961) |
Notes
Death
THE ANAMOSA EUREKA, ANAMOSA, IOWA, JULY 5, 1951, PAGE 1LAWRENCE SCHOON, 63 DIES MONDAY, JULY 2
VIOLA - Lawrence Schoon , 63, died Monday afternoon at his home. Services will be held this Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's American Lutheran church. Rev., H. E. Hahn will officiate. Burial will be at Wayne cemetery. Survivors are his wife, eleven children, sixteen grandchildren, five brothers and one sister.
Lawrence Christoph, son of Jacob Schoon and his wife Mary Helgens was born February 11, 1888 at Amber. He was baptized at Wayne Lutheran church March 9, 1888, by Rev. C. Mardorf. He was also confirmed by Rev. Mardorf March 22, 1902. April 16, 1914, he was married at Wayne to Johanna Elsia Ricklefs. Mr. Schoon spent many years in farming near Anamosa and Martelle and also near Viola.
Survived Named
Children surviving are Ella, Mrs. Mervyn Kapp, Viola; Ida, Mrs. Charles Bauserman, Cedar Rapids; Mildred, Mrs. George Chposky, Cedar Rapids; Pauline, Mrs. Merle Husmann, Center Junction; Leland, Springville; Harlan, Anamosa; Nelda, Mrs. Dillon Mead, Center Junction; Marvin, with the armed forces of our country now stationed at Germany, and Evelyn, Mrs. Paul Paulsen, Scotch Grove. Brothers and sisters surviving are Mrs. John Warner, Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Wil, Adolph, Henry and Alva all of Amber. His parents and a sister, Mrs. Adolph Eggers, preceded him in death.