Individual Details

Census (family)

101, 101 Balster, Lorenz, Head, MW, 27, Married 0 yrs, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois English Farmer Farm Own Account yes yes R F F 96
Anna, Wife, FW, 26, M-0, Iowa Ger.English Ger.English English none yes yes
Barto, Frederick Hired man M W 18 S Iowa / Ger.English/ Ger.English English Hired Hand
Heiken, Henry Father-in-law M W 72 M, 41 Ger. English /Ger.German /Ger. German/ 1860 NA English (spoke) None
Mary Mother-in-law F W 65 M,41 4,4 (children born, alive) Ger. English /Ger.German /Ger. German/1868 or 5? (immigration) English (spoke) None

Census (family)

This was very faint and hard to read from this microfilm copy
SD 5 ED 63 sheet 4B (145)

Fm 79, 80 Balster, Lorenz Head R ? Iowa, ? , ? Farmer
Annie H. Wife 35 Iowa, East Friesland, East Friesland
Margaret Daug. 9 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
George Son ? Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Marion Son ? Iowa, Iowa, Iowa
Frieda Daug. ?/12 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa

Census (family)

1 BALSTER L F 42 IA H BALSTER, GEORGE H MI HEEREN, MARGARET IL IA
2 BALSTER ANNA 40 IA W HEIKEN, JOHN H GER HEIKEN, MARIA 72 GER IA
3 BALSTER MARGARET 14 IA D IA
4 BALSTER GEORGE 12 IA S IA
5 BALSTER MARION 11 IA S IA
6 BALSTER FRIEDA 10 IA D IA
7 BALSTER HILDA 4 IA D IA
8 BALSTER ARLINE 1 IA D IA

Death

Mrs. Lorenz F. Balster Dies.
Death claimed Mrs. Lorenz P. Balster at the John McDonald Memorial hospital last Monday evening. Her death occurred at 6:10 o'clock, following an illness of four and a half weeks. Shortly after Christmas she was taken ill with intestinal flu. Her condition continued to grow more serious and a surgical operation was resorted to. last week Friday, with the hope of saving her life. Operating surgeons found that nothing could be done to relieve her suffering. Her death is Indeed a sad one as she leaves a husband and a. number of children, large and small, to mourn her loss.
The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heiken of Castle Grove township. She was born May 23, 1884, and was therefore 43 years 8 months and 7 days of age at the time of her demise. She was confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran church April 8, 1900, and was a staunch member all her life. During the last years she was a member of the Ladies' Aid society. Both the church and the society will deeply regret losing such a faithful member.
She was married Feb. 15. 1910 to Lorenz F. Balster. Seven children were born to this union. One daughter, Pauline, a twin sister of Arline, preceded her mother in death at the age of six months. The other children are: Margaret, 17; George, 16; Marion, 15; Frieda. 13; Hilda, 8, and Arline, 4. In addition to her children and husband, she is survived by her aged mother, Mrs. John Heiken of Castle Grove township, one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Burrack of Strawberry Point and two brothers, Albert Heiken of Castle Grove township, and John Heiken of Wayne township. Throughout her entire life, Mrs. Balster had lived upon the same farm.
The funeral services were held this afternoon and were in charge of Rev. Gottlieb Wolf, pastor of St. Peter and Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. Preliminary services were held at the family home at 1 o'clock, and final services at the church at 1:30 o'clock. Both services were in both the English and the German languages. Mrs. Balster's body. was interred at Prairie Hill cemetery.

Burial

Jones County Gravestone Records
Page: 8
Name: Anna Heiken Balster* Bolster
Birth Date: 23 May 1884
Death Date: 30 Jan 1928
Cemetery: Prairie Hill
Town: Castle Grove

7 7 Lorenz F Balster 1882 1949 s/o George H & Margaret Balster
7 7 Anna H (Heiken) Balster 1884 1928 w/o Lorenz F Balster--d/o John H & Maria Heiken