Individual Details

Marriage

emigrated to the USA right after marriage (nach den USA ausgewandert)

Death

WELL KNOWN GRANT TOWNSHIP PIONEER CLAIMED BY DEATH 

Mrs. Talke Marie Kleihauer Attains Great Age of Ninety-Five Years 

Mrs. Talke Marie Kleihauer, resident of Plymouth county for nearly a half century, died at her home on a farm in Grant township Friday, April 29. Mrs. Kleihauer had attained the great age of nearly 96 years, and death was due to old age, following a long and useful life. 

Mrs. Kleihauer was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerd J. Garhusen, and was born in Ost Friesland, Germany, June 18, 1842. She grew to womanhood in that neighborhood and in 1869 was united in marriage with Geerke Johann Kleihauer. Shortly after their marriage, seeking to better themselves, they left their native shores and emigrated to America, first settling in Illinois, where they lived for a short time and then joined German colonists in a settlement in Jones county, Iowa. After farming there for a few years they came to LeMars and purchased a farm in Grant township which has been her home since. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kleihauer were the parents of nine children, seven of whom preceded their mother in death besides her husband. Her departure is mourned by her daughters, Mrs. Albert Lubben and Ann Kleihauer, two sons-in-law, Henry Ludwigs and Albert Dirks, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hannah Kleihauer, 35 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren. 

Mrs. Kleihauer was a faithful member of Christ Lutheran Church in Grant township. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and one of the many women who ably helped in the building up of a community developed from the verdant prairie. 

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Christ church, Mammen. Rev. F. Bunge, pastor, officiating, and interment made in the Grant township cemetery. 

~source: LeMars Sentinel, Tues, May 3, 1938