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Albert Matthaus Lafrenz
May 10, 1988
Hayfield Herald (Hayfield, Minnesota)

Albert M. Lafrenz, 82, of Hayfield, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 1988.

Mr. Lafrenz was born March 27, 1906 in Bannesdorf, Fehmarn, Germany to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz.  He came to the United States with his family to a farm in Scott county, Iowa and then moved to Luverne, Minnesota.  He married Marga Pagels on November 30, 1930 in Luverne and returned to Iowa to farm, then moved to a farm near Hayfield, Minnesota.

Albert Lafrenz was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hayfield and belonged to the Senior Citizens group in the city.

Survivors include son, Leroy Lafrenz of Dodge Center; daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Eleanore) Popp of Hayfield, Mrs. Joseph (Dorothy) McGee of Barron, WI., and Mrs. Robert (Lorna) Lavindee of Oral, SD.; two brothers, Otto Lafrenz, Long Grove, IA., and Herman Lafrenz, Davenport, IA.; one sister, Emma Hawkins of Davenport, IA.; and six grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, one infant daughter, five brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were held May 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hayfield with the Rev. Myrwood Bagne presiding.

Pallbearers were Tony McGee, Bill Berkland, Jim Whitcomb, Curtis and Jim Lauringer, Wayne Boysen and Leonard and Denny Lafrenz.

Honorary pallbearers were Lisa McGee, Janet Lauringer, Cathy Lauringer, Hilder Samuelson, Otto Wilhelm and Winslow Casey.

Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery and arrangement were by Cole-Gust Funeral Home of Hayfield.
 

Submitted by: Claire Marie Grant
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Bertha Auguste Voss / Lafrenz
November 14,1969
Luverne Star Herald , Lunerne Minnesota ,U.S.A.

Funeral held Tuesday for Mrs. Lafrenz
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Bertha Lafrenz, 83, Luverne,at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Mrs. Lafrenz died Saturday at the Mary Jane Brown Home after being sick for two years.
The Rev.John Klemp officiated the service and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Pallbearers were Harold Ralfs, Dwight Lafrenz, Rex Bell, James Lafrenz, Darwin Lafrenz and Duane Lafrenz. Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Born Bertha A. Voss at Todendorf, Fehmarn Island, Germany July 9,1886,she married Fritz Lafrenz in Germany Aug.10,1904. They came to America in 1912 and to Rock County in 1919.
In 1912 they moved to Davenport, Iowa from Germany and moved to Rock County and lived in this area for the past 50 years. She attended schools in Germany.
Survivors include five children, Hans Lafrenz ,Mrs. Ann Ralfs, Henry Lafrenz and Mrs. Harley( Marie ) Bell, all of Luverne and Rudolf Lafrenz of Sioux Falls;16 grandchildren: and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lafrenz was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1940 ; two children Neko Lafrenz and one infant child ;five sisters; and two brothers.
Mrs. Lafrenz, a housewife, was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Hardwick.
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Added note by Claire;
Bertha was the daughter of Jochim Wilhelm Voss & Catharina Amalie "Amalia" Andresen. All of Fehmarn Island ,Germany.
Bertha Auguste Voss /Lafrenz
Born:July 9,1886
Died:November 8,1969
Buried :November 11,1969 Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota,U.S.A.   

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Carl Jacob Lafrenz
November 15, 1971
Davenport Times Democrat (Davenport, Iowa)

Carl Lafrenz

Carl J. Lafrenz, 64, R.R. 2, Davenport, died Sunday at Davenport Osteopathic Hospital, Davenport.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport.  Burial will be in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass, IA.

Visitation is from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., and from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday at Runge Mortuary.  Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Mr. Lafrenz farmed and was also employed as a custodian for the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Carl Jacob Lafrenz was born May 22, 1907 in Todendorf, Fehmarn, Germany to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz and came with his parents to the United States to Scott County.  He married Mildred Arp in 1933 in Davenport.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Willard (Arlene) Uitermark, Mrs. Thomas (Vanita) Barnet and Lorretta Lafrenz, all of Davenport, IA.; one son, Vernon Lafrenz of Atlantic, IA.; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma Hawkins of Kansas City, MO.; and six brothers, Albert Lafrenz of Hayfield, MN., Otto Lafrenz of Lowden, IA., Fritz Lafrenz of Maquoketa, IA., Jacob Lafrenz of Eldridge, IA., and Max and Herman Lafrenz, both of Davenport, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters.

Submitted by: Claire Marie Grant
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Fritz Lafrenz
March 7, 1940
Luverne Star Herald ,Luverne Minnesota U.S.A.

FRITZ LAFRENZ TO BE BURIED HERE TOMORROW
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  Springwater Farmer Dies in Pipestone Saturday Evening
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 A well Known Springwater township farmer, Fritz Lafrenz, died at the Ashton Memorial Hospital in Pipestone about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, having reached the age of 59 years,4 months and 19 days.Mr. Lafrenz had been in ill health for the past three years.
Funeral services will be held from the family home in Springwater township at 1 p.m. and from the Rock County Burial Association funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday and interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery, Rev. Reidenbach of Elkton S.D. will officiate.
Mr. Lafrenz was born on October 12,1880 at Danschendorf, on the Island of Fehmarn, Germany. He moved with his parents to Puttgarden, of Fehmarn, at age two and continued to live there until coming to America. He was united in marriage to Bertha Voss on August 10,1903 at Bannesdorf, Fehmarn ,coming to the United States and settling at Blue Grass, Iowa, on January 24,1912. They lived there until February 26,1919,at which time they moved to Rock County where they since continued to make their home.
Surviving Mr.Lafrenz are his widow and six children, Neko Lafrenz, Rose Dell township, Hans Lafrenz, Springwater township, Mrs.George Ralfs, Luverne; Henry, Marie and Rudolf Lafrenz all of whom reside at home in Springwater township. One son Renold, died in infancy. Surviving also are one brother, Nicholas and one sister ,Mrs. Agnes Thode, of Fehmarn Germany, a step-brother and step-sister, also in Germany and seven grandchildren. 

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Fritz Hermann Lafrenz
October 28, 1986
Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa)

Fritz Lafrenz

Fritz Lfrenz, 85, of Maquoketa died Sunday at Jackson County Care Facility, Maquoketa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Carson Funeral Home.  Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass.

Visitation is from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., today.  A memorial has been established.

Fritz Hermann Lafrenz was born March 29, 1901 in Todendorf, Fehmarn, Germany to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz and came with his parents to the United States to Scott County.  He married Gladys Smith in 1945 in Davenport.  She died in 1975.  He was a retired bus driver.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Castananda of Tracy, CA.; four sons, David Lafrenz of Indiana, Kenneth Lafrenz of Hubert, NC., and Jerry and James Lafrenz, both of Maquoketa, IA.; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma Hawkins of Davenport, IA., and three brothers, Albert Lafrenz of Hayfield, MN., Otto Lafrenz of Long Grove, IA., and Herman Lafrenz of Davenport, IA.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two sisters and four brothers.

Submitted by: Shirley Lafrenz Burt
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Hans Lafrenz
Cavalier County Republican, Langdon, North Dakota

CLYDE VICINITY
     Well-known as a substantial farmer in the Clyde vicinity since 1912, the memory of Hans Lafrenz was honored Sunday afternoon when a large number of people gathered at the Clyde church for the funeral.  He passed away at about 7:45 o'clock Thursday evening, June 18, 1936 at the General Hospital at Devils Lake, where he had been a patient for four weeks.  He had been ill with stomach trouble for about a year.
     The services were conducted by Rev. R. A. Rutledge of Clyde and special music was furnished by a quartette including Mr. and Mrs. E. Treleaven, J. S. Lewis and Mrs. D. W. Trisko.  The pall-bearers were E. L. Haaven, Barney Greening, Frank Bateman, D. W. Trisko, J. A. Thielen and Herman Dahl, and interment was in the Lebanon Cemetery beside the remains of his wife.
     Hans Lafrenz was born September 17 1871 in Germany.  There he married Johanna Koehn {sic} in July 1893 and they came to the United States in the same year, settling in Iowa.  They lived there until 1907, when they came to Cavalier county and settled southeast of Langdon on what has been known as the Chisholm farm.  In 1912, they moved to Bruce township and have since farmed southwest of Clyde.
     Seven children were born to the union.  Three died in infancy and those who survive are Emma, John and William at home, and Carl, who is employed by the highway department at Clyde.  Mrs. Carl Lafrenz, a daughter-in-law, and her son Richard, a grandchild, also survive.  The mother died in 1909.
     Two brothers, Fred of Marshalltown, IA and Henry  of Sioux falls, S. Dak also survive and with three sisters, who are Mrs. John Bulford {sic} of Lauren, IA, Mrs Franz Ehrick of Pearson, IA and Mrs. August Miller of Milborn IA.  His brother, Fred, was able to come from Marshalltown for the funeral, arriving at Devils Lake Friday and leaving from Lakota Sunday evening.
     The deceased was very well-known throughout the communities where he lived as a large farm operator, running about 2 sections of land during his time in Cavalier county.  His neighbors entrusted him with public offices on numerous occasions, he having served as road oversee, justice-of-the-peace and constable at different times

Submitted by: Claire Marie Grant
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Hans "Red" William Lafrenz
Born August 13,1904 in Todendorf, Fehmarn, Germany
Married March 9,1937 to Etta Marie Bruining
Died November 28,1987
Buried December1,1987
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HANS LAFRENZ
Funeral services for Hans Lafrenz, 83, Luverne, were Tuesday Dec.1,1987,in Bethany Lutheran Church. The Rev.Wayne Halvorson officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Pallbearers were Donald and Dwight Lafrenz, Rex Bell, Keith and Dale Bruining, and Harlod Ralfs. Honorary Pallbearers were Mort Skewes, Jarvis Boisen ,Vernon Noll ,John McClure Jr. and Thomas Birkeland. Mr. Lafrenz died Saturday, Nov.28 in Luverne Community Hospital. The son of Fritz and Bertha (Voss) Lafrenz was born in Germany August 13,1904 ,and moved to Davenport Iowa ,when he was six. In 1919 he moved to the Trosky area. He married Etta Bruining March 9,1937 ,in Rock County, they farmed in Mound township from 1938 to 1959 when they retired and moved to Luverne. Mr. Lafrenz had various jobs after retiring from farming. He was a past school board member of
District 11 and a member of the advisory board of District 670. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife Etta Lafrenz, Luverne; two sons, Jim and Maynard, Luverne, a daughter, Wanda (Mrs. LaVern) Kafka, Luverne; two grandchildren ; one great-grandchild; a brother, Rudolf Lafrenz, Sioux Falls; and a sister, Marie Bell, Luverne. Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Submitted by: Claire Marie Grant
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Henry Carl "Hank" Lafrenz
Born; Sept. 14,1910 Fehmarn Germany
Married; Martha F. Meins Nov.20,1937
Died Sept. 22,1973

H.C. LAFRENZ SERVICES HELD

Funeral services were held for Henry C. Lafrenz R-1 Luverne at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. The Rev. Alfred C. Schmalz officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge. Active Pallbearers were Clarence Bolland, Clarence Feikema, Verlyn Mann, Elvin Lorenson, Hans Christensen, and Randall Erdmann. Honorary Pallbearers were Keith Connel, Walter Bones, John Block, Elmo Williamson, Vernon Cornish, and Lester Boll. Mr. Lafrenz died at his farm home Sept.22 at the age of 63. He had been in failing health since last February. Born in Germany, Sept.14,1910, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Lafrenz, he came to this country in 1912. The family lived in Scott County, Iowa several years before moving to Rock County, where he attended school. He was married to Martha Meins, Sioux Falls, on Nov. 29,1938. Since that time, he had been engaging in farming, specializing in the breeding of Hereford cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Lafrenz were the parents of three children; Donald Lafrenz, Hardwick; Elsie Lafrenz and Dwight Lafrenz, both of Luverne. Besides his wife and children, he is survived by three grandchildren; two brothers, Hans, Luverne and Rudolf, Valley Springs, and one sister, Mrs.Harley (Marie) Bell, Luverne. One sister, one brother and his parents preceded him in death.

Submitted by: Shirley Lafrenz Burt
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Heinrich Hans Emil Lafrenz
April 20, 1937

FORMER NIGHT MARSHALL DIES
  Services held on April 10 for Henry Lafrenz 64 years old

Cushing--Military funeral sevices for Henry Lafrenz were conducted from the Cushing Methodist Church Monday afternoon, April 10. The pastor, Rev. L. J. Runion, delivered the sermon, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brownlee, Mrs B. Goodrich and Reynold Brownlee, with Mrs L. M. Wallace as accompanist sang "Face to Face", "Abide With Me" and "The End of the Road".
     The following Cushing firemen served as pallbearers;  Charles Cody, Arthur Laing, Ted Peters, (see note) and Harold Burow.
     Henry E. Lafrenz was born at Holstein, Germany, July 23, 1874.  He came to America in 1899.  He spent a number of years in the Cushing community and was a friend to all who knew him.  He was employed on various farms, but is best known for his efficient work as night watchman in Cushing some years ago.  He was absolutely fearless, and he and his police dog, Laska, received much publicity for their capture of a number of law-breakers.
     Mr. Lafrenz passed away at LeMars on April 7.  He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. John Bulfer of Laurel, Mrs. Aug. Miller of Melbourne, and Mrs Franz Erich (sic) of Holstein, one brother, Fred Lafrenz of Melbourn and several nieces and nephews.

(Note: I was unable to read all the names of the pallbearers due to the condition of the article.)

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Jacob Joachim Lafrenz
July 13, 1972
Davenport Times Democrat (Davenport, Iowa)

Lafrenz Services

Services for Jacob J. Lafrenz, 63, R.R. 1, Eldridge, will be 1:30 p.m., Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport.  Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport.

Visitation is from 10:00 a.m., to 9:00 p.m., Friday in Runge Mortuary.  Memorials my be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or to the Respiratory Fund.

Mr. Lafrenz died Tuesday in St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport.

Jacob Joachim Lafrenz was born July 22, 1908 in Todendorf, Fehmarn to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz and came with his parents to Scott County, Iowa.  He married Velma Schneekloth on November 29, 1934 in Davenport and together farmed near Eldridge.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. William (Melva) Berkland of Ames, IA., and Mrs. Donald (Linda) Schnoor of Eldridge, IA.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma Hawkins of Kansas City, MO.; and five brothers, Max and Herman Lafrenz, both of Davenport, IA., Fritz Lafrenz of Maquoketa, IA., Albert Lafrenz of Hayfield, MN., and Otto Lafrenz of Lowden, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
 

Submitted by: Dennis H. Harmsen
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Johannes Lafrenz
January 2, 1931
Marshalltown Time Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)

JOHN LAFRENS DEAD
Aged Resident of City Succumbs After Long Illness

John Lafrenz, a former resident of the Laurel neighborhood and a resident of this city for nine years, died at 1:30 this morning at his home, 608 Fremont Street, following a long illness.  Mr. Lafrenz suffered a general breakdown in July and later complications, due to his advanced years, developed.

Johannes Lafrenz was born November 16, 1850 in Bisdorf, Fehmarn, Germany to Hans and Christiane (Bockwoldt) Lafrenz.  He came to America in 1869, settling at Durant, Iowa.  In 1885 he moved to a farm six miles north of Kellogg, where he lived for five years.  He then moved to a farm four and a half miles southeast of Laurel in 1890 and remained in the Laurel neighborhood until he gave up farming on February 4, 1912 to move to Marshalltown.

Mr. Lafrenz was married to Wilhelmina Muller on July 17, 1885 in Kellogg.  Mr. and Mrs. Lafrenz were the parents of five children, George Lafrenz, 508 North Fifth Street, Louie and August Lafrenz of Laurel, Mrs. Earl (Amanda) Murdock of Green Mountain and Elise Lafrenz at home.  Also surviving are his wife and eight grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two step-brothers and one step-sister.

Prayer services will be held from the home at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, followed by services at 2 o'clock from the Evangelical Church of Peace.  Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown.
 

Submitted by: Dennis H. Harmsen
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Marga Lafrenz
April 22, 1982
Hayfield Herald (Hayfield, Minnesota)

Services For Marga Lafrenz Held April 19

Mrs. Albert (Marga) Lafrenz, age 72, of Hayfield, passed away at her home on Friday, April 16, 1982, from cancer.

Marga Pagels was born December 20, 1909 in Burg, Fehmarn, Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Georg Pagels.  She immigrated to the United States in 1926, living with relatives at Luverne, Minnesota.  On November 20, 1930, she was united in marriage to Albert M. Lafrenz at Luverne.  To this union were born on son and four daughters.  After their marriage the couple farmed near Davenport, Iowa, until 1953, when they moved to a farm near Hayfield, MN.  They farmed there until retiring in 1975, when they then moved into town.  Marga was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Hayfield and the ladies TLCW.

Survivors include her husband; one son, Leroy of Dodge Center, three daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Eleanore) Popp of Hayfield, Mrs. Joseph (Dorothy) McGee of Mora, and Mrs. Robert (Lorna) Lauinger of Hutchinson; five grandchildren; two brothers, Karl and Gerhardt Pagels, both of Burg, Fehmarn, Germany; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Bruchmann of Hamburg, Germany.  She was preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter, one brother and two sisters.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, 1982 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Hayfield, Rev. Myrwood Bagne and Rev. James Amundson co-officiating.  Spring interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery at Hayfield.  Organist was Maude Baken and vocalists were Pastor Jim and Clare Amundson, who sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Good Night and Good Morning".  The congregation then sang "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "Amazing Grace".  Pallbearers were Orlin, Bill, Carl and Harvey Nath, Vincent Meyer, William Berlkand, Leonard and Arnold Lafrenz.  After the funeral services, a lunch was served by the ladies of Trinity Lutheran Church in the church fellowship hall.  Funeral arrangements were by the Cole-Gust Funeral Home of Hayfield.

Submitted by: Dennis Harmsen
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Max Peter Lafrenz
November 22, 1975
Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa)

Max Lafrenz

Services for Max Peter Lafrenz, 75, of 2116 Frisco Drive, Davenport, will be 1 p.m., Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport.  Burial will be in Blue Grass Cemetery, Blue Grass.

Visitation is after 3 p.m., Sunday at Runge Mortuary, Davenport.  Memorials may be made to the church.

He died Friday at Mercy Hospital, Davenport, after a brief illness.  Mr. Lafrenz farmed in Scott County before retiring to Davenport.

Max Peter Lafrenz was born February 18, 1900 in Todendorf, Fehmarn, Germany to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz and came with his parents to the United States at the age of 11.  He married Elisabeth Mengel in 1931 in Scott County.  She died in 1968.

Survivors include two sons, William and Arno Lafrenz, both of Davenport, IA.; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Emma Hawkins of Kansas City, MO.; and four brothers, Albert Lafrenz of Hayfield, MN., Otto Lafrenz of Bryant, IA., Herman Lafrenz of Davenport, IA., and Fritz Lafrenz of Maquoketa, IA.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two sisters and three brothers.
 

Submitted by: Jerry Riessen
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Nic Lafrantz
February 17, 1911
Schleswig Leader

The Schleswig Leader, February 17, 1911

The Denison Bulletin has the following to say in regards the death of Nic Lafrantz which occurred the afternoon of Saturday, February 11, 1911.  The funeral was held at the house in Denison, interment taking place in the Nissen Cemetery near here:

Nic Lafrantz was a rugged and stalwart old German farmer and had been identified with the history of Iowa for more then fifty years.  He was born May 17, 1835, on the Island of Fehmarn, near Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and there he finished his schooling, after which he learned the shoemaker’s trade.
In 1857 he came to America and settled in Jackson county, Iowa.  He was a vigorous and popular man whose judgement was respected by all.  As a young man he was a great whistler and it is said that no whistler or flute could equal him.  He was married in Jackson County to his first wife, Miss Sarah Amanda Fulton, and in 1869 they drove with their little family across to Crawford County and took a little patch of land in Otter Creek Township as a homestead.  Here their family was raised and they prospered until many acres were added to their possessions, but in 1880 the wife died, leaving him a family of eleven children.  Of these eleven children but six still survive him, these being: Jacob, James, Anna Hollander, Henry, Daniel, and Henrietta Dixon.
In 1881 Mr. Lafrantz was married to Miss Dorothea Miller of this county, and they continued to make their home on the farm until 1898 when they moved to Denison and have lived there ever since.  To this marriage were born six children, of whom five survive the father, as follows:  John Christian, Christian Dietrich, Albert Ludwig, Sarah Amanda, and Max Bieron.  Besides the wife and these children he leaves a brother Hans, a sister Great Fries, and 20 grandchildren. 
All join in extending sympathy to the bereaved ones who mourn.
 

Submitted by: Claire Marie Grant
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Neko "Nick" Lafrenz
October 18,1962
Luverne Star Herald, Luverne Minnesota ,U.S.A.

NEKO LAFRENZ DIES IN KELSO
Relatives received word Tuesday of the death of Neko "Nick"  Lafrenz, 59, Kelso, Wash. He had entered the hospital there on Sunday, suffering with a heart ailment. Funeral services will be held Monday or Tuesday at Sioux Falls. Miller Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Born in Germany, April 26,1903,he came to the United States with his parents when he was eight years old. They lived at Davenport, Iowa,from 1912 to 1919 when they moved to Rock County. The former Rock Countyian and his wife moved to Kelso a years ago in August, from Sioux Falls ,where they had resided for about six or seven years. Prior to that ,they had farmed in Rock and Pipestone Counties. Mr. Lafrenz is survived by his widow, the former Florence Ward; whom he married in 1932; two sons, Gordon ,of Kelso and Gary, of Sioux Falls; two grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Lafrenz, Luverne; three brothers ,Hans and Henry, of Luverne and Rudolf, of Sioux Falls, and two sisters, Mrs. Ann Ralfs and Mrs. Harley Bell, of Luverne.
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Added note by Claire Grant; Neko "Nick "Lafrenz Born- April 26,1903 Fehmarn Island, Germany. Married April 29,1933,Died-October 16,1962. Buried in Hills of Rest, Sioux Falls South Dakota, U.S.A.

Submitted by: Dennis H. Harmsen
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Otto Erich Lafrenz
February 20, 1993
Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa)

Otto Lafrenz

Otto E. Lafrenz, 83, died Friday at DeWitt Community Hospital in DeWitt.  Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday at Hope Lutheran Church, Dixon.  Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Davenport.

Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at Runge Mortuary, Davenport.

Otto Erich Lafrenz was born November 16, 1901 in Todendorf, Fehmarn to Matthaeus and Dorothea (Voss) Lafrenz and came with his parents to Scott County, Iowa.  He married Floy Hartsook on February 18, 1933 in Rock Island, Illinois.  They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Tuesday.  He and his wife farmed in Iowa and Missouri.  They retired in 1974.

Mr. Lafrenz was a member of the church and enjoyed woodworking.  Memorials may be made to the church or the family.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Harvey Lafrenz of Lowden, IA., Marvin Lafrenz of Davenport, IA., and Russell Lafrenz of Washington, IL.; 10 grandchildren; two great-children; and one brother, Herman Lafrenz of Davenport.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and six brothers.

Submitted by: Randy Kroemer
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Otto "Harvey" Lafrenz
Oct. 10, 2004
Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa)

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Hans Peter Nicolaus Lamp
1 May 1954

Hans Peter Nicolaus Lamp (known as Nick Lamp pass away at his home Friday night Apr 30, 1954 as he was preparing to retire. He was the son of Nicolaus and Anna Lau Lamp, born 17 Aug 1872, Burg, on Fehmarn Island, Germany. He came to the states in 1892. Married three times. 

Amalie A. (Wilken) Langbehn
February 3, 1955
Ida County Pioneer Record

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Agnes Catharina Amalia Langfeldt
April 10, 1952
Davenport Democrat (Davenport, Iowa)

THE LANGFELDT FUNERAL

Funeral services for Mrs. William F. Langfeldt, 88, of 219 Dixwell Court, Davenport, who died at 8:25am, Wednesday, will be held at 1:30pm, Saturday in the Runge chapel.  Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport.

Agnes Catharina Amalia Wieck was born April 5, 1864 in Klein-Kummerfeld, Fehmarn to Friedrich and Margaretha (Kleingarn) Wieck.  At the age of ten, she came with her family to America, directly to Davenport, where she resided most of her life.  She attended schools in Davenport.  She married Wilhelm F. Langfeldt in 1892 in Grand Mound, IA.  He died in February of 1930.

Surviving are one daughter, Hilda Langfeldt of Davenport, IA.; two brothers, Theodore Wieck of Luverne, MN., and Carl Wieck of Grand Mound, IA.; and one sister, Mrs. Martin (Margaret) Rusch of Seneca, SD.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five brothers and two sisters.
 

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