Obituary of Mrs. F W Oberste, Johnson Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: James McDaniel Date: 4 Jan 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** (This was the sister of my great-grandfather George Geisler) Arkansas Democrat, January 10,1929 page 4, Column 7 Obituary Mrs. F. W. Oberste Hartman, Jan. 10 - (Special) - Mrs. F. W. Oberste of Hartman died at her home here at 8:30 o'clock Monday night. Funeral services were held at the Catholic cemetery near Hartman. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Williams, Miss Anna Oberste and Miss Lena Oberste of Hartman, and four sons, Herbert Oberste of Little Rock, Matt, Will, and Charles Oberste of Hartman. Transcriber's notes: The Arkansas Gazette ran a similar, but less detailed obituary on the same day (page 8, column 5). Mrs. Oberste was Margaret Geisler, sister of George Geisler, also a resident of the area. His obituary is also posted on this board. She came to the US from Austria between 1870 & 1881 with her mother. The cemetery mentioned is the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery near Hartman. Her mother, Maria Geisler, is also buried there. Hartman is located in Johnson Co., AR.