OBITUARY: George Lubiens, 1840-1912, Mitchell County, Iowa




                           Mr. George Lubiens
                         Born February 25, 1840
                           Died  May 31, 1912

George Lubiens was born in the city of Hanover, Germany, Feb. 25, 1840, the
youngest son of George Frederick and Louise Lubiens.  He came to the
Wisconsin prairies in the year 1849, with his parents later learning the
carpenter trade at which he worked until a short time after his marriage.

He was married on March 7, 1867 to Arville Quackenbush.  In 1868 he moved
to Iowa and improved the farm he had previously purchased and resided
thereon many years, and was successful, loved and respected by all his
neighbors and friends.  He then removed to Mason City, Iowa, and resided
there for a time and later came to St. Ansgar, and made it his home until
the time of his death, which occurred May 31, 1912.

Mr. Lubiens lived to be 72 years 3 months and 6 days old, a little more
than the time allotted to mankind.  He suffered from a serious sunstroke
and other complications since July, 1910, and nothing that science knew of
could cure him.  At the time of his death he was surrounded with every
comfort, his children, wife and friends.

Of his immediate family he leaves to mourn his loss, his widow, Mrs.
Arvilla Lubiens, two sons Fred G. and Wilmer E, of North Dakota, and one
daughter, Mrs. William Getts of Waverly, Iowa.  He was a brother of Henry
Lubiens and Mrs. C. A. Klienworth of St. Ansgar, E. C. Lubiens of Montana
and Mrs. Augusta Engel of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Mrs. William Klienworth
of Leeds, Wis. who all survive him.

George Lubiens was a good man, of kindest disposition, always ready to aid
and assist his neighbors, a man who will be missed not alone by his family
but by all those who knew him.

The funeral was held at the home Sunday afternoon at three o'clock conducted
by Rev. Pease of Riceville.


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