Obit for Mrs. Albert (Emma WIEDENMANN) KNEES (d.1929) Brown Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Pamela Kebis Submitted: October 2002 and March 2003 ========================================================================= Journal - April 14, 1929 MRS. ALBERT KNEES Mrs. Albert Knees, nee Emma Wiedenmann, succumbed to pellagra, as disease prevalent in southern climates, at her farm home in Milford township, Saturday morning at 7 o'clock. She had been ill for the past nine months, and spent five weeks under the care of specialists of the Mayo clinic in Rochester, as well as a month at a New Ulm hospital. Deceased was past 58 years of age, having been born in Milford township, September 27, 1870. Her parents were among the pioneer settlers of this community. She was married to her surviving husband in New Ulm, and to this union, one daughter was born, namely, Mrs. Harold A. Fenske of this city. Mrs. Knees also leaves two grandchildren, as well as the following brothers and sisters: Otto and Miss Lena Wiedenmann, New Ulm; George Wiedenmann, Mankato; and Mrs. Fred Gareis, San Francisco, Calif. Funeral services were conducted at Turner hall, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Carl H. Yettru of the First Congregational church officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the City cemetery. Mrs. Knees was a member of Hecker Circle, G.A.R.; the Junior Pioneers, and the Turner Ladies society. Unknown Paper - April 17, 1929 MRS. ALBERT KNEES Mrs. Albert Knees, well known resident of Milford township, passed away at the family home Saturday morning at seven o'clock, after an illness of many months duration. Her affliction caused intense suffering and for several days before her death she was unconscious. A complication of diseases caused her demise. In May last year she became ill and her condition gradually became worse from that time on. She spent several weeks in the Union hospital receiving medical attention, and then went to Rochestor where she remained for six weeks under the care of specialists. She was brought home in March and grew weaker and weaker, until she passed away. Emma Wiedenmann was born September 27, 1870, in Milford Township and was 58 years old at her death. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wiedenmann. She grew to womanhood in Milford town, and lived there all of her life. After her marriage to Albert Knees which occurred November 18, 1892, in this city, she moved with her husband to Milford and had lived on several different farms, before the located on their own farm about twenty- four years ago. One daughter (Edna) Mrs. Harold A. Fenske of this city, who was with her mother all thru her illness, was the only child born to this union, and with her father survives to mourn. Three brothers, Otto Wiedenmann of this city, George Wiedenmann of Mankato and Paul Wiedenmann of Sleepy Eye, as well as three sisters, Miss Lena Wiedenmann and Mrs. Herman Pfaender of this city and Mrs. F.H. Gareis of South Gate, California, also survive, as do two grand sons. Funeral services were held form the home Tuesday afternoon, Albert Pfaender speaking, and at 2:30 services were held from Turner Hall, Rev. C.H. Yettru officiating. Interment was made at the city cemetery. The deceased was a member of the Turner Ladies Society, the Junior Pioneers and the Hecker Circle, all of which organizations were represented at the last rites.