Obit of Mrs. Claus (Maria PRIGGE) FITSCHEN (b.1845 d.1925) Wabasha Co., MN
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Lake City Graphic-Republican
Lake City, Minnesota
May 26, 1925

MRS. CLAUS FITSCHEN PASSES AWAY FRIDAY MORNING

Maria Prigge was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany October 24th, 1845
and after spending the greater part of her girlhood days in the city of
Hamburg, came to America in the spring of 1872.  On July 12th, of the same
year she was united in wedlock to Claus Fitschen and together they
established their home in Hay Creek Township,  Goodhue County, Minn., on a
farm, where they resided until they came to Lake City in 1911.  Mrs.
Fitschen experienced the many hardships incident to near pioneer days, which
however became the builder of a character such as we find in our older
settlers.

She became a devout Christian early in life and was very active in leading a
good life.  During her later years her health began to break down and which
condition was hastened by the death of her husband,  which occurred Sept.
21, 1922, when she began to look forward to a happy reunion in that Eternal
Home with those gone on before and her Lord whom she loved,  brought her
earthly life to a peaceful close on Friday morning,  May 23rd, 1925 at the
home of her daughter , Mrs. Edward Wiebusch, where she was visiting for a
short time.

She leaves to mourn her death, three daughters and one son.  Mrs. Anna
Gilbert, Mrs. Peter J. Schafer of Lake City, Minn.,  Mrs. Edward Wiebusch of
Hay Creek township, Goodhue County, and Albert Claus Fitschen also of Lake
city.  One sister,  Mrs.  Cord Fitschen of Pasadena, Cal., and a number of
grand and great-grand children and other relatives and friends.  Funeral
services were held at her home in Lake City at 1:30 and from the St. John's
Lutheran church at 2:00 p.m. Monday May 25th and her remains laid to rest in
the family lot in Lakewood cemetery with Rev. Theo. II  Albrecht of said
church officiating.

Not ___, not dead, not gone, not even sleeping, Tho we have laid them in the
grave with weeping;  No sharp despair our chastened hearts can fill,  for
they are with us still