Augusta (Dahlenburg) Belz Obituary - Grant County Wisconsin

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Grant Co Herald
January 17, 1912

Augusta Belz, nee Dahlenburg was born Aug. 22th 1850 in Pritzwaldt Province 
Brandenburg, Germany. Came to this country with her parents at the age of 20 
years making her home with one of her sisters. In the year 1872 she became 
united in marriage to Chas. Belz who for many years owned a blacksmith shop in 
Lancaster and up the time of his death. Five children, blessed this union, two 
of whom died in infancy, the remaining ones are Laura [Mrs. C. Brinkman] of 
Hurricane, Otto and Clara, [Mrs. J. Dechow] of Latcher, S. Dak., two brothers 
and one sisters also survive, Mr. Chas. Dahlenburg of Wagner S. Dak. and Mr. 
Fred Dahlenburg of Tyndal S. Dak. And Mrs. Fred Jack of Beetown, Wis., and three 
grandchildren. Services were held at Lancaster on Friday Dec. 29th by Rev. 
Schmidt at the German Evangelical church of which the deceased was a member for 
many years. Rev. Morgans also spoke in the English language. Left in widowhood 
in the year of 1889 with 3 children she took up her burden as only a brave 
mother can and not sacrifice was too great for the welfare of her family, a 
faithful mother and a kind neighbor living in her home up to three years ago she 
went to live with her daughters. One year she spent in Dakota with her daughter 
the remaining time with her other daughter at which place she was taken ill and 
died. She began ailing about a year ago but nothing that was thought serious up 
until in the fall she became somewhat worse and about the first of October 
became bed fast. Along in November she became serious and her daughter from 
Dakota was sent for and  faithfully stayed at her bedside until the death angel 
came on Dec. 26 at 4 a.m. and took her where there in no more suffering and 
sorrow. She was a patient sufferer and never complaining. She was laid to rest 
at the Hillside cemetery.