Mrs. Elizabeth Luegering Brunnert, 831 North Sixteenth street, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Holtschlag, 1325 North Tenth street, of complications, at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon; Mrs. Brunnert was born in Quincy, June 21, 1858.

She is survived by two sons: Henry Luegering of Palmyra Missouri, and Clements Luegering of Quincy; three daughters: Mrs. Elizabeth Grave of Ellington [Adams county Illinois]; Mrs. Katherine Aalbers and Mrs. Mary Holtschlag, of Quincy.

Twenty-four grandchildren, one brother John Willing of QUIncy, and two sisters Mrs. Henry Epping of Quincy and Mrs. Jasper Weltin of Aurora Illinois, also survive.

Mrs. Brunnert was a devout member of St. Francis church, of the Third Order of St. Francis, and of Immaculate Conception Court, Order of Foresters.

Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.

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- research and transcription by Tree Leaf.

NB: Henry Lugering, son of Herman Lugering and Gesina Stern; and Elisabeth Willing, daughter of John Willing and Mary Steinkamp, married 28 May 1878 at St. Boniface Catholic church in Quincy, Illinois, per Roman Catholic diocese records.

Her name at time of death was Mrs. Brunnert; the obituary simply noted her prior married name in deference to her children.

Also: Another guideline per FAQ is the dates/years must match marker; year on marker is 1859. Obituary has a different year of birth. It has been noted here in bio.

Additional: Her daughter Mary wed Frank Holtschlag 15 May 1912 in Quincy Illinois. He was the son of William Holtschlag Sr. and wife.

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Obituary for the man joined as spouse on his memorial:

Mr. Henry Luegering, aged 37 years and 8 months, a painter by trade, died at his home, Spring street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth, of consumption, at 8 o'clock last night.

Deceased recently returned from Fort Madison, where he had been living for nine years. Prior to his removal to Fort Madison, he lived in this city for twenty years.

Left to mourn are: a wife and six children, the youngest being three years, and the eldest fourteen years, of age. The widow and children have the sympathy of all extended to them.

- The Quincy Daily Journal, Saturday, December 10, 1892; page 7.

NB: His marker has Lugering, and the surname spelling top of each page must match the marker. The surname was seen in various spellings in various sources/records/notices, for the family.