Frederick William Shonfeldt was born in Kritzow-bel-Wisman, Mechlenberg, Slhweria, North Germany July 5th 1867. He was baptized and later confirmed in the Lutheran Cathedral at Wisman in 1867.
He came to America with his parents in 1884 settling in Tripoll, Iowa where in 1892, he was married to Minnie Westpfahl. To this union were born ten children. Two of whom Olinda and Anna Peters preceded him in death.
The family moved from Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri, where they resided for eighteen months. In the spring of 1915 they moved to the D. F. Plazzek farm where Mrs. Schonfeldt died October 3, 1915.
After living on the farm with the children for three years, Mr. Scholfeldt moved to Valley Falls where he worked in the condensary from April 1919 until shortly before his death.
He was married on August 10, 1920, to Anna Hermann. To this union was born one child, Leroy. She died 14 March 1922.
Mr. Schonfeldt took sick the 6th of last May. When his condition failed to improve, he was taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas the 23rd of June. His condition being hopeless, he was returned to his home last Sunday. He died as the result of a malignant growth on 27 June, 1928, at 10:50 pm, at the age of 61 years and 22 days. His daughter Lillian who cared for him during his sickness and until his death did all that loving care could accomplish.
Mr. Schonfeldt has been a faithful member of the Lutheran church all of his life. He united with the Valley Falls church shortly after moving here from Kansas City. Only because he worked seven days a week during the later years of his life was he prevented from regular church attendance. The pastor ministered to him on the day of his death and he received much comfort from the reading of scripture and prayer.
He leaves to mourn him nine children. Charles of Kansas City, Ada Abbott of Kansas of Kansas City, Martha Sevier of Valley Falls, Irene Abbott of Valley Falls, Lida Dunlap of Kansas City. Lillian, John, Elmer and Leroy at home. There are 13 grandchildren Dorothy Patty and Hazel Sevier, Charles, William and Frances Abbott, Majel Curtis, Paulanna Peters, Emma June, Junior and Donald Schonfeldt, Josephine Dunlap and Bobby Tost.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Schuler Funeral home at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Nelson of the Lutehran Church. Interment was in the Valley Falls cemetery.
Source: Valley Falls Vindicator, Column 4, page 5, July 5, 1928
He came to America with his parents in 1884 settling in Tripoll, Iowa where in 1892, he was married to Minnie Westpfahl. To this union were born ten children. Two of whom Olinda and Anna Peters preceded him in death.
The family moved from Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri, where they resided for eighteen months. In the spring of 1915 they moved to the D. F. Plazzek farm where Mrs. Schonfeldt died October 3, 1915.
After living on the farm with the children for three years, Mr. Scholfeldt moved to Valley Falls where he worked in the condensary from April 1919 until shortly before his death.
He was married on August 10, 1920, to Anna Hermann. To this union was born one child, Leroy. She died 14 March 1922.
Mr. Schonfeldt took sick the 6th of last May. When his condition failed to improve, he was taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas the 23rd of June. His condition being hopeless, he was returned to his home last Sunday. He died as the result of a malignant growth on 27 June, 1928, at 10:50 pm, at the age of 61 years and 22 days. His daughter Lillian who cared for him during his sickness and until his death did all that loving care could accomplish.
Mr. Schonfeldt has been a faithful member of the Lutheran church all of his life. He united with the Valley Falls church shortly after moving here from Kansas City. Only because he worked seven days a week during the later years of his life was he prevented from regular church attendance. The pastor ministered to him on the day of his death and he received much comfort from the reading of scripture and prayer.
He leaves to mourn him nine children. Charles of Kansas City, Ada Abbott of Kansas of Kansas City, Martha Sevier of Valley Falls, Irene Abbott of Valley Falls, Lida Dunlap of Kansas City. Lillian, John, Elmer and Leroy at home. There are 13 grandchildren Dorothy Patty and Hazel Sevier, Charles, William and Frances Abbott, Majel Curtis, Paulanna Peters, Emma June, Junior and Donald Schonfeldt, Josephine Dunlap and Bobby Tost.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Schuler Funeral home at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Nelson of the Lutehran Church. Interment was in the Valley Falls cemetery.
Source: Valley Falls Vindicator, Column 4, page 5, July 5, 1928
Frederick William Shonfeldt was born in Kritzow-bel-Wisman, Mechlenberg, Slhweria, North Germany July 5th 1867. He was baptized and later confirmed in the Lutheran Cathedral at Wisman in 1867.
He came to America with his parents in 1884 settling in Tripoll, Iowa where in 1892, he was married to Minnie Westpfahl. To this union were born ten children. Two of whom Olinda and Anna Peters preceded him in death.
The family moved from Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri, where they resided for eighteen months. In the spring of 1915 they moved to the D. F. Plazzek farm where Mrs. Schonfeldt died October 3, 1915.
After living on the farm with the children for three years, Mr. Scholfeldt moved to Valley Falls where he worked in the condensary from April 1919 until shortly before his death.
He was married on August 10, 1920, to Anna Hermann. To this union was born one child, Leroy. She died 14 March 1922.
Mr. Schonfeldt took sick the 6th of last May. When his condition failed to improve, he was taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas the 23rd of June. His condition being hopeless, he was returned to his home last Sunday. He died as the result of a malignant growth on 27 June, 1928, at 10:50 pm, at the age of 61 years and 22 days. His daughter Lillian who cared for him during his sickness and until his death did all that loving care could accomplish.
Mr. Schonfeldt has been a faithful member of the Lutheran church all of his life. He united with the Valley Falls church shortly after moving here from Kansas City. Only because he worked seven days a week during the later years of his life was he prevented from regular church attendance. The pastor ministered to him on the day of his death and he received much comfort from the reading of scripture and prayer.
He leaves to mourn him nine children. Charles of Kansas City, Ada Abbott of Kansas of Kansas City, Martha Sevier of Valley Falls, Irene Abbott of Valley Falls, Lida Dunlap of Kansas City. Lillian, John, Elmer and Leroy at home. There are 13 grandchildren Dorothy Patty and Hazel Sevier, Charles, William and Frances Abbott, Majel Curtis, Paulanna Peters, Emma June, Junior and Donald Schonfeldt, Josephine Dunlap and Bobby Tost.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Schuler Funeral home at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Nelson of the Lutehran Church. Interment was in the Valley Falls cemetery.
Source: Valley Falls Vindicator, Column 4, page 5, July 5, 1928
He came to America with his parents in 1884 settling in Tripoll, Iowa where in 1892, he was married to Minnie Westpfahl. To this union were born ten children. Two of whom Olinda and Anna Peters preceded him in death.
The family moved from Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri, where they resided for eighteen months. In the spring of 1915 they moved to the D. F. Plazzek farm where Mrs. Schonfeldt died October 3, 1915.
After living on the farm with the children for three years, Mr. Scholfeldt moved to Valley Falls where he worked in the condensary from April 1919 until shortly before his death.
He was married on August 10, 1920, to Anna Hermann. To this union was born one child, Leroy. She died 14 March 1922.
Mr. Schonfeldt took sick the 6th of last May. When his condition failed to improve, he was taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas the 23rd of June. His condition being hopeless, he was returned to his home last Sunday. He died as the result of a malignant growth on 27 June, 1928, at 10:50 pm, at the age of 61 years and 22 days. His daughter Lillian who cared for him during his sickness and until his death did all that loving care could accomplish.
Mr. Schonfeldt has been a faithful member of the Lutheran church all of his life. He united with the Valley Falls church shortly after moving here from Kansas City. Only because he worked seven days a week during the later years of his life was he prevented from regular church attendance. The pastor ministered to him on the day of his death and he received much comfort from the reading of scripture and prayer.
He leaves to mourn him nine children. Charles of Kansas City, Ada Abbott of Kansas of Kansas City, Martha Sevier of Valley Falls, Irene Abbott of Valley Falls, Lida Dunlap of Kansas City. Lillian, John, Elmer and Leroy at home. There are 13 grandchildren Dorothy Patty and Hazel Sevier, Charles, William and Frances Abbott, Majel Curtis, Paulanna Peters, Emma June, Junior and Donald Schonfeldt, Josephine Dunlap and Bobby Tost.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Schuler Funeral home at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Nelson of the Lutehran Church. Interment was in the Valley Falls cemetery.
Source: Valley Falls Vindicator, Column 4, page 5, July 5, 1928
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