LUPKES, Hilke & Hilke's Infant + MODDER, Antje

Posted by Carol LaRue <r1sty@erols.com> on Tue, 22 Sep 1998

Surnames: MODDER, HALFWASSON, BRUNS, LUPKES

1. Hilke Lupkes

" With this notice we advise all relatives and friends that it has pleased the Lord to take my dear wife and our loyal mother, Hilke Lupkes, wife of Oltman U. Lupkes and daughter of Geerd and Antje Modder to him. She was born on March 20, 1867 and ended her earthly life on January 28, 1892 in Franklin Count, Iowa at the age of 24 years, 9 months and 9 days. She was married in 1833 with her now sorrowful spouse, this marriage was blessed with 5 children of which the youngest one followed the mother in death. She left behnd a grief-stricken husband, 4 children, her father, and elderly grandmother, along with many friends who cry over her death." "Deep sorrow overcame the family as Mrs. Modder, her daughter, Mrs. Lupkes, and her youngest born child were placed in one grave. So our mother, daughter, and grandchild Passed into eternal rest. We comfort ourselves in the hope of a eventual reunion in Heaven. Pastor F Belzur conducted the services. The sorrowing husband, Oltman U. Lupkes at Faulkner, Franklin County, Iowa."

2. Antje Modder

"We advise our friends and relatives the sad news that it has pleased God to take my dear wife, Antje Modder, born Halfwassen, to take her by death from our midst. She was born in Marienchor, Kreis Weener, Ostfriesland on December 11, 1844 and was on January 28, 1892, 47 years, 1 month and 18 days old. She was married on April 8, 1866 with Geerd E. Modder and the marriage was blessed with one child, a daughter. She died after 2 years suffering under consumption in the blessed hope for eternal life and left a sorrowing husband, and elderly mother-in-law, three brothers, four sisters, a son-in-law, and four grandchildren to sorrow over her death. Pastor Belster conducted the services before a large gathering. The sorrowful husband, Geerd E. Modder at Faulkner, Franklin County, Iowa."

*The first translation above indicates that the mother, daughter and grandchild were all buried on the same day. It appears the mother and child were buried in the same grave.