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Adam Schwab Family Group Sheet
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Husband: ADAM SCHWAB
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Birth: Dec 11, 1846 DELLFELD, RHEINLAND PLATZ, GERMANY
Immigration: Jul 23, 1855 LA HAVRE TO NEW YORK ON THE ZURICH
Census: 1880 LOGAN, DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Death: Sep 25, 1930 from a STROKE; FORT LUPTON, WELD COUNTY, CO
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Marriage: Jun 19, 1870 LOGAN CREEK PCT., DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Father: HENRY SCHWAB Sr. (1809-1902)
Mother: MARIA KATHARINA VEITH (1816-1888)
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Wife: RACHEL ELIZABETH FREDERICKA WEIGLE
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Birth: Apr 8, 1850 BITTENFELD, WÜRTTEMBERG, GERMANY
Immigration: 1853 BLACKROCK DAM, BUFFALO, NY
Death: Nov 30, 1932 DROPSY AND CANCER; FORT LUPTON, WELD COUNTY, CO
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Father: JOHANN GEORGE WEIGLE (1820-1893)
Mother: CHRISTENA FRIEDERIKA KRAEMER (1824-1900)
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Children
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1 M RHINEHOLD H. SCHWAB
Birth: May 26, 1871 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Jan 30, 1968 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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2 F EMMA H. SCHWAB
Birth: Sep 8, 1873 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Dec 26, 1931 ENCEPHALITIS FROM UREMIC POISONING; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: EDMUND A. WAGNER (1867-1935)
Marriage: Mar 10, 1895 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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3 F ELLA KATHERINE SCHWAB
Birth: Sep 8, 1873 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Apr 24, 1963 UNION, NEBRASKA
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: OTTO PFEIFFER (1867-1937)
Marriage: Mar 19, 1893 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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4 M JOHN P. SCHWAB
Birth: Oct 22, 1875 NEBRASKA
Death: Mar 25, 1880
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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5 F CHRISTINE "TINA" SCHWAB
Birth: Oct 16, 1877 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Oct 11, 1954 PORTER, NE
Spouse: FRANK COLBORG ( - )
Marriage: Apr 1, 1903 DENVER, DENVER CO., CO
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6 M JACOB A. SCHWAB
Birth: Sep 19, 1880 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 16, 1956 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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7 M GEORGE FRED SCHWAB
Birth: Oct 14, 1882 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Oct 22, 1941 FARM ACCIDENT - RUNAWAY TEAM OF HORSES; FORT LUPTON, WE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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8 F MATHILDA SCHWAB
Birth: Apr 5, 1885 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Jul 26, 1959 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: EDWARD STROH (1883-1952)
Marriage: Mar 5, 1906 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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9 F ALICE SCHWAB
Birth: Aug 27, 1891
Death: Apr 1985 80621 CO
Spouse: RALPH BANGERT (1895-1962)
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Obituary - Christine Schwab Colborg
The Hooper sentinel
October 28, 1954
Former Resident Buried October 14
Services were held in the Chapel of the Englewood Thursday October
14th for Mrs. Frank C. Colborg, of 1290 Hampden, who died in a
Porter Hospital Monday October 11th. Interment was in Fairmount
cemetery. The Rev. Harold H. Becker officiated and music was by
the Olinger Male Quartette.
Mrs. Colborg was the former Christine Schwab, born in Hooper Oct.
16, 1878 and spent her early life here. She married F. C. Colborg
in Denver in 1903 and they moved to Denver. In 1927 they moved to
Englewood where they lived the past 27 years. Mrs. Colborg was an
invalid for the past two years.
Surviving are the widower, three sisters, Mrs. Alice Bangert of Ft.
Lupton; Mrs. Tille Stroh and Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer and two brothers
Rina and Jake Schwab all of Hooper.
COLBORG, CHRISTINE (TINA)
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Obituary - Edna Pfeiffer
The Fremont Tribune (On-Line)
May 13, 2004
The graveside service for Edna A. Pfeiffer, 98, of Hooper will be 2
p.m. Saturday at Hooper Cemetery in Hooper.
She died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at Hooper Care Center in Hooper
Edna Boldt was born Feb. 2, 1906, in Hooper. She grew up in Hooper
and was a 1923 graduate of Hooper High School. She attended Wayne
State Teachers College in Wayne and Midland Lutheran College in
Fremont. She taught school for 12 years in Keya Paha County and at
District 14 and 16 in Dodge County. She was librarian at the Hooper
Library for 29 years.
She married Walter J. Pfeiffer on Sept. 15, 1934, in Schuyler. He
died May 21, 1982. She was a former chairman of the Hooper Township
Democratic Party for many years, a Red Cross Volunteer and general
chairman for two years, establishing the Hooper Blood Mobile
Program. She was one of the first women to serve on the jury in
District Court of Dodge County. She was a member of Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Hooper and sang in the church choir for many
years.
Survivors are several nieces and nephews, including nephew, Bert
(and wife, Helen) Boldt of Spring Hill, Fla.; and special friend,
Peggy Robley of Hooper. She also was preceded in death by a sister
and three brothers.
The Rev. Steven Tjarks of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper will
officiate Saturday's service. There is no visitation.
Memorials have been established to Redeemer Lutheran Church and
Hooper Care Center.
Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
PFEIFFER, EDNA
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Obituary - Ella Schwab Pfeiffer
The Hooper Sentinel
May 2, 1963
Mrs. Pfeiffer Was Laid to Rest Here Saturday
Funeral services were held at the Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home on
Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Otto Pfeiffer, who passed away April 24
at the Grandview Acres Rest home near Union. She had been ill for
three years. The Rev. G. Van Boening conducted the service.
Music for the service was by Mrs. Henry Osterloh, soloist, and Mrs.
Edmund Wagner, pianist. Pallbearers were James Schwab, Donald
Schwab, Fred Ott, Si Reandeau, Ben Bendle and Harry Nelson.
Ella Katherine Schwab was born at Hooper Sept. 8, 1873, the
daughter of Adam and Rickie Schwab and had lived in this community
almost her entire life.
On March 19, 1893 she and Otto Pfeiffer were married at Hooper by
the Rev. Ostoff. They lived on the farm until retirement in 1934,
when they moved to Hooper. Mr. Pfeiffer died in November, 1937.
Mrs. Pfeiffer is survived by three children, a son, Walter of
Hooper; and two daughters, Miss Sue Pfeiffer of Desert Hot Springs,
Calif. and Mrs. Alta Rigby of Omaha; three grandchildren, four
great grandchildren, a brother, Rhine of Fremont, and a sister, Mrs
Olive Bangert of Fort Lupton, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons, Herb and
George.
PFEIFFER, ELLA KATHERINE
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Obituary - George Pfeiffer
The Hooper Sentinel
May 2, 1957
Services Held on Sunday For George Pfeiffer
George F. Pfeiffer, 58, died very suddenly Thursday, April 25th of
a heart attack at his farm home near Scribner.
Mr. Pfeiffer was born February 12, 1899, at Hooper, and had lived
all of his life in this community, the last six years on the farm
south of Scribner. He was confirmed in the Salem Lutheran Church
in Fremont and at the time of his death was a member of the United
Lutheran Church in Scribner.
On August 22, 1931, he was married to Margaret Gerths at
Marysville, Missouri.
Surviving besides his wife, Margaret, are his mother, Mrs. Ella
Pfeiffer at Union, Nebr.: two brothers, Herb of Bemidji, Minn., and
Walter of Hooper; two sisters, Sue of Anaheim, Calif., and Mrs.
Alta Bigby of Omaha. He was preceded in death by his father in
1937.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m., at the United
Lutheran Church in Scribner with the Rev. R. R. Pfeiffer
officiating. Burial was in the Pebble Cemetery. The funeral
arrangements were by Wollmer and Warne.
Music for the service was by the male quartet, Elton Shultz, Harold
Wagner, Leslie Meyer and John Lamberty, with Mrs. Loyd Bradbury as
organist.
Serving as pallbearers were John Dorfmeyer, Marion Havekost, Alfred
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Obituary - George Frederick Pfeiffer
The Scribner Rustler
May 2, 1957
Rites Held Sunday for George Pfeiffer
George Frederick Pfeiffer, son of Otto and Ella (Schwab) Pfeiffer
was born in Dodge County, Hooper, Nebraska, Feb. 12, 1899. He
passed away at his home south of Scribner, April 25, 1957, at the
age of 58 years, 3 months and 13 days.
George was married to Margaret Gerths at Marysville, Mo. on Aug.
27, 1931.
His father preceded him in death in 1937. Relatives who remain to
cherish the memory of a loved one are his wife, Margaret Pfeiffer
at home, his mother, Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer of Union, Nebraska at
Grandview nursing home; two brothers, Herbert Pfeiffer of Bimidji,
Minn., and Walter Pfeiffer of Hooper; two sisters, Sue Pfeiffer of
Anneheim, Calif., and Alta, Mrs. Rigby, Omaha.
George was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Salem Lutheran
Church, Fremont. He and his wife joined United Lutheran Church of
Scribner, April 4, 1954.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the United Lutheran
Church with Rev. R. R. Pfeiffer officiating. Burial was in Pebble
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Alfred Meyer, Arnold Meyer, Gilbert Mohr, John
Dorfmeyer, Marion Havekost, and Bernard Schole.
PFEIFFER, GEORGE F.
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Obituary - Harry Herbert Pfeiffer
The Hooper Sentinel
June 30, 1960
Herb Pfeiffer Succumbs to Heart Ailment
Herb Pfeiffer, 66, of Bemidji, Minn., passed away Friday at his
home. Death was caused by a heart ailment, and although Herb's
relatives knew of his serious illness, still the news of his
passing came somewhat as a shock and was learned with regret.
Funeral services were held at Bemidji Tuesday, and will be held at
Redeemer Lutheran West Church at 2 p.m. Friday, with burial in
Hooper Cemetery.
Pfeiffer, a former Hooperite, was in the garage business here for
many years, selling out to Russell Wagner in 1948. He moved to
Bemidji, Minn., built a pleasant home on the Lakeshore, and served
as official guide for fishers and hunters. He took pleasure in
inviting old friends to visit him at Bemidji.
He was married to Elta Bendle at Hooper, and two children were born
to this union, Shirley and Herbert Jr., both of whom survive.
Shirley, Mrs. Chris A. Mason Jr., and her family are located c-o
Utah Int. Inc., Karnafull Hydrocloe Pr., Karnafull Post Office,
East Pakistan, where Mr. Mason is an engineer. She was notified via
telephone. Mrs. Walter Pfeiffer made the call, and stated that it
was clear to London, but some difficulty was experienced between
London and Pakistan.
Herbie Jr., and his family reside at Seattle, Wash. He had just
returned home after a visit with his father, when he received word
of Mr. Pfeiffer's passing. He returned to Bemidji via plane,
arriving there Sunday.
Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer of Union, Nebr.;
a brother Walt of Hooper; two sisters, Mrs. Alta Rigby of Omaha,
and Miss Sue Pfeiffer of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; and one
grandchild.
Harry Herbert Pfeiffer was born January 27, 1894 and died June 24,
1960 at Bemidji, Minn.
He was educated in the Hooper schools, and attended a mechanics
school in Omaha.
He enlisted July 30, 1917 for service in World War I, and went
overseas in October 1917, returning to the States May 23, 1919. He
took employment with Anton Tunberg in July of the same year, and
after working for him for some time, went into business for himself
at Winslow. He built the present Wagner Super Service building,
and had Open House there July 28, 1934.
The family moved to Hooper in April 1935. He received the Master
Mason degree on Oct. 23, 1935. He has retained his Hooper
membership in the Masonic Lodge, the American Legion, and the
Redeemer Lutheran Church, of which he was a faithful member. He
was a charter member of the V.F.W,, Post 7616 and maintained
continuous membership in the organization.
Mr. Pfeiffer was a progressive business man, a loyal friend, and a
Christian gentleman. He was held in high esteem by all who know
him.
PFEIFFER, HARRY HERBERT
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Obituary - Margaret Pfeiffer
The Fremont Tribune
Margaret Pfeiffer, 92, of Fremont died Friday, April 7, 2000, at A.
J. Merrick Manor in Fremont.
Margaret Gerths was born July 5, 1907, in Scribner. She grew up on
a farm near Ames. She married George Pfeiffer in 1931 in
Marysville, Kan. They farmed in Hooper and Scribner area for 15
years, and she worked for 14 years at the former Dodge County
Hospital. She moved in late 1957 into Fremont. She was a member of
Salem Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Survivors include: two sisters, Helen Bartosh of Fremont and Betty
Costa of Cathlamet, Wash. She was preceded in death by her husband
and three brothers.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Salem Lutheran Church.
Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. with family receiving friends 2-4 p.m.,
all Sunday at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont. Burial will be in
Scribner Cemetery in Scribner.
PFEIFFER, MARGARET GERTHS
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Obituary - Otto Pfeiffer
The Hooper Sentinel
November 18, 1937
Otto Pfeiffer Taken by Death
Residents of Hooper were both shocked and saddened Monday afternoon
when they learned of the sudden and unexpected death of Otto
Pfeiffer at his home in east Hooper shortly after the noon hour.
Mr. Pfeiffer, while not in the best of health for some time past,
had been up and about and only Saturday had been up town mingling
with his friends as usual. His sudden demise is attributed to a
cardiac ailment.
Otto Pfeiffer was born February 20, 1867, in Zweibrücken, Pfalz
Baiern, Germany, and passed away at Hooper, Nebraska, November 15,
1937, at the age of 70 years, 8 months and 25 days. When a youth
of 18 years, he came to America with the late Adam Schwab of Elgin,
Nebr., arriving in May, 1886, and coming directly to Hooper. He
worked on the farms of Adam and Jacob Schwab from 1889 to 1893 and
then entered Fremont Normal to supplement his German education with
more of the English.
He was united in marriage to Katherne Ella Schwab on March 19,
1893, and for 42 years he and his good wife farmed the Jacob Schwab
place, two miles north of Hooper. In October of 1934 he retired
from active farm life and with Mrs. Pfeiffer moved to the home
which they had purchased in Hooper and where his death occurred.
Mr. Pfeiffer was a genial, friendly man, a favorite among neighbors
and friends both on the farm and in the town of Hooper where he
traded for so many year. By hard work and thrifty planning he
succeeded in his chosen occupation and well deserved the few years
of rest which he enjoyed after his retirement. He was ever
interested and active in affairs of this community, and served on
the fair association board for several years, and was a director in
the Farmers Union elevator. In the years of continued residence in
Dodge county, he made contacts and became known over a wide
territory where many will regret to hear of his sudden death.
Surviving to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and
father, are his wife and five children, two grandchildren, two
brothers and one sister. The children are Herbert H., Walter J.,
George and Sue of Hooper and Mrs. Alta Rigby of Omaha. The
grandchildren are Shirley Mae and Herbert Pfeiffer, Jr. The
brothers are Albert and Karl Pfeiffer, and the sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Huber, all of Germany.
Funeral services, under the direction of Wollmer & Warne will be
held from the late home this Thursday afternoon at 1:15 and from
Zion Lutheran church at 1:30 o'clock, with Rev. A. S. Pannbacker as
the officiating pastor. Interment will be made in the Hooper
cemetery.
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Obituary - Otto Pfeiffer
The Fremont Tribune
November 16, 1937
Otto Pfeiffer Dies at Hooper Home Monday Resident of Hooper for
Fifty Years Stricken Suddenly at age of 70
Hooper. Nov. 16 - Otto Pfeiffer, 70, a resident of Hooper vicinity
more than a half century, died at his home Monday. Although not in
the best of health for some time, he had not been seriously ill and
his death came as a shock to the people of the community, among
whom he was held in high regard.
Mr. Pfeiffer was born February 20, 1867, in Zweibrücken, Pfalz
Baiern, Germany. He came to the United States at the age of 18
with Adam Schwab, of Elgin. They arrived in this country in May,
1886 and went direct to Hooper.
For a few years he worked on the farms of Henry and Jake Schwab. He
then attended Fremont normal.
He was married to Katherine Ella Schwab March 19, 1893 and they
lived on the Jake Schwab farm two miles north of Hooper for 42
years, when they retired and moved to the present home in Hooper in
October 1934. He was a director of the Farmers Union elevator.
Mr. Pfeiffer leaves his wife and five children, Herbert, Walter,
George and Sue of Hooper and Mrs. Alta Rigby of Omaha. Two
grandchildren, Shirley and Herby Pfeiffer. Two brothers, Albert
and Karl and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Huber, all of Germany.
Services well be held Thursday at 1:15 at the home and 1:30 at the
Zion Lutheran church in Hooper. Burial will be in the Hooper
cemetery under the direction of Wollmer & Warne.
PFEIFFER, OTTO
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Obituary - Adam Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
October 2, 1930
Remains of Pioneer Settler Brought Here For Burial
With funeral services held on Sunday afternoon, first at the Edward
Stroh home and then at the Zions Lutheran church and with interment
in the Hooper cemetery, the last final mark of tribute was give to
Adam Schwab, one of the very few pioneer settlers of this locality.
The services were conducted by Rev. A. S. Pannbacker, pastor of the
church of which Mr. Schwab had been a member in the years he made
his home here.
Mr. Schwab's death occurred last Thursday morning, Sept. 25, 1930,
at the family home at Fort Lupton, Colorado, ailments incident to
old age superinduced with a stroke of paralysis being ascribed as
the cause of his death. The remains were brought to Hooper Saturday
morning and to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Stroh, where
they remained until the hour of the funeral services.
Mr. Schwab had attained the age of 83 years, 9 months and 14 days,
he having been born on December 11th, 1846 at Dellfeld, Rhein
Platz, Bavern, Germany. He came with his parents to America at the
age of 8 years in 1855, and settled on a farm in Dodge county,
Wisc. That remained his home for about six years, the family then
coming west to Nebraska, locating on a homestead 2 1/2 miles
northeast of the present sit of Hooper in 1861.
On June 19, 1870 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Weigle,
he with his bride locating on the farm 2 miles northeast of Hooper
now farmed by Joe Nelson. To this union were born nine children,
eight of whom are living, a son having preceded the father in
death. This farm remained his home until 1901 when he and his
family moved to Denver, Colo. Another move in 1907 located him on a
farm near Fort Lupton which had remained his home up to the time of
his death, his demise also breaking the tie that bound Mr. and Mrs.
Schwab in wedlock for more than sixty years.
As a pioneer of this locality, Mr. Schwab endured the hardships
that were the common lot of the early day settlers, but he lived to
see his faith in the country upheld by fine homes and a rich
agricultural community. He worked hard for his portion of this
worlds' goods, and in his life here he took an active part in its
welfare. He was highly respected among his fellowmen and all extend
to the family the hand of sympathy in their hour of bereavement.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his aged widow and eight children,
Rineholt, George and Mrs. Alice Bangert of Ft. Lupton, Mrs.
Christina Colborg of Littleton, Colo., Mrs. Emma Wagner of Oklahoma
City, Okla. and Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer, Mrs. Matilda Stroh and Jacob of
Hooper. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, one great
grandchild and one brother, Henry Schwab, of Hooper.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Edward Uehling, Ludwig Uehling,
Frank Schwab, Elmer Schwab, Albert Weigle and Howard Weigle, all
nephews of the deceased.
Relatives here from a distance for the funeral included: Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Wagner of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Frank Colborg of
Littleton, Colo., and Mrs. Bertha Schwab and son, Arthur, and Mrs.
Fern Schwab of Elgin.
SCHWAB, ADAM
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Obituary - Fredericka Weigle Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
December 8, 1932
Mrs. Adam Schwab Dies at Colo. Home
Another of this community's pioneer residents was called to her
final reward when death claimed Mrs. Adam Schwab at 6:50 o'clock
last Wednesday evening, November 30, 1932, at her home in Fort
Lupton, Colo., at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 23 days. Her
death followed a lengthy illness from dropsy and cancer of the
liver and since last April had been bedfast most of the time.
Her body was brought to Hooper Saturday and placed in charge of the
Wollmer & Warne mortuary service until the hour of the funeral.
This was held Sunday afternoon from the Zion Lutheran church when
an assemblage of friends and relatives that filled the edifice were
present to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of this
highly esteemed pioneer woman. The pastor, Rev. A. S. Pannbacker,
preached the words of comfort to the assembled relatives and
friends, and conducted the commitment rites at the Hooper cemetery.
Pall bearers were Harry, Frank, Edward and Elmer Schwab and Francis
and Howard Weigle, all nephews of the deceased.
As Fredericka Weigle, Mrs. Schwab was born on April 8, 1850, at
Bittenfeldt, Konigreirf, Wurtumberg, Germany. At the age of three
years she came to this country with her mother to join the father
and husband who had come two years earlier to make a home for his
family. She lived for two years in New York and then with the
family moved to Long Grove, Ill. May 10, 1857 saw the family start
on a farther westward journey with ox teams and covered wagons,
their destination then being Nebraska territory. They arrived here
after weeks of wearisome travel and in 1858 the father took a
homestead two and a half miles northeast of the present site of
Hooper, which still belongs in the family.
In the environments of this community she grew to womanhood,
sharing with the others the hardships and privations incidental to
those days of pioneer life, and became widely known and highly
esteemed through the kindness and loyalty to neighbors and friends.
On June 19, 1870, she was united in marriage to Adam Schwab and
located on a farm two miles northeast of Hooper. This remained her
home until 1901 when failing health caused her and Mr. Schwab to
move to Denver, Colo., and in 1907 they moved to Fort Lupton, which
had since been her home.
To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Schwab were born nine children, seven
of whom survive her, these being Rineholt, George and Mrs. Ralph
Bangert of Fort Lupton, Mrs. Frank Colborg of Littleton, Colo., and
Mrs. Otto Pfeiffer, Mrs. Edward Stroh and Jacob A. Schwab of
Hooper. Mr. Schwab passed away September 25, 1930, a son at the age
of five years and a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Wagner, at Oklahoma City
about a year ago. Other close surviving relatives are seven
grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two sisters, Mrs. Pauline
Schwab and Mrs. Henry Schwab, and one brother Gustave Weigle of
Hooper.
SCHWAB, FREDERICKA
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Obituary - George Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
October 23, 1941
Death of George Schwab Yesterday at Colorado Home
Hooper relatives received the shocking news late yesterday
afternoon of the death of their brother, George Schwab at Ft.
Lupton, Colo., who met death in an accident while working with a
team in a sugar beet field.
The body well be brought to Hooper for burial but funeral
arrangements had not been completed at the time of this paper's
going to press more definite news being expected later.
George Schwab was born on the Adam Schwab farm northeast of Hooper
59 years ago this month, moving to his present location in 1907
where he has since resided.
Immediate relatives in Hooper and vicinity are two sisters, Mrs.
Edw. Stroh and Mrs. Otto Pfeiffer, and two brothers, Jake and Rina
Schwab. Sisters living in Colorado are Mrs. Ralph Bangert of Ft.
Lupton and Mrs. Frank Colberg of Littleton.
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Obituary - George Fred Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
October 30, 1941
Rites Held for Accident Victim
Services for George Fred Schwab of Fort Lupton, Colo., were held at
the Zion Lutheran church of Hooper Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with Rev. W. J. Wolff, pastor of the church, officiating and with
many relatives and old time neighbors and friends of the family in
attendance. A prayer service at the Edward Stroh home preceded the
rites at the church.
Music for the services was by Mrs. Fred Hunteman, Mrs. George
Hunteman, Herbert Blomendal and Clarence Wagner with Miss Grace
Blomendahl as organist. Serving as pallbearers were Fred Busch, Joe
Nelson, Frank Schwab, Howard Weigle, Martin Uehling and Carl W.
Wagner.
Interment, directed by Wollmer & Warne, was made in the Hooper
cemetery.
The body of the accident victim arrived in Hooper Saturday
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Ralph Bangert, and her son,
Delbert, of Fort Lupton, services having been held the previous day
at his home city.
Out of town relatives and friends present for the services in
addition to the Ft. Lupton relatives were:
Messrs and Mesdames Robt. Schwab, Will Edelman and Vernon Nelson,
Mrs. Alta Rigby and daughter, Miss Susie Pfeiffer and M. A.
Uehling, all of Fremont, Mrs. August Uehling, Scribner; Mr. and
Mrs. Edw. Uehling, Mrs. Clifford Uehling, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Golder,
all of Uehling, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Stroh, E. A. Schwab and Louis
Stroh, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weigle, Ames, and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Webb, West Point.
The following account of the fatality was taken from the Fort
Lupton Press and gives the compete details of the accident; "George
Schwab, who for the past 34 years has lived on a farm 2 miles north
and one-half mile east of Fort Lupton, was killed by a runaway team
Wednesday afternoon shortly before 4 o'clock.
Schwab, who lived alone, had gone to the field with a team and
wagon to gather a small load of hay from shocks. The exact manner
in which the accident happened is not known, but Mrs. Albert
Walters, who lives near the scene of the accident, saw the team
running away and it was presumed that he was knocked to the ground
and run over. "A physician was summoned but Schwab died shortly
after the doctor's arrival. Weld County Coroner, T. C. Wilmoth was
called. He pronounced the cause of death a basal skull fracture.
"The Lefferdink ambulance brought the body to Fort Lupton where
funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Lefferdink funeral chapel. Interment will be made at Hooper, Nebr.
"Mr. Schwab was born October 14, 1882, at Hooper, Nebr. Thirty-four
years ago he moved to this farm with his parents, the late Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Schwab, who passed away seven years ago. Since their
death he has chosen to live alone although members of his family
have insisted that he share their home or take his meals with them.
"He is survived by four sisters; Mrs. Ralph Bangert of north of
Fort Lupton, Mrs. Frank Colborg of Littleton, Mrs. Ed Stroh, and
Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer of Hooper, Nebr.; Two brothers, Reinhold and
Jacob, also of Hooper, Nebr."
SCHWAB, GEORGE FRED
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Obituary - Jacob Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
March 22, 1956
Last Rites are Held Monday for Jacob Schwab
Services for Jacob Schwab, 75, were held Monday afternoon at the
Wolmer & Warne Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Moessner
officiating. Miss Janis Thernes, pianist, accompanied the quartette
which sang: Miss Charlotte Fritz, Mrs. Paul Moessner, Mrs. Herbert
Suhr and Miss Evelyn Von Seggern. Pallbearers were Henry Klebe,
George Ulrich, Harold Kallenbach, J. L. Alperstedt, Henry Lahn and
Norris Lallman. Interment was in the Hooper Cemetery.
Mr. Schwab died Friday in a rest home in Fremont after a long
illness.
He was born September 19, 1880, near Hooper, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Schwab. He farmed near Hooper until 1945, when he moved
into town. He never married.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two
brothers.
He is survived by a brother, Rinehold of Hooper; three sisters,
Mrs. Ella Pfieffer, Mrs. Edward Stroh, both of Hooper, and Mrs.
Ralph Bangert of Fort Lupton, Colo.
SCHWAB, JACOB A.
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Obituary - Rhinehold Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
February 1, 1968
Rhinehold Schwab, 96, Taken By Death; Funeral Friday
Rhinehold Schwab, 96, Hooper native and lifelong resident of the
community, passed away Tuesday evening at the Annex in Fremont,
where he had made his home for the past 14 years.
The funeral service has been set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Wollmer &
Warne Funeral Home, with the Rev. Henry Gittler officiating.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Interment will be in the Hooper Cemetery.
Mr. Schwab was born on the farm near Hooper on May 26, 1871, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schwab. He farmed with his parents for a
number of years and in 1950 retired and moved to Hooper.
He never married. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Alice)
Bangert of Ft. Lupton, Colo.
SCHWAB, RHINEHOLD
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Obituary - Edward Stroh
The Hooper Sentinel
August 7, 1952
Edward Stroh Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Edward Stroh, 69, a life time resident of
Hooper and community, were held at 1:45 Tuesday afternoon from the
Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home and at 2 o'clock at Zion Lutheran
church. The Rev. Hugo Welchert conducted the rites.
Music for the services was by a quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Havekost, Mrs. Calvin Moseman and Clarence Wagner, with
Miss Ruth Ann Urban as organist. Pallbearers were John Urban, C.
W. Wagner, George Ulrich, Fred Busch, Harold Nott and Layton
Shabram.
Burial was made in the Hooper Cemetery. The body lay in state at
Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home on Monday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock.
Mr. Stroh passed away Saturday morning at the Dodge County
Community hospital in Fremont to where he was taken following a
stroke that he suffered Thursday evening at his home. Previous to
this fatal illness, Mr. Stroh had been in failing health for
several years.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stroh, sr., he was born in
Hooper on Febr. 27, 1883. He grew to manhood here, and on March 5,
1906 was united in marriage to Mathilda Schwab. Following their
marriage they settled on a farm north of Hooper, which he
successfully operated for may years. On retiring he and Mrs. Stroh
then moved to town, among whose citizens Mr. Stroh was a highly
respected resident. He made a hobby of flower raising and many
Hooperites were recipients of bouquets from his gardens.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran church, and had served as a
director on the Hooper Cemetery Board for a number of years.
Surviving are his widow; two sister, Mrs. Anton Tunberg of Hooper
and Mrs. Tom Cushman of Blair, and two brothers, Louis of Omaha and
Alfred of Hooper. He was preceded in death by his parents and a
sister, Amelia, (Mrs. C. H. Uehling).
STROH, EDWARD
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Obituary - Mathilda Schwab Stroh
The Hooper Sentinel
July 30, 1959
Mrs. Ed Stroh Laid To Rest On Wednesday
Mrs. Edward Stroh, 74, passed away Sunday in a Fremont hospital,
where she had been a patient for some time. She had been ill for
two years. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the
Redeemer Lutheran East Church, with the Rev. G. Van Boening
officiating. Interment was in the Hooper Cemetery,
Music for the service was by Mrs. H. G Osterloh, soloist,
accompanied by Ruth Ann Warnke, organist. Pallbearers were Harold
Nott, Layton Shabram, George Ulrich, George Busch, Fred Busch and
Richard Nelson.
Mathilda (Tillie) Schwab was born April 5, 1885 in Hooper, the
daughter of Adam and Fredericka Schwab. She had lived in this
community all her life and was a longtime member of the Redeemer
Lutheran Church. She married Edward Stroh on March 6, 1906, and he
preceded her in death on August 2, 1952.
She is survived by a brother, Rheinhold Schwab; sisters, Mrs. Alice
Bangert of Fort Lupton, Colo.; and Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer of Union.
Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
STROH, MATHILDA SCHWAB
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Obituary - Edmund A. Wagner
The Hooper Sentinel
March 28, 1935
Funeral Held For Edmund A. Wagner
Edmund A. Wagner, a former well known resident of this community,
passed away Saturday afternoon, March 23, at his home in Oklahoma
City, Okla., from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Wagner's death was a
rather sudden one and followed but two days illness from the
disease, he being taken sick Friday Morning.
On receipt of word of the illness of their brother, Louis and Carl
W. Wagner left Hooper Friday afternoon for Oklahoma City, arriving
there Saturday morning after an all night ride. Carl came home
Monday. Louis returned Tuesday by train, he remaining to bring the
body of his brother back here for burial. On arrival here the
remains were taken to the Wollmer & Warne mortuary.
Mr. Wagner's funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, with brief
services at 1:30 from the Carl W. Wagner farm home and at 2 o'clock
from Zion Lutheran church, the services being conducted by Rev. A.
S. Pannbacker. A large audience of relatives and friends attended
the services to pay a final tribute to the departed. Interment was
made in the Hooper cemetery beside the remains of his wife.
Mr. Wagner, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner, pioneer
settlers of this locality, was born on the farm northeast of Hooper
on June 12, 1867, and at the time of his death was 67 years, 9
months and 21 days of age. He grew to manhood here and on March
10, 1895, was united in marriage to Miss Emma Schwab. They left
here immediately following their marriage for Oklahoma where he
engaged in farming and which state had since been his home. He
retired from active farming a few years ago and moved to Oklahoma
City. Mrs. Wagner died in December, 1931.
Close surviving relatives are one sister, Mrs. Rose Pueppke, of
Amenia, S. D., and six brothers, John, of Eldorado, Kans., Albert,
Louis and Carl W., of Hooper, George, of Craig, and Frank, of
Neligh.
WAGNER, EDMUND A.
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Obituary - Emma H. Schwab Wagner
The Hooper Sentinel
December 31, 1931
Funeral is Held For Mrs. E. A. Wagner
Sunday afternoon Hooper relatives received word that Mrs. E. A.
Wagner had passed away at 10:55 Saturday night, December 26, at
Oklahoma City and that her body would be sent to Hooper for
interment in the Hooper cemetery. Mrs. Wagner's death followed a
six months illness from uremic poisoning which developed into
encephalitis. On Dec. 21 she suffered a stroke of paralysis and
from then on the end came rapidly. She had attained the age of 58
years, 3 months and 18 days.
Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at Oklahoma
City, and following these the body was prepared for shipment to
Hooper, arriving here Tuesday evening accompanied by Mr. Wagner and
Mrs. Otto Pfeiffer, Mrs. George Wagner and C. W. Wagner who had
gone to Oklahoma City when Mrs. Wagner's condition became critical.
The body was taken to the Edw. Stroh home to remain there until the
hour of the funeral. This was held Wednesday afternoon with
services at 1:30 at the Stroh home and at two o'clock from the
Zions Lutheran church, Rev. A. S. Pannbacker conducting them. The
pall bearers were Walter and George Pfeiffer, Roy, Russell, Earl
and Clarence Wagner, nephews of the deceased.
As Miss Emma H. Schwab, Mrs. Wagner was born in Hooper September 8,
1873, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schwab. Here she grew to young
womanhood, becoming well known among its people of that time and
gaining the high esteem of a very large circle of friends. She was
married to E. A. Wagner on March 10, 1895, and moved shortly after
to Oklahoma City, Okla., near where she and her husband resided on
a farm for 32 years. Five years ago they located in Oklahoma City
and that city remained her home ever since.
She leaves to mourn her death her husband, and her aged mother of
Fort Lupton Colo., and three brothers and four sisters, Reinholt
and George Schwab and Mrs. Alice Bangert, all of Fort Lupton; Mrs.
Christena Colberg of Littleton, Colo., and Mrs. Ella Pfeiffer, her
twin sister; Mrs. Matilda Stroh and Jacob Schwab all of Hooper.
Her father, Adam Schwab, died Sept. 20, 1930. All of the out-of-
town relatives with the exception of Mrs. Colberg, came to Hooper
to attend the funeral.
WAGNER, EMMA H. SCHWAB
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