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Johann Heinrich "Henry" Schuette

25 Mar 1834 – 17 Feb 1916

Birth	25 Mar 1834
Death	17 Feb 1916
Cemetery	Saint James Cemetery Saint Paul , Lee County , Iowa , USA
Added by	mattmiller on 13 Dec 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75148473

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Henry Schutte, Sr From West Point, Ia., Bee: Henry Schutte was born March 25, 1834, in Hanover, Germany. He was married in his native land to Johanna Krehe and came to America with his family in 1866. The family came direct to West Point and lived here for two years after which the family moved on a farm in Marion township which has been the deceased's residence ever since. His first wife died in 1874 and he married a second time, the following year to Mrs. Elizabeth Menke. He the father of seven children, six of whom are alive, one daughter having preceded her father to the grave. He followed the honorable occupation of farming up to the time of the death of his second wife, which occured 18 years ago, since which time he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Otto Mohrfeld. He is survived by the following children: Theo and Herman Schutte, Mrs. Elizabeth Menke, Mrs. Minnie Bolte, all of Lawrence, Neb., Henry Schutte of West Point, and Mrs. Otto Mohrfeld of near St. Paul. He is also survived by two step-sons and two step-daughters, Gerhart and August Menke of near St. Paul, Mrs. Gerhard Harmeyer of West Point, and Mrs. Fred Poepsel of Ft. Madison. Fifty grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren also survive him. Deceased represented the highest type of citizenship, belonging to the class of sturdy German immigrants which did much for the upbuilding of this part of the country. He was upright and honorable in his dealings with his fellow men and was a devoted and loving husband and father. Although being over four score years of age, his death will be mourned by many of his acquaintances. He was a member of St. James church at St. Paul and also of the Men's society of that church. The Lawrence Locomotive (Lawrence, NE), Friday, March 4, 1916; pg. 1

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